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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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08BEIJING3875 | CORRECTED COPY: October 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN ARMS [...] Key points at the October 9 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China hopes that the two U.S. presidential candidates will understand the importance of properly handling the Taiwan issue, adhere to the "One China" policy, abide by the three Sino-U.S. Joint Communiques and oppose Taiwan ind [...] | 2008-10-09 11:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAGR EFIN PHUM PTER CH KN JP KS TW |
08BEIJING3888 | TAIWAN ARMS SALES: IMPACT LIMITED TO "SHORT-TERM," [...] (C) The fallout from the October 3 announcement of arms sales to Taiwan will be limited to the "short-term," because PRC leaders know the U.S.-China bilateral relationship is "simply too important" to jeopardize, according to three Beijing scholars. The sales take place against a backdrop of [...] | 2008-10-10 08:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV EFIN CH TW |
08BEIJING3941 | FM YANG AND SENATOR HAGEL DISCUSS THE FINANCIAL [...] (C) Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) that the current global economic crisis "demands global leadership" and U.S.-China cooperation to overcome the lack of confidence in financial markets. He said that China will "do its best" to ensure a smooth transition of U.S.- [...] | 2008-10-16 07:25:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL MASS PTER PGOV TW PK KN KS CH |
08BEIJING3948 | NPC VICE CHAIR CHEN ZHILI MEETS WITH SENATOR HAGEL [...] (C) National People's Congress Standing Committee Vice Chairperson Chen Zhili told Senator Chuck Hagel October 13 that China hopes Congress will act to cancel the recently-announced U.S. arms sale to Taiwan. The Chinese people see a contradiction between PRC efforts to help the United States [...] | 2008-10-16 09:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MASS ECON SCUL SOCI CH TW GG |
08BEIJING3996 | U.S.-CHINA AFRICA SUB-DIALOGUE: A/S FRAZER AND AFM [...] (C) SUMMARY: China-Africa relations are open and transparent and do not pose a threat to other parties, Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun told Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer October 14 during the U.S.-China Regional Sub-dialogue on Africa. China's priorities in Afri [...] | 2008-10-20 09:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID UNSC MASS CH SU SO CG TW |
08BEIJING4029 | CONTACTS CONTINUE TO DOWNPLAY TAIWAN ARMS SALES' [...] (C) PRC scholarly contacts continue to downplay the impact of the October 3 U.S. announcement of arms sales to Taiwan (ref B). Largely echoing other observers' comments (ref A),several contacts called the sales "expected" and said they will neither strongly effect the bilateral relationship n [...] | 2008-10-23 08:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR CH TW |
08BEIJING4080 | CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS UNAFFECTED BY U.S. ARMS [...] (C) U.S. arms sales to Taiwan will have little impact on cross-Strait relations, according to Embassy contacts, with Beijing choosing to "blame" Washington, rather than Taipei. In recent meetings with PolOffs, Chinese observers expressed differing views of U.S. intentions, with some arguing tha [...] | 2008-10-29 05:37:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR MOPS CH TW |
08BEIJING4085 | ARATS PRESIDENT'S TAIWAN VISIT STILL ON; SCHOLARS [...] (C) Chinese leaders hope the November 3-7 trip to Taiwan by Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) head Chen Yunlin will mark a "significant breakthrough" in cross-Strait relations and have decided to proceed with the visit despite concerns over Chen's personal security, Emb [...] | 2008-10-29 08:54:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR CH TW |
08BEIJING4089 | 10/29 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: CHEN YUNLIN VISIT, ZHANG MINGQING [...] Key points from the October 29 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing: -- The Spokesman said that during Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) President Chen Yunlin's November 3-7 trip to Taiwan the two sides will implement agreements on maritime shipping, cargo char [...] | 2008-10-29 09:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON CH TW |
08BEIJING412 | MFA CALLS TAIWAN ELECTION COMMISSION DECISION ON [...] (C) The February 1 decision by Taiwan's Central Election Commission to hold a referendum on membership in the UN under the name of Taiwan is a "calculated provocation" to cross-Strait peace and stability and represents a "significant step" toward changing the cross-Strait status quo and achiev [...] | 2008-02-04 11:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS CH TW |
08BEIJING4153 | CROSS-STRAIT TALKS: CONTACTS PROVIDE UPBEAT [...] (C) Embassy contacts provided an upbeat initial assessment of the ongoing visit to Taiwan by Chen Yunlin, head of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS),noting that the agreements signed with Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) on November 4 represent comple [...] | 2008-11-06 09:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
08BEIJING4208 | NOVEMBER 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: G-20 SUMMIT, SIX-PARTY [...] Key points at the November 13 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China hopes the upcoming G20 Financial Summit will "send the positive message that countries are united." -- China had taken note of North Korea's comments that it will not allow sampling of its nuclear sites, but hopes the [...] | 2008-11-13 22:40:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN KS KN BG IN TW CH |
08BEIJING4252 | NOVEMBER 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: FOOD SAFETY, SED, TIBET, [...] Key points at the November 18 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- The United States should lift recently announced restrictions on Chinese imports "sooner rather than later." -- China hopes the United States will "retain" the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) in the next administration. [...] | 2008-11-18 09:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN IN TW CH RS CU PE CO SO |
08BEIJING4280 | NOVEMBER 20 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: FOOD SAFETY, SED, TAIWAN, [...] Key points at the November 20 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China has "already established" a "full export inspection system," and products found to be below standard will not be exported. -- China hopes that the two sides will continue to "show mutual respect, accommodate each oth [...] | 2008-11-20 23:25:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON PHUM TW CH RS PE |
08BEIJING4328 | PRC TAIWAN WATCHERS PRAISE ARATS-SEF MEETINGS, [...] (C) Beijing's Taiwan watchers called Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin's November 3-7 meetings in Taipei "historic," and not just for superficial reasons. They highlighted Beijing's significant steps, including implementing economic measures advan [...] | 2008-11-25 11:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV APEC CH TW |
08BEIJING4329 | NOVEMBER 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SED, SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points at the November 25 MFA press briefing: -- China will host the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) December 4-5 and hopes the meeting will lay the "building blocks for enduring cooperation." -- China has proposed to host the next round of Six-Party Talks on December 8 an [...] | 2008-11-25 23:37:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN TW CH RS PE |
08BEIJING4375 | CHANGING PRC VIEWS OF "OVERSEAS CHINESE" [...] (C) The Chinese Government claims 30-50 million "overseas Chinese" lend it political support by opposing Taiwan independence and supporting China on "patriotic issues." This past summer, PRC officials praised ethnic Chinese counter-demonstrators at Olympic Torch Run protests abroad as examples [...] | 2008-12-02 01:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SMIG EINV SCUL CH TW |
08BEIJING4410 | DECEMBER 2 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DALAI LAMA AND FRANCE, SED, [...] Key points at the December 2 MFA press briefing: -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy's "insistence on disregarding Chinese concerns" regarding the Dalai Lama is "affecting relations" between China and the European Union. -- China expects the upcoming round of the Strategic Economic Dialogu [...] | 2008-12-02 23:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER MARR ECON EFIN TW CH FR KS IN TH |
08BEIJING4456 | TAO HAILS ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF ARATS VISIT TO [...] (C) The four agreements signed during the early November visit to Taiwan by Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) President Chen Yunlin will significantly benefit Taiwan's economy, according to officials from the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO). In the next roun [...] | 2008-12-05 09:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AORC CH TW |
08BEIJING4666 | PRC TAIWAN AFFAIRS OFFICE DIRECTOR DISCUSSES [...] (C) State Council Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Director Wang Yi praised the Bush Administration's "management" of U.S.-China relations, saying that China in particular "greatly appreciates" U.S. efforts to "restrain Taiwan independence" at a December 23 lunch with the Ambassador. Wang expressed [...] | 2008-12-24 07:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MOPS CH TW |
08BEIJING4687 | AMBASSADOR-AFM LIU MEETING ON GUANTANAMO UIGHURS, [...] (C) China is "gravely concerned" by statements that the United States is considering transferring PRC citizen Uighurs detained at Guantanamo to a third country rather than repatriating them to China, Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi told the Ambassador December 29. The Uighur detainees are [...] | 2008-12-29 09:12:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER CH TW |
08BEIJING4696 | DASD SEDNEY DISCUSSES CROSS-STRAIT MILITARY ISSUES [...] (C) Military deployments on both sides of the Taiwan Strait reflect the continuing state of hostility between the Mainland and Taiwan, State Council Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Deputy Director Sun Yafu told visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) David Sedney on December 19. Chi [...] | 2008-12-31 03:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS PARM MOPS CH TW |
08BEIJING549 | CHINESE SCHOLARS COMMENT ON TAIWAN FOLLOWING KMT [...] (C) In the wake of the KMT's January 12 landslide victory in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) elections, some Mainland observers believe a KMT triumph in the March 22 presidential election is virtually assured. Other contacts, however, argue that "anything can happen" and expect the DPP's Frank [...] | 2008-02-15 11:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MOPS CH TW |
08BEIJING643 | STAFFDEL MIXTER DISCUSSES DPRK, IRAN, [...] (S) Summary. Visiting House staffers led by House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) majority staffer J. Cobb Mixter discussed security issues with MFA Arms Control Counselor Li Song on February 21. Mixter noted the maturing U.S.-China relationship and said the Six-Party Talks are an example of [...] | 2008-02-22 08:54:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | BEXP ENRG MNUC PARM PREL TRGY KNNP CH TW BM |
08BEIJING693 | FEBRUARY 27 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: ESPIONAGE CHARGES; [...] Key points at the February 27 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefings were: -- Espionage charges involving a TAO official are being dealt with "according to the law." -- The spokesperson denied that China targets websites in Taiwan or elsewhere for blockage. -- Taiwan authorities' c [...] | 2008-02-27 10:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON KOLY CH TW |
08BEIJING766 | UK FM MILIBAND IN CHINA: RESPONSIBLE SOVEREIGNTY [...] (C) During his February 24-29 visit to China, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband called for a greater PRC role in nonproliferation, free trade, climate change, the Darfur crisis and development issues. The UK and China institutionalized an agenda for cooperation in a new Commission task [...] | 2008-03-03 12:18:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UK CH BM SU TW |
08BEIJING824 | March 6 MFA Press Briefing: Upcoming Taiwan Election, Hu's [...] Key points at the March 6 MFA Press Briefing: -- The upcoming election in Taiwan is an election of a local leader. -- President Hu's visit to Japan is still under active discussion. -- Relevant Chinese authorities have taken every measure necessary to carry out a "serious and responsible [...] | 2008-03-06 09:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER TBIO CH TW JA |
08BEIJING889 | ZHEJIANG PARTY SECRETARY ZHAO HONGZHU ON SOCIAL [...] (C) Zhejiang Party Secretary Zhao Hongzhu emphasized the need to address China's pressing social problems during a March 9 lunch hosted by the Ambassador. Zhao said the emphasis on social issues is the core message of this year's National People's Congress (NPC) session and is his primary co [...] | 2008-03-11 10:02:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI ECON EINV PREL CH TW |
08BEIJING924 | MFA MAINTAINS CLAIMS TO SOUTH CHINA SEA; URGES [...] (C) Summary: China continues to explain its claims in the South China Sea (SCS),including the nine-segment dotted line that traces out its jurisdiction over islands and waters in the SCS and overlaps with territorial and economic exclusion zone claims of five other countries and Taiwan, throu [...] | 2008-03-13 09:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PHSA PREL PGOV ECON CH TW XC |
08BERLIN631 | (S) MESSAGE DELIVERED: IRAN PROCURING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-14 07:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC TW IR AE GM |
08BRIDGETOWN21 | BARBADOS ELECTION UNPREDICTABLE TO THE END [...] (U) SUMMARY: With elections scheduled for January 15, the Barbados political landscape has heated up with accusations flying between the two main parties, the launch of their political manifestos, and the increased vigor of on-the-ground canvassing and media campaigning. Statistically, the op [...] | 2008-01-11 14:33:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CN TW BB XL |
08BRUSSELS426 | DEMARCHE ON TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE OECD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-20 13:04:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON CM TW OECD BE |
08DUBLIN148 | IRISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON TAIWAN'S [...] (SBU) On March 18, Econoff delivered Ref A points to John Rowan, the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs' chief for multilateral economic organizations -- and former Irish Ambassador to the OECD. Rowan said that Ireland shared the U.S. view on the matter and would support our position. He po [...] | 2008-03-19 16:04:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON OECD PREL CM TW EI |
08GUANGZHOU139 | Background of Recent Fujian Chemical Plant Protests [...] (U) Summary: Fears that a proposed chemical plant could endanger their livelihood spurred approximately 10,000 residents of Dongshan Island, Fujian Province, to protest the project, according to media reports. The protests, which began February 29 and culminated in the vandalism of local gover [...] | 2008-03-05 08:42:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PHUM ECON PGOV EINV TW CH |
08GUANGZHOU170 | Taiwan Elections: South China Scholar Calls Both Candidates [...] (SBU) Summary: Though Ma Ying-jeou is heavily favored by south China experts to win in the upcoming Taiwan elections, a victory by either of the leading candidates, in their view, would improve cross-Strait relations. In spite of efforts by Taiwan Businesmen Associations to encourage their mem [...] | 2008-03-20 08:37:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW CH |
08GUANGZHOU249 | 103RD CANTON TRADE FAIR OVERALL NO SLACKENING, U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Officially the 103rd Canton Fair was a success with slight increases in attendance and orders, but local travel industry contacts complained of lower participation from U.S., EU, Japanese and Korean buyers. Security was notably tighter with numerous seminars cancelled. End summa [...] | 2008-05-05 09:06:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV CH HK TW |
08GUANGZHOU256 | Guangdong Property Tycoon Sees Opportunities in Taiwan [...] (SBU) Summary: After participating in a delegation of mainland property tycoons who visited Taiwan in late April, Li Sze Lim (Li Silian),a well-placed and successful real estate entrepreneur, is considering investing in the island's hotel sector. Li said his interest was contingent on further [...] | 2008-05-08 09:14:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON PREL TW CH |
08GUANGZHOU269 | Lai Appointment Agitates Taiwan Investors in South China [...] (SBU) Summary: Ma Ying-jeou's appointment of the Taiwan Solidarity Union's (TSU) Lai Shin-yuan as chair of the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has been as lively a topic of interest, positive and negative, among Taiwan businessmen in the Pearl River Delta as in Taiwan. Close friends are divided [...] | 2008-05-12 08:58:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EINV ECON TW CH |
08GUANGZHOU408 | Cross Strait Relations: The view from Fujian [...] (SBU) Summary: China is ready to discuss Taiwan's international space, according to officials and academics in Fujian. Negotiations could lead to agreement on Taiwan's accession to the World Health Organization (WHO) as early as next May. In addition, they anticipate that Beijing and Taipei [...] | 2008-07-11 08:15:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAIR EFIN TW CH |
08GUANGZHOU526 | China Merchants Bank Sees U.S. Financial Sector Recovery in [...] (SBU) Summary: The CEO of China Merchants Bank, the country's sixth largest lender, predicts the U.S. financial sector will recover from the sub-prime mortgage crisis by the second half of next year and this will be good news for China. CEO Ma Weihua's bank is opening a new branch in New York [...] | 2008-08-27 08:55:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN CH TW |
08GUANGZHOU554 | Taiwan Media Too Hard on Ma According to Fujian [...] (SBU) Summary: Is Ma Ying-jeou getting a bum rap from the Taiwan media? Cross-Strait scholars at Xiamen University in Fujian province say he deserves higher marks, citing good progress on cross-Strait relations, foreign affairs, political and social issues. One researcher blamed disappointing [...] | 2008-09-17 08:57:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV TW CH |
08GUANGZHOU590 | SOUTH CHINA REPORTING OFFICERS CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 24-27, [...] (U) Summary: The September 24-27 2008 South China Reporting Officers Conference - with participation by officers from Embassy Beijing, Consulate General Shanghai, Consulate General Hong Kong, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT),and Consulate General Guangzhou - addressed four main themes: r [...] | 2008-10-09 09:20:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL ECON PGOV CH TW HK |
08GUANGZHOU648 | 104TH CANTON TRADE FAIR: ATTENDANCE AND BUSINESS DOWN, BUT [...] Summary: The 104th Canton Trade Fair could not escape the effects of the global financial crisis, with almost 15,000 fewer visitors and a transaction volume down nearly seven billion U.S. dollars from the 103rd Fair held six months ago. Fair officials claimed that the event had nonetheless gon [...] | 2008-11-10 06:07:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV CH HK TW |
08GUANGZHOU655 | 104TH CANTON TRADE FAIR: ATTENDANCE AND BUSINESS DOWN, BUT [...] Summary: The 104th Canton Trade Fair could not escape the effects of the global financial crisis, with almost 15,000 fewer visitors and a transaction volume down nearly seven billion U.S. dollars from the 103rd Fair held six months ago. Fair officials claimed that the event had nonetheless gon [...] | 2008-11-12 03:13:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV CH HK TW |
08GUANGZHOU668 | China's Largest Association of Taiwan Investors Complains [...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 500 out of 6,000 Taiwan-invested enterprises have closed in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) city of Dongguan since last year, with more closures to come over the Lunar New Year holiday, according to the Secretary General of the Dongguan Taiwan Businessmen's Association [...] | 2008-11-14 09:29:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV ELAB TW CH |
08GUANGZHOU711 | CHINESE CIVIL AVIATION: PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE IN SOUTH [...] (U) Summary: An early-November agreement on direct charter flights between Taiwan and mainland China will have a negative effect on the number of passengers transiting Macau, according to aviation experts gathered for Zhuhai's biannual Airshow China at the 2008 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau-Taiwan [...] | 2008-12-08 07:12:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD EINV ECON PGOV CH HK TW |
08GUANGZHOU719 | Dongguan Officials Express Optimism But Acknowledge [...] (SBU) Summary: Government officials in Dongguan, a major manufacturing center in the heart of the Pearl River Delta between Guangzhou and Shenzhen, are doing their best to put a positive spin on the city's economic prospects. They express hope that Dongguan's growth in 2009 will be comparable [...] | 2008-12-11 08:57:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV ELAB TW CH |
08HELSINKI125 | FINLAND ON TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE OECD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-19 12:25:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON OECD CM TW FI |
08HONGKONG2002 | HONG KONG COURTS TAIWAN BUSINESSES, TRAVELERS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang announced several initiatives to strengthen relations and foster cooperation with Taiwan in his October 15 Policy Address. This year's speech marks the first time Taiwan has been mentioned in the Policy Address and is widely viewe [...] | 2008-10-30 08:43:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL HK TW CH |
08LILONGWE17 | MALAWI: FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS CABINET HAS NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Jan. 7, Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Joyce Banda to discuss the much-reported impending switch of recognition from Taiwan to the People's Republic of China. While confirming press reports that two ministers had made two exploratory trips to Beijing, she said the minis [...] | 2008-01-09 08:05:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TW CH MI |
08LILONGWE40 | MALAWI RECOGNITION OF BEIJING ONE YEAR IN THE [...] (C) Summary: On January 14, Foreign Minister Joyce Banda officially announced Malawi's change of recognition from Taipei to Beijing. The announcement noted the establishment of diplomatic ties between Malawi and the People's Republic of China as of December 28, 2007. Formal Government approva [...] | 2008-01-18 11:30:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW CH MI |
08LONDON2858 | AFRICA/CHINA: MORE ENGAGEMENT IS A TWO-SIDED COIN [...] (C//REL TO FIVE EYES) China's increasing engagement with African governments is a two-sided coin. China more readily works on its Africa partners' behalf in the United Nations (sometimes in unhelpful ways for the West),and it also provides significant direct investment and infrastructure cr [...] | 2008-11-13 16:39:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR EAID XA CA NZ AS CH TW UK |
08LONDON822 | LONDON RESPONSE: PRC MOU ON TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-19 17:48:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON CM TW OECD UK |
08MADRID347 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director for Multilateral Economic Relations Juan Luis Munoz de Laborde. Econoff explained that while the US strongly supports enhanced OECD engagement with China, the US does not/not support China's proposal for an MOU to essentially restri [...] | 2008-03-19 15:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON CMGT TW OECD SP |
08MANILA1838 | CONTROVERSY OVER SPRATLY ISLANDS TERRITORIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent steep increases in the cost of petroleum and pending deadlines associated with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) have kept the six-nation territorial dispute over the Spratly Islands in the eye of public debate in the Philippines. The underlying controvers [...] | 2008-08-01 08:26:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV PREL RP TW VM CH PG |
08MANILA317 | TAIWAN'S SPRATLY VISIT DRAWS SHARP REBUKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian's highly publicized February 2 visit to a Taiwanese-occupied island in the Spratly Island chain drew a sharp reaction from Arroyo administration officials. Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo cast the visit as lamentable and irresponsib [...] | 2008-02-05 09:41:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV PREL RP TW VM CH PG |
08MOSCOW867 | GOR NOTIFIED OF MISTAKEN SHIPMENT OF MISSILE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-31 06:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW CH JA RU FR AU KS UK |
08OUAGADOUGOU427 | BURKINA FASO: ESTH DEVELOPMENTS IN MINING, WILDLIFE [...] SUMMARY: During a May 9-14 mission to Burkina Faso, the Regional Environmental Officer (REO) met with Government of Burkina Faso (GOBF) officials (Bureau of Mines and Geology, Ministry of Environment, National Tourism Board) and the International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineerin [...] | 2008-05-20 17:06:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR EMIN SENV GH UV CH TW |
08PARIS416 | FRANCE ON TAIWAN AND THE OECD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-07 17:15:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL OECD CM TW FR |
08PRETORIA2617 | SOUTH AFRICA'S CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS [...] (C) Summary: South Africa is one of the few African countries that not only provides public funding of political parties, but also regulates and monitors those expenditures. However, public funding is not sufficient to run most larger political parties, especially during the run-up to election [...] | 2008-12-02 09:29:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM SF TW |
08SHANGHAI122 | SHANGHAI AMERICAN STUDIES SCHOLAR ON TAIWAN ELECTION, TIBET [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 26, 2008 DPO and Conoff met with Fudan University Professor Wu Xinbo, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Institute for American Studies to discuss the Taiwan presidential election. Wu speculated that under certain conditions Beijing could tolerate a U.S. visit by Ma Ying-je [...] | 2008-03-27 05:20:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON CH TW |
08SHANGHAI126 | CHINA 'CANNOT ACCEPT' MA YING-JEOU U.S. VISIT, SHANGHAI [...] (C) Summary: Professor Zhang Nianchi, Director of the influential Shanghai Institute for East Asian Studies (SIEAS) and expert on cross-strait relations, told DPO that Beijing would "not be able to accept" a visit by Taiwan's president-elect Ma Ying-jeou to the United States, in a March 27 m [...] | 2008-03-28 04:19:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
08SHANGHAI127 | SHANGHAI SIIS SCHOLARS COMMENT ON POST-ELECTION TAIWAN, [...] (C) Summary: On March 28, 2008, Deputy Principal Officer (DPO) met with Yan Anlin, Executive Vice Director of Taiwan Affairs and Cross-Strait Relations, Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS),and Zhang Xihong, Researcher, Taiwan Affairs and Cross-Strait Relations, SIIS to discuss [...] | 2008-03-28 09:03:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
08SHANGHAI184 | (C) SHANGHAI SCHOLARS DISCUSS INCOMING TAIWAN MA [...] (C) Summary. Shanghai scholars of cross-strait relations cautioned Stimson Center Distinguished Fellow Alan Romberg on May 16 that China will need time to adjust to the incoming Taiwan administration of President Ma Ying-jeou, including time to assess Ma's statements and initiatives followin [...] | 2008-05-19 10:58:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS ETRD CH TW |
08SHANGHAI194 | BILATERAL AND TAIWAN RELATIONS: SHANGHAI INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES SCHOLARS LOOK AHEAD RE RELATIONS WITH UNITED STATES, TAIWAN AND JAPAN [...] (C) Summary. Shanghai Institute for International Studies leaders outlined for visiting State Department official David Shear on May 22 several of China's foreign policy priorities and discussed China's growing comfortableness with multilateral engagement. They strongly urge that the next U [...] | 2008-06-02 05:04:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ECON MARR CH TW JA NU |
08SHANGHAI195 | A TOUR D'HORIZON OF THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP FROM FUDAN'S [...] (C) Summary. During a May 24 meeting Fudan University American Studies Center Director Shen Dingli told incoming EAP/CM Director David Shear that the Sichuan earthquake, which had revealed much weakness in the Chinese government, would be a catalyst for positive change. He appraised the th [...] | 2008-06-02 05:35:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN ENRG CH TW IR |
08SHANGHAI209 | SHANGHAI AMERICA-WATCHERS ON A DIFFICULT YEAR, TAIWAN, AND [...] (C) Summary. On May 24, David Shear, incoming EAP/CM Director, met with Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) Vice President Huang Renwei and, separately, with Fudan University Center for American Studies Deputy Director Wu Xinbo. (Meetings with Shanghai Institute of International Stud [...] | 2008-06-05 06:08:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN CH TW |
08SHANGHAI212 | SHANGHAI SCHOLARS ON CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. During a June 10 lunch for visiting former EAP DAS Randy Schriver, participating Shanghai academics were cautiously optimistic on near-term cross-Strait rapprochement. Despite general agreement that economic cooperation between China and Taiwan was achievable, there was little con [...] | 2008-06-12 06:52:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
08SHANGHAI219 | SHANGHAI SCHOLARS ZHANG NIANCHI PREDICTS SLOW PROGRESS IN [...] (C) Summary: In a June 16 meeting, Shanghai Institute for East Asian Studies President Zhang Nianchi expressed pleasure that talks between Taiwan and the Mainland have resumed, but cautioned against high expectations for future talks. Tough issues, including more international space for Taiwan [...] | 2008-06-16 10:16:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW MARR |
08SHANGHAI256 | COUNTDOWN TO CROSS-STRAIT FLIGHTS: VIEW FROM SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Shanghai is watching closely as China and Taiwan prepare to implement a recently negotiated agreement launching weekend cross-Strait charter flights and opening Taiwan to Mainland tourists. Local travel companies Shanghai Airlines and Shanghai CYTS Tours seem positive on the [...] | 2008-07-03 02:44:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PREL ECON SOCI CH TW |
08SHANGHAI259 | SHANGHAI BISHOP JIN ON CHINA-VATICAN RELATIONS, SHESHAN [...] (C) Summary. In a July 7 meeting with Pol/Econ Section Chief and Poloffs, Shanghai Bishop Aloysius Luxin Jin continued to be pessimistic about prospects for normalization of relations between the Vatican and Beijing. He also confirmed that Beijing had taken measures to keep the annual pilgrim [...] | 2008-07-08 00:31:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PTER KIRF CH VT TW |
08SHANGHAI280 | SHANGHAI ACADEMIC YANG JIEMIAN ON TAIWAN, SED [...] (C) Summary: During the Consul General's July 25 farewell call, Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS) President Yang Jiemian noted improvements in cross-Strait relations and expressed his hope that the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) will continue even after the change in admi [...] | 2008-07-25 08:59:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | CH PGOV PREL TW |
08SHANGHAI306 | TAIWAN ENTREPRENEURS IN HANGZHOU CONCERNED ABOUT MAINLAND [...] (C) Summary: At an August 1 roundtable, members of the Hangzhou Taiwan Compatriots Investment Enterprise Association voiced concerns about the Mainland business environment, and wished for better access to national-level Chinese officials. Rising costs, a slowing global economy, the new Labor C [...] | 2008-08-05 05:50:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECON ELAB ETRD PGOV PREL TW |
08SHANGHAI352 | NANJING SCHOLARS UPBEAT ON CHANCES FOR CONTINUED [...] (S) Summary: Nanjing scholars express optimism that cross-Strait relations can continue to develop at a brisk pace, though cautious on the possibility of short-term steps toward political integration or a "diplomatic truce." Chinese President Hu Jintao's flexibility on Taiwan nomenclature and [...] | 2008-08-22 05:48:00 | Consulate Shanghai | SECRET | CH ECON PGOV PREL TW |
08SHANGHAI375 | SHANGHAI ACADEMICS COMMENT ON GEORGIA: IMPLICATIONS AND [...] (C) Summary: Leading Shanghai academics on Russia and international security fault both Russia and Georgia for escalating the conflict, and state that China will not support independence for South Ossetia and Abkhazia because of concerns over setting a precedent for Taiwan, Tibet, and Xinjiang [...] | 2008-09-08 05:51:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ENRG MCAP PARM PREL RS TW |
08SHANGHAI397 | SHANGHAI SCHOLARS ON CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS: MA'S [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai academics are divided in their opinion of Ma's political skills, some claiming his distinct style of leadership creates complications for the PRC, which is frequently not consulted in advance of Ma's initiatives. The international space issue will take many years to reso [...] | 2008-09-17 07:26:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | CH MARR MCAP PA PGOV PREL TW |
08SHANGHAI41 | SHANGHAI ACADEMIC YANG JIEMIAN ON THE SENIOR DIALOGUE, SED, [...] (C) Summary: During a January 22 meeting, EAP DAS Thomas Christensen and Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS) President Yang Jiemian exchanged views on the Senior Dialogue and Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED),Taiwan, Iran, North Korea, and China's non-interference principle. [...] | 2008-02-01 06:22:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR CH TW IR BM |
08SHANGHAI410 | THE CONSUL GENERAL DISCUSSES BILATERAL RELATIONS, [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the successful Beijing Summer Olympic Games, international economic stability is now Beijing's top priority, according to Shanghai scholars. They regard U.S. actions leading up to and during the Olympics as having provided a psychological boost to bilateral relatio [...] | 2008-09-22 08:57:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON CH KN RS TW |
08SHANGHAI42 | SHANGHAI ACADEMICS DISCUSS TAIWAN, NORTH KOREA AND IRAN WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a January 22 lunch, four of Shanghai's leading U.S.-China relations academics exchanged views with EAP DAS Thomas Christensen on Taiwan, U.S.-China military relations, North Korea and China's non-interference principle. The academics expressed concerns about the domestic polit [...] | 2008-02-01 06:28:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR CH TW IR BM |
08SHANGHAI428 | SHANGHAI ACADEMICS COMMENT ON CHINA'S RELATIONS WITH LATIN [...] (C) Summary: China's strategy in Latin America is shaped by its desire for natural resources and not by any geopolitical ambitions, according to Shanghai scholars, and China does not want to raise U.S. suspicion about China's motives in the region. Political competition with Taiwan in Latin A [...] | 2008-09-29 11:44:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG ETRD CH VE BR TW XM |
08SHANGHAI43 | SHANGHAI ACADEMIC ZHANG NIANCHI CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON [...] (C) Summary. In a January 23 meeting with EAP DAS Thomas Christensen, Shanghai Institute for East Asian Studies (SIEAS) President Zhang Nianchi was cautiously optimistic that there can be progress on cross-Strait issues. He was pleased with the Taiwan Legislative Yuan (LY) election results an [...] | 2008-02-01 06:36:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08SHANGHAI503 | SHANGHAI ACADEMICS: ARATS CHAIR VISIT TO TAIWAN A SUCCESS, [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai scholars view the recent visit to Taiwan by ARATS Chair Chen Yunlin a "success" mainly for its symbolism and for helping to "maintain momentum" in cross-Strait dialogue. However, they see this visit as only the first "easy" step in a long difficult process. Some scholar [...] | 2008-11-19 08:12:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PINR CH TW |
08SHANGHAI526 | GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS HURTING TAIWAN BUSINESSES IN KUNSHAN, [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan entrepreneurs in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, said the global economic downturn has severely impacted their businesses, with orders for electronic components, the mainstay of Kunshan's Taiwan manufacturers, down at least 20 percent this year. Several large Taiwan factories i [...] | 2008-12-08 07:56:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ELAB EFIN CH TW |
08SHANGHAI533 | SHANGHAI ACADEMIC YANG JIEMIAN ON OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS) President Yang Jiemian said the Chinese Government wants to stabilize bilateral relations with the United States and avoid the recurring "pendulum effect" in relations that seems to occur each time a new administration comes int [...] | 2008-12-10 03:47:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
08SHANGHAI578 | KMT-CCP TALKS: VIEWS OF SHANGHAI ACADEMICS [...] (C) Summary: Poloff spoke with several Shanghai academics about the 4th annual KMT-CCP forum which took place in Shanghai December 20-21. One academic who participated in the forum said the talks proceeded "smoothly" and "without big surprises." The forum focused on enhancing cross-Strait eco [...] | 2008-12-24 07:42:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EFIN EINV CH TW |
08SHANGHAI88 | DASD SEDNEY'S SHANGHAI ACADEMIC MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: During his February 27-March 2 trip to Shanghai, in addition to leading the U.S. delegation to the Defense Policy Coordination Talks (DPCT),Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia (DASD) David Sedney exchanged SIPDIS views on U.S.-China relations with Shanghai's le [...] | 2008-03-07 03:31:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR CH TW BM RS JA |
08SINGAPORE71 | SINGAPORE AND TAIWAN - BETTER DAYS AHEAD? [...] (C) Summary: Singapore and Taiwan have significant security and economic ties; however, their once close political relations have been strained for a number of years. The GOS believes Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian and his predecessor have jeopardized regional stability with irresponsible rh [...] | 2008-01-18 02:42:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD TW SN |
08STATE10746 | CHINESE COMPANY OFFERING TO SELL TAIWAN-ORIGIN [...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Purpose: In light of our extensive cooperation with Taiwan under the export control "Gameplan," we want to alert Taiwan authorities to efforts by a Chinese firm to transfer Taiwan-origin machine tools [...] | 2008-02-01 22:24:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW CH |
08STATE109118 | RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS OF SEMICONDUCTOR EXPORT [...] (U) This cable provides answers to the questions posed by Taiwan in reftel concerning the licensing of dual-use semiconductor manufacturing equipment (SME) for use in China. AIT is requested to provide the following answers to the questions posed by Taiwan. 2. (U) Would the USG have any o [...] | 2008-10-10 19:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH ECON ETRD ETTC KSTC PARM PREL TW |
08STATE109924 | IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM RECEIVES [...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In June 2008, the U.S. shared with Taiwan authorities information that the Taiwan-based company Gotech Testing Machine Incorporated was working to sell testing equipment to Iran's liquid propellant miss [...] | 2008-10-14 21:17:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR |
08STATE109927 | EFFORTS BY IRAN TO ACQUIRE TAIWAN-ORIGIN MACHINE [...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information that in June 2008, Iran's Machine Sazi Tabriz was seeking to procure Taiwan-origin machine tools through two Turkish companies. We have previously discussed with Taiwan our concern [...] | 2008-10-14 21:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR TU |
08STATE109928 | IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM SEEKS DRILLING [...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information that in August 2008, the Iranian company Saameh Company was seeking to procure electrical discharge machining drills from Taiwan's Joemars Machinery and Electrical Industrial Co [...] | 2008-10-14 21:39:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR |
08STATE112700 | REQUEST FOR MEETING TO REVIEW THE GAMEPLAN (S) [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (S) Background/Purpose/Objective: In August 2005, Taiwan agreed to a Gameplan on near- and long-term steps to improve its export controls and to address the most pressing aspects of the proliferation problem -- exports to the most threatenin [...] | 2008-10-22 21:33:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE CBW MNUC MCAP TW |
08STATE112707 | RESPONSE TO BOFT ON GAMEPLAN LICENSE WA080820142628008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-22 21:44:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC TW IR MY |
08STATE125910 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR TAIWAN LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below. These are candidates from the Taiwan Criminal Investigation Bureau selected to attend a DEA Basic Drug De [...] | 2008-11-28 17:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM ASEC KCRM PTER SNAR TW |
08STATE35685 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests AIT Taipei's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 05-050095481 for the export of defense hardware to Taiwan. AIT Taipei is requ [...] | 2008-04-07 14:18:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC KOMC TW |
08STATE36937 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050095421 for the export of armored vehicle parts to Taiwan. AIT/T is requested to complete [...] | 2008-04-09 15:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
08STATE44865 | RECOGNITION OF EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE ON BLUE [...] I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the outstanding performance of economic officers Matthew O'Connor and Lisa Yang and EXBS advisor Mi-Yong Kim for their timely and thorough investigation of Blue Lantern cases. As you know, the Blue Lantern program is the Department's primary [...] | 2008-04-28 21:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC ETTC KOMC TW |
08STATE50301 | (S) UAE-BASED INTERMEDIARY WORKING TO SUPPLY [...] This is an Action Request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: In November 2006, we provided German officials information indicating that Iran was in possession of L550E engines manufactured by the German firm Limbach Flugmotoren GmbH & Co. - likely supplied by t [...] | 2008-05-12 21:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC GM TW IR AE |
08STATE53081 | EFFORTS TO EVADE TAIWAN'S EXPORT CONTROL [...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In light of our extensive cooperation with Taiwan under the export control "Gameplan," we want to alert Taiwan authorities to efforts by Johann Mair to circumvent Taiwan's export controls. Specifically, in [...] | 2008-05-19 16:32:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW CH IR |
08STATE54920 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests AIT Taipei's and Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 05-050103333 for the export of defense hardware to Taiwan. It is requested t [...] | 2008-05-22 16:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC CA TW |
08STATE57067 | MACHINE TOOL PROCUREMENT EFFORTS BY ENTITIES OF [...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: On several occasions since February 2005, the U.S. has shared information with Taiwan regarding export activities of proliferation concern by the Taiwan-based firm She Hong Industrial Co. Ltd - also known [...] | 2008-05-28 20:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW CH |
08STATE60981 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests AIT's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050106202 for the export of F-5 spare parts to Taiwan. AIT is requested to complete this Blue [...] | 2008-06-06 12:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
08STATE62236 | BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests AIT Taipei assistance in conducting a pre-license check for the export of missile components and technical data to Taiwan. AIT Taipei is requested to complet [...] | 2008-06-10 14:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC NL TW |
08STATE70009 | IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM ATTEMPTING TO [...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: We have information that between January and March 2008, Taiwan's Gotech Testing Machine Incorporated was working to sell a thermal shock chamber and associated spare parts to Iran's Shahid Hemmat Indus [...] | 2008-06-30 16:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR |
08STATE70163 | EFFORTS BY IRAN TO PROCURE TAIWAN-ORIGIN MACHINE [...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: In September 2007, we alerted Taiwan authorities to a shipment of four vertical machining centers by Taiwan's CNC Takang Company to Iran via an entity in the UAE (Ref A). Because this export appeared t [...] | 2008-06-30 19:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR IN |
08STATE70164 | MACHINE TOOL PROCUREMENT EFFORTS BY ENTITIES OF [...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: On several occasions since February 2005, the U.S. has shared information with Taiwan regarding efforts by the Pakistan-based intermediary K.M. Enterprises to procure machine tools from firms in Taiwan [...] | 2008-06-30 19:39:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW PK |
08STATE75751 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests AIT-Taipei's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050111895 for the export of defense hardware to Taiwan. AIT-Taipei is requested to c [...] | 2008-07-15 15:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
08STATE76746 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy Wellington and AIT Taipei's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 05-050095335 for the export of 16L401-21; SHIM to Taiwan and on li [...] | 2008-07-17 12:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC NZ TW |
08STATE80984 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-5. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on licenses 050068901, 050071121, 050081551, and 050082501 for the export of zinc selenide to Taiw [...] | 2008-07-28 14:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC SN TW |
08STATE82164 | FOLLOWING UP WITH TAIWAN ON TRANS MERITS (S) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-30 20:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KN MTCRE PARM PREL TW |
08STATE85802 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050112953 for the export of spare aircraft engine component parts to Taiwan. Post is request [...] | 2008-08-11 14:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
08STATE88167 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR TAIWAN ON JOHANN [...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: In May 2008, the U.S. alerted Taiwan authorities that an individual named Johann Mair was attempting to sell Taiwan-origin, computer numerically controlled (CNC) vertical machining centers to the Iranian [...] | 2008-08-15 20:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR |
08STATE95091 | GUIDELINES ON CONTACTS WITH TAIWAN [...] SUMMARY: EXECUTIVE BRANCH CONTACTS WITH TAIWAN REPRESENTATIVES ABROAD SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES LAID OUT IN PARA 3 BELOW. THE GUIDELINES APPLY TO ALL OCCASIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND ESPECIALLY IN THE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE OCTOBER 10 ("DOUBLE TEN") ANNIVERSARY OF TH [...] | 2008-09-05 02:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PREL TW |
08STATE97993 | IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM SEEKING JAPANESE-ORIGIN ITEMS [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information indicating that in June and July 2008, a procurement manager for the Iranian UAV entities Fan Pardazan and Qods Aviation (or Aeronautics) Industries sought servo motors manu [...] | 2008-09-12 20:01:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR TW |
08STATE99661 | TAIWAN: GUIDANCE FOR GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING, [...] (U) Following is guidance on a supplementary item proposed for inclusion in the 63rd session of the UNGA: "Need to examine the fundamental rights of the 23 million people of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to participate meaningfully in the activities of the United Nations specialized agencies. [...] | 2008-09-17 21:03:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO UNGA TW |
08STOCKHOLM183 | SWEDEN ON TAIWAN'S OECD PARTICIPATION; PM TO VISIT [...] (C) On March 5, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Peter Springfeldt, Director of the China Desk of the Asia and Pacific Division of the MFA. Springfeldt said the Government of Sweden wants Taiwan's status within the OECD to remain unchanged. He added that Sweden's policy towards Taiwan is [...] | 2008-03-06 15:19:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON CM TW OECD SW |
08SUVA274 | PRC AID TO FIJI - SEPARATING FACT FROM FICTION [...] (C) PRC aid to the Interim Government (IG) is set to increase sharply in the next few years as Fiji begins to tap into the US$375 million soft loan package for the Pacific that PRC Premier Wen announced in Nadi two years ago. PRC Embassy officials insist, however, that reports of increased a [...] | 2008-07-08 21:33:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV MARR FJ CH TW |
08TAIPEI1 | SIMPLIFIED-CHARACTER CHINESE BOOKS IN THE TAIWAN MARKET [...] Summary: From surreptitious back-alley distribution to yearly import figures approaching two million volumes, the distribution in Taiwan of books from the Mainland featuring simplified Chinese characters has grown considerably in the two decades since the end of martial law. Relaxation of res [...] | 2008-01-02 03:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO TW |
08TAIPEI100 | KMT LY SPEAKER WANG ON LY OUTCOME, PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: No one in the KMT expected to beat the DPP so badly in last week's Legislative Yuan (LY) elections, KMT LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director on January 17. Voters used the LY ballot to voice displeasure with President Chen and other "irrational" DPP leaders. The presidenti [...] | 2008-01-18 11:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1010 | TAIWAN OVERVIEW OF CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent meetings with AIT ECON staff, Taiwan authorities responsible for cross-Strait economic issues have outlined a wide-ranging program that includes expansion of cross-Strait passenger charter flights, establishing cargo and shipping links, and unilateral Taiwan measures to [...] | 2008-07-10 08:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL TW CH |
08TAIPEI1034 | FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN ON DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: Former President Chen Shui-bian told the Director on July 10 that DPP Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen has been doing a good job so far, adding that he has been working behind the scenes to support her. However, Chen expressed concern that some party heavyweights, sensing possible openi [...] | 2008-07-14 10:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON CH JA TW |
08TAIPEI1038 | KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG ON DOMESTIC POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung, accompanied by Vice Chairman John Kuan and former TECRO Representative Stephen Chen, told the Director on July 14 that it is impossible for President Ma Ying-jeou to stay on the "second line" in the Taiwan political environment. In the fall-out over t [...] | 2008-07-15 10:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR CH TW |
08TAIPEI1039 | TAIWAN IPR: 301 WATCH LIST OCR PROCESS UPDATE TWO [...] (SBU) Summary: Due in part to a recent compromise between local rights-holder groups and the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) on draft language for internet service provider (ISP) amendments to Taiwan's Copyright Act, Taiwan is now making progress on all three areas outlined in May's [...] | 2008-07-15 22:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR PREL PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1042 | SOUTHERN TAIWAN KMT LEADERS POSITIONING THE PARTY - AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 9 luncheon with DIR Young, prominent local KMT leaders assessed the early stages of President Ma's administration and blamed Ma's lagging poll ratings on the declining stock market and rising prices. Participants hoped that Terry Gou's Hon Hai electronics' major inve [...] | 2008-07-16 04:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON TW |
08TAIPEI1044 | SOUTHERN TAIWAN DPP "YOUNG TURK" INSISTS DPP POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In his July 9 meeting with DIR, popular DPP Kaohsiung County Magistrate Yang Chiu-hsing praised new DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen despite some drawbacks and predicted DPP gains in 2009 county and mayoral elections. Lamenting the last two years of President Chen's administration as a [...] | 2008-07-16 06:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI109 | Taiwan IPR: DVC Focuses on ISP Law, IP Court [...] (SBU) On January 15, as part of an ongoing dialogue under the bilateral Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA),U.S. and Taiwan experts held a digital video conference (DVC) focused on intellectual property rights (IPR) issues. The meeting was constructive and friendly, and provided [...] | 2008-01-23 09:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
08TAIPEI1091 | EAP/CM DIRECTOR JOHN NORRIS'S MEETINGS WITH NSC [...] (C) Summary: During separate meetings on July 15 with NSC Secretary General Su Chi and Foreign Minister Francisco Ou, EAP/CM Director John Norris welcomed recent cross-Strait progress and noted U.S. efforts urging Beijing to take a constructive and flexible approach toward cross-Strait relati [...] | 2008-07-24 05:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON CH TW |
08TAIPEI1093 | PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU: AN INTRODUCTORY PROFILE [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou entered office on May 20 with high expectations that he would improve cross-Strait relations, strengthen economic performance, and help calm Taiwan's charged partisan political atmosphere. Ma's clean image, moderate political style, and reputation for integ [...] | 2008-07-24 11:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
08TAIPEI1094 | KMT MAINLAND AFFAIRS DIRECTOR CHANG JUNG-KUNG [...] (C) Summary: KMT Deputy Secretary-General Director Chang Jung-kung told a visiting INR analyst and AIT on July 17 that cross-Strait relations have made significant progress with the start of weekend charter flights on July 4 and the opening of those flights to mainland Chinese tourists on Jul [...] | 2008-07-24 11:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON CH TW |
08TAIPEI1120 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CONGRESSIONAL [...] (SBU) My AIT team and I are looking forward to your visit, which will help underscore the importance of the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. I will meet you upon arrival at the airport Saturday afternoon, August 9, and, with my AIT team, will provide you a briefing after your check-in at the hotel. [...] | 2008-07-31 10:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD MARR TW |
08TAIPEI1147 | HONORARY KMT CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: Honorary KMT Chairman Lien Chan told the Director on August 4 that he will meet with Taiwan Affairs Office Director Wang Yi in Beijing on August 5, the first day of his trip to China to attend the Olympic opening ceremony on August 8. Lien stressed the importance of U.S. support [...] | 2008-08-05 10:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI1148 | LEGISLATIVE SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (KMT) told the Director on August 5 that his recent meetings in Washington went well and he has briefed President Ma on the U.S. desire that Ma's upcoming transits be kept low-key. Wang said he believed the U.S. would try to handle arms [...] | 2008-08-05 10:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
08TAIPEI1159 | SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU DROPS IN PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: Since the inauguration on May 20, President Ma's polling numbers have plummeted in reaction to economic disappointment and early missteps by him and his administration. Public opinion surveys conducted by various polling organizations in mid-July consistently show Ma's approval [...] | 2008-08-07 06:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1160 | PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU ON BILATERAL RELATIONS, [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Director on August 7, President Ma said he was "very impressed" by President Bush's recent positive remarks on the current state of cross-Strait relations. The Director urged Taiwan to act quickly on opening its market to all U.S. beef products, noting [...] | 2008-08-07 13:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EAGR TW |
08TAIPEI1172 | FOREIGN MINISTER OU DISCUSSES TAIWAN'S NEW UN [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Ou told the Director on August 7 that Taiwan plans to have its allies co-sponsor a proposal on Taiwan's "meaningful participation" in UN specialized agencies at this year's UNGA General Committee meeting. Taiwan is hoping for limited discussion and a mild PRC rea [...] | 2008-08-08 10:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI119 | DPP CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH ON PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on January 23, DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh described cross-party efforts to resolve the UN referendum issue, an issue that is controversial for both the DPP and KMT. The KMT is talking to President Chen about its ideas for a possible com [...] | 2008-01-24 11:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI1209 | CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION LED BY REPRESENTATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Congressional delegation led by Representative Jerry Costello (D-IL) met with President Ma Ying-jeou at the Presidential Office on August 11. Ma noted the delegation was the largest to visit Taiwan in recent years, and said he hoped more Congressional and Staff delegations [...] | 2008-08-13 11:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EAGR MARR US TW |
08TAIPEI1210 | DPP CHAIRPERSON TSAI ING-WEN ON TAIWAN POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen told the Director on August 12 that her recent statements criticizing the KMT's cross-Strait policies reflected the views of party supporters and were necessary to placate their "anger." Tsai said her current priority is getting the DPP house in order [...] | 2008-08-13 11:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
08TAIPEI123 | A QUIETLY CONFIDENT MA YING-JEOU ON REFERENDUM, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on January 24, KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou said the KMT would be willing to compromise with the DPP to defuse the UN referendum issue, but only if the DPP took the first step. Unfortunately, Ma continued, any DPP effort at compromise wil [...] | 2008-01-25 09:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1231 | VFM HSIA ON TAIWAN'S UN STRATEGY, TRANSIT, DEFMIN [...] (C) Summary: Whatever its ultimate fate at the UNGA, Taiwan hoped the United States and other key partners would respond positively to President Ma's flexible and innovative approach on "international space," Vice Foreign Minister (VFM) Andrew Hsia told AIT Acting Director Wang during their A [...] | 2008-08-18 10:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1232 | FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN QUITS DPP IN WAKE [...] (C) Summary: A new scandal involving Chen Shui-bian and his family has rocked the DPP and led the former president to apologize to his supporters and withdraw from the party. The scandal involves transfers, orchestrated by Chen's wife Wu Shu-chen, of at least USD 21 million to Swiss bank acco [...] | 2008-08-18 11:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1233 | FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN QUITS DPP IN WAKE [...] (C) Summary: A new scandal involving Chen Shui-bian and his family has rocked the DPP and led the former president to apologize to his supporters and withdraw from the party. The scandal involves transfers, orchestrated by Chen's wife Wu Shu-chen, of at least USD 21 million to Swiss bank acco [...] | 2008-08-18 11:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1245 | KAOHSIUNG VICE MAYOR SUDDENLY REPLACED [...] (SBU) Summary: Kaohsiung City Government announced the appointment of new Vice Mayor Lee Yung-te to replace out-going Chiu Tai-shan on August 16. Although the media reported in early August that Chiu had privately informed Mayor Chen Chu of his willingness to resign following accusations of in [...] | 2008-08-20 09:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1270 | REPRESENTATIVE ENGEL MEETS TAIWAN OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) Summary. Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY) discussed U.S.-Taiwan relations, cross-Strait relations, and Taiwan's foreign policy in separate meetings on August 19-20 with Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairperson Lai Hsin-yuan, Straits Exchan [...] | 2008-08-26 02:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH ECON MARR PGOV PREL TW |
08TAIPEI129 | DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER LEE [...] (S) American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Stephen Young met with Minister of Defense Lee Tien-yu January 25 to brief on the USPACOM Commander's recent visit to the PRC and other defense issues. Present at the meeting were Colonel Tony Chow (LAS) and Tony Hu (TECH). Taiwan attendees inc [...] | 2008-01-28 06:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW MASS |
08TAIPEI1292 | KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG DISCUSSES INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Acting Director on August 27, KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung discussed his recent meetings in Beijing with PRC President Hu Jintao, Central Standing Committee member Jia Qinglin, and Taiwan Affairs Office Director Wang Yi. PRC leaders raised concerns about Taiw [...] | 2008-08-28 10:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI1298 | Former President Chen's Family Under Investigation for [...] (SBU) Although it is not uncommon for Taiwan's wealthy or upper middle classes to send money overseas for investment, to avoid tax, or for other reasons, it came as a shock to many when former President Chen Shui-bian acknowledged that his family had accumulated overseas accounts equivalent to [...] | 2008-09-01 22:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN PGOV ECON PREL SENV TW |
08TAIPEI1306 | PAN-GREEN MORALE BOOSTED BY MARCH AND RALLY [...] (C) Summary: More than 50,000 enthusiastic pan-Green supporters joined a march and rally on August 30 to protest KMT President Ma Ying-jeou's economic and cross-Strait policies. The event was timed to coincide approximately with the 100-day anniversary of the Ma administration, whose economi [...] | 2008-09-02 10:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1318 | Taiwan IPR: 301 Watch List OCR Update Three [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan has now made measurable progress on all three areas outlined in May's Special 301 Watch List submission for Taiwan (ref A). Following the July opening of the Intellectual Property (IP) Court (ref B) and ongoing actions under the Campus IP Action Plan, the Taiwan Intellect [...] | 2008-09-04 08:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR PREL PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1324 | FORMER FM ON TAIWAN'S INTERNATIONAL SPACE AND [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou had erred in not using party channels to engage Beijing directly on international space issues and help China better understand his proposed "diplomatic truce," Taichung Mayor Jason Hu (Taiwan's Foreign Minister from 1997-2000 and TECRO Washington chief repr [...] | 2008-09-05 08:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI1327 | MODEST RECOVERY IN THE POLLS FOR PRESIDENT MA, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Following a rocky first two months, President Ma Ying-jeou made a modest recovery in public opinion polling in August, but more people are still dissatisfied than satisfied with his performance. Ma's early problems resulted from his inability to deliver on inflated campaign prom [...] | 2008-09-05 10:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI134 | HSIEH AND MA FOREIGN POLICY ADVISORS ON THE UN [...] (C) Summary: DPP International Affairs Director Bikhim Hsiao told visiting EAP/TC Deputy Director Sue Bremner on January 24 that the DPP's heavy defeat in recent legislative elections has unified the party and energized Green supporters behind the campaign of presidential candidate Frank Hsie [...] | 2008-01-28 10:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1348 | KAOHSIUNG TRAVEL AGENTS CONTEND CHINA EXERTING CONTROL OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Before the inauguration of weekend direct flights on July 4, there was a steady flow of Mainland tour groups traveling to Taiwan via a stop-over in a third-country. However, Kaohsiung travel agents reported to AIT/K that in negotiations with Mainland China to establish weekend d [...] | 2008-09-11 09:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIS PHSA PGOV CH TW |
08TAIPEI1367 | EDUCATION MINISTER CHENG ON PRC STUDENTS, MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan authorities are considering allowing up to 1,000 PRC students per year to study in Taiwan, and may begin recognizing degrees from first-tier PRC universities. The Ministry of Education is "favorable" to clarifications of the Fulbright program,s legal status sought by the U [...] | 2008-09-17 01:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
08TAIPEI1373 | FOREIGN MINISTER OU ON UN EFFORT, DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Ou told the Director on September 18 that the failure of Taiwan's UN proposal the day before was expected. Both Taiwan and the PRC made an effort to downplay the issue, and although the PRC reaction was "a little tough," PermRep Wang Guangya's UN statement also [...] | 2008-09-18 10:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PM PA NU GT DR CH TW |
08TAIPEI1384 | PRC ASYLUM SEEKERS IN TAIWAN TREATED ADEQUATELY [...] (C) Summary: The Taiwan authorities provide haven (in theory temporary but in practice indefinite) and modest subsistence to PRC asylum seekers they determine are bona fide political dissidents who would face persecution if repatriated. Without a refugee law, the government here says it cann [...] | 2008-09-19 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI1400 | TAIWAN'S PACIFIC ALLIES SECURE FOR NOW, BUT PRC [...] (C) Summary: While its diplomatic ties to six Pacific island states appear stable for the moment, Taiwan's efforts to expand its dialogue with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) illustrate the problems it faces in implementing President Ma Ying-jeou's "diplomatic truce" with the PRC and his call [...] | 2008-09-25 01:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID TW CH |
08TAIPEI1407 | USCC MEETING WITH TAIWAN PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's key short-term goals in its relations with the United States are securing the approval of the pending package of weapons systems, obtaining public U.S. support for Taiwan's proposal on meaningful participation in UN specialized agencies and strengthening of bilateral co [...] | 2008-09-25 07:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MCAP TW US CH |
08TAIPEI1408 | USCC DELEGATION DISCUSSES U.S.-TAIWAN AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Members of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) met August 22 with key members of President Ma Ying-jeou's administration and the head of the island's main opposition party to review the status of U.S. relations with Taiwan and assess the evolving cross- [...] | 2008-09-25 07:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MCAP MARR CH TW |
08TAIPEI1419 | DPP LEADERS ON STALLED ARMS SALE AND CHEN YUNLIN [...] (C) Summary: President Ma's cross-Strait policy conveyed the false impression of reduced tensions and thereby weakened U.S. support for arms sales, DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the Director during a September 30 meeting. Tsai also hinted of protests during ARATS head Chen Yun-lin upcoming visi [...] | 2008-09-30 10:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
08TAIPEI142 | POLLS SHOW MA YING-JEOU HOLDS SIGNIFICANT LEAD [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's presidential campaign officially kicked off on January 27, as the KMT ticket of Ma Ying-jeou and Vincent Siew and the DPP ticket of Frank Hsieh and Su Tseng-chang separately registered their candidacies at the SIPDIS Central Election Commission. Recent public opinion [...] | 2008-01-30 07:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1432 | LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON KMT POLITICS AND [...] (C) Summary: In addition to low approval numbers in national polls, President Ma Ying-jeou suffers from a poor image within the KMT, Legislative Yuan Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director during an October 2 meeting. Despite his concerns about Ma's management style, Wang, a KMT power center [...] | 2008-10-02 10:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
08TAIPEI1434 | TAIWAN-PARAGUAY TIES APPEAR STABLE, BUT UNDERSCORE [...] (C) Summary: While the facts are murky, indications and perception in Taiwan are that the PRC has thus far discouraged Paraguay's efforts to establish diplomatic ties with China in the interest of reducing cross-Strait tensions. More clear is that Paraguay is dissatisfied with strings curren [...] | 2008-10-03 08:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW CH |
08TAIPEI1464 | LOOKING TO BOUNCE BACK, DPP DE-EMPHASIZES [...] (C) Summary. Since the start of 2008, Taiwan,s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has been humiliated in legislative and presidential elections and wracked by a scandal that threatens to end in money laundering charges against its former party leader and two-term President. Although reeling, [...] | 2008-10-14 06:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH PGOV PREL TW |
08TAIPEI1470 | Director's 10/6 Meeting with Kaohsiung Mayor Chen [...] (SBU) Summary: In her October 6 meeting with Director Young, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu briefed on the city's 2009 World Games preparations and sought U.S. help on counterterrorism information exchange and screening incoming foreign athletes. Chen positively assessed DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen's p [...] | 2008-10-15 07:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON TW |
08TAIPEI1471 | Director's 10/6 Meetings with DPP Tainan Heavyweights [...] (SBU) Summary: In his October 6 meeting with the Director, Tainan County Magistrate Su commented on former President Chen's lingering influence in the DPP, foreshadowed the possible return of some of the DPP "old guard," and remarked on DPP Chair's Tsai concern over her image. In a separate [...] | 2008-10-15 07:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON TW |
08TAIPEI1479 | TAIWAN, CHINA SCHOLARS TALKING, BUT IS MA [...] (C) Summary: As Taiwan and China scurry to set the date for the next round of "unofficial" cross-Strait talks, a flurry of recent visits by mainland scholars to Taiwan offers insights on Beijing's strategy and suggests Chinese leaders are in no hurry to seal the deal with President Ma Ying-jeou [...] | 2008-10-17 08:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
08TAIPEI148 | KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG EXPLORES IDEAS FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on January 29, KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung claimed the KMT was eager to resolve the UN referendum issue, as a first step to improving relations with the U.S. and China. President Chen's recent offers to accept KMT input in selecting a "CEO premier" an [...] | 2008-01-30 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1496 | SCUFFLE WITH VISITING PRC OFFICIAL UNLIKELY TO [...] (C) Summary. A senior official from the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) cut short his "academic" visit to southern Taiwan following an October 21 incident in which pro-independence activists led by a DPP Tainan Councilman jostled him until he stumbled - or was [...] | 2008-10-22 11:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW CH |
08TAIPEI15 | LEGISLATIVE ELECTION PREVIEW: BLUER SKIES ON THE [...] (C) Summary: Heading into the final weekend before Legislative Yuan (LY) elections on January 12, the opposition KMT appears poised to improve upon its strong 2004 legislative showing in Taipei City and Taipei County. Heavy concentrations of mainlanders, civil servants, urban professionals, [...] | 2008-01-04 10:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1515 | OPPOSITION DPP TO DEMONSTRATE SATURDAY IN THE [...] (C) Summary. The DPP and likeminded organizations will hold a large march and rally this Saturday (Oct.25) to demonstrate their supporters' discontent with President Ma's performance, his policies toward China, and PRC actions. This demonstration will set the stage for further protests when P [...] | 2008-10-24 11:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI1520 | LARGE OPPOSITION RALLY PUTS PRESSURE ON PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) staged a large, peaceful demonstration in Taipei on October 25 mainly to protest against President Ma Ying-jeou and the PRC. The demonstration was intended to put pressure on the Ma administration ahead of the visit next week by P [...] | 2008-10-27 10:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI1521 | KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG ON PRESIDENT MA [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on October 27, KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung attributed President Ma Ying-jeou's low standing in public opinion polls to the economic downturn, public disappointment that Ma's presidency has not fulfilled expectations, and Ma's early standoffish attitu [...] | 2008-10-27 10:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI1530 | DPP PLANS MORE PROTESTS FOR CHEN YUNLIN VISIT BUT [...] (C) Summary: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen told the Director on October 28 she was pleased the party's October 25 protest demonstration had gone smoothly and had received very broad support from other likeminded organizations. Without providing details, she sai [...] | 2008-10-30 00:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI1531 | FORMER PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG ON DOMESTIC POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on October 24, former Premier Su Tseng-chang expressed disappointment that the DPP has not been able to take advantage of what he regarded as the dismal performance of President Ma Ying-jeou and the KMT administration. While Ma's approval rating in [...] | 2008-10-30 00:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI1539 | MAC CHAIR LAI SHIN-YUAN PREVIEWS UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary. On October 29, AIT Director Young met with the chairwoman of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC),Lai Shin-yuan for a preview of the agenda and substance of the November 3-7 talks between the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations Across the T [...] | 2008-10-30 10:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAIR EWWT PGOV TW CH |
08TAIPEI1541 | HARD TIMES FOR CHINA TIMES -- TAIWAN'S DAILIES FACE REVENUE [...] (U) Summary: The China Times, one of Taiwan's oldest and most respected newspapers, has laid off half its staff, seen its circulation drop by half, reduced its daily page count and announced its intention to transform itself into an "elite" daily. Advertising expenditures on the island have fa [...] | 2008-10-31 07:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO TW |
08TAIPEI1545 | TAIWAN PROSECUTORS DETAIN FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Vice Premier Chiou I-jen today (Oct. 31) became the latest Taiwan political figure to be detained on alleged embezzling charges. Chiou was former President Chen Shui-bian's top advisor and was a founding member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Chiou's arrest [...] | 2008-10-31 10:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TW |
08TAIPEI1546 | TAIWAN PROSECUTORS DETAIN FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Vice Premier Chiou I-jen today (Oct. 31) became the latest Taiwan political figure to be detained on alleged embezzling charges. Chiou was former President Chen Shui-bian's top advisor and was a founding member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Chiou's arrest [...] | 2008-10-31 10:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TW |
08TAIPEI1548 | FOOD SAFETY ASSUMES IMPORTANT ROLE IN CROSS-STRAIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In advance of his November 3-7 visit to Taipei, the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin made an October 27 written apology (ref a) and an October 30 verbal apology for the distress caused by exports of Chinese-manufactured taint [...] | 2008-11-03 09:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA ETRD TW CH |
08TAIPEI1554 | PRC ARATS CHAIRMAN CHEN YUNLIN BEGINS HISTORIC [...] (C) Summary: PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin arrived in Taiwan on November 3 for an historic four-day visit. Chen will hold cross-Strait talks with Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P. K. Chiang on November 4, and the two sides will [...] | 2008-11-03 11:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
08TAIPEI156 | RISING KMT STAR ERIC CHU ON ELECTIONS, "TYPHOONS" [...] (C) Summary. Taoyuan Magistrate Eric Chu, a rising younger generation KMT leader, told the Director on January 28 that he expects the KMT to "take off the table" its support for the UN referendum before the March 22 presidential election. He urged that the U.S. not make further statements, [...] | 2008-02-01 07:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CH TW |
08TAIPEI1563 | FORMER PRESIDENT LEE TENG-HUI CRITICIZES PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Former President Lee Teng-hui told the Director on October 31 that, in his view, cross-Strait talks should now be conducted directly between government agencies such as the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) and the PRC's Taiwan Affairs Office rather than through intermediary bodies [...] | 2008-11-04 10:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI1569 | PROTEST FEARS TRIGGER LAST MINUTE CHANGES IN [...] (C) Summary: Concerns about a large DPP protest scheduled for the afternoon led President Ma Ying-jeou to advance by several hours the time for his meeting today with PRC ARATS Chairman Chen Yunlin. The meeting lasted just seven minutes, with Ma delivering brief remarks, and Chen making no r [...] | 2008-11-06 11:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI1584 | PRC ARATS CHAIRMAN CONCLUDES TAIWAN VISIT AFTER [...] (C) Summary: After a day and night of intense and sometimes violent protest demonstrations on Thursday (Nov. 6),Taipei is breathing a sigh of relief following PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin's smooth departure for Beijing this morning. Che [...] | 2008-11-07 11:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI1588 | FOREIGN MINISTER OU ON WHO, INTERNATIONAL SPACE, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan understands that gaining WHO observer status will require talking directly with Beijing and expects to re-engage the mainland soon, Foreign Minister Ou told the Director during a November 7 meeting. On other "international space" issues, Taiwan has been receiving mixed me [...] | 2008-11-10 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW CH |
08TAIPEI1599 | DPP CHAIR TSAI ING-WEN FEARS MORE VIOLENCE IF [...] (C) Summary: A visibly tense Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the Director on November 10 that she was decidedly downbeat about the future of Taiwan democracy. Claiming that President Ma Ying-jeou wasn't really in charge of his party (the KMT),Tsai predicted more p [...] | 2008-11-12 09:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI16 | LEGISLATIVE ELECTION PREVIEW: KMT SEEKS SWEEP IN [...] (C) Summary: In the January 12 Legislative Yuan (LY) elections, the pan-Blue camp is expected to win at least 10 of the 11 seats in northeastern Taiwan, the offshore islands of Matsu and Kinmen, and the two aborigine constituencies. With the exception of rural Ilan County, these districts an [...] | 2008-01-04 11:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1602 | SEF CHAIRMAN P. K. CHIANG ON THE CHEN YUNLIN VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P. K. Chiang told the Director on November 10 that, on the surface, the PRC's ARATS Chairman Chen Yunlin had been understanding about the political situation in Taiwan and appreciative of the government's efforts to protect his security [...] | 2008-11-12 11:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON CH TW |
08TAIPEI1603 | FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN DETAINED ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-12 11:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1604 | FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN DETAINED ON [...] (C) Summary: Former President Chen Shui-bian taken was taken into custody yesterday and sent this morning to the Taipei Detention Center where he is being held incommunicado. The Taipei District Court approved Chen's detention on grounds that he is suspected of committing corruption-related [...] | 2008-11-12 22:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1610 | MAC CHAIR:CHEN YUNLIN VISIT BEGINS ERA OF "MUTUAL [...] (C) Summary. The official portion of ARATS head Chen Yunlin,s groundbreaking visit to Taiwan was a success and demonstrated that China had accepted Taiwan,s call for &mutual non-denial,8 MAC Chair Lai Shin-yuan told the Director November 11. It will be difficult to maintain rapid progress, t [...] | 2008-11-13 08:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW CH |
08TAIPEI1612 | Taiwan Takes Steps to Boost Employment [...] (SBU) The Executive Yuan has approved a two-part, USD 300 million plan to create almost 56,000 temporary jobs over the next eight months. The program will fund 36,000 new, temporary positions within Taiwan's official ministries, as well as contribute between NTD 10,000 (USD 312) and NTD 17,600 [...] | 2008-11-13 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB TW |
08TAIPEI1627 | TAIWAN PREPARES TO ADMIT PRC UNIVERSITY STUDENTS [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 10, Education Minister Cheng Jei-ching announced that, beginning with the fall semester in 2009, Taiwan's colleges, universities and graduate schools will begin accepting up to 1,000 students per year from the PRC. Increasing cross-Strait contacts by opening Taiwan t [...] | 2008-11-19 09:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ECIN CH TW KPAO |
08TAIPEI1628 | KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG ON DOMESTIC POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung told the Director on November 17 that PRC ARATS Chairman Chen Yunlin had seemed satisfied with his visit to Taiwan, despite the protests. Wu was concerned that violence in some of the demonstrations would give the mainland a bad impression of Taiwan's [...] | 2008-11-19 10:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI163 | TAIWAN'S NEW LEGISLATIVE YUAN OPENS SESSION [...] (SBU) Taiwan's 7th Legislative Yuan (LY) opened its session on February 1 with the swearing in of 112 legislators elected to the body in the January 12 legislative elections. The restructured legislature now consists of 113 seats, pared down from the 225 seats of previous sessions. One KMT l [...] | 2008-02-01 13:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI164 | DPP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SU TSENG-CHANG ON [...] (C) Summary: DPP vice presidential candidate Su Tseng-chang told the Director on January 31 that President SIPDIS Chen Shui-bian has retreated to the "second line" following the party's defeat in the January 12 legislative elections. Su stressed that with Chen's influence already declining [...] | 2008-02-01 13:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1648 | TAIWAN'S NATIONAL IMMIGRATION AGENCY STRENGTHENS [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan is taking concrete steps to strengthen anti-trafficking efforts, including, for example, implementing measures to protect victims and allow them to obtain temporary work and residency permits, emphasize National Immigration Agency (NIA) officials. Moreover, Taiwan's Exec [...] | 2008-11-24 08:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB TW |
08TAIPEI165 | PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE SECRETARY-GENERAL YEH CHU-LAN [...] (C) Summary: In a January 31 meeting with Presidential Office Secretary-General Yeh Chu-lan, the Director stressed that the U.S. continues to oppose the planned UN referendum and urges the Chen administration to refrain from taking any other steps that could increase cross-Strait tensions in [...] | 2008-02-01 13:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1655 | Taiwan: Campus IPR Enforcement Improves, but Piracy [...] (SBU) Spurred by U.S. encouragement, the Taiwan Ministry of Education (MOE) made combatting campus intellectual property rights (IPR) violations a priority over the past 12 months, and Taiwan universities' enforcement activities have increased. Over the Plan's second six months, the Plan's requ [...] | 2008-11-26 08:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR ETRD PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1668 | TAIWAN APEC REPRESENTATIVE ON HU JINTAO MEETING, [...] (C) Summary. Although APEC is primarily an economic, and not political institution, Taiwan's representation at this year's summit by a former Vice President was a &breakthrough,8 Lien Chan told the Director December 1. Lien described his meeting with Hu Jintao as another step forward in a gra [...] | 2008-12-01 08:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW CH |
08TAIPEI1676 | DPP STRUGGLES TO GET BACK INTO THE POLITICAL GAME [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Director, several DPP elders argued that the Ma administration under President Ma Ying-jeou has reversed course on Taiwan's democratization, citing the clampdown on protesters during the early November visit of PRC official Chen Yunlin and an alleged j [...] | 2008-12-02 08:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CH TW |
08TAIPEI1690 | CORRUPTION CASES FUEL PARTISAN RIFT; PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: The opposition is questioning the fairness of Taiwan's judicial process following the detentions of former President Chen Shui-bian and some other senior DPP politicians during corruption investigations. They charge the KMT government with manipulating the judicial system and vi [...] | 2008-12-04 10:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1694 | PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU TAKES CRITICISM FOR NIXING [...] (C) Summary: The DPP and even some KMT politicians have criticized President Ma Ying-jeou for saying on December 3 that this is not a good time for the Dalai Lama to visit Taiwan. DPP critics charge Ma with yielding to pressure from Beijing, contrasting his agreement to a visit by the PRC's [...] | 2008-12-05 11:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI17 | MALAWI TO SWITCH RECOGNITION FROM TAIPEI TO [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's effort to prevent the loss of diplomatic recognition by Malawi is running into difficulty as the Malawi government on January 4 declined a request by Foreign Minister James Huang to meet with the president and foreign minister. Huang left Taipei for Malawi on January 2 [...] | 2008-01-04 11:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MI TW |
08TAIPEI170 | AIT-TECRO EXTRADITION RELATIONSHIP: SOMETHING FOR [...] (C) AIT delivered to MOFA North American Affairs Deputy Director-General Christina Hsueh on January 24 reftel talking points on a possible extradition relationship between AIT and TECRO. AIT stressed that the USG was not proposing negotiations, only seeking to gauge Taiwan's interest and its [...] | 2008-02-04 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CJAN KCRM PREL PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1700 | "WILD STRAWBERRY" STUDENT PROTEST DRAWS TO A CLOSE [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's "Wild Strawberry Student Movement" staged a peaceful march Sunday (Dec. 7) to demand revisions to Taiwan's Assembly and Parade Law, apologies from President Ma Ying-jeou and Premier Liu Chao-shiuan and resignations of Taiwan police and security chiefs for the police violen [...] | 2008-12-08 10:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TW |
08TAIPEI1705 | MA ADMINISTRATION MOVES TO INSTITUTIONALIZE [...] (C) Although Honorary KMT Chair Lien Chan will take part in the December 20-21 KMT-CCP Forum in Shanghai, KMT Chairman Wu Poh-Hsiung will be in charge, Taiwan Deputy National Security Advisor Ho Sze-yin told the Deputy Director December 9. Although the talks will remain informal and consultat [...] | 2008-12-09 09:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GPGOV PINR TW CH |
08TAIPEI171 | TAIPEI MAYOR HAU PREDICTS CLOSE PRESIDENTIAL RACE, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on February 2, KMT Taipei mayor Hau Long-bin predicted Ma Ying-jeou will win the presidential election, but by a much smaller margin than the KMT landslide in the January 12 legislative elections. Ma must remain on the offensive to win, however, re [...] | 2008-02-04 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1717 | TAIWAN RESEARCHER: PRC PUTTING BRAKES ON ACADEMIC [...] (C) Summary. At least five PRC academic delegations planning travel to Taiwan in recent weeks to discuss Taiwan's "international space" and related issues have been cancelled, presumably by Chinese authorities, according to a researcher at a Taiwan government-funded think tank. Beijing likely [...] | 2008-12-11 09:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW CH |
08TAIPEI1726 | FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN INDICTED FOR [...] (SBU) Prosecutor General Chen Tsung-ming and Special Investigation Division (SID) head Chen Yun-nan held a press conference on December 12 to announce the indictments of 14 persons for offenses in one or more of four different corruption cases involving the family of former President Chen Shu [...] | 2008-12-12 11:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1728 | DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS: TAIWAN TO (AGAIN) SEEK [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's executive branch will request the Legislative Yuan to ratify the UN International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, despite Taiwan's lack of standing in the UN, President Ma Ying-jeou announced at a December 10 ceremony m [...] | 2008-12-15 06:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH PGOV PHUM PREL TW |
08TAIPEI1746 | DPP CHAIR TSAI ING-WEN ON CHEN SHUI-BIAN AND PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Former President Chen Shui-bian should be "brave" and face Taiwan's judicial process, opposition DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the Director on December 16. Balancing pressure from Chen's supporters to do more on his behalf with views of critics within the party of the former preside [...] | 2008-12-17 08:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI1748 | MA TO CODEL ISSA: CROSS-STRAIT TIES ON RIGHT [...] (C) Summary. As the new U.S. administration reviews its approach on trade issues, Taiwan hopes to work with the U.S. to put in place the building blocks for an eventual bilateral FTA, Taiwan President Ma told Congressman Darrell Issa during a December 17 meeting. Taiwan appreciates U.S. securi [...] | 2008-12-18 08:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH EAGR ECON EFIN ETRD INT PGOV PINR PREL TW |
08TAIPEI1758 | LEGISLATIVE SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (KMT) assured the Director on December 16 that he would support speedy action by the LY to approve Taiwan's accession to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). Wang discussed plans for his upcoming visit to Washington for the [...] | 2008-12-19 06:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR ECON ETRD PHUM CH TW |
08TAIPEI1759 | KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG ON THE UPCOMING KMT-CCP [...] (C) Summary: Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung told the Director on December 18 that he had agreed to the request of both Honorary Chairman Lien Chan and President Ma Ying-jeou to lead the KMT delegation to the KMT-CCP forum in Shanghai on December 20-21. Topics at the forum will include cross-Strait c [...] | 2008-12-19 07:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ETRD CH TW |
08TAIPEI176 | Taipei Economic Brief for January 2008 [...] (U) Summary. Here are the highlights of January 2008 economic events in Taiwan. Taiwan's economy outperformed expectations in 2007, with capital outflow partly offsetting inflationary pressure.... Taiwan's 2008 economic outlook less optimistic.... Initial public offerings in 2007 set a thre [...] | 2008-02-05 03:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON SENV TW |
08TAIPEI1762 | TAIWAN SCHOLAR: MA'S SOFTER TONE ON WHO/WHA [...] (C) Summary. China is blocking academic travel to Taiwan as PRC leaders hammer out a consensus on ties with the island, according to a well-connected scholar in confirmation of previous similar reports. On "international space," President Ma's apparent pessimism about prospects for a breakth [...] | 2008-12-22 07:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW CH |
08TAIPEI1778 | SENIOR KMT OFFICIALS DISCUSS KMT-CCP CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary. PRC Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) head Wang Yi offered encouraging words about the prospects for Taiwan's participation in the May 2009 World Health Assembly (WHA) in informal meetings on the margins of the December 20-21 KMT-CCP cross-Strait economic forum in Shanghai, according to [...] | 2008-12-24 07:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON WHO AORC TW CH |
08TAIPEI1781 | VICE PRESIDENT SIEW ASSESSES TAIWAN'S ECONOMY [...] (C) In a wide-ranging discussion with AIT Director Young, Vice President Vincent Siew expressed guarded optimism that Taiwan's economy will recover in the second half of 2009. At the same time, Siew believes recent moves to improve cross-Strait economic ties would not have much impact on Taiw [...] | 2008-12-29 09:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD CH TW |
08TAIPEI1785 | COURT ORDERS FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] (C) Summary: In response to the prosecutors' second appeal, the Taipei District Court ruled early on December 30 to again detain former President Chen Shui-bian, who is under indictment for corruption. Citing concerns about possible flight or evidence tampering in its decision. the court sent [...] | 2008-12-31 00:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1788 | FM OU ON THE "DIPLOMATIC TRUCE," WHO/WHA, AND THE [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's "diplomatic truce" with China over competition for diplomatic allies is holding, Foreign Minister Francisco Ou told the Director during their December 30 meeting. Taiwan's quest for greater international space is more complex because it involves sovereignty questions, a [...] | 2008-12-31 06:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI1789 | KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG ON CROSS-STRAIT FORUM, [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung told the Director on December 29 he was optimistic on prospects for a breakthrough regarding Taiwan's participation in the WHA next May, although he acknowledged the issue is not yet resolved. The Director noted that China objects to the U.S. raising the [...] | 2008-12-31 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD CH TW |
08TAIPEI181 | Taiwan Moves Aggressively on Insolvent Banks [...] SUMMARY. Taiwan continues to move to resolve its insolvent banks. In early February, Taiwan authorities sold the fifth insolvent bank in 13 months and put another into receivership. Taiwan's last troubled bank is still being monitored and may be put into receivership soon. END SUMMARY. A [...] | 2008-02-05 04:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON SENV TW |
08TAIPEI184 | Taiwan Biotech: 2008 Outreach Proposals [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 4, 11, and 18. Background ----------- 2. (SBU) Taiwan is the U.S.'s sixth largest agricultural export market. In 2006, the United States exported more than USD 2.5 billion of agricultural, fish and forest products to Taiwan, USD one billion [...] | 2008-02-05 05:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD KPAO OEXC OIIP SENV TBIO TW |
08TAIPEI185 | KMT VICE CHAIRMAN JOHN KUAN HANDICAPS UN [...] (C) Summary: The KMT hopes Beijing will refrain from harsh statements on the UN referendum, which can damage KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou's presidential campaign, KMT Vice Chairman John Kuan told the Deputy Director on February 4. Both UN referenda are likely to fail, Kuan predicted, because the [...] | 2008-02-05 07:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI189 | PRESIDENT CHEN ON ELECTION POLITICS, UN [...] (C) Summary: During a dinner hosted by President Chen on February 4, he described his recent trip to the Spratlys and explained why China wasn't concerned. The Director urged Taiwan to open its market to all U.S. beef products as soon as possible. Chen stressed his commitment to open up the [...] | 2008-02-05 07:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS EAGR ETRD TW |
08TAIPEI191 | 2008 G/TIP INCLE AND ESF FUNDING PROPOSALS: TAIWAN [...] Summary: Per G/TIP instructions, AIT submits five trafficking in persons project proposals for ESF and INCLE funding. One proposal is from a Taiwan university, three proposals are submitted by Taiwan non-governmental organizations (NGOs),and one proposal is submitted by the Department of Just [...] | 2008-02-12 08:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM ELAB PHUM PREL SMIG ASEC TW |
08TAIPEI2 | PRESIDENT CHEN DEFENDS EXISTING POLICIES IN NEW [...] (C) Summary: In his annual New Year's address on January 1, President Chen did not announce any controversial new initiatives, but defended his existing policies on cross-Strait relations, Taiwan's sovereignty, the UN referendum and other issues. Chen promised to keep his international commi [...] | 2008-01-02 09:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI20 | KAOHSIUNG LEADERS ON UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE AND PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 3 trip to the south, Director Young discussed the upcoming legislative and presidential elections with Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu (DPP),Kaohsiung County Magistrate Yang Chiu-hsing (DPP) and Kuomintang (KMT) Kaohsiung City Chairman Hsu Fu-ming. Mayor Chen and Mag [...] | 2008-01-07 10:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI200 | Taiwan Banks on Verge of Entering China Market [...] (SBU) Summary. Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) tells AIT that Taiwan is close to an agreement with Hong Kong and China to allow Taiwan banks to take minority stakes in Mainland China banks via their Hong Kong subsidiaries. The FSC says that Taiwan and Hong Kong authorities ar [...] | 2008-02-13 09:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON TW CN HK |
08TAIPEI219 | TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COUNTDOWN: FIVE WEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Public opinion polls continue to show KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou leading the DPP's Frank Hsieh, though there are differences over the size of Ma's lead and whether it is shrinking or growing. Following the February 6-11 Lunar New Year holiday, campaigning is gradual [...] | 2008-02-15 09:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI236 | TAIWAN REMAINS VULNERABLE TO ECONOMIC IMPACT OF [...] (SBU) This is an action request for USAID/OFDA. Please see para. 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Taiwan is very vulnerable to natural disasters since it lies in the path of typhoons in the Summer and Fall and is also part of the Pacific Rim's earthquake-prone Arc of Fire. Natural disasters such as [...] | 2008-02-20 10:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ECON ETRD SENV TSPL TPHY TW |
08TAIPEI238 | FM HUANG ON TAIWAN FOREIGN RELATIONS, UN REFERENDA [...] (C) Summary. Fm James Huang is generally upbeat on the status of Taiwan's relations with most of its twenty-four remaining diplomatic partners, with the exception of Panama. It is "just a matter of time" before Panama switches to Beijing, he told the Director, lamenting China's "imperial" am [...] | 2008-02-20 10:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
08TAIPEI242 | KMT LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON OPTIONS TO REPLACE [...] (C) During a February 26 meeting with the Director, KMT LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng confirmed that he had met with President Chen on February 18 to discuss a "third referendum" to replace the DPP- and KMT-sponsored UN referenda currently scheduled to coincide with the March 22 presidential electi [...] | 2008-02-22 02:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI246 | KMT VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE VINCENT SIEW ON REFERENDUM, [...] (C) Summary: In a February 21 meeting with the Director, KMT vice presidential candidate Vincent Siew lamented the ongoing "green card" scandal bedeviling KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, and delivered to the Director a personal letter from Ma asking the U.S. to confirm that Ma is "nei [...] | 2008-02-22 10:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI247 | TAIWAN ELECTION COUNTDOWN: FOUR WEEKS TO GO [...] (C) Summary: With four weeks to go before the March 22 presidential election, KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou continues to lead the DPP's Frank Hsieh, though internal polling by the DPP and KMT indicates a significantly narrower gap than some media polls would suggest. While the latter show Ma [...] | 2008-02-22 11:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI248 | Taiwan IPR: 2008 301 Watch List Submission [...] (SBU) In 2007, Taiwan continued to take measures to reduce intellectual property right (IPR) infringement and strengthen its IPR regime. AIT notes several positive developments over the past year, most importantly the June passage by the Legislative Yuan (LY) of a new law aimed at ending illeg [...] | 2008-02-24 04:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
08TAIPEI249 | Taiwan IPR: 2008 301 Watch List Submission [...] (SBU) In 2007, Taiwan continued to take measures to reduce intellectual property right (IPR) infringement and strengthen its IPR regime. AIT notes several positive developments over the past year, most importantly the June passage by the Legislative Yuan (LY) of a new law aimed at ending illeg [...] | 2008-02-24 04:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
08TAIPEI262 | MA YING-JEOU AND FRANK HSIEH HOLD THEIR OWN IN [...] (C) Summary: KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou and DPP candidate Frank Hsieh both held their own in the first of two media-sponsored presidential debates on February 24. The debate, which featured 20 questions known to the candidates in advance, was relatively low key, and neither candidate suffere [...] | 2008-02-25 10:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI28 | KMT CHAIRMAN WU PO-HSIUNG SAYS UN REFERENDA VITAL [...] (C) Summary: The Director met with KMT Chairman Wu Po-hsiung at KMT headquarters on January 7. Wu was accompanied by former ambassador and KMT policy adviser Steven Chen (Hsi-fan). The KMT cannot and will not abandon its UN referendum because KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou needs it [...] | 2008-01-09 01:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI280 | TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COUNTDOWN: THREE [...] (C) Summary: As the presidential campaign enters its final three weeks, media public opinion polls, which are not always reliable, show Ma as continuing to enjoy a 20-28 percentage point lead over Hsieh. Local KMT and DPP party officials expect Hsieh to win southern Taiwan, but the DPP is [...] | 2008-02-29 10:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI281 | DPP CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: DPP candidate Frank Hsieh told the Director on February 28 that the presidential race is much closer than polls suggest and he predicted the margin of victory will be within two percentage points. Hsieh plans to begin promoting the DPP's UN referendum to boost his campaign, but s [...] | 2008-02-29 10:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI284 | CAN TAIWAN ERADICATE ITS TB PROBLEM? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Tuberculosis has been recorded in Taiwan since the early 20th century and successive administrations have tried to control this scourge. TB infects about 15,000 persons per year in Taiwan and 1,300 people die from it every year. Treatment is a major challenge, given the rig [...] | 2008-03-03 08:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW |
08TAIPEI287 | DIRECTOR AND KMT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MA [...] (C) During a March 2 meeting with Director Young, KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou sketched out his plans to quickly expand cross-strait direct flights and tourism, while acknowledging this would require a spirit of reciprocity and openness on the part of Beijing to a new relationship w [...] | 2008-03-03 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI292 | KMT LOOKS TO MAKE INROADS IN DPP SOUTHERN HEARTLAND [...] (C) Summary: As the campaign enters its final stage, the KMT believes that presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou's campaigning and "long-stay" program in the south will boost his support among voters in the traditional DPP "heartland." Local KMT and DPP officials say Ma's prospects are being he [...] | 2008-03-04 10:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI293 | AIT DIRECTOR OUTLINES TRADE AGENDA WITH MOEA [...] (C) On March 4, Director met with Minister of Economic Affairs Steve Ruey-long Chen to review the bilateral trade relationship and the TIFA agenda. Chen observed that the U.S.-Taiwan economic and political relationship has been strained for the past year, but expressed hope that after the Mar [...] | 2008-03-05 07:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR ECON EINV KIPR TW |
08TAIPEI294 | USTR-AIT ADVANCE TRADE AGENDA IN PREPARATION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-05 07:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
08TAIPEI310 | USTR-AIT ADVANCE TRADE AGENDA IN PREPARATION FOR [...] (SBU) During February 22-26 meetings in Taipei, USTR Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs David Katz and AIT/W Director of Trade and Commercial Programs Rick Ruzicka laid the groundwork for the summer 2008 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) meeting in Taipei by pressing U. [...] | 2008-03-06 04:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
08TAIPEI313 | KMT HONORARY CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN ON REFERENDUM [...] (C) Summary: KMT "Honorary Chairman" Lien Chan preicted KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou would win if there were no "surprises" between now and the March 22 election. Lien acknowledged that Ma has a "moderate" personality which may appeal to a broad swath of voters, but attributed Ma's [...] | 2008-03-07 07:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI317 | TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COUNTDOWN: TWO WEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Two weeks before the March 22 presidential election, KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou continues to hold a wide lead over DPP candidate Frank Hsieh, according to most polls. While a number of AIT's contacts predict the race will tighten in the final days, almost all are e [...] | 2008-03-07 11:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI319 | Taipei Economic Brief for February 2008 [...] (U) Summary. Following are the highlights of February 2008 economic events in Taiwan: Better-than-expected export performance prompted upward adjustment of economic growth in 2007.... Forecasters anticipate economic slowdown in 2008.... Economic performance in January remained strong despit [...] | 2008-03-10 05:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON SENV TW |
08TAIPEI324 | NO SURPRISES AS BOTH CANDIDATES ACQUIT THEMSELVES [...] (C) Presidential candidates Ma Ying-jeou (KMT) and Frank Hsieh (DPP) held a lively but inconclusive debate on Sunday afternoon, March 9, with supporters of both sides claiming victory. Hsieh focused on cross-Strait policy, especially the KMT's "cross-Strait common market" concept, while Ma c [...] | 2008-03-10 10:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI326 | CONCERNS IN SOUTHERN TAIWAN ABOUT DPP PROSPECTS IN [...] (C) Summary: Some DPP officials and pro-DPP political experts in southern Taiwan express pessimism about the DPP's chances of winning the 2008 presidential election. Chiayi County Magistrate Chen Ming-wen (DPP) told the Deputy Director on March 8 that at this late stage in the campaign DPP [...] | 2008-03-11 06:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI340 | PRO-KMT ACADEMICS ON MA YING-JEOU'S CAMPAIGN AND [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with AIT, several pro-KMT academics expressed confidence that KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou will win the March 22 presidential election. The academics cited dissatisfaction with the Chen administration, the importance of economic issues, and Ma's ability to con [...] | 2008-03-12 10:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI341 | CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR YEH CHU-LAN CAUTIOUSLY [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Office Secretary General Yeh Chu-lan told the Director on March 12 that the two major issues in the final stage of Frank Hsieh's campaign will be opposition to KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou's cross-Strait common market proposal and the need for political balance, given [...] | 2008-03-12 10:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI349 | SEF CHAIRMAN HONG CHI-CHANG ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Deputy Director on March 12, Strait Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Hong Chi-chang expressed hope that Taipei and Beijing can make progress on further economic opening and charter flights after the presidential election, adding that he has been urging Pr [...] | 2008-03-13 10:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CH TW |
08TAIPEI35 | DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH WORKS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Responding to criticism that DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's economic policies are too close to those of his KMT opponent Ma Ying-jeou, the Hsieh campaign is developing an economic policy White Paper that will maintain support for cross-Strait economic opening while placin [...] | 2008-01-09 09:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL SENV TW |
08TAIPEI351 | SEF CHAIRMAN HONG CHI-CHANG ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Deputy Director on March 12, Strait Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Hong Chi-chang expressed hope that Taipei and Beijing can make progress on further economic opening and charter flights after the presidential election, adding that he has been urging Pr [...] | 2008-03-14 03:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CH TW |
08TAIPEI364 | POLLSTERS DIFFER WIDELY ON SIZE OF MA'S LEAD [...] (C) Summary: Although there seems to be as much art as science in current Taiwan polling, some surveys show KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou winning handily by 20 or more points. On the other hand, DPP candidate Frank Hsieh campaign's internal polling now shows the gap at less than 6 points. KMT o [...] | 2008-03-14 11:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI365 | TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COUNTDOWN: ONE WEEK [...] (C) Summary: In a world of suspect and politicized polling, one prominent pollster gives KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou a 26 point lead over the DPP's Frank Hsieh, while the KMT and the DPP internal tracking polls rate the contest as within 10 points. Most still feel the race remains Ma Ying-j [...] | 2008-03-14 11:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI366 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: CENTRAL TAIWAN AGAIN THE [...] (C) Summary: The four counties of Taichung, Changhua, Yunlin and Nantou in central Taiwan portend to once again be the key battleground that decides Taiwan's March 22 presidential election. Both parties see the area as a critical buffer zone between the KMT-dominated "blue" north and the DP [...] | 2008-03-14 12:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI37 | PRESIDENT CHEN RAISES FTA, F-16S, AND REFERENDA [...] (SBU) Summary. President Chen Shui-bian urged visiting Congressmen Steve Chabot and Solomon Ortiz to support a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Taiwan and, pointing to the missile build-up across the Taiwan Strait, the sale of F-16 C/D fighters. He insisted to the congressmen that the UN ref [...] | 2008-01-09 10:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI371 | TAIWAN ELECTIONS: DPP SCRAMBLING TO CONSOLIDATE SOUTHERN [...] (SBU) Summary: Still playing catch up, DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh is scrambling to consolidate his southern base, the cornerstone of any pan-Green candidate's electoral support. His latest attacks on KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou's cross-Strait economic policies have hit a sweet spo [...] | 2008-03-17 10:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI375 | KMT'S MA YING-JEOU IN THE HOME STRETCH, [...] (C) Summary: KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou is taking nothing for granted in the run-up to the March 22 presidential election. He told Director Young in a March 15 meeting that only the deepest-blue cities and counties are "safe," and that he will campaign to the end. Ma conceded t [...] | 2008-03-17 10:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI376 | DPP AND KMT BOOST ENTHUSIASM OF SUPPORTERS WITH [...] (C) Summary: On Sunday, March 16, the DPP and KMT each held a series of large-scale rallies throughout Taiwan aimed at boosting enthusiasm and increasing the turnout of their respective supporters in the presidential election next Saturday, March 22. The weather was very good, and although n [...] | 2008-03-17 11:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI385 | KMT CHAIRMAN WU: MA VICTORY NOT ASSURED, REFERENDA [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Wu Po-hsiung told the Director on March 18 that the presidential race is within ten points, and still very much up for grabs. The effect of several factors, including Ma's green card and the disturbance in Tibet, remained unpredictable. The Director suggested to Wu [...] | 2008-03-18 10:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI386 | DPP CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH ON ELECTION CAMPAIGN AND [...] (C) Summary: DPP candidate Frank Hsieh told the Director on March 18 that he trails the KMT's Ma Ying-jeou by a 3-5 percent margin but is working to close the gap before the presidential election on Saturday, March 22. Hsieh noted that the March 12 intrusion at his headquarters by four KMT l [...] | 2008-03-18 12:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI39 | TAIWAN: CENTRAL BANK CHIEF FORECASTS LOW [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-10 10:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EFIN PINR TW |
08TAIPEI391 | DPP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SU TSENG-CHANG ON [...] (C) Summary: DPP vice presidential candidate Su Tseng-chang told the Director on March 18 that the SIPDIS presidential race remains close. DPP candidate Frank Hsieh is gaining ground on KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou as voters begin to pay closer attention to the candidates and issues in th [...] | 2008-03-19 09:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI392 | KMT LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG PREDICTS MA VICTORY, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director and Deputy Director on March 18, KMT LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng expressed concern that recent events in Tibet and the ongoing green card scandal may have dwindled Ma's lead. Wang also worried about mudslinging in the final days of the campaign, but [...] | 2008-03-19 10:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI393 | Taiwan to expand cross-Strait "mini-link" program [...] (U) Summary. On March 19, the Executive Yuan (EY) approved the expansion of the cross-Strait "mini-link" program designed to boost local economic development through tourism. The expansion will allow a daily quota of 680 mainland Chinese, mainly from Fujian Province, to tour Kinmen and Matsu [...] | 2008-03-20 03:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD CH TW |
08TAIPEI394 | PREMIER CHANG CHUN-HSIUNG ON THE MARCH 22 [...] (C) Summary: Premier Chang Chun-hsiung acknowledged the election has taken immediate priority in government affairs, but promised that the Chen administration will continue discussions to resolve pork and beef import issues with the U.S. for the remainder of President Chen's term. Regarding [...] | 2008-03-20 05:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI399 | PART TWO - 2008 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN [...] (SBU) This is part two of AIT/T's three-part 2007-8 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with paragraph 27 A. Part one contains Paragraphs 27 A-B. Paragraphs 27 A through 29 D are contained in part two. Paragraphs 29 E through 3 [...] | 2008-03-20 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TW |
08TAIPEI40 | SMALL PARTIES STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE UNDER TAIWAN'S [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's small political parties are facing an uphill battle to win seats in the January 12 legislative elections, with most focusing on the 34 at-large seats which will be apportioned according to the percentage parties win on a second "party preference" ballot. While two small [...] | 2008-01-10 11:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI400 | PART THREE - 2008 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN [...] (SBU) This is part three of AIT/T's three-part 2007-8 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with paragraph 27 A. Part one contains Paragraphs 27 A-B. Paragraphs 27 A through 29 D are contained in part two. Paragraphs 29 E through [...] | 2008-03-20 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TW |
08TAIPEI401 | PART ONE - 2008 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN [...] (SBU) This is part one of AIT/T's three-part 2007-8 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with paragraph 27 A. Part one contains Paragraphs 27 A-B. Paragraphs 27 A through 29 D are contained in part two. Paragraphs 29 E through 3 [...] | 2008-03-20 22:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TW |
08TAIPEI405 | ON THE EVE OF TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: As Taiwan prepares to elect its next president Saturday, March 22, KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou remains the front-runner, although DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh told AIT earlier this week his internal polls indicated the race had tightened to a close 3-5 per [...] | 2008-03-21 10:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI406 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN SOUTHERN TAIWAN: DPP, KMT SEE [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate March 19 meetings with Director Young, Tainan City Mayor Hsu Tien-Tsair highlighted the DPP's big local advantage, while the city's KMT chair Cheng Ching-Jen claimed growing enthusiasm for Ma Ying-Jeou. Hsu acknowledged voters' unhappiness with President Chen but [...] | 2008-03-21 10:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI407 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN SOUTHERN TAIWAN: DPP, KMT SEE [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings on March 19 with the Director, DPP Kaohsiung County Magistrate Yang Chiu-Hsing insisted that the DPP had surged into the lead in this hotly-contested county, but KMT County Chair Liu Ching-tien claimed the race was nearly even. Yang believed that the "one- [...] | 2008-03-21 10:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI408 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN SOUTHERN TAIWAN: TIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: On election eve, most local observers believe that Frank Hsieh has not pulled away from Ma Ying-jeou in southern Taiwan, the DPP's heartland. Hsieh's southern campaign has picked up momentum as of late, but Ma is staying close in several populous southern areas. Kaohsiung is [...] | 2008-03-21 10:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI409 | A PRIMER ON TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: Approximately 13.5 million voters are expected to cast ballots either for the KMT's Ma Ying-joeu or for the DPP's Frank Hsieh in Taiwan's presidential election on Saturday, March 22. Unless the election is extremely close or contested, the winner should be clear by 8 or 9 p.m. [...] | 2008-03-21 11:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI410 | YOUTH COULD BE KEY IN TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou appears to be making inroads with young voters (20-29 years of age),a group that voted heavily in favor of the DPP in the past and proved crucial to President Chen's electoral successes in 2000 and 2004. Some political experts tell AIT Ma [...] | 2008-03-21 11:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI411 | NOTES ON TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES: MA [...] (C) Summary: This cable provides biographical information on DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (Chang-ting) and KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou, including personality, leadership styles and views on dealing with the United States. Widely known as a cosmopolitan thinker with a sharp wit, Hsi [...] | 2008-03-21 12:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR TW |
08TAIPEI420 | PRESIDENT-ELECT MA YING-JEOU MOVES INTO TRANSITION [...] (C) Summary. The Ma campaign team is shifting into transition mode, with much of the campaign staff moving to the new transition team. President-elect Ma plans to move quickly on selecting his senior administration members so that the Ma transition team can begin addressing the numerous dom [...] | 2008-03-24 10:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
08TAIPEI421 | KMT'S MA YING-JEOU WINS DECISIVE VICTORY IN [...] (C) Summary: The KMT's Ma Ying-jeou swept to victory with a record-breaking 58.4 percent of the votes in Taiwan's presidential election on March 22, beating the ruling DPP candidate Frank Hsieh, who took 41.6 percent of the votes. On a day when the entire island enjoyed good weather, the elec [...] | 2008-03-24 11:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI43 | DPP HOPING TO MINIMIZE EXPECTED SETBACK IN JANUARY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-11 09:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI440 | TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: EXPLAINING MA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: The KMT's Ma Ying-jeou won a record-breaking 58.4 percent of the votes in Taiwan's presidential election on March 22, beating the ruling DPP candidate Frank Hsieh, who took 41.6 percent of the vote (Reftel). Most observers here place the major responsibility for the defeat o [...] | 2008-03-26 10:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TW |
08TAIPEI452 | KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG ON MA YING-JEOU'S [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Director Young on March 27, KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung conceded that president-elect Ma Ying-jeou had jumped the gun by publicly announcing his desire to visit the U.S. before consulting AIT first. To avoid embarrassment, Wu expressed hope the U.S. would allow t [...] | 2008-03-28 11:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
08TAIPEI46 | CODEL CHABOT MEETS WITH DPP, KMT PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: The PRC will cooperate with a KMT government because the KMT has accepted the "one China" principle and will not push for Taiwan independence, argued KMT legislator Su Chi to visiting Congressman Steve Chabot. However, the KMT will not seek unification with China now or in the f [...] | 2008-01-11 10:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI464 | FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG AND CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Huang told Chairman Burghardt and Director Young on March 28 that he remains worried about the possibility of further diplomatic losses to Beijing prior to President-elect Ma Ying-jeou's inauguration on May 20. Huang was most concerned that St. Kitts and Nevis m [...] | 2008-03-31 10:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SC PM NU RM CH TW |
08TAIPEI473 | VP-ELECT VINCENT SIEW AND CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT [...] (C) Summary: Vice President-elect Vincent Siew told Chairman Burghardt and DDIR Wang on March 28 that the Ma administration will end the current price freezes on oil and electricity, as well as take other steps to deregulate Taiwan's economy and lower barriers to investment in the PRC. The ne [...] | 2008-04-01 07:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR ETRD CH TW |
08TAIPEI475 | CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND LEGISLATIVE SPEAKER WANG [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. is Taiwan's most important friend, ally, and democratic role model, Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (KMT) told AIT Chairman Burghardt on March 29. Taiwan will continue to rely on U.S. support, particularly defense assistance, under the new Ma administration. [...] | 2008-04-01 10:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR ETRD TW |
08TAIPEI481 | KMT VICE CHAIRMAN CHAN CHUEN-PO ON CHEN-MA [...] (C) Summary: KMT Vice Chairman Chan Chuen-po told the Deputy Director on April 3 that the meeting between President Chen and President-elect Ma Ying-jeou on April 1 was cordial and upbeat. In addition to debating the "92 consensus," Chen assured Ma his most important task in the next two mon [...] | 2008-04-03 10:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI482 | FORMER PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE HEAD YEH CHU-LAN ON DPP [...] (C) Summary: DPP Central Standing Committee (CSC) member Yeh Chu-lan told the Director on April 2 that recent election defeats should not be blamed on a single person such as President Chen. Rather, those involved in party decision making at all levels should take responsibility. The DPP ne [...] | 2008-04-03 11:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI487 | KMT HONORARY CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: Honorary KMT Chairman Lien Chan suggested to the Director on April 3 that Ma Ying-jeou's victory is also a win for the U.S., because Ma will restore stability and predictability to cross-Strait relations, easing U.S. security concerns. Lien expressed appreciation for President Bu [...] | 2008-04-07 09:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI49 | 2007 IPR Wrap-up: Overall Progress, Some Trouble Spots [...] (SBU) Taiwan had mixed results combating IPR violations and strengthening its IPR regime in 2007. A new law aimed at ending illegal file-sharing over peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms helped officials shut down some of the worst violators, authorities increased efforts to combat counterfeit pharmac [...] | 2008-01-11 10:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
08TAIPEI499 | MA INSIDER TAOYUAN MAGISTRATE ERIC CHU PREDICTS [...] (C) Summary: Taoyuan Magistrate Eric Chu told the Director privately on April 9 that President-elect Ma Ying-jeou had already chosen his premier (Prof. Liu Chao-hsuan),and the likely candidates for Foreign Minister (David Lee),National Security Adviser (Su Chi),and the head of the Straits [...] | 2008-04-10 09:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI508 | TAIWAN'S NEXT PREMIER LIU CHAO-HSUAN: A PROFILE [...] (SBU) Soochow University President Liu Chao-hsuan appears slated to head the new cabinet after president-elect Ma Ying-jeou is inaugurated on May 20. Over the past week local newspapers have run front-page stories saying Liu was offered and accepted the premiership, edging out other contend [...] | 2008-04-11 09:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI509 | NEW TIDE FACTION ELDER WU NAI-JEN ON DPP POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: During an April 10 meeting with the Director, DPP New Tide faction elder Wu Nai-jen told us he expects it will take some time for the DPP to recover from its back-to-back election defeats earlier this year. The party must first confront the reasons for the losses: corruption, e [...] | 2008-04-11 09:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI515 | VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT VINCENT SIEW MEETS WITH PRC [...] (C) Summary: Vice President-elect Vincent Siew returned Sunday from the Boao Forum in Hainan, where he had met with PRC President Hu Jintao. Siew described Hu as "pragmatic" and said Hu's comments offered a "historic opportunity" to improve cross-Strait relations. During the meeting, Siew an [...] | 2008-04-14 10:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON CH TW |
08TAIPEI524 | DPP CHAIRMAN FRANK HSIEH ON PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chairman Frank Hsieh told the Director on April 14 that his presidential campaign proved unable to reverse the long-term declining performance of the DPP at the polls. The "burden" of President Chen's unpopularity, rather than any flawed campaign strategy, has underpinned D [...] | 2008-04-15 10:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI528 | VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT VINCENT SIEW ON BOAO FORUM [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Vice President-elect Vincent Siew (Wan-chang) told the Director on April 15 that his meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao on April 12 was "successful" and achieved more than had been expected. Siew stressed that President Hu proved "pragmatic and flexible" both ahea [...] | 2008-04-16 09:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI529 | VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT VINCENT SIEW ON U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Vice President-elect Vincent Siew told the Director on April 15 that the future KMT administration will focus on improving economic ties not only with China, but also with the U.S., Japan and ASEAN countries in order to boost Taiwan's economy. Strengthening U.S.-Taiwan [...] | 2008-04-16 09:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON TW |
08TAIPEI545 | KMT VICE CHAIRMAN JOHN KUAN ON MA CABINET [...] (C) Summary: KMT President-elect Ma Ying-jeou will draw from previous KMT administrations as well as from those outside the party to staff his Cabinet, KMT Vice Chairman John Kuan told the Deputy Director on April 17. Ma is following his own rules in choosing the new Cabinet, said Kuan, and h [...] | 2008-04-18 10:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI546 | KMT MAINLAND AFFAIRS DIRECTOR CHANG JUNG-KUNG [...] (C) Summary: President-elect Ma Ying-jeou will be under strong pressure to deliver on cross-Strait economic opening after his inauguration on May 20, KMT Mainland Affairs Director Chang Jung-kung recently told AIT. Although public expectations are high for quick movement on economic issues, [...] | 2008-04-18 10:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON CH TW |
08TAIPEI551 | TAIWAN'S "SECOND STAGE" WHA EFFORT: BACK TO [...] (C) Summary. Fully expecting WHO to reject President Chen Shui-bian's letter to WHO Director-General Margaret Chan applying for WHO membership, MOFA plans a "second stage" effort applying for observership. MOFA hopes the World Health Assembly (WHA) opening sessions on May 19 can host a two-b [...] | 2008-04-21 10:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TBIO WHO AORC CH TW |
08TAIPEI552 | MA GOVERNMENT TAKES SHAPE: FIRST TRANCHE OF [...] (SBU) Premier-designate Liu Chao-hsuan (reftel) today, April 21, announced the first tranche of seventeen appointments to his new cabinet, which will take office on May 20 following the swearing-in of President-elect Ma Ying-jeou and Vice President-elect Vincent Siew. Ma personally announced [...] | 2008-04-21 11:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR TW |
08TAIPEI561 | AIT RECEIVES ASYLUM REQUEST FROM PRC NATIONAL [...] (C) On April 2, PRC citizen Cai Lujun sent an email to AIT's American Corner library in Taichung, requesting political asylum or refugee status in the U.S. The email was forwarded to the AIT political section on April 7. 2. (C) In his email, Cai claimed he was imprisoned in the PRC for th [...] | 2008-04-23 10:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL CVIS ASEC PGOV PINR PHUM TW CH |
08TAIPEI571 | FORMER PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG DISCUSSES DPP [...] (C) Summary: Former Premier Su Tseng-chang told the Director on April 24 that former Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen hopes to win the May 18 DPP chairperson election by a wide margin in order to have a strong mandate. The party needs to first focus its attention on restoring its former reputation [...] | 2008-04-24 11:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI572 | Taiwan Pharma: Slower Approvals, Lower Prices [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-24 22:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON TW |
08TAIPEI58 | SOUTHERN TAIWAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION RESULTS AND RALLY FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) barely won a majority of seats in its traditional southern heartland in the January 12 legislative elections. DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh held a campaign rally in Kaohsiung the day after the DPP setback with a good turn- [...] | 2008-01-14 07:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR TW |
08TAIPEI582 | MA GOVERNMENT TAKES SHAPE: SECOND TRANCHE OF [...] (SBU) Premier-designate Liu Chao-hsuan today, April 28, announced the second tranche of eighteen appointments to his new cabinet, which will take office on May 20 following the swearing-in of President-elect Ma Ying-jeou and Vice President-elect Vincent Siew (see reftel for first tranche). Li [...] | 2008-04-28 10:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR TW |
08TAIPEI595 | FUTURE MAC CHAIRPERSON LAI SHIN-YUAN: MA'S [...] (SBU) Premier-designate Liu Chao-hsuan has named former Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) legislator Lai Shin-yuan to head the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC),the most controversial figure among the 18 cabinet appointments that Liu announced April 28 (see reftel for comprehensive list). As MAC c [...] | 2008-04-29 10:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON CH TW |
08TAIPEI60 | SENATOR COBURN MEETS WITH TAIWAN VP AND DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary. Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK),accompanied by the Deputy Director, met with Taiwan VP Annette Lu on January 11. Accompanied by Technical Section Chief Tony Hu, Senator Coburn separately met with Taiwan Defense Minister Lee Tien-yu the same morning. Both the Vice President and Def [...] | 2008-01-14 09:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MASS TW |
08TAIPEI602 | SOUTHERN TAIWAN: KAOHSIUNG MAYOR STRUGGLES AMIDST THE DPP'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In a late-April meeting with PO, DPP Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu expressed her intent to welcome KMT President-elect Ma and his inaugural entourage to the city on May 20 but worried about blowback from her own deep-Green core constituency. Chen maintained that a biased media and [...] | 2008-04-30 09:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI61 | DPP SUFFERS STUNNING DEFEAT IN JANUARY 12 [...] (C) Summary: The DPP suffered a major reversal in the January 12 legislative elections, capturing only 27 seats, less than a quarter of the 113 seats in the new Legislative Yuan (LY). The opposition KMT won 81 seats, while pan-Blue allies took the remaining 5 seats, giving the KMT a two-thir [...] | 2008-01-14 10:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI620 | PREMIER-DESIGNATE LIU CHAO-HSUAN ON HIGH [...] (C) Summary: Premier-designate Liu Chao-hsuan told the Director during a May 2 meeting that he had not expected to be named Premier, and that he was leaving academic life somewhat reluctantly. The public expects too much, too soon, from the incoming Ma administration, he lamented, leaving Ma a [...] | 2008-05-05 10:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI625 | LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG (KMT) ON MA [...] (C) Summary: LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (KMT) told the Director during a May 5 meeting that China would not ease pressure on Taiwan's "international living space" during Ma's presidency, even if it harmed chances to warm cross-Strait relations. Facing high commodity prices and a global economic [...] | 2008-05-06 10:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI626 | VICE PREMIER CHIOU AND FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG [...] (C) Summary: Vice Premier Chiou I-jen and Foreign Minister James Huang resigned on May 6 to take responsibility for the potential loss of USD 30 million in a failed scheme to establish diplomatic relations with Papua New Guinea (PNG). In 2006, then NSC Secretary General Chiou I-jen instruct [...] | 2008-05-06 11:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI636 | STRAITS EXCHANGE FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN-DESIGNATE [...] (C) Summary: Kuomintang Vice-Chairman Chiang Pin-kung (P. K. Chiang) is slated to become chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF),Taiwan's quasi-official organization for handling relations with mainland China, after President-elect Ma Ying-jeou is inaugurated on May 20. The 76 yea [...] | 2008-05-08 00:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON CH TW |
08TAIPEI65 | DPP SUFFERS STUNNING DEFEAT IN JANUARY 12 [...] (C) Summary: The DPP suffered a major reversal in the January 12 legislative elections, capturing only 27 seats, less than a quarter of the 113 seats in the new Legislative Yuan (LY). The opposition KMT won 81 seats, while pan-Blue allies took the remaining 5 seats, giving the KMT a two-thir [...] | 2008-01-15 04:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI657 | PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S NEW CABINET: DEMOGRAPHICS [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable describes the demographic profile of President-elect Ma Ying-jeou's cabinet (not including the National Security Council and Presidential Office appointments),with particular attention to the age, gender, birthplace, education, government experience, political conne [...] | 2008-05-13 08:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI670 | VANQUISHED KMT KAOHSIUNG MAYORAL CANDIDATE PLUGS KMT-LED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-14 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI671 | MAC CHAIRPERSON-DESIGNATE LAI SHIN-YUAN ON FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: MAC Chairperson-designate Lai Shin-yuan told the Director on May 14 that improving cross-Strait relations will be a difficult task, emphasizing that progress will need to come "one step at a time" so as not to get ahead of expectations of what can be accomplished on both sides. [...] | 2008-05-14 10:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON CH TW |
08TAIPEI672 | SEF CHAIRMAN-DESIGATE P.K. CHIANG ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: SEF Chairman-designate P.K. Chiang told the Director on May 13 that future discussions with Beijing on cross-Strait issues will focus initially on establishing weekend charter flights and increasing the number of Chinese tourists to Taiwan. In the course of discussions, Taipei [...] | 2008-05-14 10:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON CH TW |
08TAIPEI684 | FORMER PRESIDENT LEE TENG-HUI POSITIVE ON [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on May 14, former President Lee Teng-hui expressed "relative confidence" that Ma Ying-jeou will do well as president. Lee characterized Ma as clean, resolute, and pro-democracy. In Lee's view, Ma's greatest problem will be controlling the KMT, som [...] | 2008-05-16 10:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI690 | FORMER VICE PREMIER TSAI ING-WEN ELECTED DPP [...] (SBU) In the DPP chairperson election on Sunday, May 18, former Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen, age 51, won a decisive victory over Deep Green elder Koo Kwang-ming, age 82. Tsai won 57 percent of the votes, compared to Koo's 38 percent, while legislator Trong Chai, who had withdrawn from the race [...] | 2008-05-19 11:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
08TAIPEI698 | MA YING-JEOU INAUGURATED AS NEW TAIWAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Ma Ying-jeou and Vincent Siew were inaugurated as Taiwan's new president and vice president on May 20. In his inaugural address, Ma pledged to strengthen relations with the U.S., Taiwan's "foremost security ally and trading partner." Extending an olive branch to Beijing, Ma sai [...] | 2008-05-20 11:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI7 | Taipei Economic Brief for December 2007 [...] (U) Summary. This cable summarizes selected December 2007 economic events in Taiwan. Better than expected economic performance led to upward adjustment of Taiwan's estimated 2007 real GDP growth which, however, will slow in 2008 due to effects of U.S. sub-prime mortgage situation and higher [...] | 2008-01-03 06:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON SENV TW |
08TAIPEI702 | TAIWAN NSC AND PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE APPOINTMENTS: [...] (SBU) Summary: Several long-time trusted advisers fill key positions in President Ma Ying-jeou's National Security Council (NSC) and Presidential Office. Like Ma's cabinet appointments (reftels),many of the new NSC and Presidential Office officials were educated in the U.S., have experience [...] | 2008-05-21 10:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
08TAIPEI715 | KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG ON UPCOMING HISTORIC [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung told the A/DIR on May 22 that he will be departing May 26 for a six-day visit to mainland China at the invitation of PRC President Hu Jintao. Wu emphasized that President Ma Ying-jeou fully supports his visit, the highlight of which will be Wu's meeting [...] | 2008-05-23 06:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI72 | TAIWAN LOSES ANOTHER DIPLOMATIC PARTNER: MALAWI [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan on January 14 terminated its 42-year diplomatic relationship with Malawi after the southeastern African country informed Taipei it had switched diplomatic recognition to Beijing. This loss reduces the number of countries that recognize Taiwan to 23, down from 29 when Pre [...] | 2008-01-15 11:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MI TW |
08TAIPEI727 | FOREIGN MINISTER OU AND ACTING DIRECTOR DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: During an introductory call by A/DIR on May 23, Foreign Minister Francisco Ou expressed appreciation to the U.S. for sending Special Envoy Andrew Card to attend President Ma Ying-jeou's inauguration. The Ma administration wants to rebuild the mutual trust with the U.S. that was [...] | 2008-05-27 11:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR ETRD TW |
08TAIPEI73 | TAIWAN'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-15 23:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KIPR KTDB OPIC PINR TW USTR |
08TAIPEI732 | MA YING-JEOU TO FOLLOW MORE PRAGMATIC FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. President Ma Ying-jeou,s foreign policy will focus on Taiwan,s most important economic and security partners rather than continuing the diplomatic numbers game, according to National Security Council (NSC) Deputy Secretary-General Ho Szu-yin. This more pragmatic approach to dip [...] | 2008-05-28 10:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV WHO CN TW |
08TAIPEI733 | PRO-GREEN SCHOLARS CRITIQUE MA YING-JEOU'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent panel discussion, several leading pro-Green scholars argued that President Ma Ying-jeou's May 20 inaugural address and his approach in general are rooted in the past, turning back to KMT policies from the early 1990s (when the party was in power) to address 21st cen [...] | 2008-05-28 10:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI745 | Taiwan IPR: 301 Watch List OCR Process Update [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan is making progress in two of the three areas outlined in last month's 301 Watch List submission for Taiwan (ref A). The process of finalizing language for the internet service provider (ISP) amendments to Taiwan's Copyright Act has stalled due to ISP-industry objections ov [...] | 2008-05-30 09:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
08TAIPEI75 | TAIWAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION: EXPLAINING THE [...] (C) Summary: The new winner-take-all format used for district contests in Taiwan's January 12 Legislative Yuan (LY) elections was a major factor leading to the KMT's landslide victory, experts suggested in post-election panel discussions. Other important factors were the greater unity of th [...] | 2008-01-16 04:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI758 | TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER FRANCISCO OU: A PROFILE [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's new Foreign Minister Francisco H. L. Ou (Hung-lien) is a strong proponent of President Ma Ying-jeou's proposal to "call a diplomatic truce" with Beijing over competition for recognition from small countries in the Americas, South Pacific, and Africa. A distinguished [...] | 2008-06-03 05:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR TW |
08TAIPEI76 | TAIWAN: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Taiwan officially welcomes foreign direct investment. Taiwan,s science-based industrial parks, export processing zones, and free trade zones offer streamlined procedures. Taiwan has made significant improvement in protecting intellectual property. 2. As part of its efforts to improve the [...] | 2008-01-16 09:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD TW |
08TAIPEI762 | TAIWAN NSC SECRETARY-GENERAL SU CHI ON [...] (C) Summary. NSC Secretary General Su Chi told Senate Foreign Relations Committee senior staff member Frank Jannuzi that the Ma Administration considers its U.S. ties to be even more important than its relations with Beijing. He said the former is critical to both Taiwan's survival and prosp [...] | 2008-06-03 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AORG MARR MASS MCAP CH TW |
08TAIPEI764 | Taiwan's Best Leaving While Salaries Stagnate [...] (SBU) Summary. Over the past seven years Taiwan salaries have barely kept up with inflation, rising only 1.5% in real terms. According to one local human resources consultant, Taiwan compensation packages are now cheaper than those of many countries in the region - and in the case of management [...] | 2008-06-04 02:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TW |
08TAIPEI773 | TAIWAN ACCEPTS TIP RANKING, PLEDGES CONTINUED [...] (C) On June 4, AIT delivered the Taiwan TIP Report narrative and related non-paper to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General of North American Affairs Harry Tseng. Tseng welcomed the report, and promised to disseminate it to relevant agencies as soon as the embargo was lifted. Tseng no [...] | 2008-06-05 07:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KWMN KCRM ELAB PHUM PGOV KPAO SMIG TW |
08TAIPEI787 | SFRC SENIOR STAFF MEMBER JANNUZI DISCUSSES TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Two senior DPP party officials told SFRC senior staff member Frank Jannuzi on June 2 that Tsai Ing-wen's election as DPP chairperson would help the party get back on its feet following a series of defeats at the polls. Bikhim Hsiao cited internal divisions and perceived loss of [...] | 2008-06-06 11:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI79 | TAIWAN'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-16 23:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KIPR KTDB OPIC PINR TW USTR |
08TAIPEI799 | TAIWAN RENDERING APPROPRIATE AID TO PRC ASYLUM [...] (C) PRC citizen Cai Lujun first contacted AIT via email on April 2, 2008. In his email, Cai requested political asylum or refugee status in the U.S. Cai also complained that because the Taiwan immigration authorities forbade him from working, he was in serious financial distress. On April 11 [...] | 2008-06-09 06:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL CVIS ASEC PGOF PINR PHUM TW CH |
08TAIPEI807 | SEF CHAIRMAN P. K. CHIANG PREVIEWS UPCOMING [...] (C) On June 9, Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P. K. Chiang (Pin-kung) briefed the Acting Director on his upcoming visit to Beijing to resume the cross-Strait dialogue, suspended since 1999. During the talks, the two sides will complete agreements on passenger charter flights and [...] | 2008-06-09 09:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV TW CH |
08TAIPEI818 | KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG ON BEIJING VISIT, U.S. [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung told A/DIR Wang on June 11 that the current cross-Strait atmosphere is returning the "China fever" Taiwan experienced ten years ago. In his private meeting with PRC President Hu Jintao on May 28, Wu said he had stressed the importance of "security, inte [...] | 2008-06-11 09:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR CH US TW |
08TAIPEI831 | TAIWAN AND PRC RESUME CROSS-STRAIT DIALOGUE, SIGN [...] (C) Summary: On June 13, P.K. Chiang (Pin-kung),Chairman of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF),and Chen Yunlin, Chairman of the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS),signed two agreements in Beijing, one on weekend passenger charter flights and the other [...] | 2008-06-13 11:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAIR ETRD CH TW |
08TAIPEI833 | TAIWAN-JAPAN RELATIONS HEAT UP OVER COLLISION NEAR [...] (SBU) At 3:38 a.m. local time on Tuesday, June 10, the "Lienho," a Taiwanese leisure fishing boat carrying 13 tourist passengers and three crew, sank after colliding with a Japan Coast Guard vessel during a chase near the disputed Diaoyutai (Senkaku) Islands in the East China Sea. Taiwanese c [...] | 2008-06-16 10:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JP TW |
08TAIPEI84 | Taiwan's 2008 Investment Climate Statement [...] LUU, VAN, SSN: ***-**-2779 2. HHE 3. - 4. FROM: TAIPEI, TO: WASHINGTON, DC 5. 19X4519.4-00-2025-2025841024-8169-2234-330230 6. 6 CASES 7. STATE 8. - 9. 7178 LBS 10. 5308 LBS 11. 1078 CUFT 12. 020E TAIPEI 00000084 013 OF 013 13. ETD: 01/09/08, ETA: 02/04/08 14. APL [...] | 2008-01-17 06:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR OPIC KTDB USTR KIPR TW |
08TAIPEI850 | VICE PRESIDENT SIEW ON CROSS-STRAIT, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: In a June 17 meeting, AIT Director Young relayed Washington's message of welcome to the new Ma administration, and support for Taiwan's efforts to improve relations with China. Cross-Strait relations are off to a good start, Siew replied, but thornier issues like Taiwan's "intern [...] | 2008-06-17 10:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL TW |
08TAIPEI861 | FOREIGN MINISTER OU AND DIRECTOR DISCUSS TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: During an introductory call by DIR on June 18, Foreign Minister Francisco Ou expressed appreciation to the U.S. for its sustained support of Taiwan. Ou stressed that Taipei wants to rebuild mutual trust with the U.S. following strains during the Chen administration, and he expr [...] | 2008-06-18 10:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAGR ETRD JA TW |
08TAIPEI864 | NSC CHAIRMAN SU CHI: PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S TOP [...] (C) Summary: NSC Secretary-General Su Chi is a longtime friend and advisor to President Ma Ying-jeou, having served most recently as a speechwriter and deputy campaign manager for Ma. NSC colleagues predict Su's NSC will play an advisory role, and will not oversee or manage cross-Strait, fo [...] | 2008-06-19 06:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CH TW |
08TAIPEI892 | DPP CHAIRPERSON TSAI ING-WEN ON CHALLENGES FACING [...] (C) Summary: New DPP Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen told the Director on June 20 that so far she has been accepted by party elders, whose support she needs to carry out reforms to strengthen the party's structure. The opposition DPP needs to reduce the damaging infighting in party primaries and to [...] | 2008-06-23 10:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR TW |
08TAIPEI915 | MAC CHAIRPERSON LAI SHIN-YUAN ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairperson Lai Shin-yuan told the Director on June 25 that she has not encountered problems so far coordinating cross-Strait policy, pointing out that MAC is the government agency legally responsible for dealing with cross-Strait affairs and polici [...] | 2008-06-27 05:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08TAIPEI93 | MONEY TALKS - TAIWAN "BLUE" AND "GREEN" MEDIA RUN EACH [...] Summary: (SBU) Taiwan's ever-developing democracy is proving lucrative as the media cash in on the elections. Political parties spent heavily on television commercials and campaign advertisements in the run-up to the January 12 legislative election. Despite their political bias in day-to-day [...] | 2008-01-18 06:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL SCUL TW |
08TAIPEI949 | LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: During a June 30 meeting with the Director, Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (KMT) asserted the LY is entitled to supervise cross-Strait negotiations and ratify cross-Strait agreements. This would ensure that Taiwan's sovereignty and security are not impugned, and the [...] | 2008-07-01 10:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR ETRD MARR CH TW |
08TAIPEI959 | KMT INSIDER CANDIDLY DISCUSSES KMT POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: Taoyuan County Magistrate Eric Chu (protect) suggested to the Director on July 2 that recent maneuverings by Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng and other KMT leaders were part of the normal give and take of intra-party politics. In a free-wheeling discussion, this confidant of Pr [...] | 2008-07-02 10:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR ETRD ECON CH TW |
08TAIPEI969 | TAIWAN CROSS-STRAIT EXPERTS EXPECT CONTINUED FOCUS [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou,s inauguration and new cross-Strait agreements on weekend charter flights and Chinese tourism have raised expectations here of a cross-Strait thaw that will bring Taiwan substantial economic and political benefits. Several Taiwan cross-Strait experts tel [...] | 2008-07-03 11:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON CH TW |
08TAIPEI99 | Taiwan Telecom: NCC Crisis Averted? [...] (SBU) On December 20, 2007--the day before the end of the Legislative Yuan (LY) session--the LY reached a compromise between KMT and DPP legislators and passed an amendment to the National Communications Commission (NCC) Organization Law. The amendment provides a legal basis for the authoritie [...] | 2008-01-18 10:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ECPS TW |
08THEHAGUE277 | DUTCH ON TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE OECD [...] (U) Econ Chief forwarded ref A points on March 3 to Peter Post, Head of the OECD Unit, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Econ Chief also shared the points with Jerome Larosch, OECD Coordinator in the Trade Policy Unit, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. Post was not available to meet and [...] | 2008-03-20 15:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON OECD EUN PREL CM TW NL |
08TOKYO1655 | JAPANESE GOVERNMENT SEEKS U.S. HELP IN CALMING [...] (C) Summary: Japan is working hard to mitigate increased tension with Taiwan following a June 10 fishing boat collision between a Taiwan fishing boat and a Japanese coast guard ship, but the Senkaku Islands indisputably belong to Japan, MOFA told Embassy Tokyo. Even though the Japan Coast Gua [...] | 2008-06-17 08:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW JP |
08TOKYO1997 | JAPAN-TAIWAN ECONOMIC TIES CENTERING ON [...] (C) Summary: Economic ties between Japan and Taiwan center increasingly on cooperative operations in mainland China, according to Embassy Tokyo contacts. The rapid improvement in the political relationship between Taipei and Beijing with the accession of the new Taiwan president took some [...] | 2008-07-18 07:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL JA TW CH |
08TOKYO2376 | PRO-TAIWAN DIET GROUPS [...] (C) Japan's "unofficial" relationship with Taiwan has managed to thrive in the three decades since Japan's normalization with the Mainland thanks in large measure to frequent and long-standing contact between the Japanese Diet members and their counterparts in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. Five p [...] | 2008-08-29 07:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW JA |
08TOKYO2554 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM SEEKING [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano September 16 and left a copy of the Iran UAV non-paper (reftel). Matano accepted it without comment. Poloff explained that the Embassy would also b [...] | 2008-09-17 08:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR TW |
08TOKYO509 | AIT DIRECTOR YOUNG ENGAGES JAPANESE ON TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: AIT Director Young discussed the upcoming Taiwan presidential election, Japan's ties with China and Taiwan and cross-Strait relations during February 18 meetings with Japanese interlocutors. Japan and the United States have the ability to influence Taiwan and buttress its confid [...] | 2008-02-27 02:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW JA |
08TOKYO514 | PRC STATE COUNCILOR TANG'S JAPAN VISIT: TAIWAN AND [...] (C) Summary: Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan discussed Taiwan, improving food safety, the dispute over the East China Sea, North Korea, Burma, and environmental cooperation with his Japanese interlocutors during his February 21-23 visit to Japan. Both Japan and China are seeking to preve [...] | 2008-02-27 05:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG CH TW JA |
08TOKYO574 | JAPAN AGREES WITH USG POSITION ON TAIWAN OECD [...] (C) Japan agrees with the U.S. position that the OECD should continue to adhere to the guidelines for Taiwan's participation in the OECD as laid out in the 1995 letter to the Chinese from then-OECD Secretary General Paye, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) OECD Office Deputy Dir [...] | 2008-03-04 08:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON JA CM TW OECD |
08TOKYO840 | JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO MISTAKEN SHIPMENT OF MISSILE [...] (S) Embassy Tokyo Political Section Minister Counselor delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Deputy Director-General Masahiro Kohara on March 25. Kohara thanked Meserve for notifying Japan of the error. Econoff delivered [...] | 2008-03-27 04:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW CH JA |
08TOKYO945 | RULING COALITION DIET MEMBERS ON CHINA, TIBET, AND [...] (C) Summary: China needs to increase its transparency and react calmly to the situation in Tibet, but its handling of the situation there should not be linked to the Olympics, influential ruling coalition Diet members told Embassy Tokyo over the past several days. While the Japanese Governmen [...] | 2008-04-07 08:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV PREL CH TW JA |
08TORONTO177 | BLUE LANTERN CASE 05-050113333 [...] (SBU) On June 3, Poloff visited the offices of Junsdom Solutions in North York, Ontario as instructed by reftel to meet with Peter Hou, sales representative. The North York office of Junsdom systems is located in a rental house in a quiet suburban neighborhood north of downtown Toronto. Accor [...] | 2008-06-06 20:05:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC CA TW |
08USUNNEWYORK859 | SHARP DEBATE ON UKRAINE MARKS UN GENERAL COMMITTEE [...] (U) Summary: The UN General Committee (GC) met September 17 to inscribe items on the agenda of the 63rd UNGA, which opened September 16, and to allocate them to the Main Committees or Plenary. There were no votes in the General Committee, but several controversial items were deferred for fut [...] | 2008-09-22 23:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA PHUM CH TW |
08VIENNA296 | TAIWAN IN THE OECD: AUSTRIA FAVORS U.S. POSITION [...] (C) Econ/Pol Couns met 2/29 with MFA Asia Department Director Zimburg to deliver reftel demarche. Zimburg reported that Austria's basic position on Taiwanese participation in international organizations was in favor of "pragmatic" engagement. Thus, Austria would tend to oppose proposals that [...] | 2008-02-29 15:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OECD ECON CMGT TW AU |
08WELLINGTON268 | BLUE LANTERN POST SHIPMENT END-USE ON LICENSE [...] In response to reftel request, Econoff conducted a site visit of Custom Aeronautical Support (CAS) located in Christchurch on August 26 and met with company director Greg Gaba and sales manager Emma Niu. CAS is physically located in a relatively small but modern and secure building in an ind [...] | 2008-08-28 04:04:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC NZ TW |
08WELLINGTON77 | NEW ZEALAND IN STEP WITH USG VIEWS ON TAIWANESE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-28 18:33:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON OECD NZ CM TW |
09AITTAIPEI1002 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.' RESCUE AND RELIEF EFFORTS FOR TAIWAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 09:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1021 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1023 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-24 09:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1029 | CODEL BERMAN'S AUGUST 20-22 VISIT TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan officials expressed appreciation for U.S. assistance in response to Typhoon Morakot during the August 20-22 visit of CODEL Berman. President Ma Ying-jeou and opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen both underscored the importance of U.S. security commitments to Taiwan, including th [...] | 2009-08-25 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP OVIP MASS MARR PREL PGOV PHUM TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI103 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S INAUGURATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 04:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1030 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, NORTH KOREA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 25 on two more confirmed deaths linked to the H1N1 virus, on the threat posed by the H1N1 epidemic to the ongoing rescue and relief efforts in the disaster zones caused by Typhoon Morakot, and on the reconstruction a [...] | 2009-08-25 09:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1033 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-26 09:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1040 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 27 on the rapid spread of the H1N1 virus in Taiwan and the Taiwan government's plan to cope with the threat of the epidemic; on the possible visit by the Dalai Lama to Taiwan to pray for the victims of Typhoon Morako [...] | 2009-08-27 09:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1044 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S. DEFENSE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 28 on the Ma Ying-jeou administration's decision to allow the Dalai Lama's visit to Taiwan from August 30 to September 4, on the reconstruction plans in the areas hit by Typhoon Morakot, and on the H1N1 epidemic in T [...] | 2009-08-28 07:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1051 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 29-31 on the visit of the Dalai Lama to Taiwan to offer blessings for the victims of Typhoon Morakot in southern Taiwan; and on the landslide victory of Japan's opposition Democratic Party of Japan in nationwide elec [...] | 2009-08-31 09:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1063 | MEDIA REACTION: DALAI LAMA'S TAIWAN VISIT, JAPAN'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 1 on China's reaction to the visit by the Dalai Lama to Taiwan; on the "surprising" results of the KMT's primary for the year-end Hualien County Magistrate election; and on the H1N1 epidemic in Taiwan. In terms o [...] | 2009-09-01 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1064 | CROSS-STRAIT PASSENGER FLIGHTS MORE THAN DOUBLE [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 31, the number of direct cross-Strait passenger flights increased from 108 to 270 per week, pursuant to an April 26 Taiwan-PRC agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, flights from Taiwan's two major airports to any of the 21 approved destinations in the PRC are d [...] | 2009-09-01 10:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR EINV PREL PGOV TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI1067 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - AUGUST 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-02 08:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
09AITTAIPEI1068 | MEDIA REACTION: JAPAN'S ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-02 08:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI107 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, OBAMA'S [...] Summary: Taiwan celebrated the Lunar New Year holiday from January 24 to February 1, 2009. During this period, news coverage in major Taiwan Chinese-language dailies focused on the weather, traffic and New Year celebrations around the island. In terms of editorials and commentaries, several [...] | 2009-02-02 08:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1070 | DALAI LAMA'S VISIT TO TAIWAN THUS FAR HAS LIMITED [...] (C) Summary. The Dalai Lama's August 30 arrival in Taiwan caused the PRC to cancel or postpone a range of activities related to the gradual increase in cross-Strait economic cooperation. However, the overall economic impact of the PRC,s actions to protest the Dalai Lama's visit appears to be l [...] | 2009-09-02 09:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI1075 | NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR: F-16S A TEST OF U.S. [...] (S) Summary: Taiwan will approach political discussions with China with great caution, National Security Advisor Su Chi stressed to the Director during their September 1 introductory call. The Director in turn highlighted the need for close U.S.-Taiwan dialogue as this process goes forward. T [...] | 2009-09-02 10:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS ECON TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI1076 | VICE PRESIDENT TELLS DIRECTOR DALAI LAMA VISIT MAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. During the Director's September 2 introductory call, Vice President Vincent Siew said Taiwan hoped to begin discussions with the PRC on a bilateral Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) in the fourth quarter of 2009, but noted it was unclear if the Dalai Lamai's visit to [...] | 2009-09-02 11:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAGR SENV EINV TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI1077 | FRENCH SEEK U.S. COORDINATION ON STALLED BID FOR [...] (U) This telegram contains an action request for T/ISN in para 4. Â [...] | 2009-09-03 04:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG SENV TRGY FR TW |
09AITTAIPEI1082 | DALAI LAMA VISIT ROILS CROSS-STRAIT TIES, TAIWAN'S [...] (C) Summary: While the initial fall-out from the Dalai Lama's visit to Taiwan should be manageable, the trip could damage Beijing's confidence in President Ma Ying-jeou in the longer term, according to the KMT official responsible for China affairs. The visit has been a major topic in Taiwan [...] | 2009-09-03 10:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR AEMR PGOV PHUM XE CH TW |
09AITTAIPEI111 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-03 08:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1110 | MEDIA REACTION: COUNTERTERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 08:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1117 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused September 15 news coverage on the captain of a Taiwan navy submarine being swept overboard during a mission; on the confrontation between Taiwan and Japan vessels over a Taiwan fishing boat's alleged intrusion into Japanese waters; on th [...] | 2009-09-15 09:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1154 | VISIT OF PRC CENTRAL BANK OFFICIAL FAILS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Taiwan officials say negotiations on a cross-Strait financial MOU are essentially complete, but political considerations appear to have delayed the signing. During his September 7-14 visit to Taipei, People's Bank of China (PBC) Deputy Governor Su Ning canceled his meeting with C [...] | 2009-09-23 06:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI1171 | MEDIA REACTION: BURMA, REBIYA KADEER AND THE UNITED STATES [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 26-28 on the Ma Ying-jeou administration's decision to not allow World Uyghur Congress President Rebiya Kadeer to enter Taiwan; on the Yunlin County's legislative by-election, and on the referendum on opening casi [...] | 2009-09-28 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1176 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-29 08:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1183 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 10:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1188 | TIME TO BEGIN EXTRADITION TALKS WITH TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Starting extradition agreement negotiations as soon as possible would advance key U.S. law enforcement interests and, perhaps just as important, would serve as a low-risk way to underscore our commitment to strong ties with Taiwan. People of all political persuasions on Taiwan hav [...] | 2009-10-02 07:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM KJUS TW |
09AITTAIPEI1197 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] (SBU) On October 15, the Advisor will attend the grand opening of the MacArthur Center for Security Studies at National Chengchi University. Professor Liu Fu-kuo, the Executive Director of the MacArthur Center, is also a Taiwan representative to the WMD Working Group of the Council for Securit [...] | 2009-10-05 09:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
09AITTAIPEI1199 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 3-5 on Typhoon Parma, which is lingering south of Taiwan and bringing heavy rain to northern and eastern parts of the island; and on the island-wide celebrations of the Mid-autumn Festival Saturday. In terms of edi [...] | 2009-10-05 09:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI12 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their January 7 news coverage on the ongoing probe into former President Chen Shui-bian's legal case, on the dual citizenship controversy surrounding legislator Diane Lee, and on cross-Strait relations. The centrist, KMT-lean [...] | 2009-01-07 09:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1201 | THE DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON DEFENSE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In an introductory meeting with Director on October 5, Defense Minister Kao Hua-chu reiterated that F-16 C/Ds, submarines, utility helicopters and the two remaining batteries of PAC-3 air defense missiles were Taiwan's most pressing priorities. Minister Kao also noted the continu [...] | 2009-10-06 07:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL MASS TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI1203 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-06 10:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1208 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 7 on the 2009 Nobel Physics Prize winners, among whom one holds an honorary position at Taiwan's Academia Sinica; on the upcoming NBA preseason game in Taipei; and on the year-end city mayors' and country magistrate [...] | 2009-10-07 09:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1210 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-08 10:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI122 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused February 5 news coverage on the island's sagging economy, on the ongoing probe into former President Chen Shui-bian's legal cases, and on thousands of people in Taiwan paying homage to Dharma Master Sheng Yen, who passed away Tuesday. I [...] | 2009-02-05 10:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1222 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 10:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1227 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-14 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1229 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, AIT Econ Officer and FN visited Gao Jun Co. Ltd in Gangshan Township, Kaohsiung County and interviewed the Company's Owner, Mr. Luo Bin and Sales Assistant, Ms. Hsu Pei-hsuen. 2. (SBU) Gao Jun's Sales Assistant Ms. Hsu told AIT that in addition to Gao Jun Co.,Ltd [...] | 2009-10-14 09:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC TW |
09AITTAIPEI1230 | TAIWAN RESPONSE TO ADVANCED REACTOR RESEARCH [...] (U) This message is a response to Ref A action request. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan has no official programs in the field of advanced nuclear reactor research, and nuclear officials here are cool to the prospects of Generation IV reactor technology to play any role in Taiwan's nuclear industry [...] | 2009-10-15 07:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON PARM ENERG KNNP TRGY FR TW |
09AITTAIPEI1231 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 09:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1233 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN BROKER CHECK NO. K-0928 [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request, AIT/T econoff visited the Ameleks Corporation and talked with Mr. Huang Johnny Jiun-kai, Chief Executive Officer; Mr. Jimmy Hsiung, Chief Strategy Officer; and Ms. Angie Wu, Program Manager. The information collected demonstrates the bona fides of the subject [...] | 2009-10-16 08:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC TW |
09AITTAIPEI1234 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN BROKER CHECK NO. K-2304 AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel requests, AIT/T econoff visited the two subject companies, Evergo Instruments Incorporated (EII) and Evergo Microwave Incorporated (EMI),which are both located at the same address, and are headed by a husband-and-wife team. The information collected demonstrates the b [...] | 2009-10-16 09:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC TW |
09AITTAIPEI1239 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, SINO-U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 17-19 on the Council of Grand Justices' constitutional interpretation regarding former President Chen Shui-bian's legal case; on a seminar held jointly by Taiwan's Foundation on Asia-Pacific Peace Studies (APS) and [...] | 2009-10-19 09:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1246 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN BROKER CHECK NO. K-2411 [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request, AIT/T official and FN visited Tri-Force International, Inc., and interviewed Company President Terence Hou at address listed in reftel. 2. (SBU) Tri-Force was established in 1989, and now has eight employees. There are two vice presidents, Mr. John T.L. [...] | 2009-10-20 09:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09AITTAIPEI1247 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 20 on the Taiwan government's plan to impose energy taxes starting in 2011; on President Ma Ying-jeou's remarks on cross-Strait relations during his interview with Reuters Monday; and on the year-end city mayors' an [...] | 2009-10-20 09:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1248 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY CHECK ON [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, AIT Econ Officer and FN visited Golden Orient Ltd. in Kaohsiung City and interviewed the company's President, Mr. James Yu, and Sales Manager, Ms. Silvia Sun, at the company's new office located at 589, Zhengde Road, Tsoying District, Kaohsiung City. 2. (SBU) Ms. [...] | 2009-10-20 10:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09AITTAIPEI125 | TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DESIGNATION OF THE WAAD PROJECT [...] (U) Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on February 3, 2009, providing all banking institutions with information on the U.S. Department of the Treasury's designation of the Waad Project in Lebanon under Executive Order 13224. 2. (U) In the [...] | 2009-02-06 01:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR ECON LE TW |
09AITTAIPEI1250 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 21 on the controversy revolving around the Taiwan government's plan to impose energy taxes two years from now; on the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) that Taiwan is planning to sign with China; and o [...] | 2009-10-21 09:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1254 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 09:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1256 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK [...] (SBU) Summary: Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST) confirmed reftel order from Eugenix Systems through consignee Pegasus Hi-Tek Co. Pegasus President William Mar also provided copies of the order for 20 rate gyros. End summary. 2. (SBU) Ref A requested that AIT/T confirm t [...] | 2009-10-23 06:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC TW |
09AITTAIPEI1259 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND ASIA, U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 23 on Taiwan re-opening its market to U.S. bone-in beef; on the turmoil inside the ruling KMT over the alleged bribery in the party's recent Central Standing Committee elections; and on the Taiwan military's plan to [...] | 2009-10-23 09:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1262 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 24-26 on the Taiwan government's decision to open its market to U.S. bone-in-beef and beef products; on the elections for the KMT's central standing committee; and on the Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball leagu [...] | 2009-10-26 08:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1263 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 09:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1268 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: On October 28, the Taiwan government's decision to open its market to U.S. beef continued to receive extensive coverage in Taiwan's print media. Major Chinese-language and English-language dailies reported that dozens of trade organizations and hundreds of stores and restaurants in T [...] | 2009-10-28 10:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI127 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JANUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) The Advisor was in the U.S. for the month of January on personal leave and consultations. During the consultation week, the Advisor met with State/ISN/ECC, ISN/MTR, ISN/CB, ISN/CPI, EAP/TC, PM/DDTC; DHS/Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement; DOC/Bureau of In [...] | 2009-02-06 05:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
09AITTAIPEI1270 | MA ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO WITHSTAND BEEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 29, Premier Wu Den-yih was quoted as stating that Taiwan would reject applications to import U.S. beef offal and ground beef. Editorials in major newspapers remained critical of the beef protocol. The Minister of Health fielded legislators' questions at the Legislative [...] | 2009-10-29 09:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EAGR TW |
09AITTAIPEI1272 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 29 on the "storm" over the Taiwan government's decision to allow the import of U.S. beef, offal and spinal cords and its aftermath; on the alleged game fixing by several Taiwan professional baseball players; and on [...] | 2009-10-29 09:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1276 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 30 on prosecutors' investigation into game-fixing scandal in Taiwan's professional baseball league; on the government's warning regarding the hike in prices in the local housing market; and on the upcoming local ele [...] | 2009-10-30 07:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI128 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-06 05:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1284 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage from October 31 through November 2 on the "storm" over the Taiwan government's decision to allow the import of U.S. beef, offal and spinal cords and its aftermath; on the alleged game fixing by several Taiwan pro [...] | 2009-11-02 09:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1290 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused November 3 news coverage on Shim Nakagomi, former coach of the Brother Elephants baseball team, who was involved in the game fixing scandal in the Taiwan professional baseball league and who attempted to leave Taiwan on Monday but was de [...] | 2009-11-03 09:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1292 | TAIWAN CONSIDERS LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENT TO RESTRICT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of yesterday's official promulgation of enhanced import measures under the U.S.-Taiwan beef protocol (reftel),KMT and DPP legislators agreed in principle to amend the Food Sanitation Act in a way that could restrict some U.S. beef imports. Although details are still [...] | 2009-11-03 10:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL TW |
09AITTAIPEI1295 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: On November 4, Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies continued to give extensive coverage to the controversy caused by the Taiwan government decision to allow the import of U.S. beef and beef products. The pro-independence "Liberty Times" ran a front-page banne [...] | 2009-11-04 09:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1304 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN BROKER CHECK K-2388 [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request, AIT/T Econ Officer and FN visited Sum-Mit Co. and interviewed the President, Mr. Joseph G.L. Cheng. Collected response shows the bona fides of the subject broker. End summary. 2. (SBU) The company was established in 1989 and now has 10 employees. The ref [...] | 2009-11-05 03:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC TW |
09AITTAIPEI1306 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 5 on Premier Wu Den-yih, who was reported to have traveled abroad with a local criminal gang leader in 2008; on the controversy and aftermath of the Taiwan government's decision to allow the import of U.S. beef and [...] | 2009-11-05 08:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1315 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 6 on the earthquake that struck Nantou County on Thursday evening, on the breakout of H1N1 swine flu on a pig farm in Taitung, which was the first case of man-to-pig infection in Taiwan; and on Premier Wu Den-yih's [...] | 2009-11-06 09:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1326 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage from November 7 through 9 on the controversy and aftermath of the Taiwan government's decision to allow the import of U.S. beef and beef products; on developments in cross-Strait relations; and on U.S. President Barack Obam [...] | 2009-11-09 09:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1337 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - OCTOBER THROUGH [...] (SBU) On October 23 and November 6, the Advisor, Econ Chief, POL Officer, and Econ Officer met with officials of the Department of North American Affairs of the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). MOFA is interested in getting more involved in nonproliferation issues. The Advisor brief [...] | 2009-11-10 07:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
09AITTAIPEI1339 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN, PRESIDENT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 10 on rumors that the United States had halted all U.S. beef exports to Taiwan given the Taiwan government's tight control over the product; on developments in cross-Strait relations; and on the unidentified cash f [...] | 2009-11-10 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1344 | PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TRIP TO ASIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 07:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI135 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, OBAMA'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their February 7-9 news coverage on the island's sagging economy, on a Central Election Commission decision Friday to revoke the elected status of a former KMT legislator who resigned in January over her U.S. citizenship status; and on t [...] | 2009-02-09 08:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1352 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TRIP TO ASIA, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 13 on the Taiwan government's probe into the toxic ducks found in Kaohsiung; on the APEC meetings currently going on in Singapore; and on developments in cross-Strait relations. The KMT-leaning "China Times" ran a [...] | 2009-11-13 09:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1356 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH IN TOKYO [...] Summary: On November 15, all of Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies reported on U.S. President Barack Obama's speech delivered Saturday in Tokyo, while some put a special emphasis on Obama's remarks regarding China. The pro-independence "Liberty Times" ran a banner he [...] | 2009-11-15 23:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1359 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN BROKER CHECK NO. K-1385 [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request, AIT/T Econoff and FN visited Vichem Company, Ltd. and interviewed Vichem President Mark Hsu, husband of Vichem Chairwoman Tai Wen-min, and Mr. Rocky Pong, Senior Manager. Ms. Tai was not available for the interview. End summary. 2. (SBU) Vichem was esta [...] | 2009-11-16 08:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC TW |
09AITTAIPEI1360 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN BROKER CHECK NO. K-1198 [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request, AIT/T Econ officer and FN visited U&U Engineering International Inc., and interviewed Mr. Cheng Tung, who serves as company Chairman and President. End summary. 2. (SBU) U&U Engineering International Inc. was established in 1992 and now employs approxima [...] | 2009-11-16 08:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09AITTAIPEI1362 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TRIP TO ASIA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 14-16 on a merger announced Saturday between two major players in Taiwan's LCD panel industry; on the APEC leaders' summit in Singapore and U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to China; on a rally in Taipei Sunday [...] | 2009-11-16 12:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1370 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TRIP TO ASIA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 17 on a financial memorandum of understanding inked between Taiwan and China Tuesday evening; on U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to China and his town hall meeting with Chinese youth in Shanghai Tuesday afterno [...] | 2009-11-17 08:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1376 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CHINA VISIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language papers gave significant straightforward and editorial coverage November 18 to a joint statement released by U.S. President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao Tuesday. News coverage also focused on developments in cr [...] | 2009-11-18 09:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1380 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CHINA VISIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 19 on U.S. President Barack Obama's China visit and Taiwan's reactions to the joint statement inked by Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao on November 17; on developments in cross-Strait relations; and on t [...] | 2009-11-19 09:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1390 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 21-23 on developments in cross-Strait relations; on AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt's visit to Taipei; and on several Taiwan fishing boats, which were detained by the Burmese navy on November 19. 2. Editorials a [...] | 2009-11-24 04:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1391 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CHINA VISIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage November 20 on U.S. President Barack Obama's China visit and Taiwan's reactions to the joint statement inked by Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao on November 17; on developments in cross-Strait relation [...] | 2009-11-24 04:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1395 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 24 on AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt's visit to Taiwan; on the year-end city mayors' and county magistrates' elections around the island; and on Taiwan's falling unemployment rate from September to October. The pr [...] | 2009-11-24 08:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1396 | TAIWAN ANTICIPATES CONTINUED ADVANCES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan officials have confirmed that the next round of economic talks with the PRC will take place in Taichung on December 21-25, when both sides are slated to ink agreements on agricultural inspection and quarantine, industrial standards, double taxation, and fisheries practices [...] | 2009-11-24 10:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI1400 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ASIA TRIP, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 25 on AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt's visit in Taiwan; on Premier Wu Den-yih's interview with several major Taiwan papers; and on the year-end city mayors' and county magistrates' elections around the island. The [...] | 2009-11-25 09:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1401 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request, AIT/T contacted the end user, the Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST)--the research and development arm of the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense Armaments Bureau--and visited the consignee, Carbon-Based Technology Incorporated (CBT). We c [...] | 2009-11-25 09:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC TW |
09AITTAIPEI1404 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-29 23:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1409 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-30 09:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1411 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-01 10:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1416 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CHINA VISIT, PRESIDENT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 2 on the city mayors' and county magistrates' elections around the island, which are scheduled to be held on December 5, and on the sudden resignation of Japan's representative to Taiwan. Several papers also repor [...] | 2009-12-02 09:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1423 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ADDRESS ON AFGHANISTAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 3 on the lead-up to the local elections scheduled for December 5; on the National Communications Commission (NCC)'s review of Next Media's applications to establish TV channels; and on the resignation Masaki Saito, [...] | 2009-12-03 09:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1425 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ADDRESS ON AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 08:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1439 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S LOCAL ELECTIONS, U.S. PRESIDENT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies from December 5 through 7 gave significant straightforward news reporting and editorial coverage to the city mayors' and county magistrates' elections around the island on December 5. In the elections, the KMT won 12 of 17 [...] | 2009-12-07 09:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI144 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies February 11 gave extensive coverage to former First Lady Wu Shu-chen, who appeared in court and pleaded guilty to forgery but denied the corruption charges against her Tuesday. News coverage also centered on the island's sagging economy, and on [...] | 2009-02-11 06:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1442 | MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 8 on the aftermath of the December 5 city mayors' and county magistrates' elections around the island, its impact on cross-Strait relations; and on the upcoming fourth round of talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchan [...] | 2009-12-08 07:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1443 | DELIVERY OF NON-PAPER: IRAN SEEKING MACHINE TOOL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-08 08:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL TW IR |
09AITTAIPEI1445 | TALKS WITH THE PRC ON TRACK AMIDST CONCERN ABOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The fourth round of talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) remain on track to take place in Taichung on December 21-23. The talks are expected to produce bilateral agreements to enhance c [...] | 2009-12-08 09:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI1447 | TAIWAN LEGISLATURE RESUMES DICUSSION OF U.S. BEEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to the party's relatively poor performance in the December 5 local elections, the KMT has revived legislative debate over a Food Sanitation Act amendment that would restrict imports of certain U.S. beef products. Separately, a consumer NGO took an initial step toward [...] | 2009-12-08 10:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL TW |
09AITTAIPEI1449 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, PRESIDENT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 9 on the U.S. beef issue, which was stalled at the legislative sessions Tuesday due to a boycott by DPP legislators; on the aftermath of the December 5 city mayors' and county magistrates' elections around the isla [...] | 2009-12-09 09:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1451 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK [...] (U) Summary: Per reftel A request, AIT/Taipei Economic officer visited the subject consignee, Long Sion Corp., and talked to the chairperson Mr. Charlie Chen. An on-site check of the company and the responses from Mr. Chen appear to confirm the bona fides of this consignee. End summary. L [...] | 2009-12-09 09:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09AITTAIPEI1454 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - NOVEMBER THROUGH [...] (U) On November 9, the Advisor met with two researchers of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to get a status report on ITRI's study on Taiwan establishing a nonproliferation-focused non-governmental organization (NGO). ITRI officials said t [...] | 2009-12-10 06:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
09AITTAIPEI1468 | CONTROVERSIAL COMPUTER-ANIMATED NEWS SERVICE LAUNCHED BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Taiwan's mass-circulation "Apple Daily" newspaper has come under fire following the launch of its computer-generated graphic motion news service in mid-November. The sensational and make-believe content and graphic animation have been criticized more for depicting violence and [...] | 2009-12-11 11:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1470 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 11 on the fourth round of talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait, which will be held in Taichung from December 22-24; on possible U.S. arms [...] | 2009-12-11 11:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1503 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S. BEEF IMPORTS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 17 on the fourth round of cross-Strait negotiations, which is scheduled to be held in Taichung from December 22 to December 24; on cross-Strait relations; and on the new Secretary-General of the KMT and DPP, respec [...] | 2009-12-17 10:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1504 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-17 10:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1513 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-21 07:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1515 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 07:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1525 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-28 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1529 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-29 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1532 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 09:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1540 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS, U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 31 news coverage on the United States' statement in response to Taiwan legislature's decision to amend the Act Governing Food Sanitation which violates the beef protocol signed between Taiwan and the United States. Local newspa [...] | 2009-12-31 08:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI1541 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS, U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 31 news coverage on the United States' statement in response to Taiwan legislature's decision to amend the Act Governing Food Sanitation which violates the beef protocol signed between Taiwan and the United States. Local newspa [...] | 2009-12-31 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI159 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 06:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI160 | TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DESIGNATION OF THE WAAD PROJECT [...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the Waad Project in Lebanon and aliases designated by the U.S. Department of Treasury pursuant to US E.O.13224 on January 6, 2009. YOUNG [...] | 2009-02-13 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR ECON LE TW |
09AITTAIPEI170 | VICE PRESIDENT DISCUSSES ECONOMY, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (C) In a February 13 meeting with AIT Director Young, Vice President Vincent Siew said Taiwan's economy faces "a very difficult year", with prospects for growth tenuous at best. According to Siew, the island's economy requires "fundamental restructuring" in order to attract foreign investment. [...] | 2009-02-13 10:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD CH TW |
09AITTAIPEI174 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, OBAMA'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their February 14-17 news coverage on the possibility of signing a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, on the Taiwan government's efforts to fight the island's mounting unemployment ra [...] | 2009-02-17 09:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI181 | CEPD CHAIRMAN SURVEYS BLEAK ECONOMY IN FEBRUARY 18 [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 18 meeting with the Director, Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) Director Chen Tain-jy said exports will be a key indicator in determining when Taiwan's economy has bottomed out, and noted that recent upticks in short term export orders may be a hop [...] | 2009-02-18 09:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EAGR ELAB EFIN TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI182 | TAIWAN PRESIDENT MA ASKS NODEL BERKLEY TO SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a February 15-20 Taiwan visit by Congresswoman Shelley Berkley (D-NEV),President Ma Ying-jeou asked for her help in achieving a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA),a bilateral extradition agreement, visa waiver status for Taiwan travelers, and meaningful participation [...] | 2009-02-18 10:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CVIS ETRD ECON CH TW |
09AITTAIPEI188 | SEF CHAIRMAN PREVIEWS NEXT ROUND OF TALKS WITH [...] (C) Summary. Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P.K. Chiang discussed the status of cross-Strait economic relations and previewed Ma administration objectives for the next round of talks with China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) during a February 19 meeting [...] | 2009-02-19 08:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV EAIR CH TW |
09AITTAIPEI189 | TAIWAN FSC CHAIRMAN SAYS BANKS STRONG, ASKS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Chairman Sean Chen of the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) told AIT Director Young Taiwan banks are strong enough to weather the current financial downturn, although profitability remains an issue. Unwilling to forecast the length or depth of the current recession, he said [...] | 2009-02-19 08:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW |
09AITTAIPEI191 | MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY CLINTON'S TRIP TO ASIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI196 | MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY CLINTON'S ASIA TRIP [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused February 20 news coverage on Taiwan's sagging economy, on the on-going investigation into the corruption case against former President Chen Shui-bian and his family, on the possibility of signing a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agre [...] | 2009-02-20 07:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI204 | MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY OF STATE CLINTON'S ASIA TRIP [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage February 21-23 on the "national policy conference" organized by the opposition parties; on the local economic downturn plus various government policies; and United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to China. [...] | 2009-02-23 09:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI208 | MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY CLINTON'S ASIA TRIP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-24 09:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI211 | MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY CLINTON'S ASIA TRIP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-25 09:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI219 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 09:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI226 | RESULTS OF THE FEBRUARY 2009 TAIWAN GAMEPLAN IMPLEMENTATION TALKS HELD IN TAIPEI [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 08:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE CBW MNUC MCAP TW |
09AITTAIPEI232 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-03 09:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI235 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (U) Internal Control Program software completion and deployment workshops: Train-the-trainer workshop - March 11 - 13, 2009; Kick-off Conference - March 31, 2009; Deployment 1 (Hsinchu) - April 16 - 17, 2009 (TBC); Deployment 2 (Taichung) - May 2009 (TBC); Deployment 3 (Tainan) - June 2009 [...] | 2009-03-04 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
09AITTAIPEI237 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-JAPAN RELATIONS, SECRETARY OF [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused March 4 news coverage on the Taipei District Court's decision to extend former President Chen Shui-bian's detention; on former First Lady Wu Shu-chen's appearance in a pre-trial hearing; and on the controversy surrounding Ma Ying-jeou ad [...] | 2009-03-04 09:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI24 | TERRORISM FINANCE: UN DESIGNATION OF FOUR MEMBERS OF [...] Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on January 5, 2009, providing all banking institutions with information on four members of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Tayyiba designated on December 10, 2008 by the UN Security Council's Al-Qaida and Tal [...] | 2009-01-08 05:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC ECON PK TW |
09AITTAIPEI242 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.'S MIDDLE-EAST POLICY, U.S.'S DEFENSE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 5 on former President Chen Shui-bian's appearance in the pre-trial hearing in his money laundering and corruption cases; on the Cabinet's measures to boost the local economy; and the opening of China's National People [...] | 2009-03-05 09:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI245 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S APPOINTMENT OF CHARLES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-06 05:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI25 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-08 08:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI256 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-09 09:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI258 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF U.S.-BASED TAMIL [...] (U) Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on March 5, 2009, providing all banking institutions with information on the U.S. Department of the Treasury's designation of the U.S.-based Tamil Foundation under Executive Order 13224 for supporting te [...] | 2009-03-09 09:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID ECON SL TW |
09AITTAIPEI268 | MA ECONOMIC POLICY PRESENTS CHALLENGES - AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Entering office last May determined to build cross-Strait economic ties and recharge Taiwan's economic growth, the administration of President Ma Ying-jeou has instead been confronted with an unprecedented global economic downturn. Nearly a year into its tenure, the Ma administrat [...] | 2009-03-11 08:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EAGR EFIN PINR TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI269 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, U.S. FOREIGN POLICY, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused March 11 news coverage on the unexpected resignation of Taiwan's National Security Bureau Director-General Henry Tsai Tuesday; on Taiwan's sagging economy; and on the controversy over the assassination attempt against former President Ch [...] | 2009-03-11 09:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI271 | Taiwan's February Trade Figures Show Continued Weakness in [...] (U) Taiwan exports again took a tumble in the first two months of 2009. Although the decline in February (28.6% y-o-y) was substantially less than the 44.1% drop in January, this is largely due to the fact that the week long Lunar New Year holiday fell in January 2009 rather than in February [...] | 2009-03-12 03:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PGOV PREL SENV ELAB EPET TW |
09AITTAIPEI275 | REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, AIT requests that Washington conduct an expedited human rights review of the below listed Taiwan law enforcement personnel, who will participate in DEA Chemical Diversion Seminar beginning March 16, [...] | 2009-03-12 09:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MAS PHUM PM PREL SNAR ASEC TW |
09AITTAIPEI277 | THE CASE FOR CONCLUDING AN AIT-TECRO EXTRADITION [...] (C) Summary: Despite the absence of an extradition agreement, Taiwan has consistently assisted U.S. law enforcement agencies in returning fugitives wanted in the U.S. for major crimes. Taiwan, however, has not been able to secure the return of its fugitives from the U.S., resulting in more th [...] | 2009-03-12 10:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CJAN KCRM PGOV ASEC US TW |
09AITTAIPEI284 | TAIWAN HOPES TO CHOOSE FOREIGN DRAM PARTNER BY THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. John Hsuan, the IT executive charged with coordinating Taiwan's DRAM sector restructuring plan (reftel),will visit Idaho's Micron Technology and Tokyo-based Elpida within the next week. By the end of March, Hsuan plans to choose either Micron or Elpida, but not both, as foreign [...] | 2009-03-16 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW |
09AITTAIPEI285 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-16 09:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI292 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA NAVY SHIPS CONFRONTATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-17 09:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI298 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-18 09:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI302 | TAIWAN EXPANDS ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION WITH THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Unofficial Taiwan-PRC interaction on the environment has been ongoing since 1987, primarily sponsored by academic institutions advising Taiwan companies investing in the PRC. These exchanges have since grown, and private Taiwan entities regularly advise PRC government agencies o [...] | 2009-03-19 04:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON PGOV PREL ETRD TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI306 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA NAVAL SHIPS CONFRONTATION, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused March 19 news coverage on a meeting between President Ma Ying-jeou and AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt and a press conference hosted by the latter Wednesday; on cross-Strait relations; and on the ongoing investigation into former Presiden [...] | 2009-03-19 09:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI31 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 09:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI328 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA NAVAL CONFRONTATION, U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused March 21-23 news coverage on cross-Strait relations and Taiwan's bid to become an observer in the World Health Assembly in May; on Taiwan's economic situation; and on the controversy caused by the alleged anti-Taiwan remarks by a Toronto [...] | 2009-03-23 09:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI33 | SLUMPING EXPORTS DARKEN TAIWAN'S 2009 ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Although Taiwan's official 2008 GDP growth forecast remains at 2.12%, a 42% year-on-year drop in December exports underscored the economy's vulnerability to slumping global demand. The weak export data prompted the Central Bank to cut its policy rate by 0.5% to 1.5%, and caused t [...] | 2009-01-09 10:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW |
09AITTAIPEI333 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-24 09:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI335 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF U.S.-BASED TAMIL [...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the U.S.-based Tamil Foundation, which on March 5, 2009 was designated under Executive Order 13224 for supporting terrorism. YOUNG [...] | 2009-03-25 05:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID ECON SL TW |
09AITTAIPEI337 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, U.S.-CHINA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused March 25 news coverage on Taiwan's economic prospects; on the controversies surrounding the anti-Taiwan remarks by a former Toronto-based Government Information Office official; and on the ongoing investigation into former President Chen [...] | 2009-03-25 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI359 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-27 09:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI362 | TAIWAN FINALIZING AGENDA FOR NEXT ROUND OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Taiwan hopes to schedule the next round of talks between the Straits Exchange Foundation and China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait for mid-May, although the actual date has yet to be confirmed with Beijing. The agenda for the talks will encompass cross-Str [...] | 2009-03-27 09:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI365 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, NORTH KOREA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused March 28-30 news coverage on the legislative by-election in a district of Taipei City Saturday, in which the KMT narrowly defeated the DPP; on Taiwan's economic prospects; and on developments in cross-Strait relations. The pro-unificati [...] | 2009-03-30 09:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI371 | PSV: INSTITUTE OF ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHY [...] ON MARCH 19, 2009, COMMERCIAL OFFICER ERIC CROWLEY AND FN CINDY CHANG VISITED THE INSTITUTE OF ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHY AT THE ADDRESS CITED IN PSV REQUEST CABLE TO CONDUCT A POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION. DURING THE VISIT POST MET WITH ASSISTANT RESEARCH FELLOW, DR. YUH-JING HWANG. 2. THE INSTI [...] | 2009-04-01 01:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETTC ETRD TW |
09AITTAIPEI372 | PSV: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY [...] ON MARCH 20, 2009, COMMERCIAL OFFICER ERIC CROWLEY AND FN CINDY CHANG VISITED THE NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING (GIEE) AT THE ADDRESS CITED IN PSV REQUEST CABLE TO CONDUCT A POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION. DURING THE VISIT POST MET WITH DR. SHEN-LUAN LIU, [...] | 2009-04-01 01:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETTC ETRD TW |
09AITTAIPEI378 | TAIWAN MULLS NEW ACRONYM FOR CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under domestic political pressure, the Ma administration plans to adopt a new acronym to describe its planned economic cooperation pact with the PRC. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) In an April 1 conversation with econoff, a senior Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) official noted that potentia [...] | 2009-04-01 07:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI379 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-01 09:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI38 | PRESERVING THE INTEGRITY OF THE SPECIAL 301 PROCESS [...] (C) AIT is grateful for the ongoing support of the Washington interagency group as we manage our diverse and complex economic relationship with Taiwan. We share your frustration with the slow pace of Taiwan progress on some of our top agricultural priorities, and continue our effort to remedy [...] | 2009-01-12 09:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL EAGR TW |
09AITTAIPEI386 | MEDIA REACTION: G-20 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 08:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI392 | MEDIA REACTION: G-20, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, NORTH [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 3 on the agreements reached at the G20 summit in London to rescue the global economy; on the legislators' move to cut tax, and on the year-end Taipei County Magistrate election. 2. In terms of editorials and commen [...] | 2009-04-03 08:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI4 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused January 1-2 news coverage on the New Year Eve's celebration in Taiwan and around the world; on Chinese President Hu Jintao's delivering of the "Six Points" of China's Taiwan policy; and on a court ruling on the embezzlement scandal invol [...] | 2009-01-02 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI404 | TAIWAN SATELLITE PROGRAM GOING NATIVE [...] (C) This is an action cable. Please see para. 6 2. (C) SUMMARY. Taiwan's National Space Program Office Director Miau Jiun-jih told us April 1 that the NSPO's existing two satellite programs, the Formosat-2 and Formosat-3, are continuing to operate as scheduled and have exceeded expectat [...] | 2009-04-06 05:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPA ETTC KSCA PREL CH TW |
09AITTAIPEI405 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - MARCH 2009 [...] (U) On March 2, the Advisor attended the Taipei International Machine Tool Show. This year's show was most notable for sparse attendance by potential buyers as compared with last year. (U) According to statistics released by the Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation (TMTF),Taiwan exported US$3.721 b [...] | 2009-04-06 08:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
09AITTAIPEI407 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, G-20 [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 4-6 news coverage on North Korea, which launched a long-range rocket over Japan Sunday; on the Local Government Act passed by the Legislative Yuan Friday, which will allow cities and counties to merge and become special munic [...] | 2009-04-06 08:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI408 | TAIWAN AND SINGAPORE TO RESUME HIGH-LEVEL ECONOMIC [...] (C) According to a contact at the Singapore representative office, Taiwan and Singapore are poised to resume high-level economic talks after a six-year hiatus. Our Singaporean contact noted that Singapore suspended the senior bilateral economic dialogue after what it characterized as excessive [...] | 2009-04-06 09:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW SN |
09AITTAIPEI413 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused April 7 news coverage on the fraud scandals involving several high-ranking Taiwan military officials; on the year-end city mayors' and country magistrates' elections; on a Taiwan fishing boat which was hijacked by Somali pirates in the I [...] | 2009-04-07 09:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI415 | TAIWAN OFFICIALS OUTLINE PLANS FOR CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. During the April 1-3 visit of an interagency trade delegation led by Deputy Assistant USTR Eric Altbach (septels),senior Taiwan officials outlined Taiwan's plans to negotiate a bilateral Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) with the PRC. Although details remain vague, [...] | 2009-04-07 10:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI422 | U.S. TRADE DELEGATION PURSUES BROAD AGENDA WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. In April 1-3 meetings with Taiwan officials, a visiting interagency U.S.trade delegation stressed U.S. interest in concrete progress on beef, rice, pork, maximum residue levels (MRLs),and other agricultural market access issues (septel) as a prelude to reinvigorating the overall [...] | 2009-04-08 08:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL TW |
09AITTAIPEI423 | MEDIA REACTION: G-20, NORTH KOREA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused April 8 news coverage on the ongoing investigations into former President Chen Shui-bian and his family's legal cases; on Taiwan's economic situation; on developments in cross-Strait relations; and on the Pentagon's new defense budget pr [...] | 2009-04-08 09:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI446 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused April 10 news coverage on a Taiwan Intellectual Property Court ruling Thursday, in which the defendant is required to compensate Hermes US$7.58 million for her sale of pirated Hermes Birkin handbags; on the corruption scandals involving [...] | 2009-04-10 10:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI45 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE 050133912 [...] Per reftel request, AIT/T contacted the end user, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSMC),and TSMC Principal Engineer Kenneth Lin confirmed the details of the reftel business transaction. 2. Lin told AIT/T that he asked the foreign consignee, Semicaps Pte. Ltd., to provide TSMC [...] | 2009-01-13 05:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09AITTAIPEI454 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 11-13 news coverage on a series of government-organized events commemorating the 100th birthday of the late President Chiang Ching-kuo; on the developments in cross-Strait relations and the controversy over Taiwan's plan to s [...] | 2009-04-14 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI457 | LEVERAGING U.S.-TAIWAN GLOBAL ISSUES COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. As advanced-economy democracies, the U.S. and Taiwan already cooperate closely on a broad range of global issues. In addition to the many benefits inherent in our bilateral cooperation, the expansion of cross-Strait ties (septel) gives us new options for reinforcing U.S. global i [...] | 2009-04-15 02:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SOCI EAID TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI463 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE 050153101 [...] Summary: Per reftel request, AIT confirmed reftel transaction details with the end user, and visited the foreign consignee to verify its bona fides. End summary. 2. On April 3, Mr. Liao in the Chung Shan Institute of Science & Technology (CSIST) Procurement Office confirmed the details of t [...] | 2009-04-15 02:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09AITTAIPEI465 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-15 10:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI47 | PSV: BURNABY INDUSTRIES CO. [...] AIT COMMERCIAL SECTION DEPUTY CHIEF DARREL CHING AND FN FRANCES LI VISITED BURNABY INDUSTRIES CO. (BURNABY) AT THE ADDRESS GIVEN AND MET WITH THE COMPANY OWNER JOHNSON CHEN AND CONDUCTED A POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION ON JANUARY 12, 2009. 2. BURNABY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1997 AND HAS 6 EMPLOYEES. [...] | 2009-01-13 09:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC TW |
09AITTAIPEI474 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. IMAGE, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 18-20 news coverage on the third round of negotiations between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS),which is slated for April 26 in Nanjing; on the [...] | 2009-04-20 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI478 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-21 09:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI48 | PLC: MITAC INTERNATIONAL CORP. [...] AIT COMMERCIAL SECTION CONTACTED BIS UNIT CHIEF EDWARD HOLLAND REGARDING PLC CASE 409169 AND CONFIRMED MOVING FORWARD ON THE END USER - MITAC INTERNATIONAL CORP. (MIC),INSTEAD OF THE PURCHASER EVERGO MICROWAVE. 2. DEPUTY CHIEF DARREL CHING AND FN FRANCES LI VISITED MIC AND MET WITH ELECTRO [...] | 2009-01-13 09:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC TW |
09AITTAIPEI483 | REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, AIT requests that Washington conduct a human rights review of the below listed Taiwan National Immigration Agency personnel, who will participate in a DHS/ICE Human Trafficking and Smuggling Investigati [...] | 2009-04-23 05:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MAS PHUM PM PREL KTIP TW |
09AITTAIPEI487 | NATIONAL ENERGY CONFERENCE LEANS TOWARD NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Taiwan's April 15-16 third National Energy Conference ended with an informal consensus on what direction energy policy will take in the next decade. President Ma Ying-jeou and Premier Liu Chao-shiuan both pledged to guide the island toward becoming a "low carbon homeland" by emp [...] | 2009-04-24 04:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV PREL KNNP ECON TW |
09AITTAIPEI499 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 07:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI507 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FOREIGN POLICY, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused April 29 news coverage on the swine flu outbreak and the Taiwan government's anti-epidemic plan; and on the developments in cross-Strait relations. Several papers also carried reports from the "Defense News" saying that the United State [...] | 2009-04-29 09:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI509 | Taiwan Enacts New Anti-Terrorism Finance Law [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 14, Taiwan's legislature passed a bill that authorizes financial regulators to take enhanced action against terrorist financing, including freezing bank accounts and financial transactions associated with designated terrorists, entities, and countries. In the past, onl [...] | 2009-04-29 09:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID ECON SL TW |
09AITTAIPEI530 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S OBSERVER STATUS AT WHA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused May 1 news coverage on the world's upgraded alert on the H1N1 flu outbreak and the Taiwan government's anti-epidemic plan; on Taiwan's observer status at this year's World Health Assembly (WHA); and on the surge of the Taiwan Stock Excha [...] | 2009-05-01 09:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI534 | MEDIA REACTION: 100 DAYS OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 09:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI548 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-07 23:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI554 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-08 08:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI562 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - APRIL 2009 [...] (U) From April 6-10, Incident Command Systems Training, implemented by Customs and Border Protection, was held in Taipei. Forty-one high ranking officials from the National Security Bureau, the Coast Guard, the Office of Homeland Security of the Executive Yuan, the Environmental Protection Agen [...] | 2009-05-11 07:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
09AITTAIPEI57 | TERRORISM FINANCE: UN DESIGNATION OF FOUR MEMBERS OF [...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the four members of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Tayyiba designated on December 10, 2008, by the UN Security Council's Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions C [...] | 2009-01-14 09:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC ECON PK TW |
09AITTAIPEI574 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND TAIWAN'S STATUS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-13 08:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI58 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, PRESIDENT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused January 14 news coverage on an AIT statement issued Tuesday confirming that it has discussed with Taiwan the problem of piracy in the Gulf of Aden and that the U.S. Navy has a responsibility to render assistance to any vessel in distress [...] | 2009-01-14 09:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI585 | MEDIA REACTION: THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-15 09:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI59 | TAIWAN'S MEMORY CHIP SECTOR FACING RESTRUCTURING [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's DRAM manufacturers are in trouble. A combination of over-production, price drops beginning in 2007, and stagnant demand during most of 2008 has produced a serious liquidity problem. Two of the leading producers have looked to the Ma administration for relief. The stakes [...] | 2009-01-14 22:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD CH TW |
09AITTAIPEI598 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. TORTURE OF DETAINEES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 05:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI61 | 2008 OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) [...] (U) Responses are keyed to reftel A. I. OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: The overall crime threat in Taiwan is LOW, with the majority of crime, like many large cities, occurring in downtown Taipei and other metropolitan areas. The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is not aware of any [...] | 2009-01-15 09:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ASEC TW |
09AITTAIPEI613 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS; U.S.'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 20 on President Ma Ying-jeou's one-year anniversary in office; on Taiwan's first participation in the World Health Assembly in 38 years; and on a Taiwan expedition team's attempt to climb to the summit of Mt. Everest. [...] | 2009-05-20 09:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI628 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, NORTH KOREA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their May 23-26 news coverage on the H1N1 influenza epidemic in Taiwan; on former South KoreaN President Roh Moo-hyun's suicide; on the junior high school students' exams for entering senior high schools; and on developments in cross-Str [...] | 2009-05-26 09:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI63 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused January 15 news coverage on the Taipei District Prosecutors' Office's search of the Presidential Office Wednesday and the arrest of two Presidential Office staffers for allegedly spying on behalf of China; and on the Control Yuan's decis [...] | 2009-01-15 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI630 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE 050169368 [...] Summary: Based on information obtained from the Ministry of National Defense and site visit to the consignee, EZO Corporation (EZO),it appears that EZO is a reliable recipient of USML items. End summary. Ministry of National Defense ---------------------------- 2. Lieutenant Colonel Wang [...] | 2009-05-27 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09AITTAIPEI631 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their May 27 news coverage on the meeting between KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung and Chinese Communist Party Secretary-General Hu Jintao in Beijing Tuesday and the developments in cross-Strait relations; on President Ma Ying-jeou's trip to C [...] | 2009-05-27 08:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI634 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-01 04:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI642 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, PRESIDENT OBAMA'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 2 on President Ma Ying-jeou's visit to El Salvador, including his interaction with United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a dinner hosted by outgoing El Salvador President Elias Antonio Saca; over the cont [...] | 2009-06-02 09:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI648 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 3 on President Ma Ying-jeou's trip in Central America, including the Ma Administration's latest foreign aid policies and his interaction with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; on two local companies' alleged ins [...] | 2009-06-03 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI652 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 08:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI662 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAIRO SPEECH, NORTH [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 5 news coverage on the change in the board of directors of Formosa Petrochemical Corp. founded by the late business tycoon Wang Yung-ching; on the results of senior high school entrance exams; and on the commemoration of the twentie [...] | 2009-06-05 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI666 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAIRO [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 6-8 on the speculation over President Ma Ying-jeou possibly doubling as KMT chairman after July; on the reshuffle of board members in the Formosa Petrochemical Corp; and on several issues concerning the livelihood of p [...] | 2009-06-08 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI674 | TAIWAN PREPARES TO ALLOW PRC INVESTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In early July, Taiwan plans to open its economy to PRC investment for the first time. Although Taiwan is by some measures the largest external investor in Mainland China, Taiwan has cited national security grounds in banning virtually all PRC investment in its own economy. Taiwan [...] | 2009-06-09 09:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI675 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - MAY 2009 [...] (U) An ICP administrator training program and the last in a four-part series of ICP deployment workshops will take place during the second half of July in Taipei. 2. (U) A Commodity Identification Training program, implemented by the Department of Energy, is scheduled for August 12-14 in Tai [...] | 2009-06-10 01:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
09AITTAIPEI682 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, U.S.-CHINA-JAPAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 10 on President Ma Ying-jeou's decision to run for the KMT chairmanship in July; on Ma's suggestion that people across the Taiwan Strait be able to read traditional Chinese and write simplified Chinese characters; and [...] | 2009-06-10 09:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI692 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE 050169606 [...] Summary: Per reftel request, AIT/T contacted the end user, the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense (MND) Arsenal Readiness Development Center (ARDC),to confirm the order. Because the incoming cable did not indicate the commodities' quantities, AIT/T also contacted the foreign consignee, Yang [...] | 2009-06-12 05:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09AITTAIPEI694 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 05:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI7 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-05 08:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI709 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH IN CAIRO, NORTH [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 13-15 on the potential hike in commodities prices; on the legislature's passage of the Act Governing the Development of Renewable Energy; and on President Ma Ying-jeou's running in the election for the KMT chairmanship [...] | 2009-06-15 08:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI711 | CHINA SENDS BUYING MISSIONS TO TAIWAN [...] (SBU) Summary. A series of large trade missions from the PRC have recently come to Taiwan to place significant orders for products ranging from consumer electronics components to agricultural products. These buying missions, according to public and private sector experts, will likely give Taiw [...] | 2009-06-15 09:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI717 | Penghu in Lead to Open Taiwan's First Casino [...] (SBU) Summary: Penghu County recently submitted an application to the Executive Yuan (EY) to establish a casino on the island, and will hold a legally-required referendum on the issue in August. The Ministry of Transportation and Communication (MOTC) will soon establish an interagency casino c [...] | 2009-06-16 09:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV TW |
09AITTAIPEI721 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI724 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE 050170334 [...] (U) SUMMARY. Per reftel request, AIT/T contacted the end user, the Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST),and visited the consignee, U & U International Inc. We confirmed the order with both end-user and consignee, and assess the consignee to be bona fide. END SUMMARY. CSIS [...] | 2009-06-17 09:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09AITTAIPEI727 | Global Action on Food Security: Securing [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 15, AIT economic and agricultural officers shared reftel information with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Department of Economic and Trade Affairs Director General Weber Shih and Council of Agriculture (COA) International Affairs Department (IAD) Director General Susan [...] | 2009-06-18 03:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON PREL APEC TW |
09AITTAIPEI728 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 03:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI729 | THE DIRECTOR'S JUNE 17 FAREWELL CALL ON VICE [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a June 17 farewell call on Vice Premier Paul Chiu, the Director stressed the importance of promptly opening Taiwan's market to all U.S. beef imports. The Vice Premier acknowledged that beef has long been a major bilateral trade irritant, and was optimistic that the issue co [...] | 2009-06-18 07:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI732 | TERRORISM FINANCE: UN DESIGNATION OF ABDUL HAQ, AKA [...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to Abdul Haq designated on April 15, 2009, by the UN Security Council's Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee (1267 Committee) for targeted sanctions. [...] | 2009-06-18 08:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID UNSC ECON CH TW |
09AITTAIPEI736 | TERRORISM FINANCE: UN DESIGNATION OF ABDUL HAQ, AKA [...] Per Ref A and B, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched and found the following two foreign exchange (FX) transactions with one entity whose names coincided with one of the three Democratic People's Republic of KOREA (DPRK) entities subject to the Presidential Statement (PRST) issued [...] | 2009-06-19 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KN KNNP PARM PREL ECON XE ZO TW |
09AITTAIPEI739 | TAIWAN RESPONSE TO U.S. VIEWS ON THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) On June 17, ESTH officer delivered reftel points to Mr. Hsu Ting Chang, Chief of the Task Force on International Environmental Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (SBU) Hsu stated that German officials have expressed a desire for Taiwan participation in IRENA. Because IRENA [...] | 2009-06-22 07:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KGHG SENV TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI74 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S INAUGURATION, HILLARY CLINTON'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their January 17-20 news coverage on the Taiwan government's distribution of consumption vouchers Sunday, a move aimed at stimulating Taiwan's economy; on the first of three pre-trial hearings on former President Chen Shui-bian's legal c [...] | 2009-01-20 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI745 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, IRAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 20-22 news coverage on Tropical Storm Linfa's brush past Taiwan, local economic problems, and on the development of cross-Strait relations. 2. Among editorials and commentary, an editorial in the mass-circulation "Apple Daily" u [...] | 2009-06-22 09:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI749 | TERRORISM FINANCE: UN DESIGNATION OF ABDUL HAQ, AKA [...] Per Ref A and B, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched and found the following two foreign exchange (FX) transactions with one entity whose names coincided with one of the three Democratic People's Republic of KOREA (DPRK) entities subject to the Presidential Statement (PRST) issued [...] | 2009-06-22 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KN KNNP PARM PREL ECON XE ZO TW |
09AITTAIPEI751 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 23 news coverage on former President Chen Shui-bian's daughter, son-in-law, and son's admission of perjury in the case of embezzlement of the state affairs fund; on Taiwan's historically high 5.82 percent jobless rate; and on the co [...] | 2009-06-23 06:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI76 | TAIWAN REPORTS IRANIAN MISSILE PROGRAM DID NOT [...] (S) In a letter dated December 31, Board of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Department of Import and Export Licensing and Administration officer Chang Chih-chung replied to reftel requests to investigate, and implement sanctions on, four Taiwan companies for likely violations of export control regulation [...] | 2009-01-21 01:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PARM PREL TW |
09AITTAIPEI762 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 09:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI766 | TAIWAN'S MOOTED TRADE PACT WITH THE PRC: STILL A [...] (SBU) Summary. Although details about the scope and timing of a possible cross-Strait economic cooperation agreement remain scarce, the Ma administration continues to move forward on an Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) with the PRC. Officials, academics and industry executives [...] | 2009-06-25 08:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI768 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI775 | DIRECTOR TALKS BEEF, CROSS-STRAIT, TAIWAN ECONOMY [...] (C) In the Director's June 25 farewell call, Premier Liu Chao-shiuan said he sees no problems with implementing the proposed plan to re-open Taiwan,s market to the full range of U.S. beef imports, but did not say Taiwan would agree to include a date certain to hold consultations on lifting an [...] | 2009-06-26 06:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL TW |
09AITTAIPEI777 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 09:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI785 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF, U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their June 27-29 news coverage on the sudden death of Michael Jackson last Thursday; on the arrest of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya by the Honduran military Sunday and its impact on President Ma Ying-jeou's upcoming trip to Central Am [...] | 2009-06-29 09:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI786 | DELIVERY OF UNSCR 1874 DEMARCHES [...] (C) Pol Chief delivered the points in ref A to MOFA North American Affairs Division Director General Harry Tseng on June 25. Tseng noted that, although Taiwan is not a UN member or party to key non-proliferation regimes, it makes every effort to comply with relevant resolutions and standards. [...] | 2009-06-30 01:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE KN TW |
09AITTAIPEI791 | TAIWAN POWERCHIP CHAIRMAN ON FUTURE OF MEMORY CHIP [...] (C) Summary. During a June 29 farewell call with the Director, Powerchip Semiconductor Chairman Frank Huang expressed guarded optimism about the future of Taiwan's DRAM memory chip sector. Huang dismissed the possibility of a restructuring of the sector, saying the Taiwan Memory Corporation [...] | 2009-06-30 08:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI792 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF, IRAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 30 news coverage on the Executive Yuan's approval Monday of the merger of Tainan City and Tainan County into one special municipality; on Taiwan-born New York Yankees pitcher Wang Chien-ming's first victory of the season Sunday; on [...] | 2009-06-30 09:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI795 | THE DIRECTOR'S JUNE 30 FAREWELL CALL ON VICE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 30 farewell call with the Director, Vice President Vincent Siew on his own initiative said "the beef issue will be solved soon," but did not provide a detailed timeline. Looking wan but engaged after recent cancer surgery, the Vice President called for a vibrant U.S.-Ta [...] | 2009-06-30 09:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ETRD PREL EAGR TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI808 | MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS, IRAQ [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused July 2 news coverage on Taiwan's university entrance exams; on former President Chen Shui-bian's legal case; and on the effect of opening Taiwan to Chinese investment. In terms of editorials and commentaries, a column in the centrist, K [...] | 2009-07-02 08:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI814 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, U.S.-JAPAN-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their July 3-6 news coverage on President Ma Ying-jeou's trip in Latin America; on the developments in cross-Strait relations; on the university entrance examination for senior high school students island-wide; and on the shoulder injury [...] | 2009-07-06 08:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI817 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE 050176409 [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request, AIT/T contacted the end user, Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST),and visited the consignee, SmartStar Technology. We confirmed the order with both end-user and consignee, and assess the consignee to be bona fide. End summary. CSIST -- [...] | 2009-07-06 09:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09AITTAIPEI826 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, OBAMA AND RUSSIA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their news coverage July 7 on the riots and street battles that broke out in China's Xinjiang region Sunday; on the legal cases involving former President Chen Shui-bian and his family; and on the developments in cross-Strait relations. [...] | 2009-07-07 09:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI829 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-JAPAN-TAIWAN RELATIONS, XINJIANG [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 8 on a Tuesday Taipei County report saying that traces of arsenic were found in the frying oil of two of the county's McDonald's branches and one Domino's Pizza branch; on the escalating riots in China's Xinjiang regio [...] | 2009-07-08 08:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI831 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JUNE 2009 [...] (U) An ICP Deployment Workshop is scheduled to take place in Taipei on July 13-14. 2. (U) A Commodity Identification Training program, implemented by the Department of Energy, is scheduled for August 12-14 in Taipei. 3. (U) An ICP Administrator Training is scheduled for August 27-28 in [...] | 2009-07-09 10:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
09AITTAIPEI832 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF AND APPLES, HONDURAS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 9 on the Ma Ying-jeou administration's efforts to fight corruption; on the legal cases involving former President Chen Shui-bian and his family; and on developments in cross-Strait relations. Several newspapers report [...] | 2009-07-09 10:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI834 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, the AIT Kaohsiung branch office (AIT/K) Deputy Principal Officer and Economic Section Assistant visited Gon Cheng Precision Instruments Co. Ltd in Pingtung City, Taiwan and interviewed the company's Manager, Jason Lee. AIT/K also conducted telephone interviews with C [...] | 2009-07-09 10:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09AITTAIPEI837 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-RUSSIA RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 06:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI849 | TAIWAN CROSS-STRAIT POLICY EXPERTS HIGHLIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In recent meetings with AIT officers, senior staff at Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) and Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) underscored what they characterize as generally favorable public perceptions of Ma administration efforts to pursue closer economic integration wi [...] | 2009-07-14 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV TW CH |
09AITTAIPEI85 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S INAUGURATION [...] Summary: January 21, Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies gave significant news and editorial coverage to the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday. Almost all papers devoted their first few pages to Obama's taking the helm as the United States' 44th pres [...] | 2009-01-21 10:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI851 | 6.3 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES OFF TAIWAN'S EAST [...] (U) On July 13, a total of four earthquakes were recorded overnight off the east coast of Taiwan. The largest occurred at 2:05 AM, located 57 kilometers east of Hualian city. It registered a magnitude of 6.3. The three smaller quakes ranged in magnitude from 3.9 to 5.1 and were located betwe [...] | 2009-07-14 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ECON SENV TW XE |
09AITTAIPEI859 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA AND U.S. ECONOMY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-16 07:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI864 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 09:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI867 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-20 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI881 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, PAKISTAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 22 on a security breach in Taiwan's Presidential Office in late June; on the solar eclipse that happened on the morning of the 22nd; and on developments in cross-Strait relations. In terms of editorials and commentarie [...] | 2009-07-22 09:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI883 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-23 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI888 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND ASEAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 10:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI89 | MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ, OBAMA'S INAUGURATION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their January 22 news coverage on the son, daughter-in-law and brother-in-law of former President Chen Shui-bian, who all pled guilty Wednesday to involvement in the family's money laundering operations; and on the inauguration of U.S. P [...] | 2009-01-22 07:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI897 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 25-27 on the 2009 World Games, which closed successfully in Kaohsiung on Sunday; on President Ma Ying-jeou's election as KMT Chairman Sunday; and on the developments in cross-Strait relations. In terms of editorials a [...] | 2009-07-27 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI908 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, NORTH KOREA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 29 on former President Chen Shui-bian, who attended the last hearing for his money laundering and corruption trial Tuesday; on the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue; and on developments in cross-Strait relatio [...] | 2009-07-29 10:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI910 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA STRATEGIC AND ECONOMIC DIALOGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 08:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI927 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 09:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI932 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 08:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI938 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, NORTH KOREA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 5 on the legal cases involving former President Chen Shui-bian and his family; on the Taiwan government's move to take over a financially troubled local insurance company; on the looming water shortage for Taiwan; an [...] | 2009-08-05 09:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI942 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-06 09:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI961 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage August 7-10 to typhoon Morakot, which hit Taiwan Friday and Saturday, and the record-breaking torrential rains it brought has triggered the most devastating floods in southern Taiwan in the last fifty years. In terms of [...] | 2009-08-10 09:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI971 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-12 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI975 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - AUGUST 2009 [...] (SBU) On July 21, the Advisor and the EconChief met with Lin, Sheng-Chung, Vice Minister of the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). The meeting was to provide first-hand knowledge of EXBS work in Taiwan and to elevate export control discussions above the working level. (SBU) Vice Mi [...] | 2009-08-13 07:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
09AITTAIPEI977 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-13 07:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI989 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 05:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI994 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-17 09:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
09AITTAIPEI999 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE 050180288 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Per reftel request, AIT/T contacted the end user, the Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST),and visited consignees May Geng Duo Development Co., Ltd. and Channel Link Inc. CSIST ----- 2. (SBU) Mr. Liao Wei-yao from CSIST Procurement Office confirmed the or [...] | 2009-08-18 05:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09ANKARA452 | (S) ADDITIONAL INFO ON AK MAKINA'S DEALINGS IN [...] (S) We provided the additional information regarding Turkish firm Ak Makina's dealings with Iran (ref a) to MFA Deputy DG for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Ahmet Gun on March 25. Gun expressed appreciation for the information and pledged to share and review the information with appropriate [...] | 2009-03-25 13:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR TU |
09BEIJING103 | JANUARY 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: MIDDLE EAST, EU, INTERNET [...] Key points at the January 13 MFA press briefing: -- China is "gravely concerned" that UN Security Council resolution 1860 is "not being implemented" in Gaza. -- China "attaches great importance" to its relationship with the EU -- China calls on France to create conditions for the improv [...] | 2009-01-13 09:18:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM CH TW IS XG RW UG BR KN MI SF CB |
09BEIJING1080 | CROSS-STRAIT FTA A POSSIBILITY? [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan is intent on negotiating with Beijing a comprehensive Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA),equivalent to an FTA, according to a contact who met recently with top officials from both sides. Beijing is amenable to reaching a deal with Taipei that will advance cro [...] | 2009-04-23 03:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH |
09BEIJING1174 | BEIJING CONTACTS HAIL ECONOMIC"BREAKTHOUGH" AT [...] (C) Embassy contacts trumpeted the outcome of the April 25-26 PRC-Taiwan dialogue in Nanjing as a breakthrough for cross-strait economic cooperation. Two contacts noted that the rapid progress since the renewal of talks in June 2008 had "exceeded expectations." The Financial Cooperation Agre [...] | 2009-04-30 11:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN EFIN ETRD PREL TW CH |
09BEIJING1176 | XXXXXXXXXXXXDISCUSSES G-20, DPRK, [...] (C) Taiwan's participation as an observer at the upcoming May World Health Assembly (WHA) meetings demonstrated what could be achieved based on "one China, very broadly interpreted," XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX working lunch hosted by the Charge d'Affaires. XXXXXXXXXXXX said he would ask for approp [...] | 2009-04-30 13:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL ECON EFIN PARM PHUM KUNR CH TW KN KS |
09BEIJING1206 | INCREASED GOVERNMENT CENSORSHIP OF POLITICAL [...] (C) Aggressive censorship is making it more difficult to hold political discussions online, according to multiple bloggers and online activists. While contacts differed on whether the ongoing "anti-vulgarity" campaign was being employed as cover for the political tightening, all agreed that c [...] | 2009-05-06 08:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PROP SCUL SOCI CH TW EINT |
09BEIJING1285 | MAY 13 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: ARMS SALES, MA'S ONE YEAR MARK, [...] Key points from the May 13 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing: -- Regarding potential U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, the TAO spokesman said China's "consistent" and "clear-cut" policy is that it opposes U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. -- Assessing Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's first year [...] | 2009-05-13 23:02:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM ECON ETRD CH TW |
09BEIJING1295 | PRC: NEW MFA BOUNDARY AND OCEAN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT [...] (C) The recently-established MFA Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs would focus more on technical and legal issues than on policy matters, including providing advice on incidents involving USNS vessels in the South and East China seas, Maritime Delimitation Division Director Yang Li told [...] | 2009-05-14 09:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PHSA PREL PGOV ECON CH TW XC |
09BEIJING145 | TAIWAN: HU JINTAO'S DECEMBER 31 SPEECH SETS MORE [...] (C) In his December 31 speech, President Hu Jintao established a more realistic, flexible and less urgent policy direction on Taiwan, according to Embassy contacts. The speech's purpose is to establish new "guiding principles" that elevate Hu's "Six Points" on Taiwan policy to the level of De [...] | 2009-01-16 08:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MOPS CH TW |
09BEIJING147 | CHINA'S SEVEN-POINT ROADMAP FOR BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's January 15 farewell call, Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi expressed gratitude for the President's support for strong bilateral relations and asked the Ambassador to deliver a seven-point message to Washington: -- Appreciation for President Bush's pe [...] | 2009-01-16 09:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR EFIN PK IN KN KS TW IR |
09BEIJING164 | January 20 MFA Press Briefing: Wen Jiabao Visit to Europe, [...] Key points at the January 20 MFA Press Briefing: -- Premier Wen Jiabao will visit EU headquarters, Switzerland, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom from January 27-February 2. Wen plans to attend the upcoming World Economic Forum in Davos. -- As President-elect Obama prepares to take offi [...] | 2009-01-20 10:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KS KN CH SZ UK SP GM EU TW |
09BEIJING1710 | JUNE 23 MFA PRESS BREIFING: DPRK VESSEL, H1N1, IRAN [...] Key points at the June 23 MFA press briefing: -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Qin Gang stated that China was aware of relevant reports of a DPRK vessel transporting munitions but emphasized that any related inspections must abide by the provisions of UNSC 1874. -- Qin asserted [...] | 2009-06-23 11:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHSA AO BM CH JA IR KN KS SW TW |
09BEIJING177 | EU'S TAKE ON THE SINO-EU STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: [...] (C) Summary: In contrast to previous years, the January 19 Sino-EU Strategic Dialogue was surprisingly productive, according to the Czech Embassy. After an initial Chinese diatribe on Tibet, the remainder of the dialogue was open, friendly, and "more than just talking points." Though the fo [...] | 2009-01-21 09:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KIRF XG EZ TW CH |
09BEIJING1821 | 2009 U.S.-CHINA DEFENSE CONSULTATIVE TALKS (DCT), [...] (C) During the first session of the 10th U.S.-PRC Defense Consultative Talks (DCT) held June 23-24 2009 in Beijing, both the U.S. and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) delegations affirmed that presidents of the two countries had charged them with improving the military-to-military relations [...] | 2009-07-01 00:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MOPS CH TW |
09BEIJING1822 | 2009 U.S.-CHINA DEFENSE CONSULTATIVE TALKS (DC), [...] (C) The U.S. policy of conducting surveillance in China's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) reflects a Cold War mentality and should be stopped, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) delegation maintained during the second session of Defense Consultative Talks (DCT) June 23, 2009. U.S. surveillance [...] | 2009-07-01 00:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MOPS CH TW |
09BEIJING1823 | 2009 U.S.-CHINA DEFENSE CONSULTATIVE TALKS: ASIA [...] (S) China appreciates and shares the concerns of the United States, Japan and South Korea regarding the North Korean nuclear test, Deputy Chief of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Staff Lieutenant General Ma Xiaotian told Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP) Michele Flournoy [...] | 2009-07-01 00:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL PARM MOPS CH TW |
09BEIJING1826 | 2009 U.S.-CHINA DEFENSE CONSULTATIVE TALKS (DCT), [...] (C) During a discussion on advancing the U.S.-PRC Dialogue on Nuclear Policy and Strategy as part of the 10th U.S.-China Defense Consultative Talks (DCT),Lieutenant General Ma Xiaotian responded to a U.S. presentation on the Defense Department's Nuclear Posture Review (NPR),Ballistic Missil [...] | 2009-07-01 01:16:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MOPS CH TW |
09BEIJING1827 | 2009 U.S.-PRC DEFENSE CONSULTATIVE TALKS (DCT) [...] (S) Summary: Lieutenant General Ma Xiaotian, Deputy Chief of the PLA General Staff, stretched what was to be a sixty minute Small Group session with Ms. Michele Flournoy, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP),into ninety minutes, and focused his remarks on objecting to U.S. arms sales [...] | 2009-07-01 01:20:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL PARM MOPS CH TW |
09BEIJING1838 | JULY 2 MFA PRESS BREIFING: WU DAWEI, G-8, GREEN DAM, [...] Key points at the July 2 MFA press briefing: -- Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei began his visit to Russia, the United States, Japan and South Korea on July 2, and will "exchange views with relevant parties" on the situation on the Korean Peninsula as well as issues relating to Northeast Asia. [...] | 2009-07-01 10:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PARM ECIN CH JA KN KS ZI RS IT TW |
09BEIJING2249 | SCENESETTER FOR HFAC CHAIRMAN BERMAN'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Chairman Berman, your visit to China comes in a year filled with key anniversaries and events: January 1 marked 30 years of U.S.-China diplomatic relations; March saw the 50th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising and the Dalai Lama's flight to India; June 4 marked the 20th anniversar [...] | 2009-08-06 09:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP PREL PHUM PGOV ECON PARM MARR CH TW |
09BEIJING2534 | BEIJING AND THE DALAI LAMA'S TAIWAN VISIT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: China has made two public statements on the Dalai Lama's ongoing Taiwan visit; the first condemning the trip but blaming it on Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP),the second warning that that the visit is "bound to affect cross-Strait relations." [...] | 2009-09-03 11:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KIRF CH TW |
09BEIJING2570 | XINJIANG STABILITY, ISRAEL SETTLEMENTS, PAKISTAN, INDIA [...] Key points at the September 8 MFA press briefing: -- The Chinese Government was capable of dealing with the situation in Xinjiang and would handle the issue according to law. -- China hoped that Israel would "be prudent and take measures to facilitate the early resumption of talks" with Pal [...] | 2009-09-08 09:10:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MNUC SENV CH KN KS JP IN IR AE IS PK TW |
09BEIJING2574 | CROSS-STRAIT TRADE TALKS: THE VIEW FROM BEIJING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-08 11:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL EINV KIPR CM TW |
09BEIJING26 | January 6 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: MIDDLE EAST, SOMALI PIRACY, [...] Key points at the January 6 MFA press briefing: -- China has told "relevant parties" to "stop military action" in the Middle East. -- Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao fishing vessels can apply for protection from the Chinese naval flotilla in the sea off Somalia through appropriate channels. [...] | 2009-01-06 11:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM EWWT CH TW IS |
09BEIJING2693 | SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Mister Deputy Secretary, your trip to Beijing comes as a simultaneously prosperous and stable yet anxious and brittle China prepares for its 60th birthday October 1. Thirty years of double-digit economic growth have brought a measure of stability and prosperity to many, yet numerous politi [...] | 2009-09-18 12:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR CH KN AF PK TW |
09BEIJING285 | PRO-REFORM BLOGGER DESCRIBES PRC DEMOCRACY GROUPS, [...] (C) The main model for the December-released "Charter 08" manifesto calling for democratic reforms in China (ref B) was "Formosa Magazine," the former journal of the Taiwan democratic opposition, according to well-known Chinese liberal blogger and media commentator Zhao Jin (aka "Michael Anti, [...] | 2009-02-05 10:23:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI KDEM TW CH |
09BEIJING2864 | SUBJECT: EAP A/S CAMPBELL AND MFA DG ZHENG [...] (C) Summary: The international community's engagement strategy and overall policy of sanctions against Burma have failed, said MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Department Director General Zheng Zeguang in an October 13 working lunch with EAP A/S Campbell. A/S Campbell called for incre [...] | 2009-10-14 09:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM PGOV CASC SENV CH TW BM |
09BEIJING2914 | EAP A/S CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH MND/FAO MG QIAN [...] (C) Summary: Major General Qian Lihua, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of China's Ministry of Defense, responded positively, if cautiously, to EAP A/S Campbell's urging of improved military-to-military relations within a broader, inter-agency strategic dialogue, but complained that res [...] | 2009-10-21 06:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS PHUM PBTS PHSA PINS TW CH |
09BEIJING3083 | NOVEMBER 10 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: OBAMA VISIT, EXCHANGE RATE, [...] Key points at the November 10 MFA press briefing: -- The visit of U.S. President Obama will have a great influence on the future development of bilateral relations. -- China will follow a proactive and transparent policy to improve the Renminbi (RMB) exchange mechanism and give full play to [...] | 2009-11-11 23:06:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN ECON PHSA ABUD IN XA TW SY |
09BEIJING3128 | PORTRAIT OF VICE PRESIDENT XI JINPING: "AMBITIOUS [...] (C) According to a well connected Embassy contact, Politburo Standing Committee Member and Vice President Xi Jinping is "exceptionally ambitious," confident and focused, and has had his "eye on the prize" from early adulthood. Unlike many youth who "made up for lost time by having fun" after t [...] | 2009-11-16 12:20:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL CH TW |
09BEIJING3414 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MURRAY [...] (SBU) Senator Murray, your delegation will arrive in Beijing and Shanghai two months after President Obama's November 15-18 visit to China. Overall, the Chinese leadership is pleased with the direction of U.S.-China relations and your hosts will likely frame this session of U.S.-China Interpa [...] | 2009-12-21 10:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON CH TW IR NK |
09BEIJING3482 | POPULAR PRC FILM REDRAWS TAIWAN PROPAGANDA [...] (SBU) Summary: The blockbuster film "The Founding of a Republic," released in China to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, marks a noteworthy shift in Chinese propaganda on Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang . While the storyline of the movie is consistent with [...] | 2009-12-29 05:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI CH TW |
09BEIJING350 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO CHINA, [...] (C) Madame Secretary, your having chosen to visit China during your first trip abroad as Secretary of State has special significance well understood and appreciated by the Chinese. Chinese leaders place great importance on personal relationships with foreign counterparts and on the symbolism [...] | 2009-02-11 09:40:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR CH TW |
09BEIJING517 | PRC LEADERS KEEN TO FORGE CLOSE TIES WITH U.S.; HU [...] (C) The PRC leadership is determined to forge close ties with the new U.S. Administration, viewing relations with Washington as the key to China´s engagement with the world, according to an Embassy contact with access to the Chinese leadership. Though China has long viewed its relationship with [...] | 2009-02-27 09:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
09BEIJING559 | PRESS BRIEFING: DEFENSE SPENDING, FISCAL STIMULUS [...] (SBU) At a March 4 press conference designed to preview the March 5 opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC),NPC Spokesman Li Zhaoxing commented on the following issues: -- Defense Spending: China's defense spending in 2009 will increase by 62.4 billion RMB (approximately 9.2 [...] | 2009-03-04 12:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN CH TW |
09BEIJING57 | DASD SEDNEY'S MEETING WITH COMMUNIST PARTY [...] (C) Vice Minister of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee International Department (CCID) Zhang Zhijun told Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) David Sedney December 18 that China "treasures" its relationship with the United States and considers the U.S.-China relations [...] | 2009-01-08 09:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS CH AF XD SO RS TW KN IZ XA |
09BEIJING579 | PRC: COW'S TONGUE CLAIM NOT LICKED, DESPITE [...] (C) China expects the South China Sea (SCS) sovereignty dispute arising from a maritime baselines bill recently passed in the Philippines Congress will not ratchet up tension in the region and will not affect China's SCS claim, according to an MFA official. China will continue its "shelve dif [...] | 2009-03-05 09:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PHSA PREL PGOV ECON CH TW XC |
09BEIJING58 | PRC: DASD SEDNEY DISCUSSES MIL-MIL, IRAN, TAIWAN [...] (S) In a December 19 meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense David Sedney emphasized the need for improving U.S.-China military-to-military relations and stressed that single issues should not interfere with dialogue between the United States an [...] | 2009-01-08 09:49:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS PARM PTER CH TW IR PK IN KN |
09BEIJING580 | PREMIER CONFIDENT CHINA CAN OVERCOME GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Premier Wen Jiabao said China is confident it can overcome the difficulties caused by the global financial crisis in presenting his annual "Government Work Report" to the opening session of the National People's Congress on March 5. In China's equivalent of the State of the Union addres [...] | 2009-03-05 15:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN SOCI ELAB PREL CH TW |
09BEIJING589 | NPC PRESS BRIEFING ON CHINA'S ECONOMY BY PBOC, [...] (SBU) Summary. At a March 6 press conference held in conjunction with the ongoing National People's Congress annual meeting (refs),People's Bank of China (PBOC) Governor Zhou Xiaochuan, Minister of Finance (MOF) Xie Xuren, and National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Chairman Zhang [...] | 2009-03-06 10:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL CH HK TW |
09BEIJING607 | FOREIGN MINISTER YANG JIECHI HOLDS NPC PRESS CONFERENCE [...] Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi outlined China's foreign policy priorities in a March 7 press conference held on the margins of the ongoing National People's Congress (NPC). U.S.-China relations are "off to a good start" under the new Obama administration, Yang said, noting there currently is an [...] | 2009-03-09 12:32:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON ETRD EFIN PHUM ENRG CH TW XA RS KN KS |
09BEIJING666 | PREMIER ADDRESSES FINANCIAL CRISIS, TIBET, TAIWAN, [...] (SBU) Premier Wen Jiabao set the tone for his annual press conference at the conclusion of the National People's Congress (NPC) by noting on March 13 that this year's NPC session had been convened in the midst of the global financial crisis and therefore had focused on China's financial stimul [...] | 2009-03-13 18:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREL EFIN CH TW KN KS FR |
09BEIJING762 | TAIWAN: PRC CONTACTS DISCUSS BEIJING'S "SOFTER" [...] (C) The "softer" language on Taiwan used in Beijing during the recently-ended "two meetings" by PRC leaders, who made no reference to opposing Taiwan "independence," suggested a conclusion to a period of cross-Strait confrontation and was "extremely significant," according to Beijing-based Taiw [...] | 2009-03-24 08:49:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
09BEIJING807 | MARCH 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: MILITARY POWER REPORT, TIBET, [...] Key points at the March 26 MFA press briefing: -- The recently released China Military Power Report "contains gross distortions of fact" and China has expressed its "resolute opposition" and "made representations" to the United States. -- The "Dalai Clique premeditated and coordinated" the [...] | 2009-03-26 10:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM EINT CH KS KN JA RS AF FR TW |
09BEIJING880 | CHRISTIANITY: UNIVERSITY STUDENTS "MORE OPEN" TO [...] (C) Summary: Most Peking University students had an "objective" attitude toward Christianity, suggesting that religious tolerance had "increased" in China, according to a recent survey conducted by a professor at the university. The professor told PolOff his survey found that four percent of [...] | 2009-04-02 08:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF CH HK TW |
09BEIJING923 | APRIL 7 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NORTH KOREA LAUNCH, SOMALI [...] Key points at the April 7 MFA press briefing: -- The UN Security Council should "make a prudent response" to the North Korea rocket launch and a satellite launch is "different than a missile launch or nuclear test." -- China has been "working to rescue the crew" of a ship from "Chinese Tai [...] | 2009-04-07 11:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM CH KS KN JA FR VE TW |
09BRIDGETOWN210 | ST LUCIA: GOVERNMENT WEAKNESS AND FOREIGN [...] (C) The government's integrity and accountability are under increasing strain in St. Lucia in the face of continued tensions within the governing party and windfall foreign funds being deployed by Taiwan into government constituencies. With the ongoing economic slowdown impacting the island, [...] | 2009-04-03 16:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM PREL INRB XL CH TW EAID OFDP |
09GUANGZHOU131 | Dongguan Factory Does Damage Control after Labor Abuse [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Executives at Meitai Plastics and Electronics, criticized in a recent report by the U.S.-based National Labor Committee, acknowledged to Congenoff that some of its labor practices were not in compliance with global standards set by the industry. They were at pains t [...] | 2009-02-24 07:45:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD TW CH |
09GUANGZHOU219 | Waiting for Godot? Or Just Plain Waiting? Xiamen Waits [...] (SBU) Direct cross-Strait air and sea links have arrived, but many in Xiamen are still waiting for the economic benefits. Officials at Xiamen's port say you don't have to look far; the benefits are already here, especially for Taiwan companies that want to export to China. However, Taiwan inve [...] | 2009-04-13 09:17:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EWWT EAIR PREL PGOV CH TW |
09GUANGZHOU260 | Phoenix TV in the Mainland - Self Censorship or Just [...] (SBU) Summary: So how's Phoenix TV doing in China? How much has it expanded its coverage in China over the last fifteen years? Is it on its way to becoming the Chinese-language CNN (or FOX)? How much independence can it realistically aspire to? Of course, it all depends whom you talk with a [...] | 2009-04-29 09:15:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL SOCI PHUM PGOV ECON HK TW CH |
09GUANGZHOU42 | Bad News Sinks In: It's Worse than We Thought it would be - [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: It's always instructive and well worth revisiting Dongguan, a Pearl River Delta (PRD) export manufacturing center that is a barometer of the worst economic downturn China has confronted in the past decade or two. According to the head of the local Taiwan Businessmen [...] | 2009-01-22 03:27:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV ELAB TW CH |
09GUANGZHOU451 | Taiwan Research Institute: Cross-Strait Understanding [...] (SBU) Summary: "Ignorance is our greatest enemy," said Professor Liu Guoshen of Xiamen University's Taiwan Research Institute (TRI) as he opened a recent meeting with visiting American scholars. TRI academics used the opportunity to emphasize the value of direct exchanges between PRC and Taiwa [...] | 2009-07-30 08:49:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TW CH |
09GUANGZHOU481 | Fujian Businesses: Looking for Opportunities In the Midst [...] (U) Summary: Although the global economic crisis has severely impacted export businesses, the crisis has also created new opportunities, according to Fujian Province company executives. Larger, more efficient export-oriented companies said they had consolidated and increased market share as [...] | 2009-08-07 07:41:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD CH TW |
09GUANGZHOU574 | Cross-Strait Trade and Economics Surging Forward at CIFIT [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Cross-Strait economic cooperation was a hot topic at the 13th annual China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) Conference earlier this month in Xiamen. A large group of Taiwan business leaders, academics and working-level officials participated in a h [...] | 2009-09-30 08:40:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL EINV KIPR ECON PGOV TW CH |
09GUANGZHOU587 | Big Plans for Hainan -- Officials and Business Leaders [...] (SBU) Summary: Key components of China's economic development strategy will be pilot tested in Hainan Province, according to provincial officials and researchers. Officials claimed central government proposals set to be approved soon would position the island province as a duty free zone, ful [...] | 2009-10-14 09:08:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV ETRD PREL EINV PGOV TW CH |
09GUANGZHOU622 | U.S. SOUTH CHINA COMPANIES REVIEW WEAK IPR ENFORCEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Intellectual property right (IPR) infringement -- including counterfeiting, unlicensed technology transfer, hard-disc piracy and unauthorized internet distribution of copyrighted content -- cost U.S. firms in south China hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue and pose a [...] | 2009-11-04 09:16:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD EINV PREL PGOV CH TW HK |
09GUANGZHOU677 | Female Official Named New Fujian Party Secretary [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Twenty-five years since the last woman was appointed to a provincial party secretary position, the Chinese central government has named Sun Chunlan as the new Party Secretary of Fujian Province. Sun's appointment suggests a further expansion of President Hu Jintao's [...] | 2009-12-15 08:03:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON SOCI SCUL CH TW |
09GUANGZHOU703 | Green Investment in China's "Backyard Garden": [...] (SBU) Summary: Seeking to capitalize on Hainan's stated objectives of boosting clean energy research and development (R&D) and strengthening protection of its natural environment (reftel),Consul General Goldbeck and AmCham South China President Harley Seyedin jointly led a delegation December [...] | 2009-12-24 03:50:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV ETRD PREL EINV PGOV TW CH |
09HONGKONG1140 | C-AL9-00948: HONG KONG-TAIWAN ELEVATE TIES TO NEW [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Hong Kong and Taiwan exchanged groundbreaking visits the first week of June, elevating ties to a new level. Hong Kong Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Stephen Lam became the first principal Hong Kong official to make an official visit to Taiwan since 1 [...] | 2009-06-23 07:22:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HK TW |
09HONGKONG212 | FY2008 SUMMARY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING BY [...] (SBU) Law enforcement cooperation and capacity building are top priorities in Post's Mission Strategic Plan. To this end, during FY 2008, USG security officials stationed at AmConGen Hong Kong organized and/or funded training programs for 69 police officers, 79 customs officials, and five othe [...] | 2009-02-04 10:39:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR PINS ASEC TW CH HK |
09HONGKONG2148 | USG-SPONSORED LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY BUILDING IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Law enforcement cooperation and capacity building in Hong Kong and Macau are top priorities in Post's Mission Strategic Plan. This cable highlights the active efforts by Post's eight resident law enforcement agencies during Fiscal Year (FY) 2009. Post coordinated and/or funded [...] | 2009-11-23 07:57:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC SNAR PINS OEXC KCRM PREL TW CH MC HK |
09HONGKONG2215 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) Per reftel A request, post conducted a pre-license end-use check on Foreign Consignee Sino Technology Co. Ltd. Post determined that Sino Technology does not have a true physical presence in Hong Kong. Since Sino Technology does not have a true physical presence in Hong Kong and appears t [...] | 2009-12-04 11:13:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC BX TH TW HK |
09HONGKONG336 | HONG KONG GOVERNMENT BRIEFS CONSUL GENERAL ON [...] (C) Summary and comment: Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Stephen Lam told the Consul General February 20 that Hong Kong hopes to expand relations with Taiwan through its Inter-City Forum and at the same time cultivate the next generation of Taiwan leaders. Lam dismissed the [...] | 2009-02-24 09:43:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HK CH TW |
09HONGKONG746 | HONG KONG/TAIWAN: HIGH-LEVEL VISITS TO SPUR TIES [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong-Taiwan relations have experienced a recent surge of activity, with Hong Kong's Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing becoming the first senior Hong Kong official since 1997 to visit Taiwan, when he led the Hong Kong and Macau delegation to the second World Buddhist Fo [...] | 2009-04-23 10:16:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL HK TW |
09KOLONIA35 | POHNPEI STATE SEEKS TO OPEN TRADE OFFICE IN TAIWAN - CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY. People's Republic of China (PRC) Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Liu Fei recently complained to Amembassy officers that Pohnpei State Governor John Ehsa planned to establish a Pohnpei trade office in Taiwan. Liu said China had raised strong objections and [...] | 2009-03-18 03:22:00 | Embassy Kolonia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW FM |
09MBABANE280 | TAIWAN'S STOCK IS STILL HIGH IN SWAZILAND [...] (SBU) Taiwan's recently arrived ambassador to Swaziland, Peter M. Y. Tsai, told the Ambassador October 17 that his country continued to enjoy excellent relations with the Kingdom of Swaziland. Against the backdrop of the World Food Day and World Poverty Day commemorations in Lavumisa, Swazila [...] | 2009-10-19 15:10:00 | Embassy Mbabane | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PINR SZ TW |
09SANAA1246 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ELICITING YEMENI COOPERATION [...] (S) The Ambassador delivered reftel talking points to Foreign Minister Abu Baker al-Qirbi during a July 11 meeting. The Ambassador prefaced his delivery of the points by noting that, when the subject of CENTCOM overflights of Yemeni territorial waters had first come up, the Foreign Minister [...] | 2009-07-12 13:50:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW YM |
09SANAA1667 | ROYG RESPONSE: ELICITING YEMENI COOPERATION FOR [...] (S) The Ambassador has raised the issue of ROYG cooperation in countering arms smuggling through Yemeni territorial waters with Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi during numerous conversations since July. The Ambassador explained the USG interest in conducting overflights of Yemeni territoria [...] | 2009-09-13 13:48:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW YM |
09SEOUL1070 | LEE ADMINISTRATION CHANGES TO DEFENSE REFORM 2020 [...] (C) On June 26, the ROK Government announced significant revisions to the "National Defense Reform 2020" plan. In short, the plan will increase the ROK's counterstrike/counterfire capability in the face of the growing North Korean missile threat, while reducing the numbers of ROK troops by 1 [...] | 2009-07-07 07:09:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV KS KN JA CH TW |
09SHANGHAI115 | UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN SHANGHAI POSITIVE ABOUT SECRETARY'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary Clinton's visit to China in February and her comment that "we are in the same boat" left many university students in Shanghai with a positive impression, hopeful of future bilateral cooperation on the economic crisis and climate change. Students in several roundtable [...] | 2009-03-11 07:57:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD PHUM CH TW |
09SHANGHAI160 | CHINA AND AFRICA: SHANGHAI VIEWS ON EXPANDING TRADE AND [...] (C) Summary: During March 2009 meetings with four Shanghai-based Africa scholars, the largest Chinese investor in Africa, and officials from the Egyptian and South African Consulates General in Shanghai, Congenoffs examined the evolving state of China-Africa relations. The upcoming Forum on China-A [...] | 2009-04-10 01:32:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EINV CH XA TW |
09SHANGHAI200 | CROSS-STRAIT TALKS IN NANJING PRODUCE EXPECTED RESULTS: [...] (C) Summary: East China interlocutors said there were no surprises from the third round of cross-Strait SEF-ARATS talks held in Nanjing April 25-26. The three agreements on direct flights, financial cooperation, and anti-crime cooperation mark the continuation of gradual improvement in cross-S [...] | 2009-04-30 08:48:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EAIR EFIN CH TW |
09SHANGHAI202 | RESUBMISSION - CROSS-STRAIT TALKS IN NANJING PRODUCE [...] (C) Summary: East China interlocutors said there were no surprises from the third round of cross-Strait SEF-ARATS talks held in Nanjing April 25-26. The three agreements on direct flights, financial cooperation, and anti-crime cooperation mark the continuation of gradual improvement in cross-S [...] | 2009-05-04 01:21:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EAIR EFIN CH TW |
09SHANGHAI206 | TAIWAN BUSINESS LEADER IN NANJING SEES PROGRESS IN [...] (C) Summary: The recent SEF-ARATS talks in Nanjing are part of the process of "normalizing" cross-Strait economic relations, said a key Taiwan business leader in Nanjing. Though the three agreements are generally "useful" and may yield concrete economic benefits in the long-run, the talks were [...] | 2009-05-05 06:35:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EAIR EFIN CH TW |
09SHANGHAI221 | TSMC AND SMIC: TWO SEMICONDUCTOR RIVALS IN SHANGHAI FACE OFF [...] (SBU) Summary: TSMC and SMIC, two large semiconductor manufacturers with foundries in Shanghai, saw a "freefall" in orders in late 2008. The firms hit bottom in December 2008 and January 2009, but orders started to pick up again in Q1 2009. Shanghai-based executives at these firms are cautiou [...] | 2009-05-18 04:52:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN ELAB TNGD CH TW |
09SHANGHAI237 | (SBU) SHANGHAI UPBEAT ON OPENING TO TAIWAN FINANCIAL FIRMS [...] (SBU) Summary. At a recent financial forum, Chinese officials and financial sector professionals offered an upbeat assessment of the potential for Taiwan financial firms to enter the mainland market. The panelists cited opportunities offered by the current financial crisis, as some Western f [...] | 2009-05-27 07:48:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW |
09SHANGHAI257 | (C) CHINA UNLIKELY TO FULLY IMPLEMENT UN SANCTIONS ON NORTH [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai scholars believe North Korea, for domestic political reasons, will not bow to international pressure in the near term over its recent provocative actions. Tension on the Korean peninsula is nearing a "climax," after which a "cooling down period" will be necessary to bring [...] | 2009-06-12 02:04:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM CH KN KS JA TW |
09SHANGHAI26 | TAIWAN BANK KEEN TO START BUSINESS IN MAINLAND [...] (C) Summary: The chief representative of a Taiwan bank in the Mainland expects SEF and ARATS to sign a financial MOU in March 2009, which would allow his bank to begin operations in the Mainland by the end of 2009. Lack of RMB/NTD convertibility and restrictions on RMB lending cast a shadow o [...] | 2009-01-14 02:53:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN ETRD ECON CH TW |
09SHANGHAI282 | NANJING TAIWAN EXPERT COMMENTS ON TAIPEI POLITICS, MAINLAND [...] (C) Summary: U.S.-China relations have become more stable and "mature" in the view of the head of Nanjing University's Taiwan Research Institute. This fact allows for more "space" to address problems than in the past. The decision of Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou to become KMT Chairman was [...] | 2009-06-29 08:20:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | CH PGOV PREL TW |
09SHANGHAI41 | EXPECTATIONS FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE FUTURE OF [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai scholars view U.S.-China relations the past eight years in a positive light and do not expect big changes under President Obama, though they admit they know little about the new President. They emphasize the need for bilateral cooperation on the global financial crisis b [...] | 2009-01-21 02:24:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD CH PHUM PINR TW |
09SHANGHAI80 | SHANGHAI SCHOLARS ON U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] (C) Summary. Chinese officials and academics will closely watch the Secretary's imminent visit to Beijing for signs of the Obama Administration's strategy toward China, according to Shanghai-based scholars. Establishment of a personal relationship between Presidents Obama and Hu, an early su [...] | 2009-02-13 12:38:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN PHUM MCAP SENV CH TW KN IR |
09SHANGHAI85 | TAIWAN BUSINESSES IN NANJING HURT BY ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan entrepreneurs in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province said securing bank loans remains one of the biggest challenges for Taiwan firms in the Mainland but are hopeful the next SEF-ARATS talks will address this issue. The interlocutors complained about their inability to layoff workers [...] | 2009-02-19 07:15:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ELAB EFIN CH TW |
09SHANGHAI86 | CORRECTED COPY: SHANGHAI SCHOLARS ON U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, [...] (C) Summary. Chinese officials and academics will closely watch the Secretary's imminent visit to Beijing for signs of the Obama Administration's strategy toward China, according to Shanghai-based scholars. Establishment of a personal relationship between Presidents Obama and Hu, an early su [...] | 2009-02-19 08:15:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | CH EFIN IR KN PHUM PREL SENV TW MCAP |
09SHANGHAI87 | EAST CHINA SCHOLARS ON TAIWAN'S WHA PROSPECTS, ARMS SALES [...] (C) Summary: East China scholars believe China is trying to help Taiwan's ailing economy but criticize Taiwan for treating mainlanders like "third-class citizens." The scholars are optimistic that Taiwan will gain observer status in May's World Health Assembly but express reservations about gi [...] | 2009-02-20 04:34:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM ETRD ECON EFIN CH TW |
09STATE102860 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests AIT Taipei's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050192019 for the export of gyroscopes to Taiwan. AIT Taipei is requested to complete [...] | 2009-10-02 16:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09STATE105599 | GUIDELINES ON CONTACTS WITH TAIWAN [...] SUMMARY: EXECUTIVE BRANCH CONTACTS WITH TAIWAN REPRESENTATIVES ABROAD SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES LAID OUT IN PARA 3 BELOW. THE GUIDELINES APPLY TO ALL OCCASIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND ESPECIALLY IN THE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE OCTOBER 10 ("DOUBLE TEN") ANNIVERSARY OF T [...] | 2009-10-09 16:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PREL TW |
09STATE117765 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-14 18:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09STATE119190 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Posts' and AIT's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050198982 for the export of a United States Munitions List (USML)-controlled C/Ku [...] | 2009-11-18 20:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TH BX TW HK |
09STATE124113 | (S) IRAN SEEKING MACHINE TOOL ASSISTANCE FROM TAIWANS ROUNDTOP [...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: For many years, we have raised with Taiwan our concerns regarding exports by Roundtop Machinery Industries Company that posed potential proliferation concerns (Reftels). This case was discussed at both the February [...] | 2009-12-03 21:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR |
09STATE130336 | REPORT OF THE 26TH MEETING OF THE AMERICAN [...] (SBU) The 26th meeting of the AIT-TECRO JSCCNC was held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on October 26-27, 2009. The two sides discussed collaboration in the areas of nuclear reactor safety and regulation, radioactive waste management, emergency management, nuclear fuel research, safeguards, nuclear medi [...] | 2009-12-22 23:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ENRG KNNP TW |
09STATE27726 | (S) ALERTING TAIWAN TO TURKISH INTERMEDIARYS EFFORTS TO SUPPLY TAIWAN-ORIGIN MACHINE TOOLS TO IRAN [...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In October 2008, the U.S. alerted Taiwan that an intermediary in Turkey named Ak Makina was working to supply Taiwan-origin machine tools to Iran (Ref A). During the February 2009 U.S.-Taiwan Gameplan meetings in Ta [...] | 2009-03-23 18:53:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR TU |
09STATE27957 | (S) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE TURKISH [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background/Purpose/Objective: In January 2009, the United States alerted Turkish officials that Iran's Machine Sazi Tabriz was working with the Turkish firm Ak Makina to procure Taiwan-origin machine tools (Re [...] | 2009-03-24 13:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR TU |
09STATE29395 | (S) ALERTING SPAIN TO TURKISH INTERMEDIARY'S EFFORTS TO SUPPLY SPANISH-ORIGIN MACHINE TOOLS TO IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-26 20:46:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR SP |
09STATE2997 | TAIWAN COMPANY POSSIBLY SUPPLYING MACHINE TOOLS [...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: In April 2008, we alerted Taiwan authorities that the Taiwan firm Euma-Spinner Corporation was negotiating the sale of a machine tool controlled by the Wassenaar Arrangement and Nuclear Suppliers Group to a [...] | 2009-01-12 20:14:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW PK |
09STATE32120 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 19:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09STATE3403 | (S) ALERTING TURKEY TO EFFORTS BY IRAN TO ACQUIRE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information that in June 2008, the Iranian company Machine Sazi Tabriz was seeking to procure Taiwan-origin machine tools through two Turkish companies. We believe Machine Sazi Tabriz [...] | 2009-01-13 20:19:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR TU |
09STATE34967 | RECOGNITION OF EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE ON BLUE [...] I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the outstanding performance of economic officer Matthew O'Connor and EXBS advisor Mi-Yong Kim for their timely and thorough investigation of Blue Lantern cases. As you know, the Blue Lantern program is the Department's primary instrument for [...] | 2009-04-09 17:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC ETTC KOMC TW |
09STATE45204 | IRANIAN FIRM SEEKING CONTROLLED MACHINE TOOL ACCESSORIES FROM A COMPANY IN TAIWAN (S) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 20:46:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR |
09STATE47311 | (U) HONG KONG-TAIWAN: TAICHUNG MAYOR'S APRIL [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE REF REPORTS FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INSIGHT INTO DEVELOPMENTS IN THE HONG KONG-TAIWAN RELATIONSHIP AS REPORTED IN OPEN PRESS, PARTICULARLY TAICHUNG MAYOR JASON HU'S RECENT VISIT TO HONG KONG. ANALYSTS FOUND ESPECIALLY HELPFUL THE VIEWS OF SHIU [...] | 2009-05-08 19:58:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PREL HK TW |
09STATE48504 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests AIT Taipei's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050169368 for the export of an Advanced Weapon Boresight System and a Compact Field Tes [...] | 2009-05-12 22:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09STATE50592 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests AIT Taipei's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050169606 for the export of military vehicle component parts to Taiwan. AIT Taipei is r [...] | 2009-05-18 14:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09STATE53300 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests AIT Taipei's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050170334 for the export of a mobile optical tracking system to Taiwan. AIT Taipei is r [...] | 2009-05-26 12:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09STATE54489 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests AIT Taipei's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license number 050096839 for the export of defense hardware to Taiwan. It is requested that you [...] | 2009-05-28 12:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09STATE60450 | TAIWAN -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-11 20:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG TW |
09STATE61156 | (S) RESPONDING TO TAIWAN ON QUESTIONS REGARDING [...] This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: In March 2009, the United States requested that Taiwan investigate efforts by the Turkey-based company Ak Makina to supply Iran's Ardalan Machineries Company with a variety of machine tools produced by comp [...] | 2009-06-12 20:56:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR TU |
09STATE66578 | (S) TURKISH FIRM AK MAKINA'S CONTINUED ASSISTANCE TO MISSILE-RELATED ENTITIES IN IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 18:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR TU |
09STATE72112 | (S) ELICITING YEMENI COOPERATION FOR ARMS [...] (U) This cable is an action request. Please see paragraph five. Ambassador Seche is authorized to orally convey information in paragraphs 7-9 in delivering this demarche (but asked not to leave points in written form). Post may not/not provide these points in the form of a non-paper. 2. (S) OBJEC [...] | 2009-07-10 23:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW YM |
09STATE73433 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests AIT Taipei's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050179265 for the export of inertial measurement units (IMUs) to Taiwan. AIT Taipei is [...] | 2009-07-15 14:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09STATE77088 | (S) FOLLOWING UP WITH TAIWAN ON SALES OFFER OF [...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: In March 2009, the U.S. provided Taiwan officials with information indicating that the Taiwan-based company Fair Friend Enterprises offered to sell computer numerically controlled (CNC) machining centers [...] | 2009-07-23 18:07:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TW PK |
09STATE80505 | (S) SHIPMENT BY TAIWAN FIRM OF CARBON FIBERS TO [...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information that in August 2007, the Taiwan firm Jinsor-Tech Industrial Corporation had exported several types of carbon fabric to the Syrian company Industrial Solutions. Upon le [...] | 2009-08-03 15:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TW SY |
09STATE86381 | TAIWAN FIRM TO EXPORT SPINNING/WINDING MACHINE TO [...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information that in June 2009, the Taiwan firm Gain Best was working to supply a spring spinning/winding machine to Syria's Industrial Solutions. In addition, Gain Best was working [...] | 2009-08-19 15:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TW SY |
09STATE955 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests AIT Taipei's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050133912 for the export of an Emission Microscopy Camera to Taiwan. Post is requested [...] | 2009-01-06 17:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09STATE96308 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050189204 for the export of International Traffic in Arms (ITAR)-controlled AH-1 helicopter parts [...] | 2009-09-16 17:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09STATE99473 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 3-4. 2. U.S. embassies have frequently inquired about the legitimacy of arms export transactions involving U.S. contractors and host-country partners in support of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other U.S. government programs. The Depar [...] | 2009-09-24 16:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09STATE99474 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 3-4. 2. U.S. embassies have frequently inquired about the legitimacy of arms export transactions involving U.S. contractors and host-country partners in support of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other U.S. government programs. The Depar [...] | 2009-09-24 16:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09STATE99476 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 3-4. 2. U.S. embassies have frequently inquired about the legitimacy of arms export transactions involving U.S. contractors and host-country partners in support of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other U.S. government programs. The Depar [...] | 2009-09-24 16:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09STATE99477 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 3-4. 2. U.S. embassies have frequently inquired about the legitimacy of arms export transactions involving U.S. contractors and host-country partners in support of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other U.S. government programs. The Depar [...] | 2009-09-24 16:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09STATE99479 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 3-4. 2. U.S. embassies have frequently inquired about the legitimacy of arms export transactions involving U.S. contractors and host-country partners in support of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other U.S. government programs. The Depar [...] | 2009-09-24 16:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09STATE99591 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 3-4. 2. U.S. embassies have frequently inquired about the legitimacy of arms export transactions involving U.S. contractors and host-country partners in support of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other U.S. government programs. The Depar [...] | 2009-09-24 17:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09STATE99593 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 3-4. 2. U.S. embassies have frequently inquired about the legitimacy of arms export transactions involving U.S. contractors and host-country partners in support of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other U.S. government programs. The Depar [...] | 2009-09-24 17:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09STATE99595 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 3-4. 2. U.S. embassies have frequently inquired about the legitimacy of arms export transactions involving U.S. contractors and host-country partners in support of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other U.S. government programs. The Depar [...] | 2009-09-24 17:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
09SUVA245 | AMBASSADOR LUNCHES WITH TAIWAN'S TRADE MISSION [...] On June 4, I met with Victor Chin, Taiwan's Trade Mission Representative, for an informal luncheon to discuss Taiwan's goals in the region. Chin assured me that Taiwan was honoring its pledge to withhold any direct payments to Fiji's de facto PM Bainimarama. Chin recalled that immediately aft [...] | 2009-06-10 21:48:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM TW FJ |
09TAIPEI1 | TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER ASKS FOR "MODEST" REACTION [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Timothy Yang on December 31 told the AIT Acting Director that Taiwan hoped the United States reaction to the expected Legislative Yuan decision to ban imports of some U.S. beef products would be as "modest as possible." He urged the United States to work with Presi [...] | 2009-12-31 20:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD PREL TW |
09TAIPEI10 | TIBETANS END SIT-IN, TAIWAN TO ISSUE TEMPORARY [...] (C) Summary: A group of 107 ethnic Tibetans, who ended their 24-day outdoor sit-in on January 1, are now waiting for temporary residence permits that the government has promised to issue on January 9. The Tibetans arrived in Taiwan at different times since 2002, generally bearing travel docum [...] | 2009-01-06 11:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL TW |
09TAIPEI1004 | POLITICAL HEAT RISING IN WAKE OF TYPHOON MORAKOT [...] (C) Summary. Vice Foreign Minister Andrew Hsia became the first political victim of Typhoon Morakot, stepping down to accept responsibility for his Ministry's initial decision to refuse international aid. Members of Taiwan's opposition party- and some ruling party legislators - are calling fo [...] | 2009-08-18 10:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR AEMR PGOV XE TW |
09TAIPEI1005 | MORAKOT SITREP 6: HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY PASSES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The death toll from Typhoon Morakot has hit 127, with an additional 522 deaths likely to be confirmed in the coming weeks. Taiwan is moving into a second phase of disaster response, with operations focusing on sheltering and relocating victims. USAID/OFDA Acting Regional Advi [...] | 2009-08-18 23:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AEMR CASC PGOV SENV XE TW |
09TAIPEI1010 | H1N1 UPDATE: SECOND DEATH RECORDED AS CASES TOP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Taiwan authorities estimate there are over 9,000 individuals in Taiwan currently infected with H1N1. The island recorded its second H1N1 death last week, and a further three individuals are still hospitalized with severe cases. Taiwan CDC (TCDC) is reviewing treatment guidelines [...] | 2009-08-19 08:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KFLO TBIO XE TW |
09TAIPEI1011 | MORAKOT SITREP 7: RELIEF EFFORTS MAKING HEADWAY AS [...] (SBU) Summary. The death toll from Typhoon Morakot has risen slightly, but is likely to more than double at some point in the near future as more than 400 missing persons are unaccounted for in areas buried by mudslides. Rescue and evacuation efforts are largely complete and restoration of w [...] | 2009-08-19 10:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON AEMR CASC PREL PGOV SENV XE TW |
09TAIPEI1013 | MORAKOT SITREP 8: TAIWAN SHIFTING FOCUS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The typhoon death toll stands at 141, with 440 individuals listed as missing. Services such as water, communications, and electricity have been restored to nearly 100 percent of affected households. The Central Emergency Operations Center is standing down, and will be replac [...] | 2009-08-20 08:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AEMR CASC PREL PGOV SENV XE TW |
09TAIPEI102 | TAIWAN CDC DIRECTOR ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT ON IHR [...] (C) Summary. During a January 22 press conference, Taiwan,s CDC Director announced an agreement to give Taiwan a direct point of contact with the WHO to implement the International Health Regulations (IHRs). Taiwan officials privately expressed appreciation for U.S. coordination at the recent [...] | 2009-01-23 04:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | WHO PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI1029 | CODEL BERMAN'S AUGUST 20-22 VISIT TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan officials expressed appreciation for U.S. assistance in response to Typhoon Morakot during the August 20-22 visit of CODEL Berman. President Ma Ying-jeou and opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen both underscored the importance of U.S. security commitments to Taiwan, including th [...] | 2009-08-25 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP OVIP MASS MARR PREL PGOV PHUM TW CH |
09TAIPEI1039 | PRESIDENT MA WELCOMES DALAI LAMA VISIT TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. President Ma approved in principle a visit by the Dalai Lama to Taiwan during the week of August 31-September 3. Earlier in the week, Kaohsiung Mayor (and the opposition DPP Party's most senior elected official) Chen Chu invited the Dalai Lama to come to Taiwan to offer comfort t [...] | 2009-08-27 09:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL TW CH IN |
09TAIPEI1042 | PRESIDENT MA STRUGGLES TO RECOVER POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou is working full time to regain his political footing after widespread criticism he reacted far too slowly to Typhoon Morakot. With opinion polls showing a precipitous decline in his popularity, Ma went to the worst-hit villages to console victims, apologize [...] | 2009-08-28 00:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR AEMR PGOV XE TW |
09TAIPEI1043 | BROAD PUBLIC, OPPOSITION SUPPORT FOR U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Officials, academics and other AIT contacts associated with the ruling KMT party, as well as Taiwan's opposition, voice support for an extradition agreement with the United States. Media and public opinion polling also suggests that pursuing an agreement will be relatively non- [...] | 2009-08-28 04:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KJUS KCRIM TW |
09TAIPEI1049 | REVIEW COMMITTEE REJECTS OPPPOSITION'S ECFA [...] (SBU) Summary: An Executive Yuan committee on August 27 rejected an opposition bid to hold a referendum on a proposed trade liberalization agreement with China. The proposed Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) is a key component of President Ma Ying-jeou's policy to improve cross- [...] | 2009-08-28 09:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI1065 | FOREIGN MINISTER URGES PROGRESS ON BILATERAL TIES, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan hopes the restoration of mutual trust in the bilateral relationship will result in concrete progress on bilateral issues, Foreign Minister Ou Hong-lien told the Director during their introductory meeting. The Director said the United States also wants to deepen the relatio [...] | 2009-09-01 10:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CVIS ECON ETRD EAIR SENV UNGA TW US |
09TAIPEI1069 | H1N1 HIGHLIGHTS TAIWAN'S SHORTCOMINGS IN RISK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. H1N1 has caused five deaths in Taiwan, and although the illness' trajectory is not atypical relative to other areas with outbreaks, more severe cases and deaths are expected in the coming months. Taiwan has placed an order for Tamiflu and an H1N1 vaccine from Swiss sources, an [...] | 2009-09-02 08:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KFLO TBIO XE TW |
09TAIPEI1072 | TAIPEI COURT CONVICTS FORMER FIRST FAMILY MEMBERS [...] (C) Summary. A Taipei court on September 1 convicted four members of former President Chen Shui-bian's family of perjury and sentenced them to jail terms of six months to one year. No jail time is imminent because of the possibility of appeal and converting the sentences to community service. [...] | 2009-09-02 09:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI1081 | PREMIER CALLS FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT COOPERATION, [...] (C) Summary: Premier Liu Chao-shiuan agreed with the Director during their September 3 introductory meeting that Taiwan and the United States should strengthen disaster management cooperation. Liu, who is spearheading Typhoon Morakot reconstruction efforts, suggested that the Dalai Lama's vis [...] | 2009-09-03 08:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID EAGR TW CH |
09TAIPEI1092 | PRESIDENT MA SEEKS TO REGAIN POLITICAL FOOTING [...] (C) On September 7, President Ma Ying-jeou accepted the resignation of Premier Liu Chao-shiuan and the entire Cabinet in a bold effort to regain his political footing after the Government's much-criticized typhoon response. Ma chose two savvy politicians to lead the new Cabinet, Kuomintang (KM [...] | 2009-09-08 09:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM TW CH |
09TAIPEI1093 | TAIWAN MAKES A CASE FOR UNFCCC PARTICIPATION AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan is seeking U.S. assistance in a proposed bid to join the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as an "emissions entity." Taiwan argues it should be allowed to actively participate through the UNFCCC in global environmental discussions that may af [...] | 2009-09-09 09:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC SENV PGOV PREL UNGA XE CH TW |
09TAIPEI1103 | LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON TYPHOON MORAKOT [...] (C) Summary. Cross-Strait relations would not suffer long-term or significant damage because of the Dalai Lama's visit to Taiwan, Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director in a September 4 introductory meeting. Wang said the invitation to the Tibetan spiritual leader issued [...] | 2009-09-10 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PGOV PREL TW CH SENV UN |
09TAIPEI1104 | TAIWAN'S MAINLAND AFFAIRS MINISTER GIVES UPBEAT [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council Chair Lai Shin-Yuan gave a particularly upbeat assessment of cross-Strait ties during Director Stanton's introductory meeting on September 9. She said China's objections to the Dalai Lama's visit and to the U.S. military's typhoon relief efforts in Taiwan [...] | 2009-09-10 09:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON TW CH |
09TAIPEI1105 | VICE MINISTER ASKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister David Lin called in DDIR September 10 to detail Taiwan's strategy for expanding its meaningful participation in international organizations, programs and conventions and, in particular, its plans for the upcoming UNGA session. Taiwan had already decided to adopt a "m [...] | 2009-09-10 10:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR SENV UNGA TW CH |
09TAIPEI1106 | OPPOSITION LEADER: DPP SUPPORT WILL GROW AS RULING [...] (C) Summary. Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the Director on September 10 she anticipated no policy shifts under President Ma Ying-jeou's new Cabinet and predicted the new Premier would have a tough time managing the executive branch. The ruling Kuomint [...] | 2009-09-11 07:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
09TAIPEI1107 | CABINET RESHUFFLE: MANY NEW FACES, BUT NO MAJOR [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou's policy of pursuing improved ties with China should continue apace under the new Cabinet sworn in September 10. In addition to naming a new Premier and Vice Premier, Ma put new faces atop key Ministries such as Defense, Foreign Affairs and Economics in th [...] | 2009-09-11 07:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM TW CH |
09TAIPEI1109 | LIFE SENTENCES FOR FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN, FIRST [...] (SBU) Summary. The Taipei District Court on September 11 convicted former President Chen Shui-bian and his wife Wu Shu-jen on multiple corruption charges including embezzlement, money laundering, and bribery. The presiding judge handed down life sentences for both and $16 million in fines. [...] | 2009-09-11 10:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI1111 | TAIPEI MAYOR SUPPORTIVE OF NEW OFFICE COMPOUND [...] (C) Summary: The Taipei municipal government would ensure that land adjacent to the New Office Compound (NOC) site would be available should AIT want to expand the project, Mayor Hau Lung-bin told the Director at their introductory meeting on September 11. Hau said he already had stopped plan [...] | 2009-09-14 08:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ABLD CH TW |
09TAIPEI1112 | FORMER PREMIER SAYS OPPOSITION PARTY HAS A CHANCE [...] (C) Summary. Former Premier Su Tseng-chang told the Director on September 14 he was optimistic the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) could return to power by regaining the people's confidence. The former DPP chairman criticized the current party leader as ineffective and hinted he wanted to [...] | 2009-09-15 07:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PG TW PGOV |
09TAIPEI1121 | DPP HEAVYWEIGHT FRANK HSIEH: OPPOSITION MUST CHECK [...] (C) Summary. The opposition needed to play an oversight role in Taiwan politics, given KMT dominance of the executive and legislative branches, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) former Presidential candidate Frank Hsieh told the Director during their introductory meeting. In particular, the D [...] | 2009-09-16 09:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI1125 | Taiwan Telecom: Carlyle Sells Kbro to Taiwan Mobile [...] (SBU) Taiwan Mobile Company announced September 16 it will spend NTD 32.8 billion (USD one billion) to buy Kbro Company, Taiwan's second-largest cable TV system operator, from the Carlyle Group. Taiwan mobile will be the market leader among cable TV system operators, providing service to one-th [...] | 2009-09-17 08:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ECPS TW |
09TAIPEI1141 | TAINAN COURT ACQUITS KEY DPP PLAYER [...] (SBU) Summary. Tainan Mayor Hsu Tian-tsai, the opposition politician most vocal in demanding a fair trial for former President Chen Shui-bian, was himself recently acquitted of corruption charges. The Tainan District Court last month ruled in favor of Hsu in a corruption case related to a local [...] | 2009-09-21 02:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI1145 | SEPTEMBER 26 BY-ELECTION GIVES TAIWAN OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has a strong chance to capture a Legislative Yuan seat in a closely watched by-election this week because of a local split in the ruling Kuomintang (KMT). A victory for the struggling opposition could provide momentum going into i [...] | 2009-09-21 08:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM TW |
09TAIPEI1149 | UIGHUR DOCUMENTARY AT CENTER OF LATEST [...] (C) Summary: At the urging of the city government, a Kaohsiung film festival rescheduled the screening of a documentary about Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer in hopes of lessening possible PRC repercussions on the local economy. Several mainland tourist groups have cancelled visits to Kaohsiung [...] | 2009-09-22 10:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM CH TW |
09TAIPEI1150 | DIRECTOR MEETS KMT LEADERS IN KAOHSIUNG [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate September 17 meetings in Kaohsiung with the Director, two local KMT "heavyweights" underscored the KMT's need to accelerate typhoon reconstruction and economic growth in southern Taiwan. Executive Yuan Southern Office CEO Lo Shih-hsiung praised U.S. typhoon relief [...] | 2009-09-22 22:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAID EINV SENV TW |
09TAIPEI1153 | FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN'S TRIAL A BAROMETER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The trial of former President Chen Shui-bian (reftels) demonstrated that no one is above the law in Taiwan, even as it also revealed shortcomings in Taiwan's relatively young judicial system, according to the U.S.-Asia Law Institute's Jerome Cohen. Although Taiwan's judicial sy [...] | 2009-09-23 05:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL PHUM CH TW |
09TAIPEI1157 | NEW TAIWAN PREMIER SAYS PRESIDENT MA REGAINING [...] (C) Summary: Newly appointed Premier Wu Den-yih told the Director on September 23 that President Ma Ying-jeou was regaining the public's support after it fell precipitously in the immediate aftermath of Typhoon Morakot. On cross-Strait ties, Wu said he didn't foresee long-term harm from the Dal [...] | 2009-09-23 09:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ABLD AMED CH TW |
09TAIPEI1161 | DETENTION OF FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN EXTENDED AGAIN [...] (C) Summary. The Taiwan High Court judges who will hear former President Chen Shui-bian's appeal of his guilty verdict and life sentence for corruption decided on September 24 to extend his detention for three months. Although opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leaders have criticiz [...] | 2009-09-25 09:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI1166 | DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH STRAITS [...] (C) Summary. Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chiang Ping-kun (P. K. Chiang) told the Director on September 24 the pace of cross-Strait working-level negotiations had increased after a dip that was partly attributable to China's displeasure over the Dalai Lama's visit. Chiang said se [...] | 2009-09-25 10:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL TW EINV ETRD PGOV |
09TAIPEI1169 | TAIWAN NSC: WHAT IS THE JDF DOING ON YONAGUNI? [...] (C) During a conversation on a separate issue (reftel, NOTAL) National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi asked the Director if the United States had more information about Tokyo's recent focus on the island of Yonaguni. Specifically, Su said, Taiwan was curious about the motivation beh [...] | 2009-09-28 06:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL JA TW |
09TAIPEI1170 | TAIWAN OPPOSITION SCORES DOUBLE VICTORY IN [...] (C) Summary: Big wins by the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in a September 26 legislative by-election and a separate referendum on a (government-backed) plan to allow casino resorts on one of Taiwan's offshore islands gave the DPP a much-needed morale boost and will energize s [...] | 2009-09-28 09:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM TW |
09TAIPEI1177 | Penghu Says No to Casinos [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 26, Penghu rejected Taiwan's first local referendum on allowing a casino resort, with 56.4 percent of the voters casting 'no' votes. Although only 42 percent of Penghu's registered voters turned out for the vote, the result is binding. Taiwan officials think the refe [...] | 2009-09-29 09:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI1184 | TAIPEI REPLY ON INFORMATION REQUEST TO SUPPORT APEC FOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan has few domestic food-security concerns, but relies on imported food for 65 percent of its people's diet. Taiwan's main food-security concern is that, without access to most international organizations that address food security, Taiwan can neither access the latest infor [...] | 2009-09-30 10:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID ETRD KGHG PGOV APEC TW |
09TAIPEI1185 | JUSTICE MINISTER LAYS OUT THREE PRIORITIES FOR [...] (C) Summary: In her introductory meeting with Director Stanton on September 30, Minister of Justice Wang Ching-feng laid out three priorities on which she hoped Taiwan and the U.S. could strengthen cooperation. She urged progress toward a U.S.-Taiwan extradition agreement, an issue she said en [...] | 2009-10-01 07:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KJUS KCRM PHUM TW CH |
09TAIPEI1189 | KMT GRANDEE LIEN CHAN CALLS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Kuomintang (KMT) Honorary Chairman Lien Chan told the Director he favored gradual implementation of confidence-building measures to further improve relations with China. Lien spoke warmly about his relationship with China's President Hu Jintao, but appeared less enthusiastic abou [...] | 2009-10-02 08:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR APECO TW CH |
09TAIPEI1190 | FORMER VP ANNETTE LU CALLS FOR CAUTIOUS TIES WITH [...] (C) Summary: During an October 1 introductory meeting with the Director, former Vice President Annette Lu said Taiwan should engage China but do so cautiously and on clear terms. She added that any important agreements President Ma Ying-jeou reached with Beijing should be subject to legisla [...] | 2009-10-02 08:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS KCRM TW CH |
09TAIPEI1195 | TAIWAN READIES FOR TYPHOONS PARMA AND MELOR [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau (CWB) on October 2 predicted course tracks for typhoons Parma and Melor that would bring potentially torrential rains to northern and eastern areas of Taiwan October 4-8. Lighter rains are expected in central and southern areas, which are still [...] | 2009-10-02 08:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AEMR CASC PREL PGOV SENV XE TW |
09TAIPEI1196 | VISA WAIVER FOR TAIWAN: THE U.S. NATIONAL INTEREST [...] (C) Summary: One of the most pro-United States places in the world, Taiwan has a highly literate, technologically advanced, and well-educated population, no links to terrorism, a low rate of fraud related to U.S. visas and immigration, and strong commercial, travel and educational links to th [...] | 2009-10-05 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CVIS PREL TW |
09TAIPEI1201 | THE DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON DEFENSE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In an introductory meeting with Director on October 5, Defense Minister Kao Hua-chu reiterated that F-16 C/Ds, submarines, utility helicopters and the two remaining batteries of PAC-3 air defense missiles were Taiwan's most pressing priorities. Minister Kao also noted the continu [...] | 2009-10-06 07:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL MASS TW CH |
09TAIPEI1219 | KMT ENTERING LOCAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN WEAKENED [...] (C) Summary: The ruling Kuomintang (KMT) on October 11 expelled seven mavericks who launched challenges to official party candidates in December elections for 17 mayors and county magistrates. The insurgents could foil the campaigns of at least a few KMT candidates, thereby providing momentum [...] | 2009-10-13 06:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM TW |
09TAIPEI1235 | MOFA URGES U.S. SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN ICAO AND UNFCCC [...] (C) On October 13, Taiwan's diplomatic allies sent letters to the UN Permanent Representatives of all ICAO and UNFCCC member states (except the PRC),urging them to support Taiwan's meaningful participation in those organizations, MOFA International Organizations Director General Paul Chang an [...] | 2009-10-16 09:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR SENV TW |
09TAIPEI1236 | PRESIDENT MA TAKES OVER KUOMINTANG CHAIR IN MOVE [...] (C) Summary. President Ma Ying-jeou's accession to Chairman of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) should give a boost to his efforts at rapprochement with China. Analysts argued Ma was now better positioned to pass legislation in support of his China policy and to further strengthen ties between his [...] | 2009-10-19 06:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CH TW |
09TAIPEI1258 | OPPOSITION POLITICIANS ENDORSE U.S. EXTRADITION [...] (C) Summary: The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) wholeheartedly supported an extradition agreement with the United States, senior figures from Taiwan's major opposition party told Director Stanton during an October 21 dinner meeting. The politicians also expressed concern that President M [...] | 2009-10-23 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM KJUS CH TW |
09TAIPEI1261 | KAOHSIUNG MAYOR IN THE LIMELIGHT AS SHE RATTLES [...] (C) Summary: Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu has suddenly emerged as a star of the beleaguered opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). She won widespread kudos in July for her city's successful hosting of the World Games, a rare international event for diplomatically isolated Taiwan. She subse [...] | 2009-10-26 03:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CH TW |
09TAIPEI1266 | MAINLAND CHINA TOURISM PROVING DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD [...] (U) This is the first of two reports on political implications of newly launched people-to-people cross-Strait exchanges. This cable looks at the influx of Chinese tourists to Taiwan. Septel will look at mainland university students in Taiwan. 2. (C) Summary: Tour groups from nearly every c [...] | 2009-10-28 07:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KDEM PREL ETRD SOCI CH TW |
09TAIPEI1274 | MA ADMINISTRATION "VERY GLOOMY" OVER U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi told the Director on October 30 that widespread public criticism of the recently signed U.S.-Taiwan protocol left him feeling very pessimistic about its prospects. He cited opposition from lawmakers who could derail the pact as p [...] | 2009-10-30 05:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EAGR TW |
09TAIPEI1286 | CROSS-STRAIT SCHOLAR PREDICTS LOOSENING TIES [...] (C) Summary. One prominent cross-Strait scholar told AIT he foresaw that shifts in &three pillars8 of U.S.-Taiwan relations -- educational, economic and political/military ties -- would likely loosen our bilateral bonds. Arthur Ding, Research Fellow at the Institute of International Affairs [...] | 2009-11-03 00:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL TW PGOV |
09TAIPEI1293 | FLOW OF CHINA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO TAIWAN STARTS [...] (U) This is the second of two reports on the political implications of people-to-people cross-Strait exchanges. This cable looks at Chinese students coming to Taiwan. Reftel examined the influx of mainland Chinese tourists. 2. (C) Summary: Cross-Strait educational exchanges have developed m [...] | 2009-11-04 06:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EDU PINR KPAO TW CH |
09TAIPEI1308 | FORMER PRESIDENT LEE TENG-HUI ON BEEF, [...] (C) Summary: During a November 4 introductory meeting with the Director, former President Lee Teng-hui mainly attributed the current impasse on U.S. beef imports to the Kuomintang (KMT) administration's failure to inform Taiwan's people of its plans. The public needed to be assured that the [...] | 2009-11-05 22:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
09TAIPEI1324 | NEXT STEPS FOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS ON TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Engaging Taiwan labor authorities remains a key goal for local U.S. counter-trafficking efforts. Recent high-profile anti-trafficking events, including G/TIP Ambassador Luis CdeBaca's October 23 DVC on labor trafficking, AIT Deputy Director's October 26 speech calling for increas [...] | 2009-11-09 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KCRM PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI1336 | LEGISLATURE FREEZES PART OF BUDGET FOR PURCHASING [...] (C) Summary. The Legislative Yuan Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee froze nearly USD 200 million from the 2010 defense budget, most of which would buy U.S. weapons in the procurement pipeline or on Taiwan's &wish list.8 A well-placed legislative staff member said the freeze was a result o [...] | 2009-11-10 06:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TW CH |
09TAIPEI1341 | FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN SUFFERS SETBACKS IN [...] () Summary: Former President Chen Shui-bian has suffered several legal setbacks since receiving a guilty verdict and life sentence in the first stage of his corruption trial. Taiwan's constitutional court rejected Chen's argument to dismiss the case because of legal irregulaties. His upcoming [...] | 2009-11-12 05:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI1350 | U.S. BEEF IMPORTS NOT A MAJOR ISSUE IN YEAR-END [...] (C) Summary: During recent reporting trips to three counties in north and central Taiwan, PolOffs found little evidence the controversy over expanded imports of U.S. beef would be a major issue in upcoming local elections. Although the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and even so [...] | 2009-11-13 09:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL ETRD TW |
09TAIPEI1368 | TAIWAN'S HUGE HAKKA POPULATION MUCH SOUGHT AFTER [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's political narrative long has centered on relations between mainland Chinese who fled here with the Kuomintang (KMT) in the 1940s and the island's Hoklo majority, whose ancestors migrated from southern Fujian province generations earlier. That analysis, however, fails to a [...] | 2009-11-17 07:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM TW CH |
09TAIPEI1383 | GREENING TAIWAN, PART II: ELECTRIC VEHICLE [...] (U) Reftel introduced Taiwan's plans to develop a "green technologies" industrial base through a USD 1.5 billion public investment plan, which the authorities hope will attract a further USD 6.25 billion in domestic and foreign investment over the next five years, create 110,000 new jobs, and [...] | 2009-11-20 10:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY TSPL TW XE |
09TAIPEI1397 | DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH KAOHSIUNG MAYOR CHEN CHU [...] (SBU) Summary: In her November 18 meeting with Director Stanton, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu reiterated familiar DPP themes, maintaining that the KMT was rolling back Taiwan's democracy and using the judiciary to persecute the DPP. Mayor Chen chided President Ma for tilting too far toward China [...] | 2009-11-25 03:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAID EINV SENV TW |
09TAIPEI1398 | ACADEMIC TALKS SET MILESTONE IN CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: A November 13-14 conference in Taipei on cross-Strait relations marked a milestone in PRC-Taiwan political discussions. The PRC delegation, which included distinguished academics and retired senior People's Liberation Army (PLA) officers, was the highest-profile group from the M [...] | 2009-11-25 04:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PM PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI1399 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT'S NOVEMBER 24 MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Summary: AIT Chairman Ray Burghardt met with Ma Ying-jeou and National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi on November 24 to brief them on President Obama's recently-concluded trip to Asia and to discuss prospects for U.S.-Taiwan relations. Because of improvements in U.S.-Taiwan ti [...] | 2009-11-25 08:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR ETRD EAGR TW CH |
09TAIPEI140 | KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG ON DOMESTIC POLITICS [...] (C) Summary. Although the global economic environment would make 2009 a tough year for Taiwan's ruling party, the KMT was in relatively good shape to face the electoral challenges ahead, KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung told the Director during a wide-ranging February 9 dinner. The December race f [...] | 2009-02-10 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR WHO CH TW |
09TAIPEI1410 | AIT CHAIRMAN DISCUSSES U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, BEEF [...] (C) Summary: President Obama strongly reaffirmed U.S. policy on Taiwan during his recent trip to China, AIT Chairman Ray Burghardt told ruling Kuomintang (KMT) officials and opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)leaders during his November 22-25 visit to Taipei. Taiwan officials urged [...] | 2009-11-30 10:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ETRD EAGR TW CH |
09TAIPEI1412 | PRESIDENT MA, OPPOSITION PARTY SEEK POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Both President Ma Ying-jeou and the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) view the December 5 elections for county magistrates, city mayors and local council members as crucial to resurrecting their battered political fortunes. Ma has been racing around the island to cam [...] | 2009-12-02 08:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | TW PGOV |
09TAIPEI1418 | BRIEFING TAIWAN ON THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON [...] (C) The Director briefed National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi on the contents of reftel during a December 1 conversation. The United States would commit significant new additional civilian and military resources to the region, but this would not be an open-ended commitment, the [...] | 2009-12-02 09:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF PK TW |
09TAIPEI1419 | YILAN COUNTY KEY BATTLEGROUND IN YEAR-END TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: The Yilan County magistrate race has emerged as the key battleground in the Dec. 5 elections for 17 city mayors and county magistrates. President Ma Ying-jeou has campaigned repeatedly for the Kuomintang (KMT) incumbent, who is facing a strong challenge from the opposition Democr [...] | 2009-12-03 03:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL TW |
09TAIPEI1420 | CLARIFYING U.S. POLICY ON TAIWAN PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan has one of the world's largest fishing industries, and already plays an active role in various regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs). Taiwan's participation in these RFMOs helps meet U.S. conservation and economic interests, as would its participation in new [...] | 2009-12-03 07:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIS PGOV PREL PHSA SENV CH TW XB |
09TAIPEI1422 | AIT DIRECTOR AND INTERIOR MINISTER DISCUSS LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 3 introductory meeting with the Director, Interior Minister Jiang Yi-huah reaffirmed Taiwan's commitment to continued close cooperation with the United States on border security and anti-human trafficking issues. Jiang also said he hoped for progress on entering the [...] | 2009-12-03 09:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI1424 | PRESIDENT MA, OPPOSITION PARTY SEEK POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Both President Ma Ying-jeou and the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) view the December 5 elections for county magistrates, city mayors and local council members as crucial to resurrecting their battered political fortunes. Ma has been racing around the island to cam [...] | 2009-12-03 09:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM TW CH PREL |
09TAIPEI1426 | AIT NOMINATION FOR THE 2010 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] (U) AIT is pleased to nominate SHIH Cheng Yen for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. 2. (U) Cheng Yen is a Buddhist nun, teacher, philanthropist, and the founder and leader of the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation. Cheng Yen established the Tzu Chi F [...] | 2009-12-04 09:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO TW |
09TAIPEI1437 | LOCAL ELECTIONS A SETBACK FOR PRESIDENT MA [...] (C) Summary: The results of December 5 elections for 17 city mayors and county magistrates were a political setback for President Ma Ying-jeou and could have implications for his controversial opening to China. In capturing nearly as many votes as Ma's ruling Kuomintang (KMT),the opposition D [...] | 2009-12-07 09:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CH TW |
09TAIPEI1450 | SENIOR OPPOSITION ADVISOR SLAPPED WITH CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: Bikhim Hsiao, international affairs director for the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP),has become the latest party figure accused of being entangled in the corruption investigation of former President Chen Shui-bian. A shocked Hsiao confirmed to PolOff on December 9 [...] | 2009-12-09 09:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM TW |
09TAIPEI1453 | TAIWAN'S GHG REDUCTION STRATEGY FACES CARBON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan is one of the world's largest per capita emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG). Officials, academics, and civil society have found common cause in the idea of creating a "low-carbon society" in Taiwan, motivated by political, economic, and disaster mitigation goals. The cen [...] | 2009-12-09 22:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY PREL TSPL TW XE |
09TAIPEI1457 | DIRECTOR URGES TAIPEI MAYOR TO END ANTI-U.S. BEEF [...] (C) Summary: AIT Director Stanton on December 10 urged Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin to end the city's campaign against sales of U.S. beef offal and ground beef, which were permitted under a recently signed U.S.-Taiwan protocol. The Director reiterated that U.S. beef was safe to consume and that t [...] | 2009-12-10 09:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR ETRD TW |
09TAIPEI1484 | TAIWAN CONFIRMS SETBACKS ON WHO VACCINE, EXECUTIVE [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Section Chief Jonathan Sun confirmed the information contained in ref, telling AIT Pol Chief on December 14 that the WHO would not accept a contribution of 500,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine because Taiwan was not &pre-qualified8 to donate [...] | 2009-12-14 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL WHO TW CH |
09TAIPEI1492 | WU CHIH-YANG POSSIBLE KMT UP AND COMER [...] (C) Summary. Among the winners in the Dec. 5 local elections for city mayors and county magistrates, Wu Chih-yang is garnering particular attention as an up-and-comer in the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party. The scion of KMT royalty, Wu is the third generation of his family to be elected magistr [...] | 2009-12-15 07:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI1496 | FORMER USPACOM COMMANDER KEATING'S OFFICE CALL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Ma and Admiral (Retired) Keating discussed cross-strait relations, confidence building measures, US-Taiwan relations, PRC military development, and arms sales during a December 15 meeting. Improved cross-Strait ties bolstered regional security, Ma said, but needed to [...] | 2009-12-16 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MAS PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI1499 | PRESIDENT MA UNSHEATHS THE "POCKETKNIFE" IN BID TO [...] (C) Summary: King Pu-tsung, a longtime trusted ally of President Ma Ying-jeou, returned to Taiwan from the Brookings Institution on December 16 to assume the post of Secretary General of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party. The hurried recall of King indicated Ma's deep concern after the KMT's p [...] | 2009-12-17 06:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM TW |
09TAIPEI1502 | KMT TO HOLD COURSE ON CROSS-STRAITS POLICY [...] (C) Summary: The senior Kuomintang (KMT) official on cross-Strait policy told the Deputy Director (DDIR) on December 16 that the party's setback in local elections earlier this month would not lead to substantive changes in President Ma Ying-jeou's opening to China. Chang Jung-kung said he b [...] | 2009-12-17 09:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL PGOV TW CH |
09TAIPEI1509 | LATEST TAIWAN THINKING ON ICAO, WHO PARTICIPATION [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan believes that meaningful participation in ICAO would include observing its decision-making bodies and technical meetings, participating in mechanisms such as the Public Key Directory (PKD),and being able to contact ICAO and its Asia Pacific (APAC) office directly, according [...] | 2009-12-18 05:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL WHO TW |
09TAIPEI1511 | DPP PROTESTS PLANNED AHEAD OF CROSS-STRAITS TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan,s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) hopes to attract 100,000 people to a December 20 protest of cross-Strait talks that opens two days later in Taichung City. Smaller protests are likely to greet the lead Chinese negotiator when he arrives the following day and to continu [...] | 2009-12-18 05:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR TW CH |
09TAIPEI1521 | CHAIR TSAI ING-WEN RESTORES DPP CONFIDENCE, GAINS [...] (SBU) Summary: Tsai Ing-wen is enjoying her highest level of support since becoming Democratic Progressive Party Chair in May 2008. The crowd at the December 20 DPP rally against President Ma Ying-jeou's cross-Strait policy rousingly welcomed Tsai to the stage, a marked contrast to the lukewar [...] | 2009-12-23 06:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM TW CH PREL |
09TAIPEI183 | DPP CHAIRPERSON TSAI ING-WEN ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen told the Director on February 17 that she was concerned about the lack of transparency in the KMT government's dealings with Beijing on WHA and a possible Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA). Tsai worried that President Ma, anxious to [...] | 2009-02-18 11:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
09TAIPEI194 | LEGISLATIVE SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary. Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director on February 18 that Taiwan will continue to take a cautious approach to cross-Strait relations, ensuring that its fundamental security and sovereignty are not threatened. While agreeing on the need for dialogue betwee [...] | 2009-02-19 09:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD CH TW |
09TAIPEI197 | FM OU ON BILATERAL RELATIONS, TRA ANNIVERSARY [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Ou assured the Director on February 18 that the Foreign Ministry will keep AIT fully abreast of its planning for events related to the 30th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) and said no events are being planned on or around April 3, the anniversary of [...] | 2009-02-20 09:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AMGT ABLD CVIS CH TW |
09TAIPEI201 | KMT AND DPP BRACE FOR UPCOMING ELECTION CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary: Currently enjoying a dominant position in Taiwan politics, the ruling KMT is expected to do well in two legislative by-elections in March. In early December, however, the Ma Ying-jeou administration will face a much tougher "mid-term exam" when elections are held for county magi [...] | 2009-02-20 10:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI209 | NSC DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL ON ARMS SALES, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's arms sale requests, including those approved but not yet notified and those pending U.S. approval are an essential part of the Ma Administration,s defense and cross-Strait strategies, NSC Deputy Secretary General Ho Sze-yin told the Acting Director February 24. NSC Secre [...] | 2009-02-24 10:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ETRD MARR PGOV PREL EAID WHO TW |
09TAIPEI212 | Taiwan IPR: 2009 301 Watch List Submission [...] (SBU) The Taiwan authorities continued to strengthen intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement over the past 12 months. The long-awaited specialized IP Court started accepting cases in July 2008, and by year's end had a caseload of 694 cases. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) [...] | 2009-02-25 09:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
09TAIPEI223 | NO LACK OF DRAMA IN FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN [...] (C) Summary: Former President Chen Shui-bian used pre-trial hearings this week to attack the credibility of several prosecutors, to plea for release from detention, and to claim he was being unfairly singled out for political reasons. As expected, Chen pleaded not guilty on all corruption-rel [...] | 2009-02-27 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
09TAIPEI228 | KMT VICE CHAIRMAN WU DEN-YIH DISCUSSES ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Ruling KMT Vice Chairman Wu Den-yih told the Acting Director on February 25 his party cannot take lightly two upcoming legislative by-elections in Blue-majority Miaoli County (March 14) and Taipei City (March 28),given public dissatisfaction with the government over the economic [...] | 2009-03-02 09:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI236 | HOW TAIWAN GETS ITS NEWS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Surveys show that fewer than half of the people in Taiwan read newspapers. All but 5% of the population watch several hours of TV daily. 90 percent of Taiwan's 15 million internet users are under age 35. Almost all educated young people turn to the Internet as their primary sou [...] | 2009-03-04 09:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO TW OIIP |
09TAIPEI238 | NSC OFFICIAL LEE HAI-TUNG ON DEFENSE REVIEWS, ARMS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's arms requests, including those approved, but not yet notified and those pending U.S. approval, are an essential part of the Ma Administration's defense and cross-Strait strategies, NSC Deputy Secretary General Lee Hai-Tung told the Acting Director on March 2. Lee identi [...] | 2009-03-04 10:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR CH TW |
09TAIPEI241 | MAC CHAIRWOMAN HINTS AT EARLY MAY SEF-ARATS MEETING [...] (C) Taiwan,s legislative calendar may mean the next SEF-ARATS talks could be scheduled for early May, MAC Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan told the Director March 4. The Legislative Yuan will need to approve agreements that require a change in law to take force, though the government does not envisio [...] | 2009-03-05 08:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON TW CH |
09TAIPEI254 | PRESIDENT MA ON CROSS-STRAIT TIES AND U.S. [...] (C). Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou discussed bilateral relations, cross-Strait ties and Taiwan's domestic situation during a cordial one-hour meeting March 6. The President expressed confidence with the pace and direction of relations with China, noting that U.S. support for the process, in th [...] | 2009-03-06 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH EAGR ECON ETRD MARR PREL TW WHO |
09TAIPEI26 | 2008 IPR Wrap-up: Progress Continues, Trouble Spots [...] (SBU) The Taiwan authorities continued combating intellectual property rights (IPR) violations over the past 12 months. The long-awaited specialized IP Court started accepting cases in July 2008, and by year's end had a caseload of over 700 cases. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) [...] | 2009-01-08 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR ETRD PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI260 | OPPOSITION LEADER ON CROSS-STRAIT TIES AND TAIWAN [...] (C) Taiwan will pay and unacceptably high political and economic cost for President Ma's proposed trade liberalization agreement with China, opposition DPP party Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen predicted during a meeting with the Director March 9. Tsai also criticized Ma for his lack of transparency [...] | 2009-03-09 09:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ETRD PGOV ECON TW CH |
09TAIPEI276 | VFM HSIA ON CROSS-STRAIT TIES, FTA, VWP, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan appreciates U.S. support, including Secretary Clinton's comments concerning its defense needs, Vice Foreign Minister Hsia told the Director during a March 11 meeting. Hsia expressed optimism about the prospects for obtaining WHA observer status, but admitted that he was not [...] | 2009-03-12 10:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV PREL KJUS WHO TW CH |
09TAIPEI280 | MIAOLI COUNTY GEARS UP FOR BELLWETHER LEGISLATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Voters in Miaoli County's first district head to the polls on Saturday, March 14 to replace KMT legislator Lee I-ting, whose 2008 election was nullified because of vote buying. The KMT nominee, Lee's wife Chen Luan-ying, is heavily favored to defeat her opponent, a former KMT m [...] | 2009-03-13 08:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
09TAIPEI289 | KMT WORKS TO RALLY SUPPORTERS FOLLOWING SURPRISE [...] (C) Summary: Independent Kang Shih-ju won a narrow upset victory over the KMT's Chen Luan-ying in a by-election in Miaoli County's first legislative district on March 14. The outcome appears to have hinged on local politics and the very thin resume of Chen, who was running as a surrogate for h [...] | 2009-03-16 10:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI293 | FORMER DPP PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG ON ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. Despite President Ma,s unpopularity, the opposition DPP will have a hard time in December elections holding the offices it now controls, former Premier and DPP party elder Su Tseng-chang told the Director March 13. Su would not confirm whether he will seek the nod for the Taipei [...] | 2009-03-17 10:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI3 | TAIWAN PRESIDENT MA OFFERS OPTIMISM ON WHA, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan is likely to make progress on its desire for more meaningful participation in the activities of the WHA and WHO, President Ma Ying-jeou told the Director during a cordial 45-minute meeting December 31. The President promised action in early January on efforts to open full [...] | 2009-01-02 08:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV TW CH |
09TAIPEI30 | TAIWAN DEPUTY NSA OFFERS INITIAL READOUT ON HU [...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor Ho Sze-yin offered the Deputy Director his preliminary assessment of Hu Jintao,s &six point8 speech on Taiwan. Although the speech repeats many earlier themes and phrases, President Ma is likely to focus on the signs of flexibility it offers. The speech se [...] | 2009-01-09 07:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV TW CH |
09TAIPEI301 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT'S MARCH 18 MEETING WITH [...] (C) The Obama administration views progress in cross-Strait relations in very positive terms, visiting AIT Chairman Burghardt told President Ma Ying-jeou during their March 18 meeting. U.S. officials have made clear both publicly and in private with Chinese officials that the United States re [...] | 2009-03-19 02:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GPGOV ECON ETRD EAGR MARR WHO CH TW |
09TAIPEI304 | CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND DPP CHAIR TSAI DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: AIT Chairman Burghardt told DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen on March 18 that the United States is pleased with President Ma Ying-jeou's efforts to improve cross-Strait ties. Tsai cautioned that DPP supporters are dissatisfied, believing Ma is moving too quickly and in a non-transparent w [...] | 2009-03-19 09:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
09TAIPEI308 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT'S MARCH 16 MEETING WITH [...] (C) In a March 16 meeting with Legislative Yuan (LY) President Wang Jin-pyng, AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt underscored U.S. security commitments to Taiwan and urged prompt legislative approval of Taiwan's WTO GPA accession. Wang expressed appreciation for continued U.S. support for Taiwan's [...] | 2009-03-19 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON CH TW |
09TAIPEI320 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND FM OU DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Extradition, an FTA and visa waiver are Taiwan's top bilateral priorities, FM Ou told AIT Chairman Burghardt during their March 18 meeting. Although the leadership in Beijing has tacitly accepted Taiwan's diplomatic truce and mutual non-denial, this is not the case at lower lev [...] | 2009-03-20 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW CH ES PM |
09TAIPEI339 | TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, at a date to be determined. North American Affairs Division Director General Harry Tseng would lead Taiwan's delegation, at least for the first of what MOFA envisions to [...] | 2009-03-25 09:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TW |
09TAIPEI341 | TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, at a date to be determined. North American Affairs Division Director General Harry Tseng would lead Taiwan's delegation, at least for the first of what MOFA envisions to [...] | 2009-03-25 09:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TW |
09TAIPEI342 | TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing holding U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, notionally in May or June, with Taiwan's delegation led by a Vice Foreign Minister. A key MOFA goal for the talks, which it envisions as an annual event, would be [...] | 2009-03-25 09:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TW |
09TAIPEI343 | TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing holding U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, notionally in May or June, with Taiwan's delegation led by a Vice Foreign Minister. A key MOFA goal for the talks, which it envisions as an annual event, would be [...] | 2009-03-25 09:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TW |
09TAIPEI344 | TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing holding U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, notionally in May or June, with Taiwan's delegation led by a Vice Foreign Minister. A key MOFA goal for the talks, which it envisions as an annual event, would be [...] | 2009-03-25 09:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TW |
09TAIPEI349 | TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, at a date to be determined. North American Affairs Division Director General Harry Tseng would lead Taiwan's delegation, at least for the first of what MOFA envisions to [...] | 2009-03-26 05:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TW |
09TAIPEI352 | SUBSTANTIVE TRIAL OF FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Following two months of pretrial hearings, the Taipei District Court opened the substantive portion of former President Chen Shui-bian's trial on March 26. On the first day, the court heard testimony accusing Chen of accepting bribes in connection with the Lungtan land deal, on [...] | 2009-03-26 10:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI356 | KMT TO FACE NEXT TEST IN TAIPEI LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) Summary: KMT candidate Chiang Nai-shin is expected to win Saturday's by-election in the Blue-majority Da'an District in Taipei City, though the KMT isn't taking any chances. DPP candidate Chou Po-ya has a slight chance if pan-Blue independent Yao Li-ming unexpectedly succeeds in siphoning [...] | 2009-03-27 09:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI367 | KMT WINS BY-ELECTION IN TAIPEI BUT WITH [...] (C) Summary: The ruling KMT's Chiang Nai-hsin won the March 28 legislative by-election in Taipei's Da'an District by a relatively slim 10 percentage margin over the DPP's Chou Po-ya. KMT leaders welcomed the victory but promised to reflect over the party's substandard performance in one of th [...] | 2009-03-30 10:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI374 | Taiwan Chiropractic Faces Long Road to Legalization [...] (SBU) Taiwan does not recognize chiropractic as a legitimate medical practice, and chiropractors operate in a legal gray area. Taiwan Department of Health (DOH) authorities recommend that chiropractors establish a chiropractic school or course of study in Taiwan as an intermediate step to full [...] | 2009-04-01 05:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI377 | THE DIRECTOR'S MARCH 31 MEETING WITH PREMIER LIU [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a March 31 meeting with the Director, Premier Liu Chao-shiuan said opening Taiwan's market to the full range of U.S. beef imports is only a matter of timing. He predicted the opening could take place as early as May or early June. The Premier saw no obstacles to Legislative Yu [...] | 2009-04-01 07:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ETRD EAGR PREL CVIS KIPR TW |
09TAIPEI382 | FRANK HSIEH TO URGE FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN [...] (C) Summary: Former Premier and presidential candidate Frank Hsieh told the Director on April 1 that he would use his radio program later in the day to strongly urge former Chen Shui-bian to stop interfering in DPP politics. The party desperately needs to distance itself from the former pres [...] | 2009-04-01 10:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
09TAIPEI388 | SOUTHERN TAIWAN: DPP NOMINEE IN DEEP-GREEN TAINAN COUNTY [...] (SBU) Summary: Not normally accustomed to the political spotlight, deep-Green Tainan County, former President Chen's home district, grabbed headlines on April 1 when the DPP announced its nominee for this December's county magistrate race. Despite some local DPP polls showing a clear edge fo [...] | 2009-04-03 01:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON TW |
09TAIPEI39 | TAIWAN NSC ON PIRATES, BEEF, HU JINTAO SPEECH AND [...] (C) Summary. This is an action request; please see paragraph 11. During a January 12 meeting with Director Young, NSC Secretary General Su Chi told us Taiwan is not seriously considering sending naval vessels to the Gulf of Aden to protect its merchant ships. This was more a PR effort follo [...] | 2009-01-12 11:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV ECON ETRD EAGR TW CH |
09TAIPEI40 | FORMER PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG ON DPP POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: Many supporters are urging him to run for county magistrate, either in Taipei County or another district in the December local elections, former Premier Su Tseng-chang told the Director. Meanwhile, other DPP partisans were advising him to avoid local politics and keep his sights [...] | 2009-01-12 11:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI416 | PRO-GREEN ACADEMICS WORRY TAIWAN IS BEING [...] (SBU) Summary: A number of Taiwan and international participants at a recent conference on the 30th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) expressed concern that the rise of China, Taiwan's growing economic dependence on the PRC, and cross-Strait detente are drawing Taiwan increasingly [...] | 2009-04-07 10:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CH TW |
09TAIPEI417 | REPRESENTATIVES LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART AND MARIO [...] (SBU) Summary. Representatives Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Mario Diaz-Balart expressed support for the Taiwan Relations Act and for President Ma's strategy for improving cross-Strait relations during a cordial April 7 meeting. Ma emphasized the continued need for U.S. security assistance, noting [...] | 2009-04-07 10:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD OVIP TW CH |
09TAIPEI430 | KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG ON DECEMBER LOCAL [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung told the Director on April 8 that dissatisfied voters had sent a message to President Ma and the KMT in two recent legislative by-elections, where the party did not do as well as in 2008. Nonetheless, Wu did not expect the city and county elections in D [...] | 2009-04-08 10:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI433 | CROSS-STRAIT POLICY UNDER PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU [...] (C) Ma Ying-jeou is the central player in a vigorous, if at times poorly coordinated, effort to reshape Taiwan,s ties with China. While his approach to cross-Strait issues represents a dramatic shift from that of his predecessor, it is evolutionary rather than revolutionary. Ma will focus on [...] | 2009-04-09 07:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD PINR ECON WHO TW CH US |
09TAIPEI438 | OPPOSITION DPP FACES DIFFICULT CHALLENGES IN [...] (C) Summary: The opposition DPP hopes to begin a comeback in key year-end local elections, but faces difficulties stemming from former President Chen's corruption trial, friction in the candidate nomination process, and a shortage of campaign funds. Too many politicians want to run in the Gre [...] | 2009-04-09 10:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI461 | CROSS-STRAIT DETENTE FUELS WORRIES ABOUT RELATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a recent pro-government conference on the 30th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA),panelists, mostly from the U.S., expressed support for the Ma administration's efforts to improve cross-Strait relations and stressed that the U.S. will continue to provide Taiwan wi [...] | 2009-04-15 10:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI462 | DPP LEGISLATOR TRONG CHAI ON PARTY POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: Opposition DPP legislator Trong Chai (Tsai Tung-jung) told the Director on April 13 that he was "not too optimistic" about his party's chances in the December local elections. Chai assessed the DPP would have a hard time retaining the six city and county magistrate seats it curre [...] | 2009-04-15 02:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI467 | GOVERNMENT TIGHT-LIPPED AS RUMORS OF WHA OBSERVER [...] (C) Despite widespread media speculation, Taiwan officials have been tight-lipped, both publicly and in private, about possible talks with China on Taipei's bid for WHA observer status. Although there are a number of sensitive political issues to be resolved, public statements by President M [...] | 2009-04-15 10:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV WHO TW CH |
09TAIPEI476 | Taiwan Telecom: Cable Appeals Stuck in EY [...] (SBU) Since fall 2008, Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has added financial conditions to license renewals by foreign-owned cable companies. The Carlyle Group-owned Kbro Company has appealed the NCC's licensing decisions to the Executive Yuan (EY) Appeals Committee, but the NC [...] | 2009-04-20 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON ECPS TW |
09TAIPEI480 | MAINLAND AFFAIRS COUNCIL CHAIRWOMAN LAI SHIN-YUAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 22 meeting with the Director, Mainland Affairs Council Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan said the April 25-26 third round of cross-Strait talks in Nanjing will result in agreements on anti-crime and financial cooperation and scheduled passenger flights, as well as a joint statem [...] | 2009-04-22 10:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN EAIR TW CH |
09TAIPEI486 | FORMER FM CHIEN ON BOAO FORUM: BEIJING WANTS MA TO [...] (C) In an April 22 meeting with the Director, former Foreign Minister Fredrick Chien said he was received warmly by PRC Premier Wen Jiabao at last week's Boao Forum, and also had two long private meetings with Wang Yi, Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO). Chien, who claimed he was no [...] | 2009-04-23 10:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH EAID ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW |
09TAIPEI488 | DPP CHAIR ON U.S. TRIP, TAIWAN POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: Opposition DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the Director during an April 23 meeting that the main purpose of her visit to the United States in early May was to "touch base with" supporters. DPP International Affairs Director Bikhim Hsiao added that fundraising was another important tr [...] | 2009-04-24 07:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI489 | REPRESENTATIVES LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART AND MARIO [...] (SBU) Summary. Taiwan officials expressed their appreciation to Representatives Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Mario Diaz-Balart for their efforts to reaffirm U.S. commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) during their April 6-8 visit to Taiwan, and emphasized the importance of the U.S. relations [...] | 2009-04-24 07:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD OVIP TW CH |
09TAIPEI49 | TAIPEI MAYOR HAU LUNG-BIN ON POLITICAL AND [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on January 12, Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin maintained that KMT party-government relations are smooth but admitted that President Ma and his core advisors have on occasion not communicated well with the KMT legislative caucus prior to controversial dec [...] | 2009-01-13 10:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
09TAIPEI494 | TAIWAN PREPARED FOR CROSS-STRAIT TALKS IN NANJING [...] (C) Summary. According to Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF),the April 25-26 talks in Nanjing between SEF and its counterpart, the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS),will produce three agreements on cross-Strait flights, liberalization of the financial [...] | 2009-04-24 08:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI505 | NEW DPP SECRETARY GENERAL WU NAI-JEN DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary. New DPP Secretary General Wu Nai-jen and the Director discussed the party's prospects for the December local elections and cross-Strait developments during an April 27 meeting at DPP headquarters. Wu, a senior DPP campaign strategist, characterized the December elections as "very [...] | 2009-04-28 09:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI510 | TAIWAN ANNOUNCES BREAKTHROUGH AGREEMENT ON WHA [...] (C) Based on an April 28 personal invitation from WHO Director General Margaret Chan, Taiwan Health Minister Yeh Ching-chuan will lead a delegation to observe the May World Health Assembly meeting, VFM Andrew Hsia told the Director during an April 29 meeting. The invitation is the result of T [...] | 2009-04-29 10:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV WHO TW CH |
09TAIPEI514 | TAIWAN AVIATION INDUSTRY HAS MUTED REACTION TO [...] (SBU) Summary. The response in Taiwan to the agreement on passenger and cargo flights signed on April 26 in Nanjing (Reftel) has been mainly positive. Most industry representatives applaud the increase in the number of flights and more destinations. Some, however, question why only certain [...] | 2009-04-30 09:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI515 | APRIL 30 SWINE FLU UPDATE FOR TAIWAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As of midday local time April 30, no cases of the H1N1 virus have been detected in Taiwan. Taiwan health officials believe they are well-prepared to meet the latest challenges posed by the H1N1 virus. Airports have beefed up thermal screening of incoming passengers, and the a [...] | 2009-04-30 10:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KFLO TBIO TW CH |
09TAIPEI516 | PRESIDENTIAL CONFIDANTE ON CROSS-STRAIT MOMENTUM, [...] (C) The announcement that Taiwan will take part in this year's WHA meeting is part of President Ma's larger effort to create momentum behind cross-Strait engagement, Taoyuan county magistrate and presidential confidante Eric Chu told the Director during an April 29 meeting. This momentum will [...] | 2009-04-30 10:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR TW WHO CH |
09TAIPEI517 | LEGISLATIVE SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON WHA, [...] (C) Summary: Although recent progress in cross-Strait relations is generally positive, the pace of detente and the content of agreements like those recently signed in Nanjing need to take better account of Taiwan's sovereignty, security considerations, and the interests of the Taiwan people, L [...] | 2009-04-30 10:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI518 | STRAITS EXCHANGE FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN P.K. CHIANG [...] (C) Summary: Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P.K. Chiang told the Director on April 30 that President Ma Ying-jeou had hoped to put the proposed Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) on the agenda for the next round of cross-Strait talks later this year. However, during t [...] | 2009-04-30 10:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
09TAIPEI529 | TRYING TIMES FOR DPP CHAIR TSAI ING-WEN [...] (C) Summary: Tsai Ing-wen continues efforts to overcome challenges and revitalize Taiwan's major opposition party as she nears her first anniversary as DPP Chairperson. Tsai's moderate and cautious approach has drawn criticism from some DPP supporters who want the party to take a more confron [...] | 2009-05-01 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
09TAIPEI537 | TAIWAN OFFICIAL ON CROSS-STRAIT TALKS IN NANJING [...] (C) Summary. On May 1, Vice Chairman Fu Don-cheng of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC),provided an overview of the April 25-26 talks between the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS). He characterized the aviation ag [...] | 2009-05-04 10:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI539 | MOFA ISSUE-BY-ISSUE REVIEW OF BILATERAL TIES [...] (C) MOFA North American Affairs Division Deputy Director General Michael Hsu covered the range of bilateral issues during an April 30 meeting with visiting EAP/TC Deputy Director Deena Parker. MOFA wants to improve the security of Taiwan's passport, Hsu said, but worries that the new procedur [...] | 2009-05-05 10:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON CVIS TW |
09TAIPEI543 | STRAITS EXCHANGE FOUNDATION (SEF) CHAIRMAN P. K. [...] (C) Summary: Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P. K. Chiang tendered his resignation to President Ma Ying-jeou on May 4, citing his age (76) and physical condition. On May 6, Ma expressed his strong hope that Chiang would stay on and told the media he had rejected Chiang's resignat [...] | 2009-05-06 11:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
09TAIPEI559 | PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU ON WHA, JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou told the Director on May 7 that Taiwan plans to focus on participation in WHA and WHO activities for the present and not push to join other international organizations. Taiwan will proceed cautiously because Beijing is worried the WHA observership breakthro [...] | 2009-05-08 11:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAGR CH TW |
09TAIPEI570 | TAIWAN HOPES CROSS-STRAIT LEGAL COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: The Cross-Strait Joint Crime-Fighting and Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement (cross-Strait MLAA) signed in Nanjing on April 26 (See ref B for text of agreement),is intended to expand and regularize the judicial cooperation already enjoyed on a case-by-case basis under the 1990 Kinm [...] | 2009-05-12 09:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRIM KJUS PGOV CH TW |
09TAIPEI571 | FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN TO REMAIN IN [...] (C) Summary: Former President Chen Shui-bian's detention was extended for another two months (May 26 - July 25) by the Taipei District Court on May 11. The decision came after a distraught Chen appeared in court on May 7 to appeal emotionally for his release from detention. Complaining to t [...] | 2009-05-12 10:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI577 | TAIWAN STOCK EXCHANGE OFFICIALS DOWNPLAY IMPACT OF [...] (SBU) Taiwan opened its securities markets to Chinese institutional investors in early May, but the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) is not expecting a large influx of portfolio investment from China anytime soon. Senior TSE executives tell AIT that the biggest impact of loosening Taiwan restric [...] | 2009-05-13 08:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW |
09TAIPEI578 | TAIPEI MAYOR HAU ON NEW OFFICE COMPOUND, DPP [...] (C) Summary. Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin (KMT) accepted the Director's invitation to attend AIT's New Office Compound (NOC) site dedication ceremony on June 22. Hau also indicated that his staff had approached the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) about acquiring the plot of land adjacent to t [...] | 2009-05-13 09:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT ABLD PREL PGOV EAIR TW CH |
09TAIPEI579 | DEEP GREEN LEADERS FRET OVER CROSS-STRAIT AND [...] (C) Summary: At a dinner for the Director on May 12 hosted by DPP Legislator Trong Chai, a group of Deep Green leaders registered their concerns about President Ma "selling out" Taiwan to the PRC. Trong Chai expressed hope the U.S. would take a more balanced approach to Taiwan politics and n [...] | 2009-05-13 10:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
09TAIPEI580 | Taiwan Telecom: Broadband Deployment Initiatives [...] (SBU) As you would expect of one of the world's leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) hardware manufacturers, Taiwan's broadband infrastructure is well-developed and growing. Since the year 2000, the Taiwan authorities have appropriated almost USD five billion to fund a seri [...] | 2009-05-14 08:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ECPS TW |
09TAIPEI588 | TFFLU01: MAY 15 H1N1 VIRUS UPDATE FOR TAIWAN [...] Taiwan continues to have close calls with the H1N1 virus from arriving airline passengers who have been in proximity to H1N1 carriers on their journey. As of noon, May 15, however, there are still no confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in Taiwan. At the CKS International Airport May 12, seven [...] | 2009-05-15 09:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU TBIO TW CH KFLO |
09TAIPEI589 | DPP AND PRO-GREEN GROUPS PLAN MAY 17 RALLY AGAINST [...] (SBU) Summary: The DPP and pro-Green organizations are gearing up for demonstrations in Taipei and Kaohsiung on Sunday, May 17, timed to coincide approximately with President Ma Ying-jeou,s first anniversary in office (May 20). After the demonstration in Taipei in front of the Presidential Of [...] | 2009-05-15 11:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI590 | MAC CHAIR ON CROSS-STRAIT TALKS AND OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Summary. Cross-Strait talks continue to be successful, Mainland Affairs Council Chair Lai Shin-yuan stressed to the Director on May 14, and she dismissed opposition criticisms as baseless. Plans to open financial services markets on both sides of the Strait, along with investment oppor [...] | 2009-05-15 23:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI594 | OPPOSITION DPP AND PRO-GREEN ALLIES STAGE LARGE [...] (SBU) Summary: The DPP and pro-Green organizations held large demonstrations in Taipei and Kaohsiung on May 17 to protest the cross-Strait and other policies of President Ma Ying-jeou, who is just completing his first year in office (ref A). Both venues attracted large turnouts, although est [...] | 2009-05-18 09:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI605 | FORMER PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG DISCUSSES DPP [...] (C) Summary: The May 17-18 demonstrations against President Ma Ying-jeou and his policies were "satisfactory,"former Premier and opposition DPP heavyweight Su Tseng-chang told the Director during a May 19 meeting. The DPP-organized demonstrations gave a boost to Tsai Ing-wen, but the DPP Ch [...] | 2009-05-19 09:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI606 | TAIWAN VICE PREMIER SAYS ECONOMY IMPROVING [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 18 meeting with Director Young, Vice Premier Paul Chiu said he believes the worst is over for the economy and expects a turnaround by the end of the year. China's stimulus and other efforts directed towards Taiwan could have some positive effect, he stated. Chiu did not [...] | 2009-05-19 09:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD KPAO OEXC PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI609 | TFFLU01: TAIWAN CONFIRMS FIRST H1N1 CASE [...] (SBU) On May 20, Taiwan health authorities confirmed the first occurrence of H1N1 in Taiwan. The infected passenger arrived on May 18 at 9:30 pm on Cathay Pacific flight CX 468 from Hong Kong, having started his trip in New York. The 52-year-old Australian national had a fever when he arrived [...] | 2009-05-20 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO PREL HHS TW |
09TAIPEI610 | TAIWAN RATIFIES TWO UN HUMAN RIGHTS COVENANTS [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou on May 14 signed the instruments of ratification for the U.N. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Local human rights advocates hailed the passage as a [...] | 2009-05-20 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS KCRM TW CH |
09TAIPEI622 | TFFLU01: TAIWAN CONFIRMS FOUR ADDITIONAL H1N1 [...] SUMMARY. On May 21, Taiwan health authorities confirmed the second, third, fourth and fifth cases of H1N1 in Taiwan. All cases with the exception of one came on flights originating in the U.S. The exception is a Taiwan female who flew in from Manila. To date no community spread of the virus [...] | 2009-05-22 10:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO PREL HHS TW |
09TAIPEI623 | TAIWAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM: RELIABLE BUT ROOM FOR [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's judicial system is fundamentally reliable and independent, say legal scholars, practitioners, and officials, but there is room for reform - as evidenced by the controversy surrounding the prosecutions of former president Chen Shui-bian and other Democratic Progressive Par [...] | 2009-05-22 10:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCRIM PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI624 | PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU RIDING HIGH AFTER FIRST [...] (C) Summary: Independent polling shows public satisfaction with President Ma Ying-jeou's performance has risen from 29 to 39 percent over the past two months. Much of the improvement appears due to the recent rise in the stock market and public expectations of a better economy in the future. [...] | 2009-05-22 11:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR MARR PINR US CH TW |
09TAIPEI625 | DPP CHAIR TSAI ING-WEN ON DOMESTIC POLITICS AND [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the Director she decided to visit former President Chen on May 14 because the "absolutely absurd" court decision to continue Chen's detention had made her "very mad." Tsai said the DPP's May 17-18 protest demonstration against Ma administration polici [...] | 2009-05-22 12:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
09TAIPEI626 | TAIWAN CONFIRMS NINE CASES OF H1N1 FLU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU TBIO TW |
09TAIPEI637 | SENIOR KMT OFFICIALS ON BILATERAL TIES, DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with the Director on May 26, Taoyuan County Magistrate Eric Chu and Taichung Mayor Jason Hu said PRC Taiwan Affairs Office Director Wang Yi had made a special effort to give them a good impression at the recent Fujian Cross-Strait Forum. Also, Wang had been q [...] | 2009-06-01 09:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR HK CH TW |
09TAIPEI640 | KINMEN CIVILIAN OFFICIALS EAGER FOR CLOSER PRC TIES [...] (C) Summary. Kinmen, a group of small islands held by Taiwan but situated just a few kilometers away from the prosperous Chinese city of Xiamen, stands as a symbol both of the decades-long military confrontation between China and Taiwan as well as of a possible future of closer economic integ [...] | 2009-06-02 08:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON TW CH |
09TAIPEI650 | KMT CHAIRMAN ON CROSS-STRAIT TALKS, TAIWAN POLITICS [...] (C) Summary. Chinese President Hu Jintao is committed to step-by-step progress on cross-Strait ties, KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung told the Director during their June 3 meeting. Wu, just returned from an 8-day trip to China, was optimistic about prospects for reaching a framework trade deal with [...] | 2009-06-03 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR CH TW |
09TAIPEI651 | TAIWAN INTEREST IN EXTRADITION PACT REFLECTS [...] (C) Summary: During his May 27 Los Angeles transit, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou reiterated that signing an extradition agreement is a top priority for Taiwan's relations with the United States. Already, popular dissatisfaction with U.S. inability to return Taiwan fugitives is putting at risk [...] | 2009-06-03 09:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM KJUS PGOV CVIS KFRD TW CH |
09TAIPEI659 | C-AL9-00948: TAIWAN ESTABLISHES JOINT COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. As part of ongoing efforts to improve economic and trade relations, Taiwan announced the formation of a new Taiwan-Hong Kong cooperation mechanism after a June 5 meeting between Hong Kong Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Stephen Lam and Mainland Affairs Council Vi [...] | 2009-06-05 09:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PINR TW HK CH |
09TAIPEI660 | TAIWAN CONFIRMS 17 CASES OF H1N1 FLU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since our last report Taiwan health officials have confirmed 17 cases of the H1N1 virus, including a case of locally contracted H1N1 virus. Authorities have downgraded Taiwan from a pandemic alert level of "Yellow 3" to "Yellow 2" since no new cases of local transmission have [...] | 2009-06-05 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KFLO TBIO TW CH |
09TAIPEI67 | H5N2 OUTBREAK TESTS TAIWAN'S PREPAREDNESS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A low-pathogenic H5N2 virus outbreak, discovered on a Kaohsiung chicken farm in October 2008, but not reported for two months, underscores the need for transparency at the Council of Agriculture (COA) regarding virus outbreaks among poultry and animals. The authorities' slow re [...] | 2009-01-16 09:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA ETRD PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI670 | STRAITS EXCHANGE FOUNDATION (SEF) CHAIRMAN P. K. [...] (C) Summary. Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P. K. Chiang confirmed he will be in China between June 16-21, with plans to meet Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin to initiate preliminary talks on the timing and agenda for the next round [...] | 2009-06-08 10:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL TW EINV ETRD PGOV |
09TAIPEI671 | KMT HONORARY CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan told the Director on June 5 that he viewed PRC President Hu Jintao as more capable and much more flexible on cross-Strait policy than his predecessor Jiang Zemin. Lien thought cross-Strait discussions on an Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement [...] | 2009-06-08 10:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON MARR CH TW |
09TAIPEI673 | MOFA: PRC PRESSURES UN SECURITY OFFICE TO REFUSE [...] (C) Summary. At China's urging, the United Nations security office recently formalized a policy of not accepting documents issued by Taiwan for identification purposes, according to Taiwan MOFA International Organizations Division Director General Paul Chang. This is despite comments by Chin [...] | 2009-06-09 06:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR UN TW CH |
09TAIPEI683 | PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU TO RESUME KMT CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (U) President Ma Ying-jeou and KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung held a joint press conference on June 10 to announce that Ma will run, and Wu will not, in the upcoming party chairman election. Ma said he made the decision to run for chairman not to expand his power, but to bear full responsibility, [...] | 2009-06-10 11:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI713 | TAIWAN VISIT OF PRC OFFICIAL LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR [...] (C) The KMT announced on June 10 that the fifth round of the Cross-Strait Economic and Cultural Forum (aka the KMT-CCP Forum )will be held in Changsha on July 10-11. Senior officials of the KMT's National Policy Foundation (NPF) and Zheng Lizhong, Deputy Director of the PRC's Taiwan Affairs Of [...] | 2009-06-16 07:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD TW CH |
09TAIPEI716 | TAIWAN MAY SEEK GREATER ENGAGEMENT WITH ICAO [...] (SBU) Summary. During a series of meetings with U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) representatives June 3-4, officials of the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) stated that Taiwan wishes to participate, in some manner, in the meetings of the International Civil Aviation Organization [...] | 2009-06-16 09:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR PREL PGOV TW CH |
09TAIPEI718 | TAIWAN TIP REPORT DELIVERED [...] (C) On June 16, AIT Pol Chief delivered the Taiwan TIP Report narrative to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General of North American Affairs Harry Tseng. Tseng expressed particular interest in whether there were any significant changes compared to last year's report and whether Taiwan's [...] | 2009-06-17 06:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KWMN KCRM ELAB PHUM PGOV KPAO SMIG TW |
09TAIPEI725 | DIRECTOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON MAINLAND AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary: During the Director's farewell call on June 16, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairperson Lai Shin-yuan noted Taiwan's hope to expand meaningful participation in WHO activities and other functional international organizations following its success in becoming an observer at the r [...] | 2009-06-17 10:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAIR CH TW |
09TAIPEI73 | Taiwan Biotech: 2009 Outreach Proposals [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 6, 7, and 12. Background ---------- 2. (SBU) Taiwan is the U.S.'s sixth-largest agricultural export market. In 2007, the United States exported more than USD 3.2 billion of agricultural, fish and forest products to Taiwan, half of which was [...] | 2009-01-20 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD KPAO OEXC OIIP SENV TBIO TW |
09TAIPEI737 | Penghu in Lead to Open Taiwan's First Casino [...] (SBU) Summary: Penghu County recently submitted an application to the Executive Yuan (EY) to establish a casino on the island, and will hold a legally-required referendum on the issue in August. The Ministry of Transportation and Communication (MOTC) will soon establish an interagency casino c [...] | 2009-06-22 02:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI754 | DIRECTOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON DPP CHAIR TSAI ING-WEN [...] (C) Summary. The opposition DPP will issue a call for fairness in Taiwan's judicial system and for former President Chen Shui-bian's immediate release from detention, party Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the Director during his June 22 farewell call. The party's proposed referendum on a planned Econ [...] | 2009-06-23 09:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI756 | TAIWAN CONFIRMS 61 CASES BUT DOWNGRADES [...] (U) SUMMARY. On June 19, the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (TCDC) confirmed Taiwan's 61st case of H1N1 and also downgraded the virus from a Category I Notifiable Infectious Disease to Category IV, meaning that medical doctors and hospitals are only required to report "severe" H1N1 cases [...] | 2009-06-24 02:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KFLO TBIO TW CH |
09TAIPEI759 | PROPOSED DATES FOR TAIWAN POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) inquired earlier this month about Washington's views on its proposal to hold U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington. MOFA offered August 31 - September 2 as its preferred window for the meeting. MOFA again stressed that t [...] | 2009-06-24 08:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TW |
09TAIPEI760 | Taiwan Pharma: 6th PVS Underway, Big Pricing Reforms [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 09:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
09TAIPEI763 | Taiwan Pharma: 6th PVS Underway, Big Pricing Reforms [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
09TAIPEI778 | THE DIRECTOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT MA [...] (C) Summary. The United States does not agree with the PRC view that U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are out of step with improving cross-Strait ties, the Director told Ma Ying-jeou during his June 25 farewell call on the President. Taiwan arms purchases are intended solely to replace older systems [...] | 2009-06-26 10:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD MARR TW CH |
09TAIPEI781 | MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATION LOWERS STAKES FOR BOTH [...] (C) Summary. On June 23, a Ministry of Interior panel endorsed proposals to elevate Taipei County to a special municipality, to upgrade and merge Taichung City and County into a special municipality, and to merge Kaohsiung County into Kaohsiung City, which is already a special municipality. [...] | 2009-06-29 03:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
09TAIPEI790 | THE DIRECTOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON FORMER PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. Improvements in Taiwan-China relations have come at the expense of Taiwan's traditionally close relations with the United States and other partners, and of the island's long-term viability as a sovereign state, Lee Teng-hui warned the Director during his June 26 farewell call on t [...] | 2009-06-30 08:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW CH JA |
09TAIPEI847 | COURT SLAPS FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN WITH TWO MORE [...] (C) Summary. The Taipei District Court ruled on July 13 to extend former President Chen Shui-bian's detention period by two additional months. This marks the third time that the Court has extended Chen's detention. Chen, who was previously scheduled to be released on July 25, now is slated [...] | 2009-07-14 08:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW PREL KJUS |
09TAIPEI854 | TAIWAN DISASTER REDUCTION CENTER EXPECTS MORE [...] (SBU) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan's National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) expects to broaden an already solid base of international cooperation in the future, including with its counterpart agency i [...] | 2009-07-15 23:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ECON ETRD SENV TPHY TSPL APEC TW XE |
09TAIPEI876 | Taiwan IPR: Taiwan to Target Indirect Patent Infringement [...] (SBU) The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) recently announced preliminary plans to amend the Patent Law to protect against indirect patent infringement. The changes would allow patent-holders to bring suit against upstream and middle-stream component suppliers who abet downstream prod [...] | 2009-07-22 07:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
09TAIPEI896 | DPP EXPELS MEMBERS FOR ATTENDING KMT-CCP FORUM [...] (C) Summary. The DPP expelled former legislator Hsu Jung-shu and former Council of Agriculture head Fan Chen-tzung from the party on July 27 for ignoring a party ban and attending the KMT-CCP Fifth Cross-Strait Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum in China. The DPP's stern stance demonstrates [...] | 2009-07-27 08:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI903 | DPP CHAIR TSAI ON KMT CHAIRMAN-ELECT MA, CHINA [...] (C) Summary. DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen dismissed the idea of having a dialogue with President Ma Ying-jeou once he assumes the KMT chairmanship. Ma's overtures to meet with her were not genuine, Tsai told the Acting Director in a July 28 meeting. Although concerned about Ma's perceived pro-un [...] | 2009-07-28 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI904 | MA YING-JEOU, HU JINTAO EXCHANGE LETTERS THROUGH [...] (C) Summary. President Ma Ying-jeou, elected Kuomintang (KMT) Party Chairman on July 26, received a congratulatory letter the same day from Hu Jintao, in his capacity as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Ma sent a reply the following day thanking Hu for his message and c [...] | 2009-07-28 09:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI912 | TAIWAN ECONOMY STRUGGLES IN FIRST HALF OF 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Taiwan's economy continued to struggle through a steep slowdown during the first half of 2009. Foreign trade, domestic sales, and industrial production posted significant year-on-year declines. Inbound and outbound investment decreased sharply, inflation eased, and unemploymen [...] | 2009-07-30 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI913 | DPP CHAIR TSAI HOLDING STEADY BUT HURDLES REMAIN [...] (C) Summary. DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen appears to have a firm handle on party politics this summer, partly due to initiatives on a referendum on President Ma's proposed Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement with China and on judicial fairness. Tackling these projects that appeal to broad se [...] | 2009-07-30 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI914 | DPP CHAIR TSAI HOLDING STEADY BUT HURDLES REMAIN [...] (C) Summary. DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen appears to have a firm handle on party politics this summer, partly due to initiatives on a referendum on President Ma's proposed Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement with China and on judicial fairness. Tackling these projects that appeal to broad se [...] | 2009-07-30 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI915 | MAINLAND AFFAIRS COUNCIL CHAIR LAI ON U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan told ADIR in a July 28 meeting that the overall message she received from U.S. officials and academics on her recent visit was support for Ma's cross-Strait policy and a strengthened U.S.-Taiwan relationship. Lai said, despi [...] | 2009-07-30 10:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI926 | PRESIDENT MA, CHAIRMAN MA: THE EFFECT OF MA'S [...] (C) Summary. As expected, President Ma Ying-jeou was elected Chairman of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party in a July 26 election in which Ma was the lone candidate (reftel). Ma's decision to assume the Chairmanship reflects his pragmatic assessment of the need to exercise greater control over [...] | 2009-08-03 09:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW CH |
09TAIPEI937 | TAIWAN EXPRESSES INTEREST IN GLOBAL FORUM TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Taiwan's high-tech electronics industries annually produce millions of CO2-equivalent tons of greenhouse gases (GHG). Despite successful voluntary GHG emission reduction programs, more action will be required under the likely implementation of a GHG emissions cap now under revie [...] | 2009-08-05 06:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | TW XE ENRG OIIP TRGY TSPL SENV |
09TAIPEI939 | THE KMT-CCP CROSS-STRAIT FORUM UNDER CHAIRMAN MA [...] (C) Summary. President Ma Ying-jeou, who was uncontested in the July 26 election for Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT),is likely to continue the KMT-CCP Cross-Strait Forum. The event, which held its fifth meeting July 11-12 in Changsha, Hunan, on educational, cultural, and social issues, has [...] | 2009-08-06 02:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI941 | REPRESENTATIVE GINGREY'S MEETING WITH TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan must be confident in its security and its relations with the United States if it is to continue to pursue its goal of reducing cross-Strait tensions, President Ma Ying-jeou told visiting Congressman Phil Gingrey during an August 6 meeting. Specifically, Ma urged the United [...] | 2009-08-06 07:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL ETRD ECON CVIS TW CH |
09TAIPEI964 | RECOMMENDATION FOR FOREIGN POLICY REFUSAL OF VISA [...] (C) Summary. AIT recommends that the visa application for Chen You-hao (among the ten "Most Wanted" criminal fugitives in Taiwan) be denied on the basis of foreign policy considerations. Visa issuance would seriously undermine U.S. law enforcement cooperation with Taiwan and, further, could a [...] | 2009-08-11 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS KFRD KJUS PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI966 | DEATH TOLL FROM TYPHOON MORAKOT RISES, RESCUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The death toll and damages caused by Typhoon Morakot continue to rise as rescue workers fan out across central and southern Taiwan to ascertain the typhoon's full impact. Penetration into remote areas by rescuers, including members of the Ministry of National Defense's "speci [...] | 2009-08-11 09:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON AEMR CASC PGOV SENV XE TW |
09TAIPEI973 | VISIT OF REPRESENTATIVE PHIL GINGREY TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. During the weather-shortened visit to Taiwan by Representative Phil Gingrey, Taiwan officials expressed appreciation for the U.S. and Congressional Taiwan Caucus role in ensuring peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits and stressed the importance of continued arms sales and a U [...] | 2009-08-12 08:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH CVIS ECON ETRD MARR MCAP OVIP PREL TW MASS |
09TAIPEI974 | TYPHOON RECOVERY UNDER WAY AS USG DONATES [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST - PLEASE SEE PARA 5. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The official death toll from Typhoon Morakot continues to rise, hitting 67 in the latest count, and estimated economic losses have mounted to at least USD276 million in the agricultural sector alone. Infrastructure rep [...] | 2009-08-12 09:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AEMR CASC PGOV SENV XE TW |
09TAIPEI979 | TAIWAN REQUESTS USG TYPHOON RELIEF ASSISTANCE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST - PLEASE SEE PARAs 3 and 4. 2. (SBU) Taiwan Vice Foreign Minister Andrew Hsia contacted A/DIR August 13 to offer thanks for the U.S. contribution to the Taiwan Red Cross relief efforts in the wake of Typhoon Morakot (ref) and to request additional U.S. assistanc [...] | 2009-08-13 09:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MCAP MARR AEMR CASC PGOV SENV XE TW |
09TAIPEI992 | MORAKOT DEATH TOLL REACHES 117 AS TAIWAN WELCOMES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The death toll from Typhoon Morakot has reached 117 individuals. The agricultural sector has lost an estimated USD300 million, and road repair costs are already topping USD420 million. Local areas see continued improvements in infrastructure and sanitation conditions as rescu [...] | 2009-08-14 09:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AEMR CASC PGOV SENV XE TW |
09TAIPEI996 | MORAKOT SITREP 5: DEATH TOLL CLIMBS AGAIN AS U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The estimated losses from Morakot continue to mount, suggesting this could be the most deadly weather-related disaster to hit Taiwan in fifty years. Relief and rebuilding efforts are gaining momentum. The arrival here of supplies provided by DoD received wide media coverage. [...] | 2009-08-17 09:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AEMR CASC PGOV SENV XE TW |
09TEGUCIGALPA231 | HONDURAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS VICE MINISTER ON VICE [...] (C) Summary. Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Eduardo Rosales raised Honduran participation in the San Jose Central American meeting with Vice-President Biden, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's desire to have a referendum on holding a constituent assembly to reform the constitution, and Hondura [...] | 2009-04-01 19:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IR CH TW HO |
09TOKYO537 | MOFA PROVIDES MIXED ASSESSMENT OF JAPAN-CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone's trip to China, February 28-March 1, continued the overall goodwill generated by recent high-level bilateral exchanges but did not make progress on key disagreements. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi did not raise Taiwan and gener [...] | 2009-03-11 02:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM KN KS TW CH JA |
09TOKYO939 | SENIOR JAPANESE DEFENSE OFFICIAL ON CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan MOD Defense Policy Director-General Takamizawa indicated to State's EAP/CM Director David Shear during an April 17 meeting that it is time to build on Secretary Clinton's February 2009 visit to Japan and define specific action items for international bilateral cooperation. [...] | 2009-04-22 08:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR JA CH TW |
09VATICAN61 | (C) VATICAN PESSIMISTIC ON CHINA RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Vatican's point person for relations with China sees no change in the PRC's hard line towards the Catholic Church. Chinese Catholics loyal to the Pope risk detention, while clergy in the government-approved Patriotic Association are "treated like children" and strictly control [...] | 2009-04-24 19:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF PHUM CH TW VT |
10AITTAIPEI104 | MEDIA REACTION: FIRST YEAR OF PRESIDENT OBAMA, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 27 on a Taiwan Air Force Academy T-34C twin-seat training aircraft, which went missing near Kaohsiung Tuesday; on President Ma Ying-jeou's transit in San Francisco en route to Honduras; on developments in cross-Stra [...] | 2010-01-27 09:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI114 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 28 on the Taiwan government's plan to raise the National Health Insurance premiums; on President Ma Ying-jeou's transit in San Francisco en route to Honduras; on developments in cross-Strait relations; and on the ye [...] | 2010-01-29 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI116 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, OBAMA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 29 on President Ma Ying-jeou's visit in Honduras; the debut of Apple's iPad; the aftermath of a Taiwan T-34C trainer plane crash; and the soaring land prices in Taipei City. In terms of editorials and commentaries, [...] | 2010-01-29 08:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |