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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05TAIPEI997 |
KMT LEADERSHIP RACE TAKES SHAPE [...] (C) Summary: The KMT will announce the rules for its chairman race and set May 28 as the election day at the March 16 Central Standing Committee meeting. While most observers expect KMT Chairman Lien Chan to resign from his position to allow for generational change in the party leadership, Lie [...] |
2005-03-09 07:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1012 |
TAIWAN WILL PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL PORT SECURITY [...] U.S. Coast Guard LCDR Scott Kim and LT Richard Kavanaugh visited Taiwan March 20 and 21 to brief Taiwan officials on the Coast Guard's International Port Security (IPS) Program. Kim and Kavanaugh met with officials from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), the Executive Y [...] |
2006-03-27 00:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1016 |
Officials Assert Kaohsiung's MRT Subway to Start Operation [...] Summary. Besieged with scandals involving shady financing and a standstill of repeated cave-in incidents, officials responsible for the construction of Kaohsiung's mass rapid transit system (KMRT) remain optimistic, asserting that from a technical standpoint the construction of the subway can [...] |
2006-03-27 08:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ETRD ECON TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1026 |
MEDIA REACTION: KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU'S U.S. TRIP [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage March 25-27 on KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's U.S. trip; the DPP's decision to cancel its proposed "Grand Debate" on the party's policy toward China; the Ministry of Transportation and Communications' announcement Saturday reg [...] |
2006-03-27 22:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1039 |
MEDIA REACTION: KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU'S U.S. TRIP [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage March 28 on a controversial civil lawsuit filed by a local manpower company against Thai laborers for causing a riot at a Kaohsiung mass rapid transit construction site; KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's U.S. trip; and other poli [...] |
2006-03-28 09:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1071 |
AMCHAM DISAPPOINTED IN TAIWAN'S FTA VIEWS [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a March 17 meeting with Taiwan Minister without Portfolio Ho Mei-yueh, Taipei American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) representatives expressed disappointment that Ho advocated strongly for a US/Taiwan FTA but was unable to offer specifics on an FTA's economic benefits. [...] |
2006-03-29 12:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1090 |
Port of Kaohsiung Resumes Work on Tender for the [...] Kaohsiung Harbor Bureau (KHB) recently resumed preparing a tender for construction of Kaohsiung's Sixth Container Terminal project, which had been suspended for nearly four months. KHB had originally planned to begin tendering invitations to prospective investors in October 2005 (Ref B), but [...] |
2006-03-30 08:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ETRD ECON TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1115 |
TAIPEI AMCHAM SHARES BUSINESS CONCERNS WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During an initial meeting with Director Young on March 28, AmCham leaders provided AIT Director with a sneak preview of their White Paper for 2006. AmCham has seen little progress this year and expects to hit the same themes as last year's paper. AmCham members see the Chen [...] |
2006-03-31 04:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1120 |
MEDIA REACTION: DPP PARTY REFORM CONFERENCE [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies March 31 focused on KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's meeting with President Chen Shui-bian slated for April 3, and junior DPP legislators' plan to hold a conference to discuss party reforms. 2. The editorials March 31 all commented on DPP legislators' call for a party ref [...] |
2006-03-31 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1122 |
TAIWAN PUBLIC OPINION AFTER KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU'S [...] Summary: KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou just concluded a ten-day, five-city whirlwind tour to the United States, which has garnered extensive media coverage in Taiwan. A horde of Taiwan media accompanied Ma on the trip and glamorized Washington's views of him as a promising candidate for Taiwan's p [...] |
2006-03-31 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TA KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1140 |
AIT DIRECTOR CALLS ON TAIWAN ECONOMIC PLANNING [...] (C) Summary: Chairman of Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) Dr. Hu Sheng-cheng painted a rosy picture of Taiwan's economy for AIT Director Young in a March 29 courtesy call. Concerns about hollowing out or becoming uncompetitive are unfounded, according to Hu. Taiw [...] |
2006-03-31 11:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD EINV TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1142 |
TAIPEI PCC SAFETY AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY [...] (C) Per REFTEL A, AIT would like see the issue of indoor air quality (IAQ) in Taipei's ABCD addressed. Taipei was due for a complete PCC renovation and shielded enclosure (ABCD) replacement in 2004. It needed it; Taiwan is a high-humidity environment and the Soundsoak wall panels date back to t [...] |
2006-04-03 05:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ABLD AMED AMGT KSAF KRIM |
| 06AITTAIPEI1152 |
Boeing-CAL Sale Awaits Presidential Office Signal [...] (SBU) Summary: Boeing continues to discuss the sale of ten 747-8 aircraft with China Airlines (CAL). CAL recently suggested that Boeing should get the State Department or National Security Council to express support for the sale. Boeing representatives explained to CAL that nine U.S. Senators [...] |
2006-04-03 08:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ETRD TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1154 |
Economic Briefing for March 2006 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in March 2006: --Economy clouded by card debt, fuel costs --Capital outflows continue --Credit/cash card debt hurts banks profits --Tightened control of cross-Strait trade --Corning locates largest R&D center in Taiwan --DuPo [...] |
2006-04-03 08:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1156 |
MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S PANDA OFFER [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies April 1-3 focused much of their coverage on the construction of Taiwan's fourth nuclear-power plant, and reports that its budget will be exhausted this May because of lack of further action by Taiwan's Executive Yuan; Taiwan's Council of Agriculture's announcement that [...] |
2006-04-03 08:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1160 |
MORRIS CHANG'S REMARKS TO AIT DIR [...] (C) Summary: Chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TSMC) Morris Chang waxed philosophical the need to preserve Taiwan's middle class and democratic values, and was critical of President Chen's unnecessary provocations of the PRC during a March 31 courtesy call. Chang [...] |
2006-04-03 23:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1165 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S MEETING WITH KMT [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies April 4 focused much of their coverage on the Monday meeting between President Chen Shui-bian and KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou. Nearly all Taiwan dailies ran a banner headline along the lines of: "President Chen Shui-bian said if China's President Hu Jintao announces tha [...] |
2006-04-04 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1251 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage April 8-10 on the upcoming economic forum between the KMT and the Chinese Communist Party, in which former KMT Chairman Lien Chan will meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao again; the corruption scandal surrounding former P [...] |
2006-04-10 08:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1289 |
POTENTIAL TAIWAN TIFA DISCUSSION ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: With meetings between Deputy USTR Bhatia and Taiwan officials scheduled for the week of May 22, 2006, AIT/T would like to begin engaging with Taiwan trade officials on specific objectives for discussions under our Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). In that spirit, [...] |
2006-04-12 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1303 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage April 13 on the corruption scandals surrounding former Presidential Office Deputy Secretary-General Chen Che-nan; the opposition parties' veto of President Chen Shui-bian's nomination of Hsieh Wen-ting as the state public p [...] |
2006-04-13 08:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1311 |
MEDIA REACTION: KMT-CCP ECONOMIC FORUM [...] Summary: Taiwan's papers gave significant coverage April 14 of President Chen Shui-bian's remarks Thursday that he would step down if any of the first family had improperly accepted gift vouchers to the SOGO Department Store. Coverage also focused on the KMT-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Econo [...] |
2006-04-14 08:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1333 |
MEDIA REACTION: KMT-CCP ECONOMIC FORUM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage April 15-17 to the KMT-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Economic Forum held in Beijing over the weekend, and the meeting between KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan and Chinese President Hu Jintao Sunday. Coverage also focused [...] |
2006-04-17 08:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1346 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA SUMMIT, KMT-CCP ECONOMIC FORUM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage April 18 on the controversial battle over the ownership of the Sogo Department Store, in which First Lady Wu Shu-chen was allegedly involved; the aftermath of last weekend's KMT-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Econ [...] |
2006-04-18 07:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1371 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA SUMMIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to give extensive coverage April 19 on the controversial battle over the ownership of the Sogo Department Store, in which First Lady Wu Shu-chen was allegedly involved; the local oil price hike; and the aftermaths of last weekend's KMT- [...] |
2006-04-19 08:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1381 |
TAIWAN IDENTIFIES FOUR LOW LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE [...] C) SUMMARY. Sandia National Lab experts on nuclear waste disposal are helping Taiwan plan for long-term disposal of low-level radiation waste (LLRW). Taiwan has identified four potential sites for long-term LLRW storage. INER officials are optimistic that by developing a legal framework cover [...] |
2006-04-20 08:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG SENV TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1383 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA SUMMIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to give significant coverage April 20 to the alleged bribery scandal involving former Presidential Office deputy secretary-general Chen Che-nan, while Chinese President Hu Jintao's U.S. trip and his scheduled meeting with U.S. President [...] |
2006-04-20 08:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1406 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA SUMMIT [...] Summary: While Taiwan's dailies gave significant coverage April 21 to the meeting between U.S. President George W. Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao Thursday, coverage also focused on the controversial battle over the ownership of the Sogo Department Store, which First Lady Wu Shu-chen is al [...] |
2006-04-21 08:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1413 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA SUMMIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's leading Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage April 22-24 on Chinese President Hu Jintao's U.S. trip and his meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush last Thursday; the controversial battle over the ownership of the Sogo Department Store, in which First Lady Wu Shu [...] |
2006-04-24 08:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1444 |
DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON TAIWAN'S AGRICULTURE [...] (SBU) Summary. During his April 24 introductory call on Taiwan's Council of Agriculture (COA) Minister, Mr. Su Chia-chyuan, Director Young raised U.S. concerns over Taiwan's sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) import requirements and Taiwan's advocacy of protection for so-called sensitive agricul [...] |
2006-04-26 23:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1452 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to center their reporting April 27 on four main stories: the corruption scandal surrounding former Presidential Office Deputy Secretary-General Chen Che-nan, the scandal concerning the SIPDIS construction of Taiwan's high-speed railw [...] |
2006-04-27 08:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1510 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S TRANSITS IN THE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage May 2 on the details of President Chen Shui-bian's transit in the U.S., legislators' proposed constitutional amendments, the corruption scandals involving First Lady Wu Shu-chen, and the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayora [...] |
2006-05-02 08:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1525 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S TRANSITS IN THE [...] Summary: Taiwan's dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage May 3 to the details of President Chen Shui-bian's transits in the United States. With the exception of the mass-circulation "Apple Daily," all papers reported on their front page that Chen may postpone his departure f [...] |
2006-05-03 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1528 |
TAIWAN CONSIDERS ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES ON CHINESE [...] Summary: Taiwan is simultaneously pursuing anti-dumping and safeguard investigations on towel imports from China. The Ministry of Finance must announce its decision on preliminary anti-dumping measures by May 29. Taiwan's ITC has recommended a 65% tariff on Chinese towel imports, the Minister [...] |
2006-05-03 10:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1540 |
TAIWAN RECEPTIVE TO UNILATERAL ADHERENCE TO IHR [...] (U) AIT delivered ref A demarche to Department of Health (DOH) Director General Peter Chang on May 2. Drawing from points in ref A, ESTHOFF also briefed Chang about U.S. efforts in Beijing seeking additional participation for Taiwan in WHO health activities. Chang seemed pleased with this app [...] |
2006-05-04 06:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PREL WHO CH TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1545 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S TRANSITS IN THE [...] Summary: Taiwan's dailies continued significant coverage May 4 of transit plans for President Chen Shui-bian, who planned to depart on a trip to Paraguay and Costa Rica Thursday morning. Two prominent Taiwan papers, the pro-unification "United Daily News" and Taiwan's biggest daily, the pro-in [...] |
2006-05-04 12:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1552 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S OVERSEAS TRIP [...] Summary: Taiwan's dailies gave significant coverage May 5 to President Chen Shui-bian turning down Washington's stopover offer and making instead a transit of Abu Dhabi Thursday. The pro-unification "United Daily News" front-page banner-headlined: "[Taiwan Foreign Minster] James Huang Strongl [...] |
2006-05-05 08:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1554 |
TAIWAN AIRPORT AI EXERCISE [...] SUMMARY. Taiwan conducted an avian influenza (AI) simulation exercise at the main international airport on April 6. The exercise sought to test Taiwan's ability to detect, isolate and treat an inbound passenger infected with AI. The event was broadcast over live TV [...] |
2006-05-05 08:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED ECON SENV TBIO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1560 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: President Chen Shui-bian's transits en route to and from Paraguay and Costa Rica stayed in Taiwan's media spotlight May 6-8, while newspaper coverage alsofocused on the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral races and other local issues. The pro-status quo "China Times" ran a banner he [...] |
2006-05-08 08:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1580 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: As President Chen Shui-bian's visit in Paraguay and his transit plan continued to stay in Taiwan's media spotlight May 9, newspaper coverage also focused on the Legislative Yuan's vote on a cross-Strait direct transportation bill, scheduled for May 12; the Taiwan government's policy r [...] |
2006-05-09 08:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1595 |
PERMISSION TO BE ABSENT FROM AIT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-10 08:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1606 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Amid extensive reporting May 10 that a KMT hopeful will drop out of the party primary for the year-end Taipei mayoral race, Taiwan newspaper coverage also focused on President Chen Shui-bian's press briefing in Costa Rica Tuesday, his transit plans, exchanges of greeting with U.S. Fir [...] |
2006-05-10 08:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1624 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: As Taiwan dailies continued to center their reporting May 11 on President Chen Shui-bian's surprise stopover in Libya, coverage also focused on an ammunition depot blast in Taipei County Wednesday and local political issues. All major Chinese-language papers, with the exception of th [...] |
2006-05-11 09:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1636 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies focused their coverage May 12 on U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick's remarks at a congressional hearing Wednesday, President Chen Shui-bian's return trip, AIT Taipei Director Stephen Young's speech at an American Chamber of Commerce luncheon Thursday, and th [...] |
2006-05-12 08:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1662 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage May 13-15 on the conclusion of President Chen Shui-bian's nine-day overseas trip; Premier Su Tseng-chang's decision to suspend the chairman of the Financial Supervisory Commission, who was released on bail after questioning [...] |
2006-05-15 22:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1671 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage May 16 on alleged involvement by President Chen Shui-bian's son-in-law in insider trading, a press conference called by the suspended chairman of the Financial Supervisory Commission in an attempt to clear his name, and ot [...] |
2006-05-16 07:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1681 |
PERMISSION TO BE ABSENT FROM AIT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-16 07:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1682 |
PERMISSION TO BE ABSENT FROM AIT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-16 07:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1691 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S OVERSEAS TRIP, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage May 17 on alleged involvement by President Chen's son-in-law in insider trading, the pan-Green camp's successful attempt to block passage of the cross-Strait direct transportation amendments by the Legislative Yuan; the ye [...] |
2006-05-17 07:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1730 |
BNHI DECLINES TO DELAY PHARMACEUTICAL PRICE CUTS [...] Summary. AmCham Pharmaceutical Committee members and AIT/T met with Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) officials on May 15, 2006 as part of regular bimonthly consultations between U.S. industry and BNHI. AmCham members shared points that will be raised in its soon to be released Whit [...] |
2006-05-19 10:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1733 |
MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S NATIONAL SECURITY REPORT, [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to center their reporting May 19 on alleged involvement in insider trading by President Chen Shui-bian's son-in-law, who withdrew from the DPP Thursday, coverage also focused on Chen's approval of the island's first-ever National Se [...] |
2006-05-19 10:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1743 |
MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S NATIONAL SECURITY REPORT, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage May 20-22 on President Chen Shui-bian's apology for the First Family's involvement in the recent insider trading scandal; alleged involvement by Chen's son-in-law in the snowballing insider trading scandal; Taiwan's first [...] |
2006-05-22 09:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1754 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: As the insider trading scandal allegedly involving President Chen Shui-bian's son-in-law continued in Taiwan's media spotlight May 23, newspaper coverage also focused on Taiwan's failure to obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly and on the year-end Kaohsiung mayoral race. [...] |
2006-05-23 08:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1776 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies all gave significant reporting and editorial coverage May 24 to alleged involvement by President Chen Shui-bian's in-laws in the snowballing insider trading and lobbying scandals. Coverage also focused on other local corruption scandals and the DPP's disputed nomination [...] |
2006-05-24 08:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1786 |
AIT CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL GROVE [...] AIT Taipei welcomes and grants travel clearance to STAFFDEL Grove, consisting of Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) Professional Staff Member Paul Grove and DOS Cindy Chang, Senior Advisor for Appropriations, Legislative Affairs visit to Taipei 06/01-04/06. Visitors to Taiwan are reminde [...] |
2006-05-25 03:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN BM JA TH TW OTRA PREL |
| 06AITTAIPEI1787 |
MTAG: CONTINUED MACHINE TOOL PROLIFERATION TO IRAN [...] (S) AIT delivered reftel points/non-paper on indications on continued machine tool sales to Iran to Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Export Controls Task Force Head Wally Su on May 17. 2. (S) BOFT agreed to investigate the information in the non-paper and to report back to AIT with i [...] |
2006-05-25 05:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC |
| 06AITTAIPEI1791 |
MEDIA REACTION: PENTAGON REPORT ON CHINA'S MILITARY POWER [...] Summary: Taiwan's dailies all gave front-page coverage May 25 to the prosecutors' questioning of President Chen Shui-bian's in-laws Wednesday and the detention of Chen's son-in-law Thursday morning for his alleged role in a snowballing insider trading scandal. Coverage also focused on the U.S. [...] |
2006-05-25 08:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1842 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's dailies gave significant news and editorial coverage May 27-30 to alleged involvement in the snowballing insider trading scandal by President Chen Shui-bian's son-in-law, who was detained last Thursday, and to the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps' reactions to these developments. [...] |
2006-05-31 16:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1855 |
TAIWAN RESPONSE TO U.S. INITIATIVE ON IRAN [...] (C) AIT Director met with Taiwan National Security Secretary General Chiou I-jen June 1 in the absence of the SIPDIS Foreign Minister,as instructed reftel. The Director reviewed the background to the Secretary's announcement of the United States' new initiative on Iran and requested that Tai [...] |
2006-06-01 22:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1856 |
TAIWAN RESPONSE TO U.S. INITIATIVE ON IRAN [...] (C) AIT Director met with Taiwan National Security Secretary General Chiou I-jen June 1 in the absence of the SIPDIS Foreign Minister,as instructed reftel. The Director reviewed the background to the Secretary's announcement of the United States' new initiative on Iran and requested that Tai [...] |
2006-06-01 22:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1857 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN ANNOUNCES HE WILL [...] Summary: All Taiwan dailies front-paged June 1 President Chen Shui-bian's announcement late Wednesday night that he would relinquish all of his governmental and party authority, other than that which is granted to the president by the Constitution, and delegate his powers to Premier Su Tseng-c [...] |
2006-06-01 22:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1898 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN CEDING POWERS [...] Summary: All Taiwan dailies June 2 front-paged President Chen Shui-bian's approval of the resignation of two close aides Thursday, following Chen's relinquishing some of his responsibilities. News coverage also focused on Premier Su Tseng-chang's becoming the virtual chief of the administrati [...] |
2006-06-02 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1905 |
2006 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation [...] AIT/Taipei is not aware of any claims or disputes that would be candidates for inclusion in the 2006 report on investment disputes and expropriation claims. KEEGAN [...] |
2006-06-05 05:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1916 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN CEDING POWERS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 3-5 on KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's last-minute decision to show up at a PFP-held demonstration Saturday, calling on President Chen Shui-bian to step down; the aftermath of Chen's announcement he will relinquish some p [...] |
2006-06-05 22:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1917 |
ROUND TWO IN TAIPEI: TWO MORE DPP CASUALTIES [...] (C) June 4 saw the second round of resignations from the Chen administration: NSC Deputy Secretaries General Parris Chang and Michael Tsai both stepped down under instruction. This follows the earlier resignations of Presidential Office Deputy Secretary General Ma Yung-cheng and NSC Senior Adv [...] |
2006-06-06 00:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1929 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN CEDING POWERS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 6 on the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps' moves in the wake of President Chen Shui-bian's announcement last Wednesday to relinquish some of his powers; the plunge of Taiwan's stock market Monday; and the investigations i [...] |
2006-06-06 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1943 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN CEDING POWERS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 7 on the former Financial Supervisory Commission Examination Bureau Director, Lee Chin-cheng, who was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in jail for graft and insider trading; the indictment of Straits Exchange Foundation [...] |
2006-06-07 22:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1959 |
MEDIA REACTION: AFTERMATH OF PRESIDENT CHEN'S CESSION OF [...] Summary: As the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps' moves in the wake of President Chen Shui-bian's decision to relinquish some of his powers continued in Taiwan's media spotlight June 8, news coverage also focused on the investigations into President Chen's son-in-law's insider trading scandal and [...] |
2006-06-08 22:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI1986 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 9 on the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps' moves in the wake of President Chen Shui-bian's decision to relinquish some of his powers; AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt's visit to Taiwan; the Taiwan stock market's dive on Thu [...] |
2006-06-10 04:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2005 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused coverage June 10-12 on the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps' discussion Monday of the agenda for an extra legislative session; the pan-Blue camp's rally in Taipei Saturday calling for President Chen Shui-bian to step down; AIT Chairman Raymo [...] |
2006-06-12 22:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2009 |
TAIWAN PLEASED WITH OUTCOME OF WHA MEETINGS: READY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Action request para 10. VFM Michael Kau told AIT Acting Director that Taiwan was very pleased with the outcome of its pragmatic approach to the WHA Meeting in Geneva. He expressed Taiwan's appreciation for support from the US (citing particularly Health Attache David Hohman in [...] |
2006-06-13 06:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED TBIO SENV PREL WHO IO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2014 |
MEDIA REACTION: RECALL OF PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 13 on the Legislative Yuan's efforts to recall President Chen Shui-bian Tuesday; further investigations into the kickback and murder scandal involving Taiwan's purchase of Lafayette-class frigates; and investigations [...] |
2006-06-13 08:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2037 |
RAW SUGAR TARIFF QUOTA: TAIWAN [...] REFTEL TALING POINTS DELIVERED TO TAIWAN AUTHORITIES ON JUNE 12. TAIWAN SUGAR CORPORATION'S RESPONSE, RECEIVED TODAY (JUNE 14), IS COPIED BELOW AND EMAILED SEPARATELY TO USDA. 2. TAIWAN SUGAR CORPORATION'S RESPONSE: "WE CAN SHIP 13,647 METRIC TONS OF CANE RAW UNDER OUR FY 2006 ALLOCATION A [...] |
2006-06-14 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2038 |
MEDIA REACTION: RECALL OF PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: As the Legislative Yuan's efforts to recall President Chen Shui-bian stayed in the Taiwan media's spotlight June 14, news coverage also focused on further investigations into the kickback and murder scandal involving Taiwan's purchase of Lafayette-class frigates; investigations into P [...] |
2006-06-14 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2052 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHTS, RECALL OF [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 15 on the new arrangements for cross-Strait charter flights; President Chen Shui-bian's remarks in response to the recall motion; investigations into President Chen's son-in-law's insider trading scandal and First Lad [...] |
2006-06-16 00:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2079 |
MEDIA REACTION: RECALL OF PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 16 on further investigations into President Chen Shui-bian's son-in-law's role in an insider trading scandal and the roles of First Lady Wu Shu-chen and President Chen Shui-bian's close aides in the Sogo Department St [...] |
2006-06-16 08:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2084 |
NUCLEAR ENERGY BECOMING ACCEPTABLE IN TAIWAN? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the wake of gasoline and utility price hikes, nuclear energy has enjoyed rising support in Taiwan. Following this trend, some anti-nuclear proponents have spoken out in favor of continued nuclear energy use. Sustainable development has become the rallying point for those who [...] |
2006-06-16 09:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP SENV ECON PGOV TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2099 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHTS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 17-19 on the rallies held by the pan-Green and pan-Blue camps over the weekend to show their support for and opposition to President Chen Shui-bian; inauguration of the Taipei-Ilan Hseuhshan Tunnel; the crash of an F5 [...] |
2006-06-19 22:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2110 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, RECALL OF [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 20 on President Chen Shui-bian's decision to deliver a televised speech Tuesday evening in response to the recall motion; the pan-Blue camp's moves to bring Chen down; further investigations into the alleged role of F [...] |
2006-06-20 07:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2127 |
MEDIA REACTION: RECALL OF PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: President Chen Shui-bian's two-hour televised "report to the people" Tuesday evening was the front-page headline story of all major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies June 21. All papers also devoted their first few pages to detailing Chen's refutations of the accusations that led to th [...] |
2006-06-21 08:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2138 |
PRESIDENT CHEN DEFENDS HIMSELF AGAINST RECALL [...] (C) Summary: President Chen presented a spirited defense against the Pan-Blue recall effort in a two-hour televised "report to the people" on June 20. Chen's speech, delivered 90 percent in Taiwanese, was intended to shore up support among the Pan-Green base rather than appeal to swing voters [...] |
2006-06-21 10:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2162 |
AIT TRAVEL CLEARANCE FOR USCC: HOUSTON, MULLOY, [...] AIT welcomes and grants travel clearance to U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) officials, Caren (Kerri) Houston, Patrick A. Mulloy and Executive Director T. Scott Bunton for their visit to Taipei from 6/27-30/2006, per reftel. We understand that the delegation wishes t [...] |
2006-06-22 08:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TW USCC |
| 06AITTAIPEI2164 |
MEDIA REACTION: RECALL OF PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused coverage June 22 on KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's speech Wednesday evening in response to President Chen Shui-bian's "report to the people" the previous day; the KMT's and PFP's plans to bring Chen down; further investigations into the alle [...] |
2006-06-22 08:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2167 |
DTC CASE 980274: REQUEST FOR MISSILE TECHNOLOGY [...] (C) Per reftel instructions, on June 21 AIT Econ Chief hand delivered to Terry Ting, Deputy Secretary General, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO), the written request for assurances in subject case. Mr. Ting said that he would consult with the Ministry of Foreign Affa [...] |
2006-06-23 04:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KOMC ETTC MNUC PARM |
| 06AITTAIPEI2178 |
MEDIA REACTION: RECALL OF PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies continued to center their reporting June 23 on the KMT's and PFP's plans to oust President Chen Shui-bian, and further investigations into the alleged role of First Lady Wu Shu-chen in the Sogo Department Store ownership case and an earlier politi [...] |
2006-06-23 08:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2203 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S. MILITARY EXERCISES IN GUAM, RECALL OF [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 24-26 on the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps' continued wrestling prior to the Legislative Yuan's scheduled vote July 27 on the presidential recall motion; Academia Sinica President Lee Yuan-tseh's statement Sunday blast [...] |
2006-06-26 22:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2210 |
RESEARCH PROJECT CA123628 ASSESSMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-27 04:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OSCI KSCA TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2216 |
MEDIA REACTION: RECALL OF PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: All major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage to the Legislative Yuan's (LY) vote on the presidential recall motion June 27, and on possible conflicts between pan-Blue and pan-Green supporters outside the Legislative Yuan. All papers fron [...] |
2006-06-27 21:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2224 |
MEDIA REACTION: RECALL OF PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: President Chen Shui-bian's survived the recall motion in the Legislative Yuan Tuesday and stayed in the Taiwan media spotlight June 28. Almost all papers front-paged the failure of the recall motion and Chen's apology to the public. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwan's big [...] |
2006-06-28 08:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2245 |
MEDIA REACTION: AFTAERMATH OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RECALL [...] Summary: As the presidential recall attempt came to an end, Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies began to shift their focus June 29 to possible discord between President Chen Shui-bian (DPP) and former President Lee Teng-hui (Taiwan Solidarity Union) and between the KMT and the PFP, as well [...] |
2006-06-30 00:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2264 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, AFTERMATH OF THE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 30 on the Cabinet's unexpected announcement Thursday night that incumbent Finance Minister Joseph Lyu had been replaced by National Taiwan University professor Ho Chih-chin; the predicted indictment of President Chen S [...] |
2006-06-30 08:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2278 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-JAPAN ALLIANCE, U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 1 -3 on the investigation into the alleged role of the First Family's personal physician in First Lady Wu Shu-chen's involvement in the Sogo Department Store gift certificates scandal; the rumored discord between Presi [...] |
2006-07-04 21:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2290 |
MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION, U.S.-JAPAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 4-5 on the Academia Sinica Biennial Convocation, which kicked off Monday; investigation into the alleged role of First Lady Wu Shu-chen in the Sogo Department Store gift certificates scandal; and the rumored rift betw [...] |
2006-07-05 08:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2294 |
MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREAN MISSILE TEST [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 6 on North Korea's test-firing of seven missiles, including a long-range Taepodong-2, toward Japan on Tuesday morning. 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, editorials in both the pro-independence "Liberty [...] |
2006-07-06 03:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2307 |
MEGA CASE LEAVES FINANCIAL REFORM IN LIMBO [...] (C) Summary: In late June, the Taiwan authorities negotiated a deal with private investors to retain control of the board of directors of Mega Holdings Co. While Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen gained stature in the financial community and with the opposition by resolving the conflict, the contro [...] |
2006-07-06 08:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV ECON TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2338 |
MEDIA REACTION: FIRST FAMILY'S ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 8-10 on various issues, such as the recommendation by the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office of 12 years in prison for former Presidential Office Deputy Secretary-General Chen Che-nan for insider trading and influen [...] |
2006-07-10 07:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2349 |
MTAG: BOFT ACTION ON SHE HONG [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-11 08:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC MTCRE PARM PK TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2353 |
MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, MA YING-JEOU'S TRIP TO JAPAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage July 12 to Taipei prosecutors' secret questioning of First Lady Wu Shu-chen Sunday concerning her alleged role in the fight over the ownership of the Sogo Department Store; and the release on bail of President Chen Shui [...] |
2006-07-12 08:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2363 |
Taiwan Adopts FATF Recommendations [...] On July 11, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission Banking Bureau issued a regulation effective August 1 that requires all banking institutions to collect, verify and store information about any banking customer that makes any single cash or electronic remittance above NT$30,000 (US$923). [...] |
2006-07-12 21:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM PTER KSEP TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2375 |
MEDIA REACTION: KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU'S TRIP TO JAPAN [...] Summary: The investigation into First Lady Wu Shu-chen's alleged role in the ownership fight for the Sogo Department Store and the release on bail of President Chen Shui-bian's son-in-law remained in the Taiwan media spotlight July 13. News coverage also focused on a plan by some pro-Green sc [...] |
2006-07-13 08:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2379 |
TAIWAN PLANS TO BUILD OWN SATELLITE AND LAUNCH [...] (S) SUMMARY: NSPO Director Lance Wu told AIT that the next goal in Taiwan's satellite program was to build an indigenous satellite and launch vehicle by 2011. The launch vehicle, modeled on the ionosphere sounding rocket Taiwan currently uses, would be for backup in case a U.S. company was u [...] |
2006-07-13 08:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET//NOFORN | TSPA PREL ETTC KSCA JA CH TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2401 |
MEDIA REACTION: AFTERMATH OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RECALL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 14 on the confiscation of a record number of state-of-the-art illegal weapons in Pingtung Thursday morning; a planned declaration by pro-Green scholars calling for President Chen Shui-bian's resignation; Tropical Storm [...] |
2006-07-14 08:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2413 |
MEDIA REACTION: AFTERMATH OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RECALL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage July 15-17 on a declaration by some pro-Green scholars on Saturday, calling for President Chen Shui-bian's resignation, and Chen's vow to stay on. News coverage also focused on the damage Tropical Storm Bilis d [...] |
2006-07-17 08:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2424 |
MEDIA REACTION: KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU'S TRIP TO JAPAN, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 18 on President Chen Shui-bian's meeting with high-ranking DPP officials Monday regarding whether he should step down, and the cancellation of his planned meeting that evening with legislators; the Taiwan High Court's [...] |
2006-07-18 08:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2439 |
MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST, TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 19 on the new "collective leadership" decision-making style proposed by the DPP; First Lady Wu Shu-chen's alleged involvement in the Presidential Office's allowance for state affairs; and investigation into the Lafaye [...] |
2006-07-19 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2448 |
MEDIA REACTION: KMT CHAIRMAN MA'S JAPAN TRIP, MIDDLE EAST [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 20 on Vice Minister of Interior Yen Wan-chin, who with five other officials was taken into custody Wednesday on suspicion that of taking kickbacks in a cable car construction project; First Lady Wu Shu-chen's alleged [...] |
2006-07-20 07:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2463 |
DTC CASE 980274: TAIWAN ASSURANCES [...] (C) On July 21, 2006, AIT Taipei received written assurances from TECRO for DTC 980274 as requested ref A. The text of TECRO's assurances follows: 2. (C) Begin text. Coordination Council for North American Affairs Headquarters for Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the [...] |
2006-07-21 09:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KOMC MNUC MTCRE PARM TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2469 |
MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 21 on the decision by the Taipei District Court Thursday to continue President Chen Shui-bian's son-in-law's release on a higher bail of NT$17 million; the detention of Vice Minister of Interior Yen Wan-chin for alleg [...] |
2006-07-21 09:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2481 |
MEDIA REACTION: DPP PARTY CONGRESS, MIDDLE EAST [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 22-24 on the DPP party congress, in which the DPP decided to return to collective leadership and to dissolve party factions; and the Grand Justices' ruling last Friday on the constitutionality of the National Communic [...] |
2006-07-24 09:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2492 |
MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage July 25 to a decision by National Communications Commission (NCC) members Monday to remain in their positions until January 2008, following the Grand Justices' ruling that the way the commissioners are selected is unconst [...] |
2006-07-25 07:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2512 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.- TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 26 on the Cabinet-sponsored Sustainable Economic Development Conference; follow-up moves to oust President Chen Shui-bian; Typhoon Kaemi, which swept over Taiwan Tuesday; and investigations into the Taipei City Governm [...] |
2006-07-26 09:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2530 |
MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage July 27 on the Cabinet-sponsored Taiwan Sustainable Economic Development Conference, which kicked off today; pro-Green scholars' follow-up moves to call for President Chen Shui-bian's resignation; Taiwan's decli [...] |
2006-07-27 08:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2543 |
FORMER DPP CHAIRMAN LIN I-HSIUNG ON THE DPP AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: FORMER DPP CHAIRMAN LIN I-HSIUNG TOLD THE DIRECTOR ON JULY 26 THAT PRESIDENT CHEN AND THE DPP HAD SQUANDERED THEIR OPPORTUNITY AND DISAPPOINTED THE PEOPLE OF TAIWAN BY NOT CARRYING THROUGH ON THEIR PROGRAM OF DEMOCRATIZATION AND LOCALIZATION. CHEN IS ISOLATED AND WILL BE UNABLE [...] |
2006-07-28 11:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2554 |
MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage July 28 to a Ministry of Audit report Thursday concerning "possible irregularities" in the Presidential Office's allowance for state affairs. News coverage also focused on the Taiwan Sustainable Economic Development Co [...] |
2006-07-31 01:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2561 |
MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST, NORTH KOREA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 29-31 on the investigation into "possible irregularities" in the Presidential Office's special state affairs expenditures account; the conclusion of the Taiwan Sustainable Economic Development Conference last Friday a [...] |
2006-07-31 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2570 |
TAIWAN PHARMACEUTICALS: MIXED PROGRESS [...] Summary. On July 27, AIT and International Research-based Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (IRPMA) met with Taiwan's Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) officials for the third time since the May 25-26 TIFA talks to discuss main issues related to the Price Volume Survey (PVS): g [...] |
2006-08-01 08:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2572 |
MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST, U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, NORTH [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage August 1 on the investigations into "possible irregularities" in the Presidential Office's special state affairs expensure account and the Sogo Department Store gift certificate case; the salary of a housekeeper [...] |
2006-08-01 08:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2585 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, MIDDLE EAST [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage August 2 to a Presidential Office press release Tuesday which said that President Chen Shui-bian has accepted the resignation of a housekeeper who works for his daughter but has been paid out of public funds, adding that [...] |
2006-08-02 07:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2590 |
VAGUE CONSENSUS, MINORITY OPINIONS, POSITIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: TAIWAN'S SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE CONCLUDED JULY 28 PRODUCING NUMEROUS VAGUE CONSENSUS RECOMMENDATIONS. MORE CONTENTIOUS AND CONCRETE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE RELEGATED TO THE CATEGORY OF "OTHER OPINIONS," ON WHICH NO CONSENSUS WAS POSSIBLE. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED [...] |
2006-08-02 09:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAIR EINV PREL CH TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2612 |
DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH TAIWAN'S AGRICULTURE CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) Summary. In his August 1 meeting with Taiwan's Council of Agriculture (COA) Chairman, Mr. Su Chia-chyuan, Director Young gained a commitment to finalize the documents establishing the Consultative Committee on Agriculture (CCA) by the end of October, reiterated the primacy of science-bas [...] |
2006-08-03 07:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2615 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-TAIWAN FTA, [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their reporting August 3 on President Chen Shui-bian's efforts to clarify the details of the Presidential Office's special state affairs expense account and his alleged improper use of taxpayers' money to pay for domestic he [...] |
2006-08-03 09:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2626 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT TRADE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage August 4 to a Supreme Administrative Court ruling Thursday, which voided a controversial partnership between the Ministry of Transportation and Communications and a local company on the operation of the highway electroni [...] |
2006-08-04 07:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2642 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage August 5-7 on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' sudden announcement Saturday night, just before Premier Su Tseng-chang was to leave on his planned trip to Chad, that Taiwan had severed ties with that country after learning [...] |
2006-08-07 08:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2652 |
TAIWAN'S LOSS OF DIPLOMATIC PARTNER CHAD HEIGHTENS [...] (SBU) IN A LATE-NIGHT PRESS BRIEFING ON SATURDAY AUGUST 5 TAIWAN ANNOUNCED THAT IT WAS SEVERING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH CHAD AFTER HAVING LEARNED THAT CHAD'S FOREIGN MINISTER WAS IN BEIJING TO ESTABLISH RELATIONS WITH THE PRC. THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE LESS THAN A DAY BEFORE PREMIER SU TSENG [...] |
2006-08-07 23:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW CD |
| 06AITTAIPEI2674 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage August 8 on the sudden announcement by the Minister of Transportation and Communications Monday afternoon of her resignation over the controversial highway electronic toll collection system; President Chen Shui-bian's alle [...] |
2006-08-08 08:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2678 |
VP TSAI ON TRADE, CROSS-STRAIT, CHAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE AIT DIRECTOR MET WITH TAIWAN VICE PREMIER TSAI ING-WEN, NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL (NSC) SECRETARY GENERAL CHIOU I-JEN, AND THE NEWLY APPOINTED SIPDIS MINISTER OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS (MOEA) STEVE CHEN (RUEY-LONG) ON AUGUST 8 TO DISCUSS TRADE ISSUES IN PREPARATION FOR THE VISIT [...] |
2006-08-08 11:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ECON PREL CH TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2696 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, NORTH KOREA [...] Summary: On August 9, Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage on the sudden resignation Monday of the Minister of Transportation and Communications, and on the controversial highway electronic toll collection system; the aftermath of Taiwan's break in diplomatic ties with [...] |
2006-08-09 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2700 |
TAIWAN REQUESTS US ASSISTANCE FOR STRANDED [...] ACTION REQUEST--SEE PARAGRAPH 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: DURING A MEETING WITH THE DIRECTOR ON AUGUST 9, TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER JAMES HUANG REQUESTED US ASSISTANCE FOR TAIWAN DIPLOMATS AND EXPATRIATES IN CHAD WHO ARE FACING DIFFICULTIES LEAVING N'DJAMENA AFTER TAIWAN AND CHAD BROKE OFF DIPLOMATIC [...] |
2006-08-09 11:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW CH |
| 06AITTAIPEI2729 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage August 10 on former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's efforts to oust President Chen Shui-bian; investigations into the details of the Presidential Office's special state affairs expense account; the resignation of t [...] |
2006-08-10 09:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2743 |
RENEWED CHALLENGE TO PRESIDENT CHEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: CORRUPTION SCANDALS SURROUNDING PRESIDENT CHEN CONTINUE TO DRIVE TAIWAN'S POLITICAL DYNAMICS, WITH NO END IN SIGHT. MOST LEADERS IN PRESIDENT CHEN'S OWN PARTY (THE DEMOCRATIC PROGRESSIVE PARTY OR DPP) AND HIS DEEP GREEN SUPPORTERS ARE STANDING BY HIM TO PROTECT THEIR OWN INTERES [...] |
2006-08-11 11:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2747 |
TAIWAN-JAPAN RELATIONS QUITE POSITIVE NOW BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: RELATIONS BETWEEN TAIWAN AND JAPAN HAVE IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY UNDER THE CURRENT DPP ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE OF CONCERNS IN JAPAN ABOUT THE PRC AND THE RISE OF A NEW GENERATION OF JAPANESE DIET MEMBERS FAVORABLE TO TAIWAN. SOME OBSERVERS PERCEIVE KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU AS ANTI- [...] |
2006-08-14 02:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS JA TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2748 |
POLITICAL POLLING IN TAIWAN: FEELING THE PULSE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MANY RECENT POLLS HERE HAVE CAPTURED THE CRISIS OF LEGITIMACY FACED BY PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN OVER CORRUPTION SCANDALS. PUBLIC OPINION POLLING PLAYS AN IMPORTANT POLITICAL ROLE IN TAIWAN AS A TOOL FOR MEASURING, AND IN SOME CASES INFLUENCING, PUBLIC OPINION. NUMEROUS ORGANI [...] |
2006-08-14 02:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SCUL TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2765 |
PRESIDENT CHEN'S PREEMPTIVE DEFENSE AGAINST SHIH [...] (C) IN A MOVE SEEMINGLY TIMED TO PREEMPT HIS DETRACTORS, PRESIDENT CHEN DELIVERED A HIGHLY POLITICAL SPEECH TO SUPPORTERS SATURDAY MORNING AUGUST 12 AT THE KETAGALAN INSTITUTE, AN ORGANIZATION HE FOUNDED IN 2003 TO PROMOTE HIS DEMOCRATIC AGENDA. APPEARING IN CONTROL, CONFIDENT, AND SERIOUS T [...] |
2006-08-14 10:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2778 |
MEDIA REACTION: ISRAEL-/HEZBOLLAH COMBAT, GWOT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage August 15 to the investigations into the Presidential Office's special state affairs expense account; former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen Shui-bian; and the KMT's plan to detail its handlin [...] |
2006-08-15 22:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2780 |
ACER'S STAN SHIH LOOKS BEYOND POLITICAL CHAOS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE AIT DIRECTOR MET WITH ACER GROUP FOUNDER STAN SHIH ON AUGUST 9. SHIH COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CHAOTIC POLITICAL SITUATION IN TAIWAN, BUT DID NOT EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR A PARTICULAR PARTY OR CANDIDATE. HE CRITICIZED TECHNOLOGY-BASED RESTRICTIONS ON INVESTMENT IN THE PRC. IN ADDITIO [...] |
2006-08-16 05:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PINR TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2785 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's efforts to oust President Chen Shui-bian and investigations into the Presidential Office's special state affairs expense account stayed in the Taiwan media's spotlight today. News coverage also focused on a scandal allegedly involving the director- [...] |
2006-08-16 08:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2800 |
TAIWAN DPRK NON-PAPER: ADDRESSING U.S. CONCERNS [...] (S) MOFA NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS DIRECTOR-GENERAL LEO LEE (CHEN-JAN) CONVEYED A TAIWAN INTERAGENCY DECISION ON NORTH KOREA-RELATED PROLIFERATION ISSUES TO AIT ON AUGUST 15. LEE EXPLAINED THAT THE "NON-PAPER" (TEXT IN PARA 2) WAS DRAFTED IN RESPONSE TO AIT'S REPEATED URGING THAT TAIWAN RESTRICT [...] |
2006-08-16 08:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2845 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN FTA, TAIWAN POLITICAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage August 17 on former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's efforts to oust President Chen Shui-bian, and investigations into the Presidential Office's special state affairs expense account. The mass-circulation "Apple Dai [...] |
2006-08-17 08:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2870 |
MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage August 18 on former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's efforts to oust President Chen Shui-bian, and investigations into the Presidential Office's special state affairs expense account. The pro-status quo "China Time [...] |
2006-08-18 09:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2879 |
LOS ALAMOS ASSISTS TAIWAN INER IN MEASURING [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-21 00:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG TRGY KSCA IAEA TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2889 |
MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION, GWOT, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage August 19-21 on the multiple efforts to oust President Chen Shui-bian, investigations into the Presidential Office's special state affairs expense account, and the KMT's plan to release a party assets report on Wednesday. [...] |
2006-08-21 09:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2895 |
MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION, ASEAN [...] Summary: As the multiple efforts to oust President Chen Shui-bian and investigations into the Presidential Office's special state affairs expense account stayed in the Taiwan media's spotlight August 22, news coverage also focused on President Chen's planned trip to Palau in early September, a [...] |
2006-08-22 08:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2914 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, TAIWAN'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave considerable coverage August 23 to an announcement by former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh Tuesday that he has reached his target of collecting NT$100 million [approximately US$3.1 million] in donations in support of his campaign to oust Presid [...] |
2006-08-23 08:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2916 |
DTC CASE 999050: REQUEST FOR MISSILE TECHNOLOGY [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-23 08:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KOMC ETTC MNUC PARM |
| 06AITTAIPEI2924 |
MTAG: TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Action request paras 3 and 5. 2. (S) Summary: AIT seeks reactions to the ref A non-paper on Taiwan's plans to restrict trade with North Korea and Iran and to Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) repeated, and now urgent, BOFT requests for technical assistance (ref B) in its export [...] |
2006-08-24 02:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | MTCRE PARM TW ECCT KGIT |
| 06AITTAIPEI2926 |
TAIWAN LOOKING TO EUROPE FOR SATELLITES? [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. This is an action cable see para 6. National Space Program Office (NSPO) Director Lance Wu complained to AIT that USG restrictions on Taiwan access to flight software complicates control of Formosat-3. He appealed for help in obtaining access to the software, suggesting that [...] |
2006-08-24 05:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET//NOFORN | TSPA PREL ETTC ECON CH TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2946 |
MEDIA REACTION: MOVEMENTS TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage August 24 on former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen Shui-bian; the many attacks against Shih's planned movement and against him personally; and the KMT's first-ever party assets report, which w [...] |
2006-08-24 09:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2947 |
TAIWAN TIFA FOLLOW UP - DRUGS - SHORT TERM [...] As part of TIFA follow-up meetings, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Eric Altbach and delegation discussed pharmaceutical issues with the Department of Health (DOH) and the Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) as well as local representatives of U.S. pharmaceutical firms. Thes [...] |
2006-08-24 09:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EIND TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2957 |
MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage August 25 on the DPP's personal attacks against former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh; the investigations into the Presidential Office's special state affairs expense account; a scuffle on a live TV talk show Thursd [...] |
2006-08-25 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2962 |
TAIWAN TIFA FOLLOW-UP: PROGRESS AND HIGH LEVEL [...] Taiwan rolled out the red carpet for Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Eric Altbach and the U.S. trade delegation visit to Taipei August 17-21 to follow-up the May TIFA talks. Taiwan was eager to reaffirm its commitment to the TIFA process and report on actions taken since the May T [...] |
2006-08-25 09:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EIND EINT ETRD KTEX TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2973 |
RICH GAS HYDRATE FOUND OFF TAIWAN [...] SUMMARY. Taiwan confirmed the discovery of rich reserves of gas hydrate deposits off its southwestern waters. The current technology for gas hydrate extraction is not yet fully developed, but the new energy source could meet domestic consumption of natural gas for more than 60 years. Experts fr [...] |
2006-08-28 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EMIN ENRG TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2974 |
MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage August 26-28 on the multiple efforts to oust President Chen Shui-bian; the rally held by pro-Chen supporters in Taipei Saturday; and the Mainland Affairs Council's announcement Friday of the "Taiwan Strait Tourism and Trav [...] |
2006-08-28 08:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2982 |
MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: Former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's formal announcement Monday that the sit-in rally to oust President Chen Shui-bian will kick off September 9 stayed in the Taiwan's media spotlight August 29. News coverage also focused on the possibility of a visit by China's Taiwan Affairs Office [...] |
2006-08-29 23:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI2993 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage August 30 on former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen Shui-bian, President Chen's planned overseas trip in early September, the 2006 National Defense Report released by the Ministry of National D [...] |
2006-08-30 22:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3011 |
MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION [...] Summary: Amid the extensive reporting on former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen Shui-bian, Taiwan's news coverage August 31 also focused on President Chen's planned overseas trip. The pro-status quo "China Times" ran a banner headline on page four that read "U.S. [...] |
2006-08-31 22:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3016 |
TAIWAN TIFA FOLLOW UP - AGRICULTURE [...] Summary. Official reaction to both the discovery of trace levels of biotech rice in the U.S. and our response to Taiwan's audit of U.S. beef packing plants has been as good as could have been expected. In TIFA follow-up talks, however, the Council of Agriculture (COA) sought to downgrade the [...] |
2006-09-01 03:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3028 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S UPCOMING TRIP TO [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage September 1 to President Chen Shui-bian's upcoming overseas trip, which is slated for September 3; former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen, of which some warm-up activities will kick off this e [...] |
2006-09-02 05:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3037 |
TAIWAN REP TO APEC CONFERENCE ON WORKFORCE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-05 09:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB APECO CH TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3041 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S OVERSEAS TRIP, CAMPAIGN TO [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage September 2-5 on moves to oust President Chen Shui-bian; Chen's trip to the South Pacific aboard Air Force One; and the renaming of Chiang Kai-shek International Airport. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwan's big [...] |
2006-09-05 21:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3057 |
CIVAIR: VIOLATION OF FAA REGULATIONS (CHEN HSIAO MING) - [...] Summary: Taiwan Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) informed AIT/T that it had fined Chen Hsiao Ming (Docket Number 3157797) NT$80,000 (US$2,500). End summary 2. In a letter dated September 4, 2006, CAA Flight Standards Division Director Lee Wan-lee informed AIT/T of the final dispositi [...] |
2006-09-06 08:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3061 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage September 6 to a press conference hosted by President Chen Shui-bian in Palau Tuesday, in which he talked about former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust him, the controversial special state affairs expense a [...] |
2006-09-06 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3098 |
MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage September 7 on President Chen Shui-bian's transit of Guam and return to Taiwan Wednesday; former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to unseat President Chen; the KMT's plan to push legislation of anti-graft laws; a loca [...] |
2006-09-07 07:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3120 |
MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN, U.S. ARMS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage September 8 to the prosecutors' secret questioning of President Chen Shui-bian and First Lady Wu Shu-chen in August, and former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen, which will kick off tomorrow. [...] |
2006-09-08 23:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3140 |
MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage September 9-11 to former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's sit-in rally to oust President Chen Shui-bian, which kicked off Saturday. All the major Chinese-language papers carried a half-page paid ann [...] |
2006-09-11 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3141 |
AIT DIRECTOR EXCHANGES VIEWS ON DEMOCRACY, DEFENSE WITH [...] Summary: AIT Director Stephen M. Young hosted a luncheon Sept. 7 at his residence arranged by PAS for senior news executives of Taiwan's six leading cable television news channels. The luncheon was held to introduce Deputy Director Robert S. Wang and to exchange views on major issues. The dis [...] |
2006-09-11 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3147 |
CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM - OFFICIAL VENEER VERY THIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: DISCUSSIONS WITH TAIWAN TOURISM INDUSTRY LEADERS INDICATE THAT PRIVATE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY A CENTRAL ROLE IN CROSS-STRAIT DISCUSSIONS ON TOURISM, EVEN THOUGH A TAIWAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL IN AN UNOFFICIAL CAPACITY WILL SIGN ANY FINAL AGREEMENT. THEY ALL PRE [...] |
2006-09-12 00:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL CH TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3158 |
MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to give significant coverage September 12 to former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's sit-in rally to oust President Chen Shui-bian, and to a possible general strike to try to force Chen to step down. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," [...] |
2006-09-12 10:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3178 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CAMPAIGN TO OUST [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to give significant coverage September 13 to former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-tech's sit-in rally to oust President Chen Shui-bian -- in some cases, nearly half of their front sections were devoted to the "Oust Chen" campaign. The pro-in [...] |
2006-09-13 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3187 |
MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN, [...] Summary: As former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's sit-in to oust President Chen Shui-bian continued to stay in the Taiwan media's spotlight September 14, news coverage also focused on a mass "Formosa Sunrise" rally planned by the Taiwan Society on September 16 on Ketagalan Boulevard; President C [...] |
2006-09-14 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3198 |
MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN, [...] Summary: Taiwan major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage September 15 to the planned high-profile parade launched by the "Oust Bian" campaign to "besiege" the Presidential Office and Residence Friday evening; and a mass "Formosa Sunrise" rally planned by the Taiwan Society on S [...] |
2006-09-15 08:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3199 |
Taiwan 2007 Budget Proposal [...] Taiwan's executive branch has proposed a 2007 central government budget with expenditure growth at an eight-year high, but with increased tax revenues reducing the deficit. While education, science and culture continue to occupy the largest share of the proposed budget, defense spending will [...] |
2006-09-15 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3210 |
TAIWAN UNCLEAR ABOUT PRC INTENTIONS WITH CCP-KMT [...] (C) SUMMARY: TAIPEI AIRLINES ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN TONY C.C. FAN TOLD AIT HE IS UNCERTAIN ABOUT PRC INTENTIONS IN ANNOUNCING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE KUOMINTANG (KMT) TO ROUTE CHARTER FLIGHTS DIRECTLY BETWEEN TAIWAN AND PRC AIRSPACE. FAN SAID IF THE PRC WISHES TO MAKE DIRECT ROUTES A PREREQUISITE [...] |
2006-09-15 09:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PREL CH TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3231 |
MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage September 16-18 to a peaceful high-profile parade launched by the "Oust Bian" campaign to "besiege" the Presidential Office and Residence last Friday evening; and to a mass "Formosa Sunrise" rally initiated by the Taiwa [...] |
2006-09-18 09:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3242 |
MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN, [...] Summary: As the campaign to oust President Chen Shui-bian stayed in the Taiwan media's spotlight September 19, news coverage also focused on the new legislative session, which began today; clashes that broke out between pro-Chen and anti-Chen protesters in Kaohsiung Monday; and the imported fre [...] |
2006-09-19 09:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3259 |
MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage September 20 on the ongoing and follow-on movements to former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen Shui-bian; on the violent clashes that erupted between the pro-Chen and anti-Chen protesters in Tai [...] |
2006-09-20 08:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3274 |
MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: Taiwan major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage September 21 on former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen Shui-bian; on the violent clashes that erupted between the pro-Chen and anti-Chen protesters in southern Taiwan Wednesday; and on [...] |
2006-09-21 21:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3275 |
TAIWAN TIFA FOLLOW UP - PHARMACEUTICALS IN FLUX [...] (U) Please see action request in paragraph 14. Over the past five months the U.S. and Taiwan have held three sets of consultations in an effort to resolve differences over pharmaceutical pricing policies. In May, Taiwan agreed to a three-month delay in announcing mandatory price cuts and m [...] |
2006-09-22 02:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3276 |
Taiwan to Set up Trade Representative Office [...] Taiwan's Executive Yuan (EY) will set up a Taiwan Trade Representative (TTR) Office, likely in December 2006. The TTR will be responsible for all trade negotiations and is modeled on USTR, according to Connie Chang, a special aide to former Economic Minister Morgan Huang. 2. The TTR will [...] |
2006-09-22 05:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON ETRD TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3289 |
MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN, [...] Summary: Taiwan major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage September 22 on former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen Shui-bian; on the violent clashes that erupted between the pro-Chen and anti-Chen protesters in southern Taiwan Thursday; on the possible so [...] |
2006-09-22 23:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3309 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S CONSTITUTIONAL [...] Summary: Taiwan major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage September 23-25 on the ongoing and follow-on movements of former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen Shui-bian; on possible solutions to the current political stand-off in Taiwan; and on President Ch [...] |
2006-09-25 10:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3322 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S CONSTITUTIONAL [...] Summary: Taiwan major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage September 26 on Premier Su Tseng-chang's plan to confer with major political party leaders for a settlement of the current political stand-off; on the follow-on movements of former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to ou [...] |
2006-09-26 09:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3337 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S CONSTITUTIONAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to center their September 27 reporting on Premier Su Tseng-chang's plan to confer with major political party leaders for a settlement of the current political stand-off; and on the follow-on movements of former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-t [...] |
2006-09-27 09:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3361 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage September 28 on the planned meeting between Premier Su Tseng-chang and KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou; on the DPP's twentieth SIPDIS anniversary; on the follow-on movements of former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to [...] |
2006-09-28 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3379 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S COMMENTS ON CONSTITUTIONAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage September 29 to New York Yankees pitcher Chien-ming Wang who broke the Major League "Asian" record by with his 19th win in New York's Yankee Stadium Thursday. News coverage also focused on the twentieth anniversary of [...] |
2006-09-29 09:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3381 |
ICCAT CHAIR WEIGHS TAIWAN'S PROSPECTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: International Commission on Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) Chairman William Hogarth and advisors met with Taiwan officials on September 22 to discuss Taiwan's progress in meeting ICCAT recommendations to reduce its fishing capacity. Taiwan officials presented data to supp [...] |
2006-09-29 09:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS ETRD SENV ICCAT TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3384 |
TAIWAN PHARMACEUTICALS: PVS RESULTS ANNOUCED, [...] On September 28, the Bureau of National Health Insurance announced the results of the fifth Price Volume Survey, with price cuts effective November 1. Pricing information for individual companies will be sent out Monday, October 2, and companies will have two weeks to ppeal. BNHI President [...] |
2006-10-02 03:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3391 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S COMMENT ON [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage September 30 - October 2 on the ongoing and follow-on movements of former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen Shui-bian; on a big rally held in Kaohsiung Saturday celebrating the DPP's twentieth bi [...] |
2006-10-02 09:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3395 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, PRESIDENT CHEN [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies (October 3) focused on the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office decision to close the Sogo Department Store Ownership case on Monday without indicting First Lady Wu Shu-chen. Taiwan dailies also focused on the casualties suffered by mainland Chinese tourists when their [...] |
2006-10-03 06:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3431 |
MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S CONSITUTIONAL REFORM AND [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies (October 4) focused on U.S. worries about Taiwan's constitutional reform. The pro-status quo "China Times" front-paged that "The United States has urged President Chen Shui-bian through three channels not to touch the 'red line' in constitutional reform." 2. In ter [...] |
2006-10-04 05:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3453 |
MEDIA REACTION: DPP'S DRAFT CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies on October 5 printed special cover pages or reported on the front page the victory of Taiwan-born New York Yankees pitcher Wang Chien-ming in a major league playoff opening game. On the political side, most major dailies highlighted criticism b [...] |
2006-10-05 08:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3474 |
MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage October 6-11 on the high-profile parade and siege of the Presidential Office launched by former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's "Oust Bian" campaign on the Double Ten National Day; on North Korea's nuclear test Monday; and on [...] |
2006-10-11 08:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3487 |
TAIWAN FUEL PRICES TO REFLECT MARKET [...] SUMMARY. Taiwan's China Petroleum Corporation (CPC), announced September 27 a NT$0.9 per liter reduction in wholesale prices of gasoline and diesel fuel and implemented a system to base its wholesale prices on fluctuations in international crude oil markets. This move follows years of direct [...] |
2006-10-12 07:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV ECON TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3488 |
MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus on October 12 on the role of Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou in dealing with the high-profile parade and siege of the Presidential Office on Double Ten National Day, which was launched by former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's "Oust Bi [...] |
2006-10-12 08:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3506 |
DTC CASE 999050: REQUEST FOR MISSILE TECHNOLOGY [...] (U) Per reftel request, Econoff wrote to TECRO on August 23, 2006 and sought written confirmation of assurances provided in reftel to the export case, DTC:999050. The text of the response letter (received on October 12, 2006) from the Deputy Secretary General Terry Ting follows: 2. (C) Ref [...] |
2006-10-13 06:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KOMC MNUC PARM |
| 06AITTAIPEI3509 |
MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST, CAMPAIGN TO OUST [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage October 13 on a Taipei City Police Department decision Thursday to revoke permission for the "Oust Bian" campaign to assemble in front of the Presidential Office starting this coming Saturday; on the vote in the Legislativ [...] |
2006-10-13 09:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3536 |
MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST, U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage October 14-16 on President Chen Shui-bian's call to consider writing a constitution for a "Second Republic" Sunday; and on the UN Security Council's decision to impose sanctions on North Korea. News also focused on Presid [...] |
2006-10-16 09:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3549 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S "SECOND [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies put their focus October 17 on President Chen Shui-bian's idea of writing a constitution for a "Second Republic;" on the KMT's decision Monday to pull back its support for a People First Party proposal on a no-confidence vote against Premier Su T [...] |
2006-10-17 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3550 |
New Taiwan Foreign Currency Bond Market [...] (SBU) Taiwan has established a foreign currency bond market and expects the first bond listings in October. The move is another in a series of measures designed to better utilize Taiwan's surplus capital. However, restrictions such as limits on PRC investment and the lack of incentives will [...] |
2006-10-17 08:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3564 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies shifted their focus October 18 from covering all political issues to a business scandal involving a major holding company; the KMT-CCP Cross-Strait Agricultural Forum held in Boao October 17-18; and the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral race [...] |
2006-10-18 09:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3585 |
MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST, PRESIDENT CHEN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage October 19 to Taipei prosecutors' raid of the Chinatrust Financial Holding Company on Wednesday and the detention of two senior officers in charge of financial and legal affairs. News coverage also focused on the year-e [...] |
2006-10-19 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3595 |
M&A by Foreign Financial Institutions [...] London-based Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) recently announced it will totally acquire Taiwan's Hsinchu International Bank (HIB) in October 2006 by purchasing equity shares in Taiwan's stock market. A dozen foreign investors have acquired significant equity in six Taiwan banking institutions th [...] |
2006-10-20 07:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3602 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused coverage October 20 on the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral races; and on National Taiwan University Hospital's decision Thursday to turn down a request from President Chen Shui-bian's son-in-law to resume his duties as a physician [...] |
2006-10-20 08:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3614 |
MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST, TAIWAN'S "SECOND [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage October 21-23 on the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral races; on the split between the KMT and the People First Party (PFP) leadership over December's Taipei mayoral election; on the follow-on movements of the "Oust Bi [...] |
2006-10-23 10:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3628 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies put their focus October 24 on the follow-on movements of the "Oust Bian" campaign; on the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral races; on the Center for Disease Control's decision Monday to suspend the use of flu vaccines from a French company f [...] |
2006-10-24 10:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3636 |
MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST, KMT CHAIRMAN MA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage October 25 to the Legislative Yuan session Tuesday, in which the U.S. arms procurement bill was blocked again, but a long-stalled bill to liquidate ill-gotten assets obtained by political parties was successfully placed [...] |
2006-10-25 09:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3656 |
MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH KOREA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage October 26 on the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral races; on the controversial party assets bill, which will be discussed in the Legislative Yuan on Friday; and on the decision by Chinatrust Financial Holding Company [...] |
2006-10-26 22:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3669 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant news coverage to AIT Taipei Director Stephen Young's press conference Thursday, which focused on U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. Coverage also focused on the investigation results of the Presidential allowance for state affairs case [...] |
2006-10-27 09:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3682 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to give significant reporting and editorial coverage October 28-30 to AIT Taipei Director Stephen Young's press conference last Thursday; to the reactions by Taiwan's ruling and opposition parties to Young's remarks on arms procurement [...] |
2006-10-30 09:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3706 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave front-page coverage October 31 to a Financial Supervisory Commission member who was taken to a marathon questioning session Monday on suspicion of corruption. Coverage also focused on the review of the National Defense Budget for fiscal 20 [...] |
2006-10-31 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3709 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave front-page coverage October 31 to a Financial Supervisory Commission member who was taken to a marathon questioning session Monday on suspicion of corruption. Coverage also focused on the review of the National Defense Budget for fiscal 20 [...] |
2006-10-31 23:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3726 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus November 1 on the prosecutors' request Tuesday to detain a Financial Supervisory Commission member for his alleged involvement in corruption. News coverage also focused on the arms procurement bill, which was again blocked by [...] |
2006-11-01 22:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3739 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies November 2continued to put their focus on the prosecutors' decision Wednesday to detain a Financial Supervisory Commission member on the charge of violating the Securities Transaction Law. News coverage also focused on the Legislative Yuan's re [...] |
2006-11-02 08:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3742 |
TAIWAN INSIDE STORY ON PRC NATIONAL JIA JIA [...] (C) Summary: PRC national Jia Jia entered Taiwan from Thailand on October 22, as part of a 26-member Chinese tour group. Jia separated from the group after passing through Customs, and afterward, met with two Taiwanese professors, both outspoken advocates of Falun Gong. Jia surrendered hi [...] |
2006-11-02 10:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PREL HK CH NZ TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3745 |
NSPO REACTION TO AIT DEMARCHE [...] (S/NF) Summary: AIT delivered ref A demarche to National Space Program Office (NSPO) Director Lance Wu on October 30. Wu said he understood the U.S. policy on the release of satellite source codes. He said he appreciated and accepted the offer to collaborate with Orbital Systems. Wu said tha [...] |
2006-11-03 04:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON ETTC PREL TSPA TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3754 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, TAIWAN'S NEW [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage November 3 on the kidnap of a local baseball pitching coach; on the investigation of the presidential allowance for state affairs case; and on President Chen Shui-bian's interview with the "Financial Times" Wednesday, in w [...] |
2006-11-03 09:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3778 |
MEDIA REACTION: INDICTMENT OF FIRST LADY WU SHU-CHEN [...] Summary: Taiwan's dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage November 4-7 to the indictments of First Lady Wu Shu-chen and three presidential aides last Friday, and President Chen Shui-bian's televised address to the Taiwan people Sunday evening. All the major Chinese-language [...] |
2006-11-06 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3782 |
SCIENCE ADVISER'S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS TAIWAN'S HIGH [...] (U) SUMMARY. Science Adviser to the Secretary of State Dr. George H. Atkinson visited Taiwan from October 12-13. Atkinson briefly toured the TSMC semiconductor factory and the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and met with Academia Sinica President Lee Yuan-tseh and his successo [...] |
2006-11-07 03:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EDU CH TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3799 |
MEDIA REACTION: INDICTMENT OF FIRST LADY WU SHU-CHEN, U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage November 7 on the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's televised address to the Taiwan people Sunday evening with regard to the indictments of First Lady Wu Shu-chen and three presidential aides. News covera [...] |
2006-11-07 22:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3805 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, INDICTMENT OF [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to put their focus November 8 on the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's televised address to the Taiwan people Sunday evening on the subject of the indictments of First Lady Wu Shu-chen and three presidential aides; and on the thi [...] |
2006-11-08 09:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3821 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S. MIDTERM ELECTIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage November 9 to the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's televised address to the Taiwan people Sunday evening on the subject of the indictments of First Lady Wu Shu-chen; and to the Democrats' triumph in the U.S. mid-te [...] |
2006-11-09 08:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3834 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S. MIDTERM ELECTIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage November 10-13 on the aftermath of the prosecutor's indictments of First Lady Wu Shu-chen and three Presidential aides in early November; on the first televised debates among the Taipei mayoral candidates Sunday; and on fo [...] |
2006-11-13 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3840 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S. MIDTERM ELECTIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage November 14 to two DPP legislators who decided to resign effective this week in protest of the party's handling of the corruption scandal implicating President Chen Shui-bian and his wife. News coverage also focused on [...] |
2006-11-14 08:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3871 |
MEDIA REACTION: APEC [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-15 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3876 |
MEDIA REACTION: TAIPEI MAYOR MA YING-JEOU [...] Summary: Taiwan's major dailies all gave significant reporting and editorial coverage November 16 to Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou, who apologized Wednesday for his office's administrative defects in handling the special mayoral allowance. Most papers front-paged Ma's apology and devoted several [...] |
2006-11-16 08:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3880 |
POLITICS STILL LOOMS OVER TAIWAN IMPORTS OF U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: In advance of USDA Deputy Undersecretary Lambert's visit, Taiwan Minister of Health Hou Sheng-mou complained to AIT Director Young about politically motivated criticism of DOH and its decision-making process to reopen Taiwan's market to U.S. beef. Hou sought the Director's sup [...] |
2006-11-17 01:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3886 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, APEC [...] Summary: Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou's admission of his office's administrative defects in handling the special mayoral allowance stayed in the spotlight of the Taiwan media November 17. News coverage also focused on a near mid-air collision in South Korean airspace, and the surprise victory of [...] |
2006-11-17 09:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3888 |
Demarche on International Expansion of Federal Flight Deck [...] Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Representative Sharon Walloppillai and AIT-Taipei econoff delivered reftel demarche to Taiwan Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) Deputy Director General George Lee on November 13, 2006. Lee indicated that Taiwan was open to the U.S. proposal to [...] |
2006-11-17 09:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PTER ASEC TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3896 |
MEDIA REACTION: APEC, U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies (November 18-20) focused on two issues: A traffic accident on Saturday that injured Taichung Mayor Jason Hu and especially his wife, who was still in critical condition as of November 20; and Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou's decision on Friday to donate NT$15 million [US$46 [...] |
2006-11-20 08:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3921 |
MEDIA REACTION: APEC [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage November 21 on Taichung Mayor Jason Hu's wife, who is in a critical condition following a serious car accident last Saturday. News coverage also focused on Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou's alleged misuse of the spec [...] |
2006-11-21 22:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3925 |
REQUEST FOR ASSESSMENT OF FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-22 01:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TBIO OSCI |
| 06AITTAIPEI3938 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-CHINA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage November 22 on Taichung Mayor Jason Hu's wife, who remains in a critical condition following a serious car accident last Saturday; on Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou's alleged misuse of the special mayoral allowance; on the upco [...] |
2006-11-22 08:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3957 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT THREE LINKS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-24 09:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3968 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S FUTURE AND [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-27 07:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3979 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-28 09:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3988 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND U.S. MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-29 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3989 |
NT Dollar Loans to Foreign Borrowers [...] (U) Taiwan's monetary authorities in November started permitting banking institutions to lend NT Dollars (NTD) to foreign borrowers in Taiwan which may be used to finance direct investment, securities trading, and real estate purchases. The new measure relaxes the conditions for using NTD loa [...] |
2006-11-29 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3990 |
WEF Ranks Taiwan 100th in Banking Soundness [...] The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently gave Taiwan's banking system a ranking of 100th out of 125 rated economies. Taiwan's banking regulators have expressed dismay, disagreement, and have pointed out flaws in evaluation method. End summary. Poor Ranking ------------ 2. In its 2006 [...] |
2006-11-29 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3991 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND U.S. MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-29 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI3996 |
CIVAIR: VIOLATION OF FAA REGULATIONS (EVA AIRWAYS CORP.) [...] On November 21, 2006, AIT econoff delivered FAA requests for investigation and investigative enforcement reports on EVA Airways Flights BR635 and BR698 (refs A and B, docket numbers 2006AL030038 and 2006AL030069, respectively) to Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA). Econoff met wit [...] |
2006-11-30 05:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4005 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-30 09:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4014 |
R/V MELVILLE MARINE RESEARCH CLEARANCE REQUEST, [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-01 07:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT |
| 06AITTAIPEI4027 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-01 08:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4045 |
TAIWAN: SATELLITE PROGRAM IN LIMBO [...] (S/NOFORN) SUMMARY: National Space Program Office (NSPO) Director Lance Wu told AIT November 30 that his deputy, Hsiao Chiu-teh, was under investigation by the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) for allegedly passing secrets to members of the Legislative Yuan (LY) and the press. [...] |
2006-12-04 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET//NOFORN | TSPA PREL ETTC ECON TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4046 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S., CHINA AND TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-04 09:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4051 |
Taiwan: Chiropractors Face Market Access Restrictions [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12. Summary ------- 2. Summary. After years of tolerating U.S.-trained chiropractors practicing in Taiwan, officials have moved to prevent such activities. Motivated largely by resistance in Taiwan's medical community, officials have raid [...] |
2006-12-05 03:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4052 |
TAIWAN REGAINS ICCAT FISHING QUOTA [...] SUMMARY. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) meeting 11/17-26 in Dubrovnik Croatia, restored to Taiwan the full tuna quota it had previously enjoyed and agreed Taiwan could maintain its non-member status in the organization. In the year since the 2 [...] |
2006-12-05 03:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS ETRD ECON ICCAT TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4053 |
Terrorist Lists [...] Taiwan does not have a public terrorist list similar to the USG Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) list published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. YOUNG [...] |
2006-12-05 06:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4056 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT TRADE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-05 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4061 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT TRADE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-06 09:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4068 |
LETTER TO TAIWAN REGARDING FISHING CAPACITY AND US [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-07 01:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS ETRD SENV |
| 06AITTAIPEI4069 |
ENERGY TAX, GOOD IDEA SEARCHING FOR A GOOD PLAN [...] SUMMARY. Concern over rising energy use and carbon dioxide emissions have led Taiwan authorities to devise new strategies for increased energy efficiency and conservation. A proposed new tax targeting hydrocarbon fuels was sent to the Executive Yuan in September. It targets eight fuel types [...] |
2006-12-07 02:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV EPET ECON TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4073 |
MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: As the upcoming Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections stayed in the spotlight of the Taiwan media, news coverage on December 7 also focused on Taiwan's winning two gold medals in soft tennis in the Asian Games in Doha Wednesday. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial i [...] |
2006-12-07 10:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4084 |
MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage December 8 on Taiwan's winning the third gold medal in the Asian Games in Doha Thursday; and on the Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections, which are slated for Saturday, December 9. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," [...] |
2006-12-08 09:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4094 |
TERRORISM FINANCE: TALKING POINTS AND Q & AS FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-11 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO EFIN ETTC PREL PTER |
| 06AITTAIPEI4103 |
MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN MAYORAL ELECTIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus its coverage December 12 on the aftermath of Saturday's Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections, their impact on each political party's future development and on the 2008 presidential elections. The pro-independence "Liberty Ti [...] |
2006-12-12 10:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4111 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT, TAIWAN'S MAYORAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage December 13 on the aftermath of Saturday's Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections, and on alleged vote-buying in Kaohsiung. In terms of editorials and commentaries, a commentary in the mass-circulation "Apple D [...] |
2006-12-13 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4121 |
TRANSLATION OF 2006 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] AIT opts for a local translation of the individual Taiwan portion of the 2006 Human Rights Report. YOUNG [...] |
2006-12-14 08:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM APER KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4125 |
MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S MAYORAL ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-14 22:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4135 |
MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage December 15 on First Lady Wu Shu-chen, who will stand trial today for her involvement in the Presidential Office Allowance for State Affairs case; on the Green camp's request for a constitutional interpretation on the lega [...] |
2006-12-15 08:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4141 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S FUTURE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage December 16-18 on First Lady Wu Shu-chen's trial on corruption charges in the Taipei District Court Friday where she faint during the proceedings; a possible cooperation between the KMT nativist faction of Taipei city coun [...] |
2006-12-18 08:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4146 |
MEDIA REACTION: DPRK [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage December 19 on Taiwan's new regulations on international air tickets. The issue is that abbreviations, codes, and information regarding weight allowances on international tickets are hard to understand. Taiwan's Civil Ae [...] |
2006-12-19 01:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4158 |
TAIWAN BIDS ON LIBYAN OIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to local news reports Taiwan's state owned China Petroleum Corp (CPC) sent its general manager Chen Pao-lang November 21 on a 13-day fact-finding mission to Libya to look at oil exploration and investment opportunities. Following that, CPC announced Nov. 28 it was b [...] |
2006-12-20 07:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET PREL LY TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4162 |
MEDIA REACTION: SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-20 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4165 |
LAUNCH OF SECURE FREIGHT INITIATIVE - NONPAPER [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-20 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KHLS ASEC PTER ECON TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4167 |
(S) IRANIAN MACHINE TOOL PROCUREMENT IN TAIWAN - [...] (S) Summary: On December 20, 2006, AIT/T delivered reftel points to Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT). BOFT informed us that it has added 109 items to its sensitive commodities list and is working on a list of luxury goods that would be banned for export to North Korea. End summary. [...] |
2006-12-21 06:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC TW IR |
| 06AITTAIPEI4174 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-22 04:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4183 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-26 08:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4191 |
REQUESTS FOR MISSILE TECHNOLOGY ASSURANCES [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-27 05:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KOMC MNUC MTCRE PARM TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4192 |
TAIWAN HIT BY 3 OFFSHORE EARTHQUAKES NO AMCITS [...] On December 26 at 8:26 pm a strong earthquake registering 6.7 on the Richter scale struck southern Taiwan. The quake, with an epicenter 21.8 km southwest of Hengchun was felt as a Richter 4 quake in the city of Kaohsiung, and a Richter 2 quake in Taipei. A second tremor, magnitude 6.4, with [...] |
2006-12-27 08:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC TSPL SENV ECON TPHY TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4193 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, TAIWAN'S ECONOMY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage December 27 on the strong earthquake and aftershocks that rocked southern Taiwan Tuesday evening, and on Taiwan's high-speed rail system, which will formally start its trial run next week. Most papers also reported on insi [...] |
2006-12-27 08:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4202 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-28 09:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI4216 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-29 20:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI428 |
TAIWAN INVITES COMMENTS FROM DRUG COMPANIES [...] SUMMARY. Joseph Damond VP International Affairs of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PHRMA) met with Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) and Dept of Health (DOH) officials Jan 19-20 to discuss PHRMA market access concerns in Taiwan. They discussed separation of p [...] |
2006-02-12 01:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KPRP KTDB TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI521 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued February 17 to report on the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's Lunar New Year's Day proposal to abolish the National Unification Council, and the controversy sparked by a KMT advertisement Tuesday which for the first time the par [...] |
2006-02-20 23:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI536 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued February 18-21 to report on the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's Lunar New Year's Day proposal to abolish the National Unification Council, and the controversy sparked by a KMT advertisement Tuesday in which (for the first time) [...] |
2006-02-22 00:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI549 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S PROPOSAL TO [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage February 22 on U.S. National Security Council Senior Acting Director for Asian Affairs Dennis Wilder's visit to Taiwan February 13-17 to persuade President Chen Shui-bian to abandon his plan to abolish the National Unifica [...] |
2006-02-22 08:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI556 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S PROPOSAL TO [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies continued to focus their coverage February 23 on the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's announced proposal to abolish the National Unification Council (NUC) and National Unification Guidelines (NUG). In addition, U.S. arms procurements, a B [...] |
2006-02-23 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI579 |
MEDIA REACTION: WASHINGTON-BEIJING-TAIPEI RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage February 24 on the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's announced proposal to abolish the National Unification Council (NUC) and National Unification Guidelines (NUG); a BBC interview with KMT Chairman Ma Yin [...] |
2006-02-26 22:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI595 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S PLAN TO ABOLISH [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to provide extensive reporting February 25-27 on Chen's plan to abolish the National Unification Council (NUC) and National Unification Guidelines (NUG), but coverage also focused on a controversy over the new electronic toll collectio [...] |
2006-02-27 08:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI600 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF [...] Summary: On the February 28 Incident Memorial Day, Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave prominent reporting and editorial coverage to President Chen's announcement Monday that the National Unification Council (NUC) will "cease to function" and the National Unification Guidelines (NUG) [...] |
2006-03-01 01:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI644 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage March 1 on the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's announcement Monday that the National Unification Council (NUC) will "cease to function" and the National Unification Guidelines (NUG) will "cease to apply"; and memor [...] |
2006-03-01 08:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI646 |
TAIWAN'S FOREIGN AID TO CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) The following is AIT's response to questions posed in C-AL5-01181 (Ref A) on the status of Taiwan's "Co-Prosperity" project and general foreign aid policies for Central America. 2. (C) Funding for Taiwan's US $250 million "Co-Prosperity" project (Ref B) is still under consideration in th [...] |
2006-03-01 09:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC XR TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI647 |
Economic Briefing for February 2006 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in February 2006: --Economic growth and expansion; --Cross-Strait links are expanding; --Listed companies repatriate earnings; --Foreign investors acquire financial institutions; --Duties assigned to ministers without portfoli [...] |
2006-03-01 22:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI648 |
TAIWAN OFFICIALS WORRIED OVER VATICAN TIES [...] (C) Taiwan Foreign Ministry and Presidential Office officials are increasingly concerned about the status of Taipei's relationship with the Vatican. In an unusual move, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) European Department Director-General Larry Wang requested a 27 February meeting with AIT [...] |
2006-03-01 22:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC XR TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI680 |
MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF [...] Summary: Coverage of Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies March 3 focused on a Taiwan towel-makers' rally Thursday to protest China's alleged economic dumping of the product, a possible corruption scandal related to the freeway electronic toll collection system, and other local issues. The [...] |
2006-03-05 22:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI685 |
MTAG: TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL READOUT FOR FEBRUARY [...] (S) In a February 27 meeting with Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT), AIT delivered ref A demarche and received assurances that BOFT would investigate the cases mentioned. As requested in the demarche, BOFT also provided AIT with an accuracy report on the Manford Vertical Machining Cent [...] |
2006-03-06 02:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ECCT PARM MTCRE IR TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI686 |
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY'S NEW ROLE: MAPPING AND [...] (C) Summary: Now that Taiwan has exhausted most of its mining resources, the Central Geological Survey spends most of its resources on mapping the island. However, the Survey still conducts some mining surveys and has a major role in providing expert geologic advice for construction projects [...] |
2006-03-06 05:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG SENV EMIN KNNP TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI704 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S. RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT CHEN'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave prominent reporting and editorial coverage March 4-6 to the U.S. State Department's statement last Friday urging Taiwan to unambiguously affirm that its February 27 announcement did not abolish the National Unification Council (NUC); Presid [...] |
2006-03-06 23:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI707 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S. RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT CHEN'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies shifted the focus of their coverage March 7 from the uproar caused by President Chen Shui-bian's announcement regarding the cession of the National Unification Council (NUC) and National Unification Guidelines (NUG) to Taiwan-born filmmaker Ang [...] |
2006-03-07 08:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI711 |
Freeing Taiwan's "Card Slaves" [...] (SBU) Summary: Overdue credit card debt and the absence of a personal bankruptcy law has led to a few high-profile cases where Taiwan "card slaves" chose suicide or crime as their only options to escape aggressive harassment from debt collection agencies. While the overall amount of delinquen [...] |
2006-03-07 23:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI719 |
NRC COMMISSIONER VISIT TO TAIWAN NUCLEAR PLANTS [...] (C) Summary: Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Jeff Merrifield visited Taiwan Feb 22-24 to meet with his counterparts at the Atomic Energy Council (AEC) and to visit the Institute for Nuclear Energy Research (INER) along with two nuclear power plant sites in northern Taiwan. AEC chairman Ouyang [...] |
2006-03-08 07:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PARM IAEA KNNP TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI725 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies centered their coverage March 8 on the government's investment in Taiwan's high-speed rail project, the interpellation at the Legislative Yuan, the 27th anniversary of the death of Taiwan democracy pioneer Lei Chen, and other political issues. [...] |
2006-03-08 08:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI744 |
KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU'S "NEW DISCOURSE" ON [...] Summary: This cable is the first of two reports looking at local media and commentators' take on Taiwan's current political environment. This one looks at Ma Ying-jeou's recent public discourse; the second will focus on Chen Shui-bian. This analysis was drafted by one of AIT's senior local [...] |
2006-03-09 08:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TA KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI761 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: As Taiwan'smajor Chinese-language dailies centered their reporting March 9 on the government's management of state-run property, Taiwan's foreign relations, and other local issues, coverage also focused on the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's announcement of the cessation of th [...] |
2006-03-09 08:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI774 |
AN ECONOMIC VIEW OF TAIWAN'S FUTURE, U.S. INTERESTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan Minister-without-portfolio Ho Mei-yueh emphasized that Taiwan considers a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States to be its top economic and political priority in a February 23 meeting with the AIT Acting Director. Ho also briefly discussed Taiwan's new cabinet [...] |
2006-03-09 22:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IO PREL TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI781 |
TAIWAN CONTINUES TO WORRY ABOUT CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials continue to worry about Taipei's diplomatic standing in Central America and are particularly concerned that Panama, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua might consider switching recognition from Taipei to Beijing. MOFA hopes US influence i [...] |
2006-03-10 02:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | CR NC PAN PANAM PGOV PREL TW XR |
| 06AITTAIPEI790 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies shifted the focus of their coverage March 10 to local issues such as the arrest of members of a large local money-laundering ring, the freeway electronic toll collection system scandal, and Taiwan's foreign relations. All papers also reported in [...] |
2006-03-10 08:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI797 |
CHINESE TAIPEI WILL SUPPORT US REQUEST ON ONLINE [...] AIT delivered reftel talking points and passed reftel draft text of the collective agreement to counterparts at Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) on March 8. BOFT Deputy Director, Multilateral Trade Affairs Office, Amelia Day responded March 10 that Chinese Taipei would be willing to c [...] |
2006-03-12 22:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS ETRD |
| 06AITTAIPEI808 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, 2005 HUMAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies centered their coverage March 11-13 on a major railway accident in Hualien; the KMT's victory in the Chiayi City legislative by-election Saturday; a KMT rally in Taipei Sunday to "Save Taiwan"; and the call for a new investigation into the 319 s [...] |
2006-03-13 23:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI843 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: On the day marking the first anniversary of China's passage of its "Anti-Secession Law," Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage on the call for a new investigation into the 319 shooting incident, and other local issues. The pro-independence "Taiwan Daily" ran a [...] |
2006-03-15 06:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI848 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to center their reporting March 15 on the call for a new investigation into the 319 shooting incident, a third U.S. BSE case, and other local issues; coverage also focused on President Chen Shui-bian's interviews with the international [...] |
2006-03-15 08:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI852 |
Central Bank Short-term Liabilities Prevented BOP Deficit [...] Taiwan in 2005 had a trade surplus of US$18 billion, which more than offset its services trade deficit and net capital outflow, and which pushed up Taiwan's foreign exchange (FX) reserves by 4.8% to US$253 billion. However, Taiwan would have had a negative Balance of Payments (BOP) in 2005 if [...] |
2006-03-15 08:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI855 |
MTAG: TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL IMPLEMENTATION AND [...] (S) Summary: In a March 9 meeting with Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT), and a March 10 meeting with Taiwan's National Security Council (NSC), AIT delivered ref A demarche on the need for Taiwan to expeditiously implement its "gameplan" commitments on export/transit/transshipment licen [...] |
2006-03-15 22:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ECCT PARM MTCRE JP TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI863 |
Central Bank Short-term Liabilities Prevented BOP Deficit [...] Taiwan in 2005 had a trade surplus of US$18 billion, which more than offset its services trade deficit and net capital outflow, and which pushed up Taiwan's foreign exchange (FX) reserves by 4.8% to US$253 billion. However, Taiwan would have had a negative Balance of Payments (BOP) in 2005 if [...] |
2006-03-16 03:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI868 |
MEDIA REACTION: AFTERMATH OF PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage March 16 on Premier Su Tseng-chang's Wednesday remarks on improving Taiwan's public order; the freeway electronic collection system scandal; the call for a new investigation into the 319 shooting incident; the rally planned [...] |
2006-03-16 07:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI869 |
TAIWAN WELCOMES TIFA MEETING [...] AIT Econ Chief delivered reftel talking points proposing a US-Taiwan TIFA Joint Council meeting to Vice Minister of Economic Affairs Steve Chen (Ruey-long) on March 16. Chen immediately agreed to the conditions of coordinating and agreeing on the substance of any public announcement/press poi [...] |
2006-03-16 08:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI884 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage March 17 on the freeway electronic toll collection system scandal, the year-end Taipei mayoral race, the rally planned by the DPP for March 18, and other local issues. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwa [...] |
2006-03-17 09:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI888 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage March 17 on the freeway electronic toll collection system scandal, the year-end Taipei mayoral race, the rally planned by the DPP for March 18, and other local issues. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwa [...] |
2006-03-17 09:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI889 |
CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S STRATEGY AND THE NUC/NUG [...] Summary: This cable is one of two looking at the local media and commentators' take on Taiwan's current political environment. This one focuses on reactions to Chen's announcement in his January 29 Lunar New Year's Day speech that he "is seriously considering [the options] to abolish the Natio [...] |
2006-03-17 09:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TA KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI890 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage March 17 on the freeway electronic toll collection system scandal, the year-end Taipei mayoral race, the rally planned by the DPP for March 18, and other local issues. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwa [...] |
2006-03-17 09:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI891 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage March 17 on the freeway electronic toll collection system scandal, the year-end Taipei mayoral race, the rally planned by the DPP for March 18, and other local issues. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwa [...] |
2006-03-17 09:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI893 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage March 17 on the freeway electronic toll collection system scandal, the year-end Taipei mayoral race, the rally planned by the DPP for March 18, and other local issues. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwa [...] |
2006-03-17 09:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI896 |
MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage March 17 on the freeway electronic toll collection system scandal, the year-end Taipei mayoral race, the rally planned by the DPP for March 18, and other local issues. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwa [...] |
2006-03-17 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI900 |
TAIWAN PUSHING FOR FTA [...] Summary: (C) Taiwan has stepped up its campaign for a Free Trade Agreement with the U.S. While Taiwan often cites economic rationales, its primary motivation continues to be its political desire to trumpet an FTA as a sign of its independence from China. US business interests would want an [...] |
2006-03-17 09:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW |
| 06AITTAIPEI901 |
WHILE TAIWAN AND PRC PLAY FOR CHAD OIL, WORLD BANK [...] (C) Summary. The $30-million dollar Chad/Taiwan oil exploration agreement looks good for Taiwan on the surface, this is an energy poor island which needs oil to meet its energy needs has found a new source in Africa, and can use this latest project to assist cash-strapped Chad and maintain its [...] |
2006-03-17 10:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | ||