Wild East News Staff From Prof. Keating: To all, Good news. We have our confirmation from Tsai Ing-wen’s office that she will meet with the Breakfast Club on Saturday morning, April 23rd; 10 am to 12 noon. RSVP: jkeating at ms67.hinet.net by Thursday. Now some preparatory details. Because we expect
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Democrats Abroad elect new Taiwan leadership
From DA Taiwan DEMOCRATS ABROAD: TAIWAN ELECTION MEETING at CARNEGIE’S TAIPEI DA Taiwan’s annual election meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Carnegie’s in Taipei. Come meet fellow Democrats and vote for the new 2011-2013 boards of Directors and Supervisors — the
Read moreEarly Taiwan Election Returns 2010
By Trista di Genova The Wild East Tomorrow’s Newspaper Today: Some early election returns in 5-city elections in Taiwan Highlights:Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) takes Tainan and Kaohsiung. Both parties held on to their strongholds. DPP didn’t do well in the industrialized North, a traditional KMT stronghold; but they held their
Read moreJapan's New Era
by Phillip Charlier Japan and the East Asian region face a new era with the election of The Democratic Party of Japan. The ousted Liberal Democratic Party had held the reins of the nation since 1955, dominating the political landscape and being closely identified with Japan’s post-war economic development and
Read moreTibet violence changes tone of Taiwan vote
Article and Illustration by Mark Perrault Vancouver Sun March 17th, 2008. Jonathan Manthorpe is correct to identify linkages between the current unrest in Tibet and the presidential elections in Taiwan and his critically-informed and sustained interest in the Taiwan situation offers one of very few perspectives on that part of
Read moreCNN shelves Ron Paul victory in GOP debates
By Peter Dearman Political Analyst for The WIld East Hello all, Time for some important Orwellian news. When the Republicans held their televised candidate debates, CNN posted live comments from viewers as they came in, and ran a live poll of who viewers perceived as the winner. Well, unsurprisingly, because
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