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07AITTAIPEI895	MEDIA REACTION: VIRGINIA TECH SHOOTING INCIDENT, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage from April 21-23 on the year-end legislators' elections and the 2008 presidential election; on the Virginia Tech shooting incident and its aftermath; and on other local political and social issues. On April 22, [...]	2007-04-23 09:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW

07AITTAIPEI915	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. CROSS-STRAIT POLICY [...] Summary: All major Chinese-language dailies in Taiwan gave significant coverage on April 25 to President Chen Shui-bian's call Tuesday for a plan to grant sentence commutations to many prison inmates island-wide. News coverage also focused on the year-end legislative elections and the 2008 pr [...]	2007-04-25 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI923	DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH COA CHAIRMAN SU: CCA AGENDA AND [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 24, Director Young met with Council of Agriculture (COA) Chairman Su Jia-chyuan to review a number of issues, including the status and plans for the Consultative Committee on Agriculture (CCA). Noting recent Executive Yuan (EY) approval of the founding documents and immi [...]	2007-04-26 05:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD EFIS TW
07AITTAIPEI927	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage April 26 to New York Yankees pitcher Wang Chien-ming, who played in his first Major League Baseball game Wednesday after a leg injury in the pre-season. News coverage also focused on the 2008 presidential elections, on t [...]	2007-04-26 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI934	FOLLOW UP: BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECK ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-27 02:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC TW
07AITTAIPEI943	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: All Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies gave significant coverage on April 27 to the Taiwan authority's announcement Thursday evening that they were rejecting China's proposed route for the 2008 Olympic torch relay. News coverage also focused on the 2008 presi [...]	2007-04-27 07:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI948	CONSENSUS IN SUPPORT OF TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Canada convened a meeting April 11 of representatives from UK, Canada, EU, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and U.S. offices in Taipei to discuss next steps following Taiwan's abortive membership bid for the World Health Organization (WHO). All agreed that that Taiwan's membershi [...]	2007-04-27 08:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	WHO TBIO PREL CH TW
07AITTAIPEI954	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S DEVELOPMENT OF OFFENSIVE WEAPONS, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage from April 28-30 on the Taiwan authority's decision to reject China's proposed route for the 2008 Olympic torch relay; on the 3rd KMT-Communist Party of China forum held in Beijing on Sunday; and on the year-end legislative [...]	2007-04-30 22:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI968	MEDIA REACTION: THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY ISSUE; ABE'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 1 on an interchange of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge that melted and collapsed onto another highway ramp Sunday after a gasoline tanker truck overturned and caught fire. The other focus today is Vice Premier Tsai [...]	2007-05-01 08:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI98	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH'S IRAQ SECURITY PLAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to give extensive reporting and editorial coverage January 12 to the alleged violation of securities transaction regulations of the Rebar Asia Pacific Group. News coverage also focused on President Chen Shui-bian's trip to Nicaragua a [...]	2007-01-15 22:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI997	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 2 on Taiwan government's restoration of diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia; the resignation of Minister of Labor Affairs Lee Ying-yuan out of his stated dissatisfaction with Premier Su Tseng-chang's delayed announcem [...]	2007-05-02 22:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07TAIPEI1005	KMT-PFP COOPERATION, CONFLICT OVER LEGISLATIVE [...] (U) Summary: The opposition KMT and PFP continue to grapple over sharing nominations for this December's legislative elections. Over the protests of its own would-be candidates, the KMT has been forced to compromise because it needs PFP cooperation to block a DPP bill crafted to derail Ma Y [...]	2007-05-03 09:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1007	PRESIDENT CHEN AND THE DIRECTOR DISCUSS UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary: On May 1, the Director told President Chen he would stress in his May 3 press conference that the U.S takes very seriously the issue of maintaining cross-Strait security and stability. He noted that senior U.S. defense officials had recently asked him to emphasize to Taiwan leader [...]	2007-05-03 10:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON TW
07TAIPEI1013	TAOYUAN AND HSINCHU COUNTIES: DPP CAN'T COMPETE [...] (C) Summary: Local KMT party officials expect to win 6 or even 7 of the 8 legislative seats up for election this December in Taoyuan County, Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City, which account for over ten percent of Taiwan's population. KMT officials attribute their likely success to the high conc [...]	2007-05-04 08:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1014	MEGAPORTS KAOHSIUNG - PROGRESS SO FAR AND PROSPECTS FOR THE [...] (U) Summary: The Megaports Program in Kaohsiung has made notable progress toward implementation over the last year. Support for the program is strong among Taiwan agencies, and AIT sees no substantial obstacles to successful implementation in the near future. As the world's sixth busiest cont [...]	2007-05-04 08:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ETTC ENRG KNNP PARM PTER TW
07TAIPEI1015	TAOYUAN AND HSINCHU COUNTIES: DPP CAN'T COMPETE [...] (C) Summary: Local KMT party officials expect to win 6 or even 7 of the 8 legislative seats up for election this December in Taoyuan County, Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City, which account for over ten percent of Taiwan's population. KMT officials attribute their likely success to the high con [...]	2007-05-04 08:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1017	DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO COMPETE FOR PARTY [...] (C) Summary: In the first step of a two-stage primary process, DPP party members will vote on Sunday May 6 for their choices for presidential and legislative candidates. The party member vote, weighted 30 percent, will be followed by a public opinion poll on May 9-11, weighted 70 percent, and [...]	2007-05-04 09:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1023	FRANK HSIEH WINS DPP PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY [...] (C) Summary: Former Premier Frank Hsieh is set to be named the DPP's presidential nominee following his surprisingly strong victory in the May 6 party primary. Premier Su Tseng-chang, DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun, and Vice President Annette Lu have pledged to support Hsieh, and all four have said [...]	2007-05-07 11:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1040	FACTION SUPPORTING PREMIER SU LOSES OUT IN DPP [...] (C) Summary: In the May 6 primary vote by DPP members to select candidates for the upcoming LY elections, members and associates of the reformist New Tide faction, which supported Premier Su's presidential campaign, fared poorly overall in comparison to some more strident, populist competit [...]	2007-05-09 07:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1042	CROSS-STRAIT OPENING WILL BE TOP ECONOMIC PRIORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: If the Kuomintang's (KMT) Ma Ying-jeou is elected President of Taiwan next year, cross-Strait liberalization measures will be the focus of his economic policies. He is likely to lift various restrictions on investment in China and continue cross-Strait discussions on charter fl [...]	2007-05-09 08:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV EAIR EINV CH TW
07TAIPEI1046	DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH ON DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh told the Director on May 9 that if elected, he would seek common interests between the U.S. and Taiwan, strengthen mutual trust, and work to maintain strong security cooperation with the U.S. Hsieh said he supported a more open economic-cen [...]	2007-05-09 10:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1066	LEGISLATORS FACE SHAKE-OUT AS REFORMS KICK-IN [...] (C) Summary: In the upcoming Legislative Yuan (LY) elections, Taiwan will introduce a two-vote system -- one for district representative and one for party preference -- and new single member legislative districts. With this change, Taiwan abandons the previous multi-member districts and also [...]	2007-05-11 07:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1069	TAICHUNG KMT MAYOR JASON HU ON MA YING-JEOU, [...] (C) Summary: KMT Taichung Mayor Jason Hu told the Director on May 10 that the outcome of the 2008 presidential race is "very much uncertain," but KMT presidential nominee Ma Ying-jeou would still probably win, despite his legal difficulties. Hu predicted DPP presidential nominee Frank Hsieh w [...]	2007-05-13 22:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1076	KMT WINS KEELUNG MAYORAL RACE, CLOSE TO [...] (C) Summary: KMT candidate Chang Tong-rong won the mayoral by-election in Keelung City on May 12, defeating PFP legislator Liu Wen-hsiung, who ran as an independent, by 19 points. Liu congratulated Chang on his victory, and pledged to offer his assistance. KMT Vice Chairman John Kuan told A [...]	2007-05-14 09:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1077	CABINET SHAKE-UP UNDERSCORES CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S [...] (C) Summary: President Chen, who has accepted Premier Su Tseng-chang's resignation, named Straits Exchange Foundation SIPDIS (SEF) Chairman Chang Chun-hsiung to succeed Su as Premier on May 14. Chang's reappointment -- he was previously premier from 2000 to 2002 -- marks the sixth cabinet [...]	2007-05-14 11:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW
07TAIPEI1086	Taiwan Insurers Can Invest More Offshore [...] Taiwan's legislature has relaxed restrictions on insurance firms' offshore investments primarily to increase their flagging profits; the measure does little to address Taiwan's excess liquidity, a root cause of the insurance firms' woes. END SUMMARY. Agreement on Insurance Amendment ------ [...]	2007-05-15 07:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1095	HIGH-SPEED RAIL EARLY IMPACT ON TAIWAN AIRLINES [...] (U) Summary: In the first four months of operation, Taiwan's high-speed rail has already reduced passenger loads on Taiwan's domestic air routes by 25 percent. To cope with declining passenger volumes, Taiwan's small carriers have cancelled routes, reduced fares, and entered a new cooperative [...]	2007-05-16 03:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ELTN ECON TW
07TAIPEI1098	TAIWAN ENTREPRENEUR CRITIQUES CROSS-STRAIT TIES, [...] (C) DIR met one-on-one with Powerchip (DRAM) Company founder and CEO Frank Huang on May 14 to discuss internal politics and his own situation. Huang shrugged off recent investigations of him for alleged insider trading, but admitted the breathless front page publicity has damaged his reputat [...]	2007-05-16 06:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON TW
07TAIPEI1120	FORMER TAIWAN PREMIER ON POLITICS & ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: On May 16 AIT Director Young called on former Premier Vincent Siew, a longtime KMT figure, who had just returned from a trip to Vietnam. Siew opined that DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh currently has the edge on KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou and that a Hsieh/Su Tseng-chang [...]	2007-05-18 06:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL ECIN TW
07TAIPEI1129	FORMER DPP CHAIRMAN LIN I-HSIUNG ON DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: Former DPP Chairman and respected party elder Lin I-hsiung told the Director on May 16 that, despite a contentious presidential primary, the DPP will rally behind candidate Frank Hsieh. Lin predicted Hsieh will beat KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou in the 2008 presidential election, b [...]	2007-05-18 09:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1131	NANOTECHNOLOGY - CAN IT KEEP TAIWAN COMPETITIVE? [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan initiated a six-year plan to develop nanotechnology in 2003 with total funding of US$555 million. The plan emphasizes identifying industrial applications more than pure research. It aims to assist Taiwan's successful high-tech firms as well as firms in mature manufacturin [...]	2007-05-21 05:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND TSPL TPHY TW
07TAIPEI1140	TAIWAN FM HUANG CONCERNED OVER CENTRAL AMERICA [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-21 11:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
07TAIPEI1142	TAIWAN FM HUANG CONCERNED OVER CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Summary. On the eve of his departure for yet another damage-control trip to Central America, Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director on May 21 that Taiwan faces strong challenges from the PRC to its diplomatic position there, and requested U.S. assistance in countering that pressu [...]	2007-05-22 00:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
07TAIPEI1149	TAIWAN DISMAYED OVER OIE RESOLUTION; SEES THIN [...] (SBU) Taiwan MOFA International Organizations (IO) Director-General David Lin called in AIT Political Chief on May 22 to express Taiwan's dismay over the revised China-Taiwan resolution being circulated by World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) President Barry O'Neil. This resolution as r [...]	2007-05-22 10:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAGR AORG CH TW
07TAIPEI1154	TAIWAN VERSUS CHINA IN AFRICA: DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (C) Summary: Taipei plans to host an Africa Summit this September to shore up bilateral relations with the five African countries that still recognize Taiwan following the losses of Senegal and Chad over the last two years. The summit in part is a response to Beijing's growing influence in [...]	2007-05-23 07:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XA TW
07TAIPEI1163	Legislation against Financing Terrorism [...] Taiwan is racing to pass new legislation against financing terrorism which the Egmont Group (an umbrella group of international Financial Intelligence Units) has required its members to complete prior to the end of May 2007. The pending legislation would impose heavy penalties for financing t [...]	2007-05-24 09:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1167	ACADEMIA SINICA PRESIDENT LAMENTS TAIWAN'S LAGGING GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT [...] SUMMARY. Eight months into his term as Academia Sinica President, Wong Chi-huey is concerned about the inability of Taiwan to attract research talent from overseas and the disconnect between research and the legal infrastructure that is stifling development of Taiwan's scientific potential. [...]	2007-05-24 09:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETTC ETRD OEXC CVIS TW
07TAIPEI1168	TAIWAN USING GAS TURBINES AND WINDPOWER TO MEET [...] SUMMARY. Taipower Co. operates the Tatan complex which will consist of six LNG-fueled units generating power from gas/steam turbines. Two of the units are currently operational with the remainder scheduled for completion in 2008. When complete the complex is expected to produce 10 percent [...]	2007-05-24 23:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KNNP ENRG TW
07TAIPEI1171	DPP CHAIRMAN YU SHYI-KUN DISCUSSES ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun told the Director on May 24 that President Chen will work closely together with former Premier Frank Hsieh, the party's presidential candidate, to ensure the DPP wins in 2008. While Hsieh won the primary by unifying forces within the party unhappy with [...]	2007-05-25 06:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1172	DPP AND KMT CONTEST BATTLEGROUND COUNTIES IN [...] (C) Summary: Changhua, Nantou, and Yunlin are key swing counties in central Taiwan where 8 seats will be up for grabs in upcoming legislative elections. The three counties will also produce 10 percent of the votes in the critical 2008 presidential election between the ruling DPP's Frank Hsie [...]	2007-05-25 09:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1185	Amendments to Anti-Money Laundering Law [...] In response to the Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG)'s 2007 assessment, Taiwan has drafted a bill to amend its Money Laundering Control Act (MLCA). The bill will reclassify some crimes as felonies and put a new agricultural bank, trust companies, and currency exchanges under regula [...]	2007-05-30 00:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI12	PRESIDENT CHEN'S NEW YEAR'S ADDRESS: STANDARD [...] (C) Summary: In his annual New Year's address, President Chen Shui-bian discussed Taiwan's status separate from the PRC, economic development, cross-Strait economic policy, social welfare, and democratization, and he listed the major accomplishments of his administration. Chen defended estab [...]	2007-01-03 10:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1202	A HSIEH PRESIDENCY WOULD LIKELY ACCELERATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic scholars and a political advisor close to Frank Hsieh describe the Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate as "flexible" and "pragmatic" in his approach to cross-Strait economic relations. They believe that, as President, Hsieh would be more willing to open [...]	2007-05-31 09:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EAIR PGOV PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI1204	NEW PREMIER CHANG CHUN-HSIUNG ON POLITICS AND [...] (C) Summary: New Premier Chang Chun-hsiung told the Director on May 25 that he did not expect a breakthrough in cross-Strait relations this election year, but was still hoping for progress on charter flights and allowing PRC tourists to come to Taiwan. Chang noted the increasing local pressu [...]	2007-05-31 10:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD TW
07TAIPEI1209	KMT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MA YING-JEOU ON LOCAL [...] (C) Summary: KMT presidential nominee Ma Ying-jeou, in his May 31 meeting with the AIT Director, charged that President Chen and his DPP are focusing on symbolic politics at the expense of Taiwan's economy and other "practical" concerns. He also characterized his DPP presidential opponent Fr [...]	2007-06-01 08:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI124	DAUSTR STRATFORD DISCUSSES TIFA & FTA WITH TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan reiterated its strong desire to enter into an FTA with the U.S. Senior economic officials indicated they are prepared to work diligently on the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) agenda, including the bilateral investment and tax agreements, the Consultative [...]	2007-01-17 09:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL TW
07TAIPEI1248	NSPO LANCE WU INVESTIGATED FOR CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Local media reported 5/31 that National Space Program Office NSPO Director Lance Wu is under investigation for corruption. The allegations include bid-rigging and conflict of interest for personal profit. As noted in reftel, NSPO has already been the subject of investigations [...]	2007-06-05 05:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPA ETTC KSCA TW
07TAIPEI125	KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU ON DOMESTIC POLITICS AND [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou told the Director on January 17 that his party and the ruling DPP are locked in a struggle in the Legislative Yuan (LY) over a KMT bill aimed at ending DPP control of the Central Election Commission (CEC). If the impasse, which also involves the annual [...]	2007-01-17 11:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1253	Taiwan Lifts Ban on New Bank Branches [...] In May, Taiwan lifted a six-year ban on new bank branches. Regulators imposed the ban in order to encourage bank consolidation. The new policy permits banks to open new branches, but only if they meet strict requirements. Most banks will still need to rely on merger and acquisition (M&A) to [...]	2007-06-05 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1257	Taipei Economic Brief for May 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected May 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Economic Growth --Economic Prospects --High-speed Rail Impact --Taiwan and Japan Amend Aviation Agreement --New Cross-Strait Operations --Free Trade Agreement (FTA) --Ban on Bank Branches Lifted --Greenhouse Gas Legisl [...]	2007-06-05 09:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1259	YEH CHU-LAN DISCUSSES DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE [...] (C) Summary: Former acting Kaohsiung Mayor Yeh Chu-lan told the Director on May 31 that she supports DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh because he wants to end partisan confrontation in Taiwan, which is also the hope of the general public. Hsieh had been successful in Kaohsiung in establ [...]	2007-06-05 10:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1270	Taiwan Auctions Off Insolvent Bank [...] In late May, five months after the bank was placed in receivership due to insolvency, Taiwan auctioned off Enterprise Bank of Hualien (EBH). ChinaTrust Commercial Bank (CCB) won the auction and will have the largest number of branches of any private bank in Taiwan after it takes over EBH in S [...]	2007-06-06 09:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1272	SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURING - NEW ENGINE FOR [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan's solar cell manufacturing industry will triple in capacity this year after nearly doubling in 2006. Although manufacturing of solar cells is booming, Taiwan is less competitive in other segments of the industry's supply chain. Taiwan's solar cell makers face two major co [...]	2007-06-07 03:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ECON ETRD ENRG SENV TW
07TAIPEI1273	BATTLING BEIJING THROUGH FOREIGN AID DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's robust foreign aid and assistance programs play a key role in preserving ties with many of the 24 countries that recognize Taipei rather than Beijing. MOFA spends approximately US$300 million a year, close to a third of the ministry's annual budget, on direct aid and [...]	2007-06-07 07:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1283	TAIWAN REACTS TO COSTA RICA BREAK [...] (C) Summary: In a June 7 press briefing, FM James Huang announced Taiwan was severing relations and ceasing cooperation projects with Costa Rica after having confirmed that San Jose was switching diplomatic recognition to the PRC. Huang blamed Beijing for unrelenting "suppression" of Taiwa [...]	2007-06-07 10:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW CR
07TAIPEI1284	PRO-GREEN SCHOLARS ON DPP INFIGHTING, FRANK HSIEH, [...] (C) Summary: A group of pro-Green scholars told the Director on May 30 that resentment within the DPP against President Chen and the pro-Su Tseng-chang New Tide faction was an important reason for the victory of former Premier Frank Hsieh over Premier Su in the May 6 presidential primary. Th [...]	2007-06-07 10:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA TW
07TAIPEI129	MTAG: WCO SAFE PROGRAM [...] (C) Action request para 2. Ministry of Economic Affairs, Bureau of Foreign Trade, Export Control Head Wally Su expressed his Ministry's concern about the World Customs Organization (WCO) Framework of Standards (SAFE) program during AIT/Econ's delivery of the export control information in ref [...]	2007-01-18 03:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC TW ETRD WCO
07TAIPEI1295	TAIPEI MAYOR HAU LONG-BIN ON PRESIDENTIAL RACE, [...] (C) Summary: Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin (KMT) told the Director on June 5 that he expects KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou to face a tough, close race against DPP opponent Frank Hsieh. Ma must choose a running mate to strengthen his appeal with Taiwan-born voters, especially in the sout [...]	2007-06-08 09:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI130	MTAG: UPDATE ON TAIWAN SANCTIONS ON NORTH [...] (C) Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Department North American Affairs met with AIT/T/Econ on January 17 to deliver talking points/non-paper updating the status of Taiwan's trade, travel and financial sanctions against North Korea and Iran. Highlights include that the Sensitive Co [...]	2007-01-18 03:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC UNSCR KNNP NK TW
07TAIPEI1317	PRC/TAIWAN JOINT VENTURE TO EXPLORE OIL IN TAIWAN [...] SUMMARY. The PRC and Taiwan are both actively seeking new energy sources and compete for oil concessions in the same countries. However, the PRC and Taiwan are cooperating to explore for petroleum in the Taiwan Strait. This is part of an effort to triple energy exploration spending by Taiwa [...]	2007-06-12 02:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON CH TW
07TAIPEI132	Taiwan TIFA: Talking Agriculture with AUSTR Stratford [...] On December 19 Vice Minister of Agriculture Lee Jen-chyuan met with Assistant USTR Timothy Stratford and Deputy Assistant USTR Eric Altbach. This meeting was part of a series of meetings on TIFA action items. Other meetings reported septel. CCA Language Approval Near ---------------------- [...]	2007-01-18 08:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD EIND TW
07TAIPEI1324	Taiwan Auctions 2nd Insolvent Bank in 2007 [...] In early June Taiwan financial regulators successfully auctioned off the Taitung Business Bank (TBB). ABN AMRO Bank became the first foreign bank to win bidding for a problem bank and will become third largest foreign bank in Taiwan after it takes over TBB. TBB was the second insolvent bank [...]	2007-06-12 07:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI133	CROSS-STRAIT NEGOTIATIONS: STATE OF PLAY THROUGH [...] (C) Summary. Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Joseph Wu told the Director that negotiations are going well on expanding PRC tourism to Taiwan, the next step in cross-Strait exchanges after last June's landmark festival charter flight agreement. Wu then expects the two sides to focus on dir [...]	2007-01-18 08:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW CH
07TAIPEI134	Taiwan TIFA: Board of Foreign Trade Passes the Buck on WTO [...] On December 17 Assistant USTR Timothy Stratford and Deputy Assistant USTR Eric Altbach reviewed the U.S. - Taiwan Trade Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) agenda with Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Director General Franco Huang and relevant government agencies. Stratford made a strong case [...]	2007-01-18 08:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND EAGR KIPR TW
07TAIPEI1344	TAIWAN: 2007 TIP NARRATIVE AND DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] The Acting Deputy Director (ADDIR) delivered the 2007 TIP Report Taiwan narrative and demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Deputy Director General of North American Affairs Christine M.Y Hsueh on June 12. Hsueh was accompanied by National Immigration Agency (NIA),Director of Immigra [...]	2007-06-13 10:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI135	Taiwan TIFA: AUSTR Stratford presses on IPR [...] Summary. As part of a December 18-19 visit to Taiwan, Assistant United States Trade Representative Timothy Stratford and Deputy Assistant USTR Eric Altbach met with rights-holders, officials from the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office, and the Minister of Education to review IPR issues. Rig [...]	2007-01-18 08:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR TW
07TAIPEI136	Taiwan TIFA: U.S. and Taiwan agree to move ahead on [...] Assistant USTR Timothy Stratford urged Taiwan's Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) and Department of Health (DOH) to consult actively with US firms and the U.S. as it contemplates major changes to its national health insurance system. USTR promised to provide by early January a proposa [...]	2007-01-18 08:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND TW
07TAIPEI1363	EAP/ANP DIRECTOR MCGANN'S JUNE 9-11 VISIT TO TAIPEI [...] (C) Summary: During his June 8-11 visit to Taipei, EAP/ANP Office Director C. Steven McGann commended Taiwan for its significant contributions to the South Pacific region and urged Taipei to conduct its foreign assistance and other activities in an open and transparent manner that promotes [...]	2007-06-15 08:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
07TAIPEI1365	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Huang told AIT Chairman Burghardt on June 14 that Taiwan remains deeply concerned about its shrinking international space, particularly after Costa Rica's decision last week to switch recognition to Beijing. Despite his public statements that the loss would not [...]	2007-06-17 23:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
07TAIPEI1370	TAIWAN BUSINESS TELLS AIT FOCUS IS ON CHINA MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: AIT Director Young hosted AIT Chairman Burghardt and USTR del to lunch on June 14 with Taiwan business representatives. As in the past, the businesses emphasized their need to be active in the China market in order to be globally competitive. They are concerned about the prosp [...]	2007-06-18 06:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON ENIV ETRD PREL TW
07TAIPEI1382	Kaohsiung Mayoral Election Nullified [...] (U) Summary: In a surprise to DPP and KMT alike, the Kaohsiung District Court on June 15 annulled the result of last December's Kaohsiung mayoral election in which the DPP's Chen Chu defeated KMT candidate Huang Chun-ying by a narrow margin. The same Court dismissed a separate but related su [...]	2007-06-18 07:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1384	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND KMT PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: Kuomintang (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou told Chairman Burghardt on June 16 that he would honor President Chen's "Four Noes" pledge if elected president, and he would also reopen dialogue with Beijing aimed at establishing military confidence-building measures, a Taiw [...]	2007-06-18 08:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1385	AUSTR STRATFORD OUTLINES TRADE AGENDA WITH [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-18 09:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON ECIN EINV EAGR TW
07TAIPEI1386	TAIWAN LEGISLATURE PASSES 2007 ARMS PROCUREMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a late-night session on June 15, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) passed the government's 2007 annual budget, including initial appropriations for the purchase of 13 P3-C Orion anti-submarine aircraft, upgrades to three PAC-II Patriot missile batteries, and a feasibility desi [...]	2007-06-18 10:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MCAP MASS TW
07TAIPEI1387	RESULTS OF DPP LEGISLATIVE PRIMARY IN SOUTHERN TAIWAN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has recently completed primaries in southern Taiwan for the legislative election set for January 12, 2008. Multiple candidates competed for a chance to represent their party in six of the eight southern Taiwan counties or cities. Taitung [...]	2007-06-20 00:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI141	KMT SECRETARY-GENERAL WU DEN-YIH ON NEW [...] (C) Summary: Recently appointed KMT Secretary-General Wu Den-yih told AIT Deputy Director on January 12 that over the next year he will focus on liquidating the KMT's remaining party assets, improving relations with the KMT legislative caucus, and overseeing preparations for the upcoming le [...]	2007-01-18 09:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW
07TAIPEI142	RECENT PUBLIC OPINION POLL ON ARMS PROCUREMENT, UN [...] (SBU) Taiwan ThinkTank, a pro-Green NGO with close connections to the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP),has provided AIT the cross-tabulations for its recent poll on three issues: arms procurement, joining the UN, and preference for Taiwan independence or cross-Strait unification. T [...]	2007-01-18 11:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1420	AUSTR STRATFORD MEETING WITH VICE PREMIER CHIOU [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-22 06:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON ECIN TW
07TAIPEI1421	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND PREMIER CHANG [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Premier Chang Chun-hsiung told AIT Chairman Burghardt on June 14 that Taipei appreciates U.S. long-term support for Taiwan, including the extension of transit privileges to President Chen and Vice President Lu. Chang characterized U.S.-Taiwan relations as solid and const [...]	2007-06-22 06:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MCAP TW
07TAIPEI1423	VICE PRESIDENT ANNETTE LU ON UPCOMING U.S. TRANSIT [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Annette Lu told the Director on June 21 that she appreciates Washington's assistance in arranging a transit through the West Coast on her way to and from Latin America in early July. Lu said she would be visiting Paraguay for the 50th anniversary of Taiwan-Parag [...]	2007-06-22 08:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1424	Taiwan Central Bank Raises Its Benchmark Rates [...] Taiwan's Central Bank (TCB) recently raised its benchmark interest rates and substantially increased the required reserve ratio for foreign currency deposits. The TCB's actions and its statements indicating possible additional measures will likely strengthen the NT$ and drive up stock prices [...]	2007-06-22 08:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1433	DPP CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH DISCUSSES PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: DPP candidate Frank Hsieh told AIT Chairman Burghardt on June 16 that he will keep his distance from President Chen and focus on attracting moderate swing voters during his presidential campaign. Hsieh said he supports further cross-Strait opening but with appropriate conditions, [...]	2007-06-22 10:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1434	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND DPP CHAIRMAN YU DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun on June 16 told AIT Chairman Burghardt that he is optimistic the DPP can win the 2008 presidential and legislative elections if it remains unified. The key to victory will be tapping into a growing identification with Taiwan and promoting reform and soci [...]	2007-06-22 10:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD TW
07TAIPEI1435	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT DISCUSSES PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (C) Summary: KMT Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told AIT Chairman Burghardt that PAC-III missiles would stand a better chance of passage if included in the 2008 annual budget rather than a supplemental budget bill. Wang predicted a close 2008 presidential election, claiming Ma Yi [...]	2007-06-24 22:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MCAP TW
07TAIPEI1440	TAIWAN EPA: FOCUS ON EIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. USEPA Associate Program Manager for China/East Asia Kelly McAskill visited Taiwan on June 11-15 to discuss ongoing programs with Taiwan and to plan for the next Conference on Issues of Common Concern, which is planned for August 13-16 in Hawaii and will address transboundary p [...]	2007-06-25 06:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI1457	Kaohsiung Mayoral Election Nullification: Legalities and [...] (SBU) Summary: The recent Kaohsiung District court decision to nullify last December's Kaohsiung mayoral election has surprised both the Green and Blue camps, each of which hopes to turn the situation to its advantage. While the decision has produced no clear "winner" at this point, the final [...]	2007-06-27 01:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1463	Disarray in Kaohsiung Organizing Committee May Cause IWGA [...] (SBU) Summary: AIT/K has learned that differences within the DPP led to the resignation in May of World Games Kaohsiung Organizing Committee (KOC) chairperson Chen I-Hung. Chen was replaced briefly by Kaohsiung City Government Deputy Secretary General Emily Hsu, who was succeeded by former Oly [...]	2007-06-27 07:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1483	TAIWAN WORKING TO MAINTAIN POSITION IN THE SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: Reacting to Beijing's growing activism in the South Pacific, Taiwan is moving to enhance multilateral as well as bilateral cooperation with its six diplomatic partners in the region. Taipei hopes that its second Pacific Allies Summit, planned for October in the Marshall Islands, [...]	2007-06-29 08:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
07TAIPEI1485	TAIWAN BATTLES TO HOLD ON IN CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Summary: Central America remains a major focus of Taiwan's diplomatic and foreign assistance programs following the loss of Costa Rica. Over half of Taiwan's foreign assistance is channeled to Central America, where six countries still recognize Taipei, and to the Caribbean, where Taiwa [...]	2007-06-29 10:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW XK
07TAIPEI1499	GE AND TAIPOWER IN CONTRACT DISPUTE OVER FOURTH [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 27, AIT met with Yao Ching-chuan, Taipower Director of Nuclear Engineering, who is overseeing the completion of Taiwan's fourth nuclear power plant (NPP) at Lungmen, on the northeast coast. The Lungmen project has been under construction for 10 years and was slated for [...]	2007-07-02 08:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG KNNP US TW
07TAIPEI1511	TAIWAN APPROVES LIMITED CHIP TESTING INVESTMENT IN [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 28, Taiwan's Vice Minister of Economic Affairs chaired a joint committee meeting to give final approval to the applications of four of Taiwan's leading semiconductor packaging and testing firms to invest in China. The four companies' planned investment totals USD 99.6 m [...]	2007-07-03 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV KIPR PGOV CH TW
07TAIPEI152	CLOSING THE FINAL LINK - SHIPPING (PART 1 OF 2) [...] (SBU) Summary: Measures to liberalize cross-Strait shipping have fallen well short of direct maritime links between Taiwan and Mainland China. Offshore transshipment at Taiwan's major harbors and traffic through the "mini-links," which connect Taiwan-controlled islands off the Fujian coast di [...]	2007-01-19 09:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ECON PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI1520	DPP LEGISLATOR HONG CHI-CHANG SLATED TO BECOME NEW [...] (SBU) Summary. Premier Chang Chun-hsiung has confirmed plans to appoint DPP legislator Hong Chi-chang as the new chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundations (SEF). Hong has said his priorities will be to increase services for Taiwan investors on the mainland and to reestablish direct intera [...]	2007-07-05 09:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PINR TW
07TAIPEI153	TAIWAN: PREMIER URGES REPATRIATION OF REBAR GROUP [...] (C) Summary: During a January 18 meeting with the Director, Premier Su Tseng-chang formally asked the U.S. for immediate assistance to control the movements of and to repatriate Rebar Group founder Wang You-theng, an alleged embezzler, to face justice in Taiwan. On the defense budget, Su ex [...]	2007-01-19 09:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN CJAN TW
07TAIPEI1530	FORMER VICE PREMIER TSAI ON TAIWAN POLITICS, [...] (S) During a one-on-one lunch July 6 with Director, former Vice Premier Tsai Ying-wen shared plans for her future, a critique of internal DPP politics and her own sense of the dilemma Chen Shui-bian faces over U.S.-Taiwan relations and his legacy quest. Tsai offered some personal suggestions [...]	2007-07-06 09:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1547	Kaohsiung Vice Mayor Chiu Tai-san on Frank Hsieh's [...] (SBU) Summary: Kaohsiung Vice Mayor Chiu Tai-san recently told AIT/K that it is widely anticipated within DPP circles that presidential candidate Frank Hsieh will select Kaohsiung's former acting Mayor Yeh Chu-lan as his running mate. Despite a great deal of discontent in the party initially o [...]	2007-07-11 06:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1550	Anti-Money Laundering Legislation Becomes Law [...] On July 11, the President signed the amendment to Taiwan's Money Laundering Control Act which was passed by the Legislative Yuan on June 14. It went into effect immediately. 2. The legislation (Ref C) is designed to combat terrorist financing (Ref B),strengthen reporting of cross-border [...]	2007-07-11 08:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1561	(G/TIP) SENIOR COORDINATOR MARK TAYLOR'S JULY 5-7 [...] Summary: G/TIP Senior Coordinator Mark Taylor visited Taipei and Kaohsiung July 5-7, meeting with government officials, NGO representatives, and trafficking victims. Taylor acknowledged Taiwan's progress, but urged Taiwan to strengthen efforts to detect and shelter TIP victims, and to stiffen [...]	2007-07-12 10:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SMIG TW
07TAIPEI1562	KMT VICE CHAIRMAN JOHN KUAN ON MA CAMPAIGN, UN [...] (C) Summary: KMT Vice Chairman John Kuan told the Deputy Director on June 29 that ethnic Taiwanese vice presidential candidate Vincent Siew brings economic expertise and broad personal popularity to Ma Ying-jeou's ticket. KMT Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng will help Ma's campaign [...]	2007-07-12 10:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW

07TAIPEI1565	Kaohsiung Mayoral Election Lawsuit Decisions: Competing [...] (U) Summary: The KMT's Kaohsiung Mayoral candidate, Huang Chun-ying, will soon appeal the court decision to dismiss his vote recount lawsuit concerning the December 2006 election. In addition, Mayor Chen Chu (DPP) will appeal the nullification lawsuit (also filed by Huang) in which the court, [...]	2007-07-13 07:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1575	Taipei Economic Brief for June 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected June 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Taiwan's Economic Performance Improved --Taiwan Approves IC Packing Firms' China Investment --Taiwan Passes 2007 Central Budget --Individual Debt Resolution Law --Incentives for Biotech Industry --Retiree Service Market t [...]	2007-07-15 23:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1578	Think Tank Director Suggests 2008 Presidential Election to [...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. Soong Hseik-wen, Director of National Chung Cheng University's new Institute of Strategy and International Affairs (ISIA),told AIT/K that the Institute's main purpose is to promote Taiwan's democratization, localization, and security. Dr. Soong stressed the importance of th [...]	2007-07-16 08:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1621	MATSU MEETS THE 21ST CENTURY: "MINI THREE LINKS" [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-19 08:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL TW CH
07TAIPEI1622	Trade Figures Signal Economic Improvement [...] In the first half (H1) of 2007, Taiwan's exports grew faster than imports, leading to a 36% increase in the trade surplus. Imports of capital goods in the second quarter (Q2) shifted to growth, signaling an increase in domestic investment. Higher energy prices in June drove up Taiwan's import [...]	2007-07-19 08:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR ETRD TW
07TAIPEI1634	TAIWAN PROMOTES MEDICAL TOURISM OVERSEAS [...] (U) Summary. Taiwan has announced plans to allow entry of mainland Chinese for medical treatment, beginning August 1, 2007. Starting in 2002, Taiwan has permitted a limited number of mainland Chinese to visit the island each year, traveling to Taiwan via a transit location such as Hong Kong. [...]	2007-07-19 23:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI1646	Carlyle Acquires Ta Chong Commercial Bank [...] The U.S.-based Carlyle group has become the latest foreign investor to acquire a significant share of equity in a Taiwan bank by private placement, with half of the required funds obtained from local sources. Carlyle will participate in the management of the Taiwan bank. Banking sector M&A w [...]	2007-07-23 08:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1653	Individual Debt Resolution Law [...] In June, Taiwan completed legislation of the Individual Debt Resolution Law (IDRL),which will be effective in early 2008. The law, designed to address non-performing unsecured loans only, will permit insolvent individual debtors to repay a portion of outstanding debt over a length of time lo [...]	2007-07-24 00:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1660	DIRECTOR URGES TIFA PROGRESS AND PROMPTS VICE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a July 23 meeting with Vice Premier Chiou I-Jen, the Director highlighted the importance of moving the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) agenda forward, and emphasized the need for progress on beef imports and pharmaceutical pricing. On maximum residue levels (MR [...]	2007-07-24 09:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL KIPR TW
07TAIPEI1661	KMT HONORARY CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN OFFERS TEPID [...] (C) Summary. KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan on July 24 conveyed to the Director his lukewarm support for KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, suggesting cracks in the KMT political firmament that could undermine Ma's campaign. Lien did not indicate concrete plans for continuing his cros [...]	2007-07-25 07:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1662	Investigation of Corruption Allegations Against DPP [...] (SBU) Summary: The Special Investigation Division (SID) of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office is investigating Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Presidential candidate Frank Hsieh for alleged corruption while he was mayor of Kaohsiung. Some local political contacts believe that the possibility o [...]	2007-07-25 07:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1665	Taiwan Legislature Passes 2007 Budget [...] In June, Taiwan's legislature passed the 2007 central budget, including the first year of funding for military procurement programs. The long delay in budget legislation may act as a drag on Taiwan's 2007 economic growth. According to estimates by economic think tanks, however, the rate will [...]	2007-07-25 07:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1666	Legislation of Taiwan's Social Security System [...] In July, Taiwan completed the last piece of legislation for its social security system. With the legislation, all Taiwan residents will be covered by one of the social welfare-oriented pension programs. The annual cost of the legislation is estimated at NT$100 billion (US$3 billion). With o [...]	2007-07-25 07:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR SOCI TW
07TAIPEI167	NEW PRC REGULATIONS DO LITTLE FOR TAIWAN TRAVEL AGENTS [...] As Taiwan's travel industry eagerly awaits a cross-Strait agreement on tourism, now expected to be finalized in spring 2007 (reftels),Beijing announced revised regulations making it easier for foreign travel agents to operate in China. The China National Tourism Administration Director Genera [...]	2007-01-23 08:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI1670	KMT VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ON ELECTION & [...] (C) Summary: On July 24 AIT Director Young met with former Premier and recently named KMT candidate for Vice President, Vincent Siew (Hsiao Wan-chang),to discuss the 2008 presidential election and cross-Strait economic policy. Siew, a veteran KMT member highly regarded for his economi [...]	2007-07-25 09:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1678	TAIWAN TRIES TO RETAIN FOOTHOLD IN VENEZUELAN OIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As world oil prices reach US$77.00 per barrel, the highest in 11 months, state-owned Chinese Petroleum Corp. (CPC) is caught in a quandary. The Venezuelan National Petroleum Corp (VNPC) intends to buy back oil exploration rights at cost from all entities with less than 10 pe [...]	2007-07-26 08:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL VE TW
07TAIPEI1697	Taipei Economic Brief for July 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected July 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Standard Chartered Raises Taiwan's GDP Growth --Improved Economic Performance, Inflationary Threat --Penalty on UMC for Investment in China Overruled --Medical Tourism --Fubon Intends to Acquire PRC Bank --Taiwan Ranks [...]	2007-07-31 08:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI17	MTAG: TAIWAN BOFT ON SEIZED LATHES [...] (S) AIT Econ delivered ref A demarche to Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Export Control Task Force Chief Wally Su (Shi-hwa) on January 3 and urged full investigation of the case. Su was confident that his staff could uncover significant new information on the case within a few days. In respon [...]	2007-01-04 08:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW SN
07TAIPEI1704	TAIWAN'S INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES THRIVE, BUT LOCAL [...] (SBU) Faced with rising fuel costs, some of Taiwan's airlines are struggling to stay in business. The two international carriers, China Airlines and EVA Airways, are expanding routes in Asia as a central component of their future growth, and the Taiwan to Hong Kong and Macau routes are extrem [...]	2007-07-31 09:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON PREL EINV ETRD TW CH
07TAIPEI171	DPP CHAIRMAN YU SHYI-KUN DISCUSSES BUDGET IMPASSE, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on January 23, DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun expressed hope that the Legislative Yuan (LY) will hold a special session at the end of the month to pass the 2007 budget, including the budget for arms procurement. The Director stressed to Yu the importance [...]	2007-01-23 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1710	MOE Backtracking on Campus IP Action Plan? [...] (SBU) In response to media, student, and university criticism that the Ministry of Education (MOE) overstepped its bounds in its recently-proposed "Campus Intellectual Property (IP) Action Plan", Education Minister Tu Cheng-sheng announced that the action plan is still open to changes and tha [...]	2007-08-01 05:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD USTR TW
07TAIPEI1711	KMT CHAIRMAN WU ON PRESIDENTIAL RACE, UN [...] (C) Summary: DPP vice-presidential hopefuls Yeh Chu-lan and Su Tseng-chang are both formidable opponents, and either would help DPP presidential candidate close the gap with KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, KMT Chairman Wu Po-hsiung told the Director on July 27. However, the KMT is m [...]	2007-08-01 07:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI173	CROSS-STRAIT NEGOTIATIONS: STATE OF PLAY THROUGH [...] (C) Summary. Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Joseph Wu told the Director that negotiations are going well on expanding PRC tourism to Taiwan, the next step in cross-Strait exchanges after last June's landmark festival charter flight agreement. Wu then expects the two sides to focus on dir [...]	2007-01-24 00:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
07TAIPEI1733	Taiwan Adopts Price Stabilization Measures [...] SUMMARY: In response to recent price rises, Taiwan authorities have adopted a series of measures, including import duty cuts for grain, an export ban on waste paper, enhanced vigilance on price hike collusion, and new gasoline price subsidies (septel). Although Taiwan's annualized inflation [...]	2007-08-03 06:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI174	TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON FIJI AND SOLOMON ISLANDS [...] (C REL AUS) Summary. The Director delivered reftel demarche on Fiji and Solomon Islands to Foreign Minister James Huang on January 23. Huang responded that Taiwan "suspended" its assistance to Fiji following the coup and has not been approached for assistance by the post-coup Fiji governmen [...]	2007-01-24 01:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AS NZ BP FJ CH TW
07TAIPEI1740	DIRECTOR YOUNG ENLISTS HELP OF LY SPEAKER WANG ON [...] (C) Summary: Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (KMT) told the Director on July 31 that he understood U.S. objections to Taiwan's "zero tolerance" policy toward ractopamine use, and promised consult with other Taiwan officials, including Vice Premier Chiou I-jen and Council of Agricul [...]	2007-08-03 10:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL KIPR TW
07TAIPEI1757	UPDATE ON TAIWAN'S NUCLEAR SECTOR [...] (U) AIT Econoffs met with newly appointed Atomic Energy Council (AEC) Chairman Su Shian-jang August 2 for an update on the nuclear energy situation in Taiwan. AIT thanked the AEC for its close cooperation going back to the mid-eighties, and looked forward to continued bilateral exchanges. S [...]	2007-08-07 00:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP TRGY ENRG ECON PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1763	KMT LY SPEAKER WANG ON DUELING REFERENDA, PAC-III, [...] (C) Summary: Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (KMT) told the Director on July 31 that he expected four referenda to be voted on in the 2008 elections, including the DPP UN referendum, but none of them is likely to pass. The KMT would withdraw its own UN referendum, Wang asserted, bu [...]	2007-08-07 07:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1782	KMT MAINLAND AFFAIRS DIRECTOR ON PRC REACTION TO [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with AIT, KMT Mainland Affairs Director Chang Jung-kung asserted that Beijing considers the DPP UN referendum to be a possible violation of its Anti-Secession Law, and is weighing the idea of economic sanctions against Taiwan if the referendum "goes too far." [...]	2007-08-08 10:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1788	Taiwan Pharma: BNHI Cuts Drug Rates, Pushes Standard [...] (SBU) Summary: The Taiwan authorities are taking steps on drug pricing that will both disappoint and hearten the U.S. pharmaceutical industry. Despite a media and lobbying campaign by U.S. and other foreign drug makers urging the Taiwan Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) to delay the [...]	2007-08-09 08:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON TW
07TAIPEI179	TAIWAN FINANCE MINISTER ON FINANCIAL REFORM [...] (C) Summary: In a January 22 conversation with AIT Director Young, Minister of Finance Ho Chih-ching claimed Taiwan's budget remains a victim of the political confrontation. He said Taiwan's financial stability is sound and that the bank run has not spread beyond Chinese Bank. Ho views the [...]	2007-01-24 03:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON TW
07TAIPEI1790	TAIPEI RESPONDS TO APEC DEMARCHE ON USDOL APEC CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-09 08:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB OTRA AS BX CA CI CH HK ID JA KS MY MX NZ
07TAIPEI1804	Southern Taiwan Showing Signs of Transformation in [...] (U) Summary: AIT/K has offered a variety of TIP events to Southern Taiwan audiences, resulting in increased awareness of the victim-centered approach. Local government agencies and non-governmental organizations have eagerly accepted TIP seminars and training events, but concede that they mus [...]	2007-08-10 01:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI181	Taiwan's New Central Bank Deputy Governor [...] SUMMARY. Taiwan's Central Bank of China (CBC) will promote Foreign Exchange Department (FED) Director General George Chou (Chou A-ding) to be Deputy Governor (DG) in mid-February. CBC Governor Perng Fai-nan's two deputies will now be career central bankers. END SUMMARY. 2. An informed [...]	2007-01-24 05:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1812	WILL LABOR SHORTAGES HURT TAIWAN'S TECH SECTOR? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the latest attempt to forestall a predicted shortage of skilled labor that could disproportionately affect Taiwan's high technology industries, the Executive Yuan recently approved measures to attract more foreign professionals to Taiwan. The measures provide tax and non-tax [...]	2007-08-10 06:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINT ELAB ETRD TW CH
07TAIPEI1819	KMT-DPP FACE CHALLENGES IN ATTRACTING YOUTH SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: Scholars, party officials, students, and young professionals all tell AIT that there is a wide gap between the needs and desires of youth and the programs and ideologies of the two main parties in Taiwan. Both camps are working to tailor their messages to appeal to the youth and [...]	2007-08-10 09:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI TW
07TAIPEI1839	KMT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MA YING-JEOU ACQUITTED [...] (U) Summary: On August 14, a three-judge panel of the Taiwan District Court acquitted KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou of all corruption and breach-of-trust charges stemming from alleged misuse of Taipei special mayoral funds. Welcoming the decision, Ma urged prosecutors to let the ma [...]	2007-08-14 10:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1848	Kaohsiung College Students Interested in Politics and [...] (U) Summary: Student interviewees told AIT/K that southern Taiwan's youth are interested in politics and view the 2008 presidential election as an opportunity to make their voices heard through the ballot box. The students expressed concern about corruption and the shortage of high-paying job [...]	2007-08-15 06:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1853	DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH PICKS [...] (C) Summary: DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh announced on August 15 that former Premier Su Tseng-chang has agreed to be his vice presidential running mate. Although Hsieh had strongly hinted at this outcome for several days, Su's agreement came only at the last minute after much diffi [...]	2007-08-15 11:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1863	Southern Taiwan Reactions to DPP Hsieh-Su Presidential [...] (U) Summary: The Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential candidate Frank Hsieh announced on August 15 that former Premier Su Tseng-chang has accepted his invivation to be his running mate. Most political observers and grassroots supporters in southern Taiwan praised the decision, say [...]	2007-08-16 05:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1867	CONGRESSMAN FALEOMAVAEGA'S MEETINGS WITH TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with Taiwan leaders during his August 11-14 visit, Congressman Eni Faleomavaega voiced strong U.S. support for Taiwan's democracy, but also expressed U.S. concerns about maintaining stability in the region. The Congressman encouraged President Chen to improve relat [...]	2007-08-16 10:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1912	AIT VISITS SANHSIA IMMIGRATION DETENTION FACILITY: [...] Summary: Most detainees at the Sanhsia detention facility initially came to Taiwan on legal work visas, but became illegal workers after seeking higher wages with unauthorized employers, or by staying to work after their visas had expired. Detainees arrive at Sanhsia after their arrest by p [...]	2007-08-22 01:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OMIG KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
07TAIPEI1920	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 22 on the aftermath of the combustion of a China Airlines passenger jet in Okinawa Monday; on President Chen Shui-bian's transit in Alaska Tuesday morning; on local pig farmers' strong protests Tuesday over the Taiwa [...]	2007-08-22 09:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07TAIPEI1923	AIT/W'S RUZICKA REVIEWS BILATERAL ECON [...] (SBU) Rick Ruzicka, Director of Trade and Commercial Programs at AIT/W, had a wide range of meetings with Taiwan counterparts and U.S. businesses during a visit to Taiwan from August 13 to 16. Ruzicka emphasized U.S. market-access interests in resolving MRLs, pharmaceutical, and other pending [...]	2007-08-23 00:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL TW
07TAIPEI1924	FORMER CHEN ADVISOR ON CROSS-STRAIT AND US-TAIWAN [...] (U) Summary. On August 16, Deputy Director Wang met with Chen Po-chih, chairman of the Taiwan Think Tank. Chen, known to be a 'deep green' supporter of and former advisor to President Chen Shui-bian, frankly expressed his personal views on the economic relations between Taiwan and China, ass [...]	2007-08-23 01:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI1937	Port of Kaohsiung's Container Volume Eclipsed by Mainland [...] (U) Summary. With geographic advantages and new long-term leases from major shipping carriers, Kaohsiung will likely hold on to its status as a transshipment hub in the Asia-Pacific region, even as it continues to fall behind in world rankings. The completion of a s)QD'Qolume is expected to r [...]	2007-08-24 01:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ETRD PGOV ECON TW ELAB
07TAIPEI1950	PREMIER CHANG ON DEFENSE BUDGET, CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: Premier Chang told the Director on August 23 that the proposed 2008 defense budget raises defense spending to 3 percent of GDP and is important for Taiwan. Chang said Taiwan continues to work on the expansion of charter flights across the Taiwan strait and the lifting of restri [...]	2007-08-24 10:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1951	TAIWAN OFFICIALS PLODDING FORWARD ON RACTOPAMINE [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan senior officials told the Director on August 23 and 24 that the issue of ractopamine residues in U.S. pork imports to Taiwan is "very sensitive" for the DPP administration in an election year, but pledged that the government is doing all it can to quietly resolve the issu [...]	2007-08-24 11:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PFOR TW
07TAIPEI1956	SECRETARY-GENERAL YEH ON UN REFERENDUM, "NORMAL [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Office Secretary-General Yeh told the Director on August 24 that President Chen understands U.S. concerns over pushing issues that touch on the question of Taiwan sovereignty, but he is under a "great deal" of domestic pressure to press forward with an initiative l [...]	2007-08-28 00:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1963	Big Taiwan State-owned Banks to Merge [...] SUMMARY: Taiwan announced a three-year plan to merge the operations of the three largest state-owned banks into one financial holding company. The world ranking of the new firm's banking unit will move up to 89th, and its market share in Taiwan will increase to 18%, well ahead of the next la [...]	2007-08-28 06:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1967	TAIWAN HIGHLIGHTS SUCCESSFUL TECHNOLOGY SECTOR [...] SUMMARY. Officials and foreign investors highlighted Taiwan's technology and financial sectors during AIT/W Trade and Commercial Programs Director Rick Ruzicka's August 13-17 visit to Taiwan. Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) Chairwoman Ho emphasized Taiwan industry's high- [...]	2007-08-28 06:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL KIPR ELAB TW
07TAIPEI197	CHAIRMAN MA AND ADVISORS LONG-TERM PLANNING ON KMT [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou has established a small group of advisors, including legislator Su Chi and several scholars, to discuss long-term KMT cross-Strait and foreign policy. According to one member of the group, Ma would pursue opening to the mainland if elected president in [...]	2007-01-25 08:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TW
07TAIPEI1971	DPP TONES DOWN CONTENT OF "NORMAL COUNTRY" [...] (C) Summary: On August 27 the DPP completed a final draft of the "normal country" resolution that moderated some of the more controversial sovereignty and independence-related language contained in an earlier version put forward by DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun. The resulting draft, portrayed i [...]	2007-08-28 09:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI198	DPP CONTENDER FRANK HSIEH ON BLUE-GREEN [...] (C) Summary: DPP heavyweight Frank Hsieh, a contender for the party's 2008 presidential nomination, told the Director on January 22 that, as a moderate, he would work to create a more stable and harmonious political atmosphere if elected president. According to Hsieh's own current polling, wh [...]	2007-01-25 09:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1989	Taiwan - Another Insolvent Bank Under Receivership [...] SUMMARY: Bowa Bank has been put under receivership. After the announcement on August 10, a run on the bank by the depositors required the infusion of additional funds, but the run did not spread to other problem banks. The Central Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) plans to auction the ba [...]	2007-08-29 10:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1999	U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Vice Premier Chiou I-jen told the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission delegation that the cross-Strait military balance is increasingly favoring China. President Chen understands that U.S.-Taiwan military cooperation is essential to Taiwan's defense, Chiou added [...]	2007-08-31 04:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI20	A VIEW FROM OUTSIDE TAIPEI: TAOYUAN MAGISTRATE [...] (C) Summary: A group of younger KMT leaders are trying to encourage faltering KMT Chairman and presidential hopeful Ma Ying-jeou to exert greater leadership over the party, according to Taoyuan Magistrate and rising KMT star Eric Chu. They are also trying to convince Ma to increase KMT chanc [...]	2007-01-04 09:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW
07TAIPEI200	A VIEW FROM TAICHUNG: MAYOR HU ON ECONOMY AND [...] (C) Summary: (KMT) Taichung Mayor Jason Hu told the Director on January 24 that the KMT's ability to remain unified will be the key to returning to power in 2008. Ma remains the KMT's best hope for retaking the presidency, but he faces tough challenges. LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng has been p [...]	2007-01-26 04:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON TW PINR
07TAIPEI2005	AHOY, MATEY - BOOK PIRATES STILL IN TAIWAN [...] (U) By nearly all accounts textbook piracy is less rampant and less visible in Taiwan than it was in the 1990s, but it continues to be a problem. A recent survey found that over 50 of Taiwan's college students buy pirated books, but law enforcement officials, faculty and students say the scal [...]	2007-08-31 09:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD USTR TW
07TAIPEI2011	Taipei Economic Brief for August 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected August 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Taiwan's Economy Outperforms Expectations --Prices Drop Unexpectedly, But Inflation Still a Risk --Effects of U.S. Sub-prime Mess --Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax) --Subsidies for Animation and [...]	2007-08-31 09:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI2014	SEF CHAIRMAN HONG ON UN REFERENDUM, CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: Straits Exchange Foundation Chairman Hong Chi-chang told the Acting Director on August 30 that Taiwan clearly understands the US position on the UN referendum. Most people on Taiwan, nevertheless, believe the island has the right to be a normal member of the international commun [...]	2007-08-31 10:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2033	PROTEST TO AIT REGARDING TAIWAN UN BID REFERENDUM [...] During the small group demonstration outside AIT on Sept 4 (reftel),ADIR invited several Legislative Yuan and Taipei Council members (list provided below) to present their views inside AIT. Apart from reading their letters (translated below),several added their own views during the meeting. [...]	2007-09-06 09:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PREL OPRC KMDR KPAO CH TW
07TAIPEI2040	FRANK HSIEH STEERING TOWARDS MAINSTREAM ON UN [...] (C) Summary: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) politicians remain determined to continue their support for President Chen Shui-bian's plan to hold a referendum on entering the UN under the name "Taiwan" despite recent strong U.S. opposition. DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh publicly [...]	2007-09-06 09:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI206	NEW ECONOMIC OFFICIALS NAMED [...] (C) Summary: The Chen administration named Hu Sheng- cheng Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) Chairman, Ho Mei-yueh Council for Economic Planning and Development Chairman (CEPD),and Tang Jinn-chuan Fair Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman. The appointments of Hu and Ho come after the previou [...]	2007-01-26 08:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI2071	A Southern Perspective on the UN Referendum Issue [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent AIT/K meetings with Southern legislators, academics and party officials clearly indicate the referendum issue is not going to disappear before the presidential election concludes in March 2008. Politicians and academics agree that no one wants to damage the U.S.-Taiwan re [...]	2007-09-10 03:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2074	MAINLAND AFFAIRS COUNCIL BLAMES CHINA AND PUSHES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a recent meeting with U.S. Senate Budget Committee Staff Director Scott Gudes and Staff Economist Daniel Brandt, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Vice Chairman Tung Chen-yuan laid out the Chen administration's position on cross-Strait relations. China threatens Taiwan militar [...]	2007-09-10 03:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD PGOV PINR CH TW
07TAIPEI2077	IMPORT SAFETY DIALOGUE [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-10 06:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO TW
07TAIPEI2078	TAIWAN UN REFERENDA: BLUE PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) Summary: The KMT was forced to float its own UN referendum to counterbalance the DPP version, and to deflect DPP accusations that the KMT does not "stand up" for Taiwan. The DPP UN referendum is an attempt to exploit the growing sense of "Taiwan identity," and KMT presidential candidate Ma [...]	2007-09-10 08:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2084	TSU CHAIRMAN HUANG ON PAN-GREEN COOPERATION, UN [...] (C) Summary: TSU Chairman Huang Kun-huei told the Acting Director on September 7 that he currently has no plans to run in the 2008 presidential race despite recent public urging from grassroots supporters. Huang said the talks between the TSU and DPP to coordinate a strategy for the 2008 l [...]	2007-09-10 10:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2094	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES' CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC [...] (C) In the run-up to Taiwan's 2008 presidential election, KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou and DPP candidate Frank Hsieh continue gradually to unveil their prospective cross-Strait economic and trade policies. Both Ma and Hsieh support general liberalization of cross-Strait economic relations in th [...]	2007-09-12 08:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD PGOV CH TW
07TAIPEI2095	South Taiwan Early Take on 2008 Presidential and [...] (SBU) Summary: As the presidential election heats up, Southern academics, businesspeople and party officials all seem to believe it will be a difficult one for both the DPP and KMT. Party operatives in Kaohsiung City and Tainan City suggest that young voters are the key swing voters who can de [...]	2007-09-12 09:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2112	TAIWAN REACTION TO DAS CHRISTENSEN SPEECH: [...] (C) Summary: Following DAS Christensen's September 12 remarks, high-ranking DPP officials continue to insist that U.S. objections to the DPP UN referendum are the result of inadequate communication between Taipei and Washington. The referendum should continue, DPP proponents argue, because i [...]	2007-09-13 10:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2116	TAIWAN UN REFERENDUMS CHUGGING ALONG [...] (C) Summary: The ruling DPP and the opposition KMT cleared their referendums on UN participation through the Referendum Review Committee this summer and are now well into a signature collection drive to put their proposals to a public vote. Both parties have a six month period to collect a [...]	2007-09-14 09:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2123	AIT EXPRESSES U.S. CONCERNS BEFORE PRESIDENT [...] (S) In response to Ref A and after coordination with the Department, AIT Acting Director Robert Wang separately called Vice Premier Chiou I-Jen and NSC Secretary-General Mark Chen on Saturday morning, Sept 15, to inquire whether there would be any "surprises" in President Chen Shui-bian's spee [...]	2007-09-17 08:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PREL PGOV CH TW
07TAIPEI2130	DUELING UN RALLIES: MOSTLY SMOKE, LITTLE FIRE [...] (SBU) Summary: The DPP and KMT on September 15 hosted competing rallies in Kaohsiung and Taichung, respectively, that aimed to promote Taiwan's entry into the UN and their party's separate UN referenda. Led by all the DPP's top leaders, the party faithful turned out in moderate numbers to [...]	2007-09-17 10:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2139	TAIWAN MOFA RESPONSE TO UN DEBATE DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary. AIT conveyed reftel demarche on UN Taiwan debate to MOFA on Sept 19 (AIT Director's separate presentation to Vice Premier Chiou I-jen reported septel). MOFA told AIT that Taiwan is hoping the General Committee (GC) Chairman will be able to arrange an open GC debate on the Taiwan [...]	2007-09-19 10:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	AALC PREL UNGA AORG CH TW
07TAIPEI214	TAIWAN-NICARAGUA RELATIONS: BUSINESS SAVES THE DAY? [...] (C) Summary: Nicaraguan Consul General Armando Boza is cautiously optimistic about the future of Taiwan-Nicaragua relations, predicting that Managua will probably maintain diplomatic ties with Taipei for at least another year. Despite making a pre-election pledge to switch recognition to Be [...]	2007-01-29 09:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
07TAIPEI2141	VICE PREMIER CHIOU I-JEN ON UN REFERENDUM AND PORK [...] (C) Summary. AIT Director Young met with Vice Premier Chiou I-jen on September 19 to urge that Taiwan take further measures to avoid disruption of U.S. pork imports. The Director also delivered reftel points on U.S. position regarding Taiwan's UNGA activities and discussed the negative impac [...]	2007-09-19 22:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR ETRD TW
07TAIPEI215	PRESIDENT CHEN REPEATS FAMILIAR POSITIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: In an interview with CNN broadcast on January 27, President Chen Shui-bian reiterated familiar positions about Taiwan being "an independent, sovereign country" as well as his commitment to defend "the peaceful status quo" across the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan's territory and sovere [...]	2007-01-29 11:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI2151	KMT CANDIDATE MA YING-JEOU ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou told the Director on September 20 that the KMT's UN referendum was politically necessary to counter the DPP's referendum proposal. KMT flexibility on nomenclature reflected the fact that Taiwan had joined several international organizations [...]	2007-09-20 10:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI2162	TAIWAN REQUESTS US SUPPORT FOR "LIMITED" DEBATE IN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Acting Foreign Minister Yang Tzu-pao called in the Director on September 21 to request U.S. support for a "limited" debate on the Taiwan issue in UNGA. Yang asserted that "closing" the debate to a two-plus-two format during the September 18 GC meeting was not "friendly" t [...]	2007-09-21 09:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	AALC PREL UNGA AORG CH TW
07TAIPEI2178	FOLLOWING DPP INDICTMENTS, A POLICY STRUGGLE PLAYS [...] (C) Summary: On September 21, Vice President Annette Lu, DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun, and NSC Secretary General Mark Chen were indicted for corruption for embezzling special allowances made available to senior officials. DPP presidential and vice presidential candidates Frank Hsieh and Su Tseng [...]	2007-09-24 11:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2191	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH ON BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: The Director briefed DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh September 25 on his recent consultations in Washington, stressing the importance that Taiwan avoid unnecessary, election-driven moves that could provoke cross-Strait tensions. Hsieh said that while he supports the DPP's [...]	2007-09-26 23:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI2193	KMT VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OUTLINES ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a September 26 meeting with the Director, KMT Vice Presidential candidate Vincent Siew (Hsiao Wan-chang) previewed his October 3-5 visit to Washington, where he will articlulate KMT plans for Taiwan to play a "moderate and positive" regional role if they return to power next y [...]	2007-09-26 23:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN PINR TW CH
07TAIPEI2206	KMT LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON ANNUAL BUDGET, UN [...] (C) Summary: KMT Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director on September 27 that he hopes the LY will pass the 2008 annual budget before the current session ends around mid-December. Wang predicted the 2008 budget will include defense spending equivalent to 3 percent of GD [...]	2007-09-27 11:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2207	PRESIDENT CHEN HOPES U.S. WILL NOTICE HIS EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: At President Chen's direction, Vice Premier Chiou I-jen passed a message for Washington to the Director on September 26. Taiwan appreciates President Bush's favorable mention of Taiwan's democracy at the recent APEC meeting and the U.S. decision to make no public statement at th [...]	2007-09-27 11:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI221	Taiwan 2007 Economic Outlook [...] Consumer debt problems dampened consumption and excess manufacturing capacity reduced investment, but strong export growth still produced 4.4% real GDP growth in Taiwan in 2006. Export growth slowed in Q4 as higher interest rates reduced demand in major export markets. Economic growth in 200 [...]	2007-01-30 08:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI2242	FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG ON NORMAL COUNTRY [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director on September 28 that he hopes the U.S. has taken note of President Chen's efforts to "tone down" the radical rhetoric of the DPP's "Normal Country" resolution. The Director responded that the "toned-down" version is also not helpf [...]	2007-10-01 09:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
07TAIPEI2244	DPP PASSES SLIGHTLY LESS RADICAL "NORMAL COUNTRY" [...] (C) Summary. A contentious DPP party congress on Sunday passed the less radical version of the "normal country" resolution that President Chen mediated last week, which pledges a non-specific "rectification" of the name Taiwan. Deep-Green supporters of former-DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun mounted [...]	2007-10-01 11:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
07TAIPEI2257	Taiwan Pharmaceuticals - Mixed Progress on Standard [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-02 22:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON TW
07TAIPEI227	TAIWAN ECONOMIC MINISTER OPTIMISTIC ON TIFA AND [...] (C) Minister of Economic Affairs Steve Chen reminded AIT Director January 26 his major goal is a bilateral FTA, but he is more than willing to pursue a robust TIFA agenda in the nearer term. He promised some points on the Bilateral Investment Agreement in a few days, welcomed our decision to [...]	2007-01-30 09:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR TW EINV
07TAIPEI2274	PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE SECRETARY GENERAL YEH CHU-LAN [...] (C) Summary: In an October 2 meeting with Presidential Office Secretary General Yeh Chu-lan, the Director stressed the importance for President Chen to avoid further unnecessary steps in the remaining months of his term that that could provoke cross-Strait tensions. Yeh said Chen and preside [...]	2007-10-03 10:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI2279	TAIWAN'S IMPORT INSPECTION REGIME FOCUSES ON CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Global concern about Chinese product safety has focused Taiwan regulatory attention on imports from the PRC, especially food products. Recent conversations with agencies in charge of formulating policy, NGOs, and local and foreign importers give a better sense of how the regula [...]	2007-10-04 05:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI2283	KMT ECONOMIC PLATFORM STRESSES DOMESTIC GROWTH [...] (U) This cable is one of a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In an October 3 meeting with AIT economic chief, Ma Ying-jeou advisor Yun-Peng Chu previewed the KMT presidential candidate's economic platform, which will target Taiwan [...]	2007-10-04 09:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN EINV PINR TW
07TAIPEI2284	U.S. TREASURY OFFICIALS HEAR CALLS FOR MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the first visit of U.S. Treasury officials to Taiwan in more than two years, East Asia Director Mathew Haarsager and Taiwan Desk Officer TT Yang met with a variety of Taiwan financial sector authorities, economists, and U.S. and local business people. Business people and econom [...]	2007-10-04 10:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL TW
07TAIPEI2285	VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SU TSENG-CHANG ON DPP [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with DPP vice presidential candidate Su Tseng-chang on October 3, the Director stressed the importance for President Chen and the DPP to avoid further "surprises" beyond the UN referendum between now and next May, when President Chen steps down. Su said Chen selecte [...]	2007-10-04 10:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI2289	Taipei Economic Brief for September 2007 [...] Summary. This cable summarizes selected September 2007 economic events in Taiwan. Economic statistics show better than expected performance and potential job growth....Biggest share of next year's government budget goes to defense and deficit expected to shrink significantly....The Central B [...]	2007-10-05 06:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI229	MTAG: EXBS IN TAIWAN [...] Summary: In the first of 12 courses arranged by ISN/ECC, a team of five instructors presented the Export Control and Border Security (EXBS) training course "Advanced License Processing II" to about 50 Taiwan officials January 22-26. The instructors praised the Taiwan officials' active partici [...]	2007-01-31 01:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC TW ETRD WCO
07TAIPEI2295	DPP CAMPAIGN ADVISOR OUTLINES "TAIWAN-CENTRIC" [...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. During an October 5 meeting with AIT economic chief, DPP economic policy advisor Kenneth Lin (Lin Shiang-kai) said stimulating domestic investment is the key to reviving [...]	2007-10-05 08:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD SENV PREL PGOV PINR TW
07TAIPEI2296	KMT TAIPEI MAYOR HAU LONG-BIN ON REFERENDA, KMT [...] (C) Summary: KMT Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin told the Director on October 4 that KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou's campaign was "getting better," and that Ma's long-stay program was a continuing success. The presidential election will be close because 90 percent of Taiwan's voters have [...]	2007-10-05 08:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW

07TAIPEI2301	Ma Ying-jeou's "Long Stay" Campaign in Southern Taiwan: [...] (U) Summary: KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou's "long stay" campaign strategy appears to be having a positive effect in south Taiwan, as indicated by recent opinion polls showing his approval rating increased by 5 percent following his recent long stay effort. Southern DPP party operat [...]	2007-10-09 02:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI2302	TYPHOON KROSA CAUSES WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO TAIWAN [...] Summary. Typhoon Krosa, which hit Taiwan October 6-7, was the strongest typhoon to strike Taiwan in years. It caused significant damage, yet Taiwan is quickly getting back to normal. No Amcits deaths or injuries were reported. 2. Typhoon Krosa, packing winds from 162 km/hr to 200 km/hr a [...]	2007-10-09 06:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC AEMR TSPL SENV ECON TPHY EAGR TW
07TAIPEI2303	IS TAIWAN FAVORING EXCHANGE RATE STABILITY OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent years, the New Taiwan Dollar (NT) has been one of the weakest performers in Asia vis-a-vis the U.S. dollar, and capital outflows for portfolio investment have increased dramatically. Taiwan's central bank appears to have adopted an informal policy to bolster the NT by d [...]	2007-10-09 07:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL TW
07TAIPEI2312	PARTISAN POLITICS AND POSTURING CLOUD NATIONAL DAY [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's October 10 National Day celebrations, including a speech by President Chen to senior officials, had a partisan slant but produced no major "surprises." In his speech, President Chen highlighted the recent application to the UN under the name "Taiwan" and the importan [...]	2007-10-11 10:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2313	DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER LEE [...] (S/NF) Summary. AIT Director met with Taiwan Minister of Defense Lee to discuss a range of issues on October 9, on the eve of the National Day celebrations. Subjects discussed included military participation and possible HF-IIE in the National Day parade, 2008 defense budget, Taiwan's request [...]	2007-10-11 11:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV TW MASS
07TAIPEI2323	PRESIDENT CHEN RESUMES PARTY HELM, FRANK HSIEH [...] (C) Summary: President Chen announced on October 11 his resumption of the DPP chairmanship, succeeding Yu Shyi-kun, who resigned following his indictment as well as the rejection of Yu's radical language for the "Normal Country" Resolution at the September 30 party congress (ref B). On Octob [...]	2007-10-12 10:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2326	TAIWAN PHARMA: LITTLE DOMESTIC SUPPORT FOR PRICE REFORMS [...] (SBU) Taiwan implemented its National Health Insurance (NHI) system in 1995, and its health-care system comprises six large public medical centers, 16 large privately-owned medical centers, and 417 regional and district hospitals. U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturers' current top reform prioritie [...]	2007-10-15 08:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON TW
07TAIPEI2333	TAIWAN ANALYST COMMENTS ON PRC REACTION TO DPP UN [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan cross-Strait expert Lin Chong-pin told AIT that he assesses the PRC as very unlikely to "overreact" to the ruling DPP's UN referendum. He acknowledged, however, that Beijing is exerting direct and indirect pressures on Taiwan authorities in opposition to DPP the referend [...]	2007-10-15 09:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
07TAIPEI2336	LOOKING AHEAD AT CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY. During recent discussions of future cross-Strait economic policy with AIT economic chief, Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Chen Min-tong and prominent private analysts all predicted eventual progress on establishing direct passenger flights, easing investment restrictions, and in [...]	2007-10-16 06:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PINR TW CH
07TAIPEI2340	SEF CHAIRMAN HONG ON HU SPEECH, CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: SEF Chairman Hong told the Acting Director on October 16 that Chinese President Hu Jintao showed "moderation" and "restraint" in his remarks on Taiwan at the Party Congress given recent tensions across the Strait. Hong emphasized that the "peace agreement" overture was a positi [...]	2007-10-16 09:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2343	MIXED REACTIONS TO PRC PRESIDENT HU JINTAO'S 17TH [...] (C) Summary: In response to PRC President Hu Jintao's proposal to negotiate a cross-Strait peace agreement (reftel),Taiwan's DPP government argues that such an agreement is impossible so long as Beijing insists that Taipei accept its "one China principle." While comments by most DPP leaders [...]	2007-10-16 12:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI2346	The Changing Face of Voter Manipulation and Under-the-table [...] (SBU) Summary. Southerners have differing expectations of the impact the new "single-member district, two-vote" election system will have on Taiwan politics when it commences in the January 2007 Legislative Yuan (LY) elections. One political leader told AIT/K that he believes it will make el [...]	2007-10-17 07:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2347	MAINLAND AFFAIRS CHAIR ACKNOWLEDGES HU JINTAO [...] (C) Summary. Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Chen Min-tong acknowledged to AIT that PRC President Hu Jintao's October 15 CCP Party Congress statement was somewhat more conciliatory than previous statements on Taiwan. He speculated, however, that this "softer" message was intended a [...]	2007-10-17 10:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
07TAIPEI2351	MA ECONOMIC PLAN ADDRESSES IMPLICATIONS OF [...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In an October 16 meeting with AIT economic chief, KMT Legislative Yuan (LY) member Su Chi said he is advising presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou on how to address the pr [...]	2007-10-18 00:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH
07TAIPEI2360	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN TAIWAN--AT A [...] (C) SUMMARY. When the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) assumed power in 2000, its platform included a strong commitment to protecting the environment. This commitment has over the years been diluted by the way environmental policy has been interpreted, especially in view of the way the [...]	2007-10-18 06:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV SOCI ECON TW
07TAIPEI2361	WILL NEW CHINA AIRLINES CHAIRMAN CHANGE THE [...] (SBU) Summary. China Airlines (CAL) President Ringo Chao was appointed Chairman of the Board on October 2, possibly because of the August 20 CAL airplane fire (reftel). Chao replaced CAL's Executive Vice President in charge of maintenance (a protg of Chao's predecessor) but has not made othe [...]	2007-10-18 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EAIR ETRD PINR PREL TW JA
07TAIPEI2379	DPP and KMT Preparing for Possible Kaohsiung Mayoral [...] (SBU) Summary. The Taiwan High Court Kaohsiung Branch reportedly will announce its final ruling on November 16 on Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu's appeal against the District Court's earlier judgment that nullified the results of the December 2006 Kaohsiung mayoral election (reftel c). While a loca [...]	2007-10-23 07:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2382	USTR/USDA BEEF DELEGATION PRESSES TAIWAN ON BEEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During October 17-19 meetings with a range of senior Taiwan officials and industry representatives, a USTR/USDA beef trade delegation led by USTR Special Envoy Ambassador Richard Crowder stressed the importance of rapid Taiwan action in following the science-based guidelines of [...]	2007-10-23 08:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI2387	FORMER PRESIDENT LEE TENG-HUI'S TAIWAN SOLIDARITY [...] (C) Summary: Lee Teng-hui's small Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) faces a "life and death" struggle for survival in the January 2008 legislative elections as a result of the halving of the legislature and the shift from multiple- to single-representative districts. The TSU hopes President Che [...]	2007-10-24 06:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2399	HSIEH ADVISOR OUTLINES FINANCE POLICY AGENDA [...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In an October 25 meeting with AIT economic chief, DPP presidential campaign financial policy advisor Ray B. Dawn (Tung Rei-bin) criticized what he characterized as KMT [...]	2007-10-26 00:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PINR TW
07TAIPEI24	TAIWAN HOG FARMERS FACE ECONOMIC STRESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Taiwan's hog industry is facing a severe cost/price squeeze that may force some restructuring of this key sector. The recent escalation of U.S. corn prices, combined with an oversupply of hogs on the local market, are the principal factors behind the economic stress. Hog produ [...]	2007-01-05 03:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TW
07TAIPEI240	DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH NEW TAIPEI MAYOR HAU [...] (C) Summary: Recently-elected Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin intends to focus the first six months of his term demonstrating to the public that his administration is clean, competent, and committed to serving the public. Hau will concentrate on bread-and-butter issues, including the environment, [...]	2007-01-31 08:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW
07TAIPEI2406	AIT DIRECTOR'S LUNCH WITH JAPANESE REPRESENTATIVE [...] (C) Summary. During an October 25 lunch with my counterpart, Japanese Rep Tadashi Ikeda, he reported on an October 19 dinner with President Chen Shui-bian and an upcoming visit to Japan by KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou. Ikeda also made it clear that while Japan will maintain nomin [...]	2007-10-26 09:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
07TAIPEI2407	MA ECONOMIC ADVISOR TOUTS OPENNESS AND "PRAGMATIC" [...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. During an October 25 meeting, Ma Ying-jeou economic policy advisor Steve Hsieh (Xiang-chuan) cited jobs as Taiwan voters' single biggest concern, especially in the South, and advo [...]	2007-10-26 09:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PINR TW
07TAIPEI2408	TAIWAN DEFENSE BUDGET MOVES ONE STEP FORWARD: [...] (C) Summary. A Legislative Yuan (LY) joint committee has approved the 2008 defense budget and sent it to the full LY for action. The approved defense weapons systems include PAC-2 upgrades, PAC-3 missiles, P-3C aircraft, diesel submarines, and F-16 fighters, while reducing funds for Taiwan' [...]	2007-10-26 10:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS MCAP CH TW
07TAIPEI2416	TAICHUNG MAYOR HU ON TAIWAN POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: (KMT) Taichung Mayor Jason Hu told the Director on October 26 that he is confident the KMT will win the 2008 presidential election. Hu said KMT election strategy is to ignore DPP candidate Frank Hsieh and cast the election as a referendum on President Chen Shui-bian's tenure in [...]	2007-10-30 04:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW CH
07TAIPEI2419	DPP CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH ON BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Director and DPP candidate Frank Hsieh discussed the UN referendum, U.S.-Taiwan and cross-Strait relations, and the presidential election campaign in a meeting at Hsieh's headquarters on October 29. The Director stressed the need to avoid further problems and to take steps t [...]	2007-10-30 10:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI2427	KMT CANDIDATE MA YING-JEOU ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou discussed the presidential campaign, cross-Strait relations, the UN referendum, defense budget issues and U.S.-Taiwan relations during a meeting with the Director at Ma's campaign headquarters on October 30. Ma said he plans to continue his [...]	2007-10-31 09:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2430	Taipei Economic Brief for October 2007 [...] Summary. This cable summarizes selected October 2007 economic events in Taiwan. Taiwan enjoyed economic expansion, increased investment, but faced inflationary pressure...Export orders moving to new high in 2007... Taiwan's semiconductor sector passes U.S. in production capacity...Non-electr [...]	2007-11-01 07:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI2434	BLUE AND GREEN ACADEMICS ON CROSS-STRAIT, [...] (C) Beijing is deeply suspicious of President Chen, DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh and other "Taiwanese" leaders, but would try to work with Hsieh if he wins the presidency, a group of academics told the Director October 29. They claimed President Chen is promoting the DPP UN refere [...]	2007-11-02 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI244	SEMICONDUCTOR ENTREPRENEUR EXPLAINS TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Powerchip Semiconductor Chairman Frank Huang told the AIT Director on January 30 that Taiwan semiconductor firms will keep their global competitive advantage of cost-effective production. He commented that Chinese competitors in the industry will not be the threat to Taiwan firm [...]	2007-01-31 09:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETTC PGOV PREL TW CH
07TAIPEI2442	Taiwan IPR: Some Progress on Compulsory Licensing [...] (SBU) Responding in part to U.S. concerns, Taiwan has shown some progress on compulsory licensing, a practice whereby one company can request that the authorities force a rights-holder to grant the company a license for its patented product, often at a below-market rate. In one promising devel [...]	2007-11-05 22:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR TW
07TAIPEI2444	KMT ECONOMIC ADVISOR SEES SIGNS OF NARROWING [...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Chen Tai-jy, an academic who informally advises KMT vice presidential candidate Vincent Siew on economic policy, believes both presidential candidates have yet to articul [...]	2007-11-06 04:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL PINR TW
07TAIPEI2445	TAIWAN SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT IN WHO AND OTHER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 1, the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations DG David Lin requested a meeting with AIT to discuss access problems Taiwan is experiencing with WHO under the International Health Regulations (IHRs). In September, WHO sent a warning on tainted [...]	2007-11-06 05:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AMED ETRD TBIO EAGR ECON WHO CH TW
07TAIPEI2450	Taiwan Banks Hold US$2.4 Billion in Sub-prime and SIV [...] Summary. Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission disclosed that as of October 25, Taiwan banks held about US$2.4 billion in sub-prime related products and structured investment vehicles (SIVs). This represents about 3% of the sector's portfolio assets. The FSC says banks can cover any pote [...]	2007-11-06 09:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI2452	DIRECTOR'S NOVEMBER 6 MEETING WITH DEFENSE [...] (C/NF) Summary. Director, Stephen Young, met with the Taiwan Minister of Defense Lee Tien-yu to discuss the defense budget, the Director's recent visit to PACOM, F-16, SECDEF's visit to China, and Taiwan's missile program. Present at the meeting were Director Young, Deputy Director Bob Wang, [...]	2007-11-06 22:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV TW MASS
07TAIPEI2459	FM HUANG ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, CAMPAIGN RHETORIC, [...] (C) Foreign Minister James Huang expressed general confidence over the state of Taiwan's relations with its 24 remaining diplomatic allies, which bear watching but evidence no major changes in the near term. At the same time, he expressed concern that Beijing might try to spring a surprise i [...]	2007-11-08 08:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
07TAIPEI246	CLOSING THE FINAL LINK - AVIATION (PART 2 OF 2) [...] (C) Summary: The lack of direct air links between Taiwan and the Mainland causes considerable harm to Taiwan's economy. Inconvenient passenger routes change how Taiwan businessmen and foreign investors do business. More expensive air cargo makes Taiwan exporters less competitive. Direct air [...]	2007-02-01 02:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL EINV ETRD TW CH
07TAIPEI2461	HSIEH OUTLINES A PRAGMATIC ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a November 8 presentation to the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (Chang-ting) balanced an emphasis on Taiwan's underlying "sovereignty" with an espousal of greater economic openness. He called for strengthening the manufactu [...]	2007-11-08 09:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2462	INVASIVE SPECIES FLOOD TAIWAN RIVERS AND LAKES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This is an action cable see paragraph 9. Taiwan, an island 160 kilometers off the coast of China, has been home to unique flora and fauna. Distance from the mainland has managed to preserve many of its endemic species from foreign invasion, although that situation is under th [...]	2007-11-09 07:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO ECON TW
07TAIPEI2470	DIFFERENCES OVER CAMPAIGN STRATEGY BETWEEN DPP [...] (C) Summary: A close advisor to DPP candidate Frank Hsieh told AIT that Hsieh is concerned President Chen's confrontational style could undermine his efforts to reach out to moderate centrist voters. Our contact attributed Chen's approach to a view that Taiwan's society has an "M" shape distr [...]	2007-11-13 09:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2471	DIFFERENCES OVER CAMPAIGN STRATEGY BETWEEN DPP [...] (C) Summary: A close advisor to DPP candidate Frank Hsieh told AIT that Hsieh is concerned President Chen's confrontational style could undermine his efforts to reach out to moderate centrist voters. Our contact attributed Chen's approach to a view that Taiwan's society has an "M" shape distr [...]	2007-11-13 09:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2492	KMT VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE VINCENT SIEW ON [...] (C) Summary: KMT vice presidential candidate Vincent Siew told the Director November 9 the KMT presidential campaign strategy is to try to neutralize the "Taiwan identity" issue by convincing voters that the KMT has embraced it to the same extent as the DPP. The hope is that voters will then d [...]	2007-11-15 09:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2498	Taiwan Pharma: Patent Linkage Going Nowhere [...] (SBU) Taiwan lacks a patent-linkage notification requirement and allows generic-drug licensing before patent expiry, practices that foreign pharmaceutical manufacturers claim allow local generic drug makers to infringe on patent-holders' rights and, in some cases, result in the Bureau of Nation [...]	2007-11-19 07:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR TW
07TAIPEI25	CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT: TAIWAN ANNOUNCES [...] (C) Summary: On December 29, 2006, Taiwan announced that semiconductor manufacturers could apply for permission to produce chips with 0.18-micron feature size in the PRC. The move comes after years of lobbying from Taiwan firms. More delays are possible before any firms are actually approved [...]	2007-01-05 04:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETTC ECON PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI2501	High Court Rules on Kaohsiung Mayor -- Chen Chun Stays [...] (SBU) Summary. At 4 p.m. on November 16, the Taiwan High Court, Kaohsiung Branch, rejected a District Court ruling which had nullified the December 2006 Kaohsiung mayoral election (refs B and D). DPP Mayor Chen Chu will, thus, retain her mayoral seat. In a related suit, the High Court upheld [...]	2007-11-19 10:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2502	KMT VICE CHAIRMAN JOHN KUAN ON COMPETING UN [...] (C) Summary: KMT Vice Chairman John Kuan told the Deputy Director November 14 that China now understands better why the KMT had to launch its own referendum to remain competitive in next year's presidential race. Kuan, echoing others in the KMT, predicted low voter turnout and high thresholds [...]	2007-11-19 10:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2503	DPP-CONTROLLED CEC DECISION ON REFERENDUM [...] (C) Summary: The DPP-majority CEC decided on November 16 to adopt a "one-step" voting process that allows voters to pick up and cast ballots simultaneously for the legislative election races and two national referenda on January 12, 2008. In a press conference immediately following the de [...]	2007-11-19 23:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2505	TAIWAN ENJOYS STRONG FOREIGN INVESTMENT INFLOWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Taiwan attracted roughly $24 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2006 and the first nine months of 2007, adding to a total of nearly U.S. $89 billion in cumulative FDI since 1952. Taiwan's attractiveness as an international mergers and acquisitions destination is based [...]	2007-11-20 07:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN PREL TW
07TAIPEI2511	CANDIDATES COMPETE TO SURVIVE UNDER NEW [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan will introduce a radically revamped legislative election system in 2008, halving the number of legislators and establishing 73 new election districts with single representatives. The new system will also include 6 seats reserved for aborigines and 34 at large party-list [...]	2007-11-20 10:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2516	KMT LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary: KMT LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director on November 20 that the KMT has almost completely absorbed its Pan-Blue ally, the PFP, which will have only three candidates under its banner in the next LY election. Wang seemed neither pleased nor surprised by his number-one spot o [...]	2007-11-21 10:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2517	BATTLE FOR LEGISLATIVE SEATS HEATS UP AS [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's January 2008 legislative election season officially kicked off with the close of candidate registration on November 20. Nearly 300 candidates have registered to run for 73 district and 6 aborigine seats. Another 132 candidates have registered to represent their parties [...]	2007-11-21 10:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2518	PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE SECRETARY GENERAL YEH CHU-LAN [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Office Secretary General Yeh Chu-lan stressed to the Director on November 20 that, regardless of the outcome, President Chen Shui-bian will produce no "surprises" between the presidential election next March and the inauguration of the new president in May. Yeh said [...]	2007-11-21 10:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI2522	KMT HONORARY CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: The Director met with KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan and former TECRO representative Stephen Chen (Hsi-fan) at Lien's office on November 21. Observing that China's military buildup hurts the KMT at the polls, Lien suggested China could earn enormous goodwill in Taiwan (and help [...]	2007-11-23 08:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2525	Taiwan Banks - Too Much Money but Low Profits [...] (SBU) Summary. Taiwan's banking system is stable but anemic, financial analysts and local U.S. bank representatives told officials from the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank. The banking sector faces low profitability and too much competition. Taiwan's large banks have excess liquidity du [...]	2007-11-26 02:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI253	Taipei Economic Brief for January 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected January 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Economic Performance in 2006; --Science-based Industrial Parks; --PRC Tourists to Taiwan's High-Tech Centers; --Major Investment Projects; --China Rebar Pacific Group Collapse; --Problem Banks Taken Over; --Transfer o [...]	2007-02-01 08:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI2537	KMT VICE CHAIRMAN CHIANG PIN-KUNG ON MA'S JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Deputy Director on November 26, KMT Vice Chairman Chiang Pin-kung, a senior advisor to KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, asserted that Ma was able to convince Japanese leaders during his recent trip that he is not "anti-Japan" and seeks to expand bilat [...]	2007-11-28 10:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA TW
07TAIPEI2543	FORMER PRESIDENT LEE TENG-HUI ON UN REFERENDUM, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on November 27, former President Lee Teng-hui criticized the DPP for playing an "election game" with its UN referendum, which he characterized as "empty and meaningless." Lee dismissed the "1992 consensus" and "one China, separate interpretations" a [...]	2007-11-29 10:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA CH TW
07TAIPEI2545	HOW STRONG IS TAIWAN'S ECONOMY? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Reflecting popular concern about the economy, both presidential candidates are raising economic issues as Taiwan heads into the 2008 legislative and presidential elections. The DPP boasts about Taiwan's solid growth even as the KMT pledges to reverse a purported economic decline. [...]	2007-11-30 07:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2547	KMT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MA YING-JEOU ON [...] (C) Summary. KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou met with the Director on November 29 to discuss upcoming legislative and presidential elections and election disputes. While Ma said he was not worried about President Chen's loose talk of martial law earlier this week, he is concerned th [...]	2007-11-30 09:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
07TAIPEI2551	BIOTECH IN TAIWAN: THE ECONOMY'S NEXT GROWTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the 1970s and 80s, official funding and support fostered a Taiwan high technology IT sector that now ranks among the world's most competitive. With the mainland and other low-cost producers offering increased competition, Taiwan authorities have identified biotechnology as a [...]	2007-12-03 09:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ETRD ECON EINV TW
07TAIPEI2558	Taipei Economic Brief for November 2007 [...] Summary. This cable summarizes selected November 2007 economic events in Taiwan. Unexpected export boom raises Taiwan's 2007 real GDP growth forecast by nearly 1%....Less optimism for growth in 2008.... Blame typhoons for pushing inflation to a temporary 14-year high....Taiwan sets a goal to [...]	2007-12-04 07:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON SENV TW
07TAIPEI257	KMT'S CROSS-STRAIT DIALOGUE: ECONOMICS NOW, [...] (C) Summary: The KMT plans to continue focusing on economic issues in its engagement with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for the near term, hoping to benefit politically by serving as an intermediary between Taiwan's business and agricultural interests and Beijing. If KMT Chairman Ma wins [...]	2007-02-01 10:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI2588	BURGHARDT VISIT: KMT PRESID. CANDIDATE MA [...] (C) Summary: On December 9, AIT Chairman Burghardt delivered a personal message from Secretary Rice to KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou. The U.S. respects and supports Taiwan's continued democratic development, which has been made possible by U.S. efforts to foster cross-Strait stabili [...]	2007-12-11 09:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2590	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND DPP PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh on December 10 told AIT Chairman Burghardt that he is optimistic the DPP-proposed UN referendum will pass on March 22, because a majority of the people on Taiwan support greater participation in international organizations. Hsieh said he [...]	2007-12-11 10:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2591	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG [...] (C) Summary. In response to AIT Chairman Burghardt's expression of serious U.S. concern over the ruling DPP's UN referendum in their December 10 meeting, Foreign Minister James Huang insisted the referendum would not actually change anything. Explaining that he was carrying messages from Pr [...]	2007-12-11 10:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
07TAIPEI2592	ELECTION SNAPSHOT: DPP FIGHTS TO DEFINE [...] (C) Summary: In the upcoming 2008 presidential election, the DPP hopes to duplicate the come-from behind victory it engineered in 2004 by again campaigning on the national identity issue. Following President Chen's reelection victory in 2004, the DPP stumbled badly in the 2005 local election [...]	2007-12-11 10:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2596	CONGRESSMAN FALEOMAVAEGA'S DECEMBER 7 MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY and INTRODUCTION. In separate December 7 meetings with Taiwan's Premier Chang Chun-hsiung and KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, Congressman Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (D - American Samoa),Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Subcommittee of the Foreign Affairs Committee, stressed U.S. i [...]	2007-12-12 00:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SENV TW
07TAIPEI2607	SPELMAN VISIT: KMT LEGISLATOR SU CHI ON DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: KMT legislator and defense policy advisor Su Chi told Acting EAP/TC Director Douglas Spelman on December 11 that the Legislative Yuan (LY) Defense Committee would authorize significant spending for F-16's, PAC-III's, helicopters, and a submarine exploratory committee. Su expresse [...]	2007-12-14 01:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2611	LEGISLATIVE ELECTION PREVIEW: THE VIEW FROM THE SOUTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With just four weeks to go before Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) elections, the ruling DPP appears to have the upper hand in most districts of southern Taiwan, except for Taitung and Penghu Counties. With a halving of the legislature and a reduction in the size of most electi [...]	2007-12-14 08:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2617	LY ELECTION PREVIEW: THE BATTLE FOR CENTRAL TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Central Taiwan, a swing region between the Blue north and the Green south, is shaping up as the key battleground in the KMT-DPP competition for seats in the Legislative Yuan (LY) elections on January 12, 2008. Although the KMT enjoys an overall advantage, controlling four of th [...]	2007-12-18 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2626	TAIWAN: AIT DIRECTOR MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (C) Summary. During a December 18 meeting with Minister of Economic Affairs Steve Chen, the Director raised the U.S. proposal calling on Taiwan to lift all remaining restrictions on beef. He noted that in recent discussions with the Vice Premier, he had received indications that Taiwan may [...]	2007-12-19 10:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR ETRD EFIN PREL TW
07TAIPEI2627	DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER LEE [...] (S/NF) American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Stephen Young met with Minister of Defense Lee Tien-yu December 19th to discuss PRC's proposed air route in the Taiwan Strait and Taiwan's defense budget. Also present at the meeting were Col Tony Chow (LAS),and Tony Hu (TECH). Taiwan atten [...]	2007-12-19 11:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV TW MASS
07TAIPEI2628	SQUABBLE OVER VOTING PROCEDURES; PROSPECTS FOR DPP [...] (C) Summary: The DPP central government and KMT local governments continue to argue over the procedures to be used for voting in legislative elections and two referenda on January 12. The KMT fears that the DPP's "one-step" procedure, under which voters cast election and referendum ballots a [...]	2007-12-19 22:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI2632	TIP UPDATE: TAIWAN MAINTAINS ANTI-TRAFFICKING [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan continues to make progress in its fight against human trafficking. The Taiwan authorities and local NGOs co-sponsored three separate TIP conferences over the past month. The Legislative Yuan (LY) amended the Immigration Law to provide additional protections for traffickin [...]	2007-12-20 09:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG TW
07TAIPEI2633	DIRECTOR,S MEETING WITH NSC SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (S/NF) American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Stephen Young met with National Security Council Secretary General Mark Chen Tang-shan on 20 December 2007 to discuss the PRC's proposed civilian air corridor in the Taiwan Strait. Also present at the meeting was AIT Liaison Affairs Chief COL [...]	2007-12-20 10:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV TW MASS
07TAIPEI2654	CAMPAIGN "DIRTY TRICKS;" THE KMT ASKS: "WHAT CAN THE DPP DO [...] (SBU) In southern Taiwan the greatest fear of the ruling DPP is always that its supporters will not come out to vote on election day due to apathy or disillusionment with the party. Conversely, the biggest fear of the KMT is that the DPP will launch a last-minute "surprise" to bring its voter [...]	2007-12-28 08:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2655	TAIWAN HIGH COURT CLEARS KMT PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) The Taiwan High Court on December 28 cleared KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou on all charges of corruption and breach of trust in an appeals case. This case involved Ma's use of a special mayoral allowance during his term as Taipei City Mayor from 1998 to 2006. Indicted on Februa [...]	2007-12-28 09:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2656	LEGISLATIVE ELECTION PREVIEW: KMT HOPES FOR BIG [...] (C) Summary: With two weeks to go before the Legislative Yuan (LY) elections, the KMT appears likely to win at least 7 and probably more of the 10 seats in the three counties and one city of Blue stronghold northwestern Taiwan. Traditionally, the KMT receives strong support from ethnic Hakkas, [...]	2007-12-28 09:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2660	KUOMINTANG YIELDS IN DISPUTE OVER REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) The Kuomintang (KMT) announced on December 29 that it would accept the DPP-controlled Central Election Commission's (CEC) plan for "one-step" voting in the Legislative Yuan (LY) elections and two referenda on January 12. This ends an emotional six-week dispute over voting procedures b [...]	2007-12-31 09:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI267	TAIWAN 2006 INVESTMENT IN CHINA REACHES NEW HIGH [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan and PRC official data for planned Taiwan investment in Mainland China both reached new highs in 2006. Taiwan's approved investment in China grew 27.2 percent from 2005 to US$7.64 billion. The rise was due to a dramatic increase in the size of investment projects. End su [...]	2007-02-02 05:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON TW CH
07TAIPEI270	MTAG: TAIWAN EXCON UPDATE [...] (S) Summary: AIT Econ delivered Ref A demarche and Ref B recommendations to Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) export control task force head Wally Su (Shi-hwa) on January 31 and February 1. Su's preliminary investigation into Ref A revealed that Roundtop has not made any exports to either Iran [...]	2007-02-02 07:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW SN
07TAIPEI271	CROSS-STRAIT CHARTERS COULD START IN MAY [...] (C) The airline executive who nominally represents Taiwan in cross-Strait discussions on cargo and weekend passenger charter flights told AIT that nearly all outstanding technical issues had been resolved. However, he is not sure how the timing of an announcement will be affected by ongoing d [...]	2007-02-02 08:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI273	Recount Ordered in Kaohsiung Mayoral Election [...] Summary: Kaohsiung District Court judges have decided to accept defeated KMT mayoral candidate Huang Chun-ying's request to recount the ballots for the 2006 Kaohsiung City mayoral election. The recount will start on March 12 and conclude on March 19. Huang has been asked to submit a $136,363 [...]	2007-02-02 08:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI275	KMT VICE-CHAIRMAN JOHN KUAN ON KMT POLITICS, MA [...] (C) Summary: The Kuomintang (KMT) expected to win the Kaohsiung mayoral race, and attributes the loss to underhanded DPP tactics on the eve of the election. Some KMT view the loss as a blessing, however, because it revealed that KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's personal charisma isn't enough to w [...]	2007-02-02 09:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI28	KMT CHAIRMAN MA SINGS THE BLUES [...] (C) Summary: The opposition KMT's poorer than expected performance in key mayoral elections on December 9 was a minor setback for KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou, giving critics an opening to raise doubts about his leadership and ability to appeal to Taiwan's southern voters. The KMT kept control [...]	2007-01-05 07:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW PINR
07TAIPEI297	MAC OFFICIAL DESCRIBES EXPANDED CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: According to a Taiwan Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) senior official, there has been a marked improvement in the cross-Strait dialogue since 2005. He credited U.S. pressure on Beijing in part for a change in Beijing's willingness to work with the Chen administration. The MAC of [...]	2007-02-07 09:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR ECON TW CH
07TAIPEI30	Taipei Economic Brief for December 2006 [...] This cable summarizes selected December 2006 economic events in Taiwan: --Export Growth Slows in Q4; --Problem Bank Taken over; --10% Growth in Manufacturing Sales in Q3; --Exports of LCD Monitors Surges; --Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Continues to Grow; --Semiconductor China Investment Pr [...]	2007-01-05 08:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI301	LIBYANS WANT ACCESS TO TAIWAN SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. National Space Program Office (NSPO) Director Lance Wu (strict protect) told ESTH officer Feb. 5 that NSPO (and other agencies) was very concerned about the future of the remote sensing Cyclops project. He cited the recent PRC anti-satellite test and asked that satellite tra [...]	2007-02-07 09:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET//NOFORN	TSPA PREL ETTC ECON LY TW
07TAIPEI302	FORMER ACTING KAOHSIUNG MAYOR YEH CHU-LAN ON DPP [...] (C) Summary: Former Acting Kaohsiung Mayor Yeh Chu-lan told the Director on February 6 that President Chen retains a fair, though limited, amount of influence over the DPP. Weakened by a series of corruption scandals that engulfed his family and the Presidential Office last year, Chen nevert [...]	2007-02-07 10:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI307	MTAG: TAIWAN EXCON ENFORCEMENT [...] (S) Summary: AIT Econ delivered reftel recommendations to Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) export control task force head Wally Su (Shi-hwa) on February 6. During the meeting, Su mentioned that in the past six months, BOFT has sent 11 cases of possible export control violations to Justice offic [...]	2007-02-08 03:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW
07TAIPEI308	Two State-Owned Enterprises to Drop "China" from Name [...] (U) Summary: Chinese Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and China Shipbuilding Corporation (CSBC) announced on February 1 that they would change their names to "CPC, Taiwan" and CSBC, Taiwan." CPC and CSBC have estimated the cost of the change at US$2 million and US$600,000, respectively. They are t [...]	2007-02-08 05:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EWWT PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI309	PRC Announces Protection For Taiwan Geographic Indicators [...] (U) Summary: For the first time, the PRC's State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) announced that it would take action to protect certain Taiwan geographic indicators. End summary. 2. (U) The PRC's SAIC announced on January 16 that it would cancel any trademark registrations b [...]	2007-02-08 05:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR CH TW
07TAIPEI318	PRACTICAL CONCERNS, DISTRUST PREVENT PAN-BLUE UNITY [...] (C) Summary: On January 22, Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou and People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong signed a four-part agreement formalizing an alliance between the two parties. While Ma would probably prefer to let Soong and his party fade into obscurity, he can't do so with [...]	2007-02-08 09:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI325	TAIWAN NAME RECTIFICATION HITS POSTAGE STAMPS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Chen announced February 8 that Taiwan's state-owned Chunghwa Post Co. would change its name to Taiwan Post Co. It will also change its postage stamps to read "Taiwan" instead of "Republic of China." A Chunghwa Post official told AIT that this will require Taiwan to r [...]	2007-02-09 06:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON PREL TW CH
07TAIPEI326	TAIWAN FOREIGN VICE MINISTER ON SOLOMON ISLANDS [...] (C REL AUS) Summary: Taiwan Vice Foreign Minister Chang Siao-yue met with the Deputy Director on February 8 to discuss her recent trip to Australia and the Solomon Islands. She characterized Australian concerns about Taiwan's law enforcement training program with the SI as a "misunderstand [...]	2007-02-12 01:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
07TAIPEI335	Taiwan Central Bank Changes Name [...] As part of Taiwan's campaign of name rectification (reftel),on February 10, Taiwan's central bank changed the English name on its website (http://www.cbc.gov.tw) by dropping "China." Its Chinese name remains unchanged as "Zhongyang Yinhang." Its old and new English names follow: Old Name [...]	2007-02-12 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI336	Taiwan Merges Two State-owned Banks [...] Two state-owned enterprises, including the largest bank in Taiwan, will merge in July 2007. The new entity will be Taiwan's largest financial holding company and its banking unit will have over 10% market share. END SUMMARY. Two State-owned Enterprises --------------------------- 2. [...]	2007-02-12 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI356	KMT MA YING-JEOU SADDLED WITH INDICTMENT, STILL [...] (C) Summary: On January 13, KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou was formally indicted for corruption. Prosecutors charged Ma with unlawfully pocketing more than NT $10 million in mayoral office funds during his eight-year stint as Taipei mayor. In a follow-up press conference, Ma disputed the charges, [...]	2007-02-13 11:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI376	KMT LEADERS LIEN CHAN, WANG JIN-PYNG COMMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on February 12, before KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's indictment, KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan suggested that someone other than Ma might get the KMT 2008 presidential nomination if Ma were indicted. Lien predicted that if the KMT regains power in 20 [...]	2007-02-14 10:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW

07TAIPEI378	BIGGEST TAIWAN INVESTOR IN PRC SUSPICIOUS OF [...] (C) Summary: Hon Hai Group Chairman Terry Gou expressed to the Director on February 14 reservations about the effects of democracy on economic performance, criticizing corruption in village-level elections in China and praising China's Communist Party leaders as concerned primarily with the in [...]	2007-02-15 00:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN PREL TW CH
07TAIPEI403	Taiwan Determined to Prevent PRC-Linked Investor from [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 9, the boards of two state-controlled shipping companies, Taiwan Navigation and Yang Ming Marine, voted to swap stocks in order to prevent privately held Chinese Maritime Transport from taking control of Taiwan Navigation's board. Chinese Maritime's chairman has clos [...]	2007-02-16 06:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EINV ECON PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI406	MTAG: TAIWAN EXCON: LIBYA [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-16 06:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW
07TAIPEI407	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY - SOARING PROFITS [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan's semiconductor industry showed strong growth in 2006 at 23 percent overall. The top producers of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) averaged growth of 74 percent. Taiwan may overtake South Korea as the largest supplier of DRAM this year. Taiwan contract chip manufactur [...]	2007-02-16 07:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETTC TW
07TAIPEI409	Taiwan Banking Sector Update [...] This report covers the 42 Taiwan banks, 28 credit coops, and 278 Farmers/Fishermen Association (FA) credt departments which constitute Taiwan's banking sector. In 2006, delinquent credit/cash card debt eroded profitability of Taiwan banks which, nevertheless, remained relatively healthy in te [...]	2007-02-16 07:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI413	CODEL CHABOT TAIWAN VISIT: MEETINGS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. In his meetings with Taiwan leaders on February 21, Congressman Steve Chabot urged Taiwan to approve its 2007 defense budget as soon as possible and pledged the U.S. will continue to be a strong friend of Taiwan. President Chen Shui-bian, Premier Su Tseng-chang, and Mainland A [...]	2007-02-23 08:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAIR CH TW
07TAIPEI422	MTAG: TAIWAN EXCON (RETRANS FROM 2/14) [...] (S) Summary: AIT Econ delivered ref A export license recommendations to Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) export control task force head Wally Su (Shi-hwa) on February 13. During the meeting, Su noted a problem with the scheduled dates for the next EXBS training (ref B) and asked if the training [...]	2007-02-26 05:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW
07TAIPEI434	TAIPEI COUNTY MAGISTRATE CHOU HSI-WEI ON KMT [...] (C) Summary: During an introductory meeting with the Director on February 15, Taipei County Magistrate Chou Hsi-wei (KMT) suggested that friction between former KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou and other pan-Blue leaders stemmed from Ma's failure to treat them with sufficient "respect." Shy by natu [...]	2007-02-26 09:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI46	BROKEN OIL TANKER FOULS TAIWAN EAST COAST [...] (U) SUMMARY. On December 24, the 23,000 ton Maltese registry oil tanker Tzini lost power and ran aground on the coast of Eastern Taiwan, spewing about 130 tons of fuel oil and polluting fisheries areas along with a 9 km stretch of coast south of the port of Suao. The Taiwan Coast Guard (CG) [...]	2007-01-08 08:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EPET PHSA TW
07TAIPEI461	Taipei Economic Brief for February 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected February 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Moon Distorts Taiwan's Economic Statistics --Economic Performance Better Than Expected --Labor Participation Rate Up, Unemployment Down --2007 Private Investment Goal: NT$1.67 Trillion --Taiwan to Direct Foreign Inve [...]	2007-03-01 08:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI467	PARTISAN POLITICS UNDERLIES COMMEMORATIONS OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Over the past several days, President Chen used a series of speeches commemorating the tragic February 28, 1947 Incident as a vehicle to attack the KMT, including the late Chiang Kai-shek and the KMT's leading presidential contender for 2008, Ma Ying-jeou. Chen linked the current [...]	2007-03-02 00:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI468	TAOYUAN COUNTY MAGISTRATE ERIC CHU ON TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: The Director met with Taoyuan County Magistrate Eric Chu on February 27 to discuss party politics and the upcoming presidential and legislative elections. Chu is confident Ma will be cleared of the corruption charges that led to his indictment on February 14, despite Ma's "neg [...]	2007-03-02 00:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI49	Taiwan Takes Over Two More Banks [...] (U) Only three weeks after taking over the insolvent Taitung Business Bank (TBB, reported ref A),Taiwan ordered takeover of two more banks, one insolvent and the other suffering a bank run. Financial regulators guaranteed 100%-protection of deposits to prevent financial instability. END SU [...]	2007-01-09 01:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN EIND ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI490	TAIWAN PETROCHEMICAL INVESTMENT PLANS FOR PRC [...] (C) Summary: After seventeen years of planning, Formosa Plastics Corporation (FPC) is still waiting for Taiwan to lift restrictions on naptha cracker investment in the PRC. FPC's Chairman told AIT that its plan to build a naphtha cracker complex near Shanghai is necessary to compete in the ra [...]	2007-03-05 02:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON ETRD EPET CH TW
07TAIPEI493	TAIWAN'S FLAT-PANEL DISPLAY INDUSTRY - MILESTONES [...] (SBU) Summary: In 2006, Taiwan's flat-panel display industry earned more than NT$1 trillion (US$30 billion) in revenue for the first time and surpassed South Korea in value of large-size TFT-LCD panels. The industry has seen consolidation, most notably last year's acquisition of Quanta Displa [...]	2007-03-05 02:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD TW
07TAIPEI507	PRESIDENT CHEN VOICES SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian on Sunday evening, March 4, told FAPA members celebrating their organization's 25th anniversary that Taiwan wants independence, name changes, a new constitution, and economic development and that there are "no differences over left and right policy lines" [...]	2007-03-05 11:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI516	Taiwan Survey Shows Deeper Economic Integration [...] Summary: Taiwan's Chinese National Federation of Industries (CNFI) latest survey of Taiwan investors in China suggests the scale of investment in the PRC is rising. Investors are increasingly focused on the domestic Mainland China market. The highest policy priority for firms surveyed is di [...]	2007-03-06 09:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI520	Kaohsiung Mayoral Election Ballot Recount to Begin March 12 [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to the lawsuit filed by defeated Kuomingtang (KMT) mayoral candidate Huang Chun-ying (ref A) on December 28, the Kaohsiung District Court ruled on January 29 that all ballots from the 2006 Kaohsiung mayoral election will be recounted and checked during the period M [...]	2007-03-07 09:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI533	HSIEH AND SU THE FRONTRUNNERS IN FOUR-WAY RACE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Premier Su Tseng-chang, former Premier Frank Hsieh, Vice President Annette Lu, and DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun have all formally joined the race for the DPP presidential nomination as long expected. The DPP hopes to select a single candidate through a month-long process of consulta [...]	2007-03-08 10:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI545	Another Taiwan Firm to Drop "China" from Name [...] Summary: Another Taiwan firm has moved to drop references to China from its name. China Steel follows China Petroleum, China Shipbuilding and Chunghwa Post, which all changed names last month. China Steel's situation is more complicated because it has been privatized, and the Taiwan authoritie [...]	2007-03-09 07:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI547	TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MA YING-JEOU: [...] (C) Summary. KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou told AIT Director March 8 that he is optimistic about his nomination and election chances. While noticeably more relaxed than in earlier meetings, Ma did express concern and uncertainty over how his indictment for misuse of funds will pla [...]	2007-03-09 09:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MASS MCAP CH TW
07TAIPEI550	CWC-RESTRICTED CHEMICALS IN TAIWAN [...] (S) Summary: As reported ref A, China is now Taiwan's sole acknowledged source of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)-restricted schedule two (S2) chemical imports. This contributes to a significant gap in CWC controls and is contrary to U.S. interests because: 1) Taiwan's trade, production, a [...]	2007-03-09 09:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	CN CW ETTC KNNP PARM TW
07TAIPEI564	Taiwan's 2006 Balance of Payments [...] SUMMARY: Taiwan's current account surplus in 2006 surged nearly 60% to US$25 billion. The C/A surplus was largely offset by a huge capital outflow of direct investment and insurance firms' portfolio investment. Depreciation of the US Dollar (USD) drove up the USD value of Taiwan's EURO and [...]	2007-03-13 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI565	SEF CHAIRMAN SEES PROGRESS TOWARD RENEWED SEF- [...] (C) Summary: Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chang Chun-hsiung told AIT that Beijing's decision to allow an SEF official to travel to China is an important breakthrough. Although President Chen's "four wants" speech may slow progress temporarily, he believes the two sides are on tr [...]	2007-03-14 01:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EINV CH TW
07TAIPEI566	TAIWAN BELATEDLY ALLOWS INVESTMENT OF PENSION [...] SUMMARY. On March 2 the Legislative Yuan passed a bill setting up the Labor Pension Supervisory Commission under the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) which will permit the investment of the country's growing pension fund. This follows two years of bi-partisan bickering which resulted in the fun [...]	2007-03-14 01:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD TW
07TAIPEI568	Booming Cross-Strait Trade Benefits Taiwan Economy but [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's trade with China grew by 15.4 percent last year, faster than its overall trade. Imports from the PRC grew at even faster rate, up 23.3 percent. China was Taiwan's largest trade partner and export market. It passed the United States as Taiwan's second largest source o [...]	2007-03-14 02:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI581	LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON DEFENSE BUDGET, [...] (S/NOFORN) Summary. During a March 13 meeting with Director Young, LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng solicited AIT's assistance with the ruling party to break a legislative logjam holding up passage of the 2007 Budget (including arms procurement appropriations),but was told in return that he and the K [...]	2007-03-14 10:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MASS MARR TW
07TAIPEI597	FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG ON LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA, [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director on March 15 that Taiwan-Nicaragua ties remain good four months into the presidency of Daniel Ortega. Huang noted that Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Santos will be traveling to Taipei sometime between March 26-28 to conclude a [...]	2007-03-15 09:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
07TAIPEI605	TAIWAN SLOWLY OPENING DOOR TO PRC EMPLOYEES [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan has made gradual but notable progress in making it easier for firms in Taiwan, both foreign and local, to bring Mainland employees to Taiwan for business activities. Requirements have been lowered and processing times have been reduced. The next step will be to treat bu [...]	2007-03-16 07:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON EINV CH TW
07TAIPEI606	AIT REQUESTS AUSTR STRATFORD WRITE MINISTER OF ED [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) With little movement on the IPR front from the Ministry of Education, contacts at the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office now openly share their frustrations with AIT about their difficulties in getting the MOE to take m [...]	2007-03-16 07:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR TW
07TAIPEI609	MAC CHAIRMAN SAYS "FOUR WANTS" HAVE NOT HURT [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu told Director Young that President Chen Shui- bian's "four wants" speech had not set back MAC's work on cross-Strait relations. He described the private meeting between the PRC Taiwan Affairs Office Economics Director and his MAC [...]	2007-03-16 08:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EINV CH TW
07TAIPEI616	ACADEMICS OFFER PERSPECTIVES ON TAIWANESE IDENTITY [...] (C) Summary: Four prominent Taiwan political scientists -- two each from the Blue and Green camps -- told the Director on March 14 that the growth in Taiwanese identity over the past decade does not equate to stronger support for Taiwan independence, which has remained relatively constant si [...]	2007-03-16 10:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI623	PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG ON BILATERAL ISSUES AND [...] (C) Summary: Premier Su Tseng-chang, a leading candidate for the DPP presidential nomination, told the Director on March 19 that President Chen Shui-bian has "completely abandoned" his efforts to mediate among the four DPP presidential candidates, which means the party will hold a primary in [...]	2007-03-19 10:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI63	Reorganization Signals Collapse of China Rebar [...] (SBU) On January 4, 2007, China Rebar Pacific Group (CRPG) announced reorganization plans for two affiliated companies triggering declines in share prices of all companies affiliated with CRPG and a run on two financial institutions affiliated with the group. The court granted the two compani [...]	2007-01-10 01:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN EIND ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI634	Taiwan Targets Insider Trading [...] SUMMARY: Taiwan's prosecutors have come down hard on the all-too-common practice of insider trading, just as they have shaken-up politics-as-usual mixing of personal and private funds (refs A and B). In the past three years, Taiwan's prosecutors begun investigations of 155 suspected insider [...]	2007-03-21 07:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI638	TAIWAN IPR DIALOGUE: US Raises Concerns about Compulsory [...] In a March 6 digital video conference U.S. officials raised concerns about proposed amendments to Taiwan's patent law which would expand the scope of compulsory licensing. USTR likewise raised the "potentially disturbing precedent" of the ongoing Phillips compulsory license case, which is now [...]	2007-03-21 08:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD TW
07TAIPEI643	DPP CONTENDER FRANK HSIEH ON ELECTION POLITICS AND [...] (C) Summary: Former Premier Frank Hsieh told the Director on March 19 that he faces a tough challenge in his quest to win the DPP presidential primary this spring. Politicians hoping to become Taiwan's next President in 2008, Hsieh said, will need to appeal to middle class voters by proposi [...]	2007-03-21 12:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI650	TAIWAN WAITS FOR PRC RESPONSE ON SAND EXPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Effective March 1, the PRC banned sand exports, which supply nearly 25 percent of Taiwan's sand needs for construction. Taiwan has requested cross- Strait consultations to negotiate relaxation of the ban for Taiwan, but Beijing has not yet agreed to a meeting. In the meantime, [...]	2007-03-22 03:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI657	DPP CHAIRMAN YU SHYI-KUN DISCUSSES U.S.-TAIWAN-PRC [...] (C) Summary: During a March 21 meeting, the Director told DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun, a candidate for the party's presidential nomination, that Taiwan's current and future leaders need to avoid independence-related moves that could put at risk the democracy, prosperity, and strong U.S. support [...]	2007-03-22 10:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW PREL CH
07TAIPEI672	AIT DIRECTOR REVIEWS TIFA AGENDA WITH ECON [...] (SBU) On March 21, AIT Director called on Minister of Economic Affairs Steve Chen to review the bilateral trade relationship and the TIFA agenda. Chen gave a positive assessment of the state of the relationship, but reiterated Taiwan's goal of signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U [...]	2007-03-23 09:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV KIPR TW
07TAIPEI673	MAC SAYS CROSS-STRAIT WINDOW OPEN NOW BUT WON'T [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chief Secretary Jan Jyr-horng told AIT March 20 that the PRC SIPDIS was intentionally slowing the pace of cross-Strait discussions on tourism and charter flights. He said the PRC wanted to appear engaged but avoid any appearance of rewarding Pres [...]	2007-03-23 09:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EAIR ETRD CH TW
07TAIPEI674	TAIWAN VICE PREMIER DISCUSSES BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: Vice Premier Tsai told AIT Director Young March 22 that President Chen's speech of March 4 was not intended as any signal of a change in policy on Chen's commitment to the "four noes." She said the DPP wants to press the budget forward but the "pan Blue" KMT and PFP parties firs [...]	2007-03-23 09:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL TW
07TAIPEI675	ACTING KMT CHAIRMAN P.K. CHIANG ON KMT POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: Acting KMT Chairman P.K. Chiang told the Director on March 22 that former KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou remains the KMT's strongest hope to retake the presidency in 2008 despite his legal troubles. Chiang believed LY Speaker Wang Jin-pying will not challenge Ma in the party primary [...]	2007-03-23 09:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI676	ACTING DPP CHAIRMAN TRONG CHAI ON DPP POLITICS, MA [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Director on March 21, acting DPP Chairman Trong Chai predicted that the DPP will defeat former KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou in the 2008 presidential election because the Taiwanese people will not accept Ma's proposal for a "peace agreement" with China that, [...]	2007-03-23 10:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI689	THREE DPP PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS DEBATE [...] (C) Summary: During the first of three scheduled DPP presidential candidate debates, DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun on March 24 underscored his Deep Green positions, including eliminating the "four noes" commitment and promoting a new constitution. Most interest focused, however, on Yu's pointed a [...]	2007-03-26 11:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI69	Kaohsiung City Council Election - Result and bios [...] Kaohsiung City elected 44 City Councilors in its recent December 9, 2006, election, with a 68 percent voter turnout rate. The Kuomintang (KMT) won 17 seats, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) 15 seats, People First Party (PFP) 4 seats, Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) 1 seat, and independents 7 [...]	2007-01-10 04:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI704	CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT - PACE OF LIBERALIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan has liberalized restrictions on investment in the PRC at a more rapid pace in 2006 after several years of little progress. This contributed to a 27 percent rise in approved China-bound investment last year. However, capital limits and industry-specific restrictions rema [...]	2007-03-28 08:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI716	TAIWAN AWARE OF U.S. CONCERNS TOWARDS LIBYA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. AIT delivered ref B demarche on U.S. concerns about transfer of high-resolution satellite technology to Libya to National Space Program Office (NSPO) Director Lance Wu on 3/26. Wu Replied that Taiwan's satellite cooperation with Libya would be limited to low resolution techn [...]	2007-03-29 02:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET//NOFORN	TSPA PREL ETTC ECON LY TW
07TAIPEI72	MTAG: TRANS MERITS LATHES FROM TAIWAN [...] (S) Summary: AIT Econ delivered ref A comments and ref B demarche to Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) export control task force head Wally Su (Shi-hwa) on January 8, 2007. Su provided initial results of the BOFT investigation into precision lathes exported by Trans Merits and subsequently seiz [...]	2007-01-11 01:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW SN
07TAIPEI725	Taipei Economic Brief for March 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected March 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Improved Economic Performance --Taiwan's FX Reserves Increase --Taiwan Targets Insider Trading --SMIC Investment Fine Overturned --Taiwan's First 8G TFT-LCD Plants --Taiwan IC Industry Grows in 2006 --Taiwan Electroni [...]	2007-03-29 08:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI726	Business Scandal Drives Up Taiwan's NPL Ratio [...] SUMMARY. A business scandal in January (reftels) drove up Taiwan's non-performing loan (NPL) ratio in February, but the ratio remained well below 2.5% and will probably level off or even decline as consumer debt delinquencies are fading and Taiwan banks can easily absorb the bad debt arising [...]	2007-03-29 08:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI728	KMT VICE CHAIRMAN CHAN ON MA YING-JEOU, PARTY [...] (C) Summary: KMT Vice Chairman Chan Chuen-po told the Acting Director on March 27 that he expected KMT Vice Chairman Wu Po-hsiung to handily defeat legislator Hung Hsiu-chu in the KMT Chairman election on April 7. Wu's top priority will be the difficult task of trying to bring former KMT C [...]	2007-03-29 09:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI73	Taiwan's 2007 Investment Climate Statement (Part II) [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-11 01:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR OPIC KTDB USTR TW
07TAIPEI734	(S) EFFORT TO SUPPLY IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM: A [...] (S) AIT delivered reftel demarche and non-paper to Bureau of Foreign Trade Export Control Task Force Head Wally Su (Wu-hwa) on March 30. Su emphasized his desire to help and said he would certainly investigate the case further. He then gave an analysis of what he thought was likely going on: [...]	2007-03-30 08:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC TW IR GM CN
07TAIPEI74	Taiwan's 2007 Investment Climate Statement (Part I) [...] Taiwan officially welcomes foreign direct investment. Taiwan's science-based industrial parks and export processing zones offer streamlined procedures. Taiwan has made significant improvement in protecting intellectual property. 2. As part of its efforts to improve the investment climate [...]	2007-01-11 01:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR OPIC KTDB USTR TW
07TAIPEI740	INPUT FOR 2007 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-30 11:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI741	Local Views of New Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu's Performance [...] (SBU) Summary. The Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen Chu (DPP) has served at her new post for three months as of March 25. Up to now, City Government employees and the public are generally neutral toward their new mayor. While many KMT City Council members privately hold a negative opinion of Chen C [...]	2007-04-02 01:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI744	KEY LEGISLATIVE AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS TO [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's top politicians are maneuvering for advantage in the run up to key Legislative Yuan (LY) and presidential elections in late 2007 and early 2008. The opposition Kuomintang (KMT),which now controls the LY through a pan-Blue alliance, is expected to increase its percentag [...]	2007-04-02 11:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI754	Penghu Islands Added to the Existing "Mini Three Links" [...] (U) During his visit to Penghu Islands on March 31, President Chen Shui-bian announced that, starting April 1, the Penghu Islands will be included in the existing "mini three links." This means that residents of Penghu can travel to China via ferries that connect the Taiwan-controlled islands [...]	2007-04-04 02:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI76	Profile of New Kaohsiung Mayor - Chen Chu [...] (U) Summary: Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen Chu was sworn in December 25, 2006. During her inaugural address, she pledged that she and her administration would focus on boosting Kaohsiung City's economic development to create job opportunities for young people, emphasizing that she would keep her [...]	2007-01-11 05:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI768	TAIWAN TO APPLY FOR WHO MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister James Huang informed the Acting Director on April 6 that Taiwan has decided to apply for WHO membership rather than WHA observership this year. President Chen Shui-bian will send a letter directly to WHO Director-General Margaret Chan on April 12 applying for me [...]	2007-04-06 11:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL WHO TBIO TW CH
07TAIPEI769	TAIWAN ELECTION POLLING: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's vibrant polling industry has a spotty record in forecasting island-wide and local-level elections. Public opinion polls conducted by pro-Blue media organizations such as TVBS and United Daily News (UDN) often greatly overestimate support for KMT candidates and underes [...]	2007-04-06 11:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI78	CROSS-STRAIT TRADE IN RESTRICTED CHEMICALS [...] (S) Summary: During the January 8 meeting reported ref A, the Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Export Control Task Force Head Wally Su (Shi-hwa) also provided AIT Econ with details and documents related to Taiwan's ongoing trade with the PRC in Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)-restricted [...]	2007-01-11 09:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	CN CW ETTC KNNP PARM TW
07TAIPEI781	NEW KMT CHAIRMAN AND PARTY POLITICS [...] (U) Summary: Former KMT Vice Chairman Wu Poh-Hsiung was elected the new KMT Chairman on April 7. He will assume office on April 11, and will serve until August 2009. Wu is a key ally of Ma Ying-jeou, and his election will facilitate Ma's continued control over party affairs. Wu announced tha [...]	2007-04-09 08:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI791	Another Taiwan Bank in Receivership [...] At the end of March, Taiwan added a fourth bank to those put into receivership in the past four months. Another three banks designated as insolvent in July 2005 are still undergoing resolution. Taiwan's inadequate resolution mechanisms will likely force state-owned banks to take over some of [...]	2007-04-10 09:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI822	TAIWAN, IRAN, NORTH KOREA AND UNSCRS 1747 AND 1737 [...] (C) Taiwan agencies have agreed to AIT suggestions to cancel a trade mission to the Iranian cities of Tehran and Esfahan planned for April 24 to May 3, 2007. AIT confronted Taiwan officials on April 10 with the irony of reports that the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) was [...]	2007-04-12 08:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC KNNP PARM TW IR NK
07TAIPEI838	AIRLINE NEGOTIATOR BLAMES TAIWAN FOR SLOW [...] (C) Summary: Taipei Airlines Association (TAA) Chairman Tony C.C. Fan blamed Taiwan delay tactics for the failure to reach an agreement on cross-Strait charter flights. He believes that the Chen administration might be trying to delay an agreement until after the presidential primary to pres [...]	2007-04-13 08:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI841	BLUES FAIL IN FIRST TEST OF "PAN BLUE" COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. The race for the Keelung mayoral by-election on May 12, precipitated by the sudden death of the mayor in February, has re-opened deep fissures between local KMT and PFP political establishments. The two pan-Blue parties have failed to agree on a joint candidate in this Blue str [...]	2007-04-13 10:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI843	KAOHSIUNG PARTY LEADERS ON UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Kaohsiung DPP and KMT leaders recently told AIT that the ruling DPP has boosted its support since coming to power in 2000 by directing resources and attention to Kaohsiung City, reversing the historical neglect of the south by the previous KMT central government. KMT Legislator [...]	2007-04-13 13:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI855	Taiwan Futures Market Second Largest in East Asia [...] Although just started in 1998, Taiwan futures exchange (TAIFEX) has expanded quickly to become the second largest in East Asia. Its world ranking has moved up from 57th to 18th. Foreign investor participation remains relatively small since Taiwan only removed restrictions on non-hedged tradi [...]	2007-04-17 00:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI862	KMT CHAIRMAN WU ON DEFENSE BUDGET, PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: On April 16 the Director met with recently-elected KMT Chairman Wu Po-hsiung to urge rapid progress on the defense budget and to discuss the KMT's strategy in advance of upcoming legislative and presidential elections. Wu said the KMT is committed to passing a responsible defense [...]	2007-04-17 08:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI878	PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG ON PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY [...] (S) Summary: In an April 18 meeting with Premier Su Tseng-chang, the Director underscored U.S. concerns about the SIPDIS stalled defense budget and the possibility of election-driven moves by Taiwan that could damage cross-Strait stability. Su said the DPP is trying to work out a compromis [...]	2007-04-19 10:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI892	MA YING-JEOU OVER DINNER: HIS COURT CASE, [...] (C) Summary. In a private dinner with the Director on April 18, KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou betrayed frustration over his corruption trial, but expressed confidence that he would be found innocent. He predicted that President Chen would continue pushing ethnic and other deep-Gre [...]	2007-04-23 08:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS MCAP PINR CH TW
07TAIPEI90	CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM - INDUSTRY NEGOTIATOR HOPES [...] (C) Summary: An industry contact involved in cross- Strait negotiations on tourism expressed hope that Taipei and Beijing will reach an agreement soon to open Taiwan to more China tourists as early as March or April. He denied recent reports that Taiwan has insisted PRC tourists be fingerprin [...]	2007-01-12 09:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL TW CH
07TAIPEI908	TAIWAN VICE PREMIER GETS TOUGH ON TRADE AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: In a somewhat surprising turn, Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen complained to AIT Director April 24 that Taiwan SIPDIS believes there has been a serious loss of balance in the U.S.-Taiwan bilateral trade relationship. Delivering a written demarche, Tsai argued that the TIFA agenda ne [...]	2007-04-24 09:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL TW
07TAIPEI909	KMT LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG: DEFENSE BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: KMT Legislative Yuan Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director on April 23 that the KMT will continue to block passage of the annual and defense budgets until the DPP relinquishes control of the Central Election Commission (CEC). The KMT is locked in a "life or death" struggle with [...]	2007-04-24 10:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS MCAP PINR CH TW
07TAIPEI91	TAIWAN VICE PREMIER ON BILATERAL TRADE [...] (C) Summary: Vice Premier Tsai told AIT Director Young January 12 she is focused on managing the financial crisis resulting from a run on a local bank and criminal investigations into the collapse of a large local conglomerate. The Director reaffirmed U.S. interest in advancing bilateral tr [...]	2007-01-12 10:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL TW
07TAIPEI919	Taiwan Increases Deposit Insurance Premium [...] Taiwan will increase the deposit insurance premium paid by banks starting in July 2007 by shifting the basis for premiums from insured deposits to outstanding deposits. In response to complaints of U.S. and European banks in Taiwan, authorities may reduce the rate. END SUMMARY. Outstandin [...]	2007-04-26 02:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI930	NEW MAC CHAIRMAN CHEN MING-TONG DOWNBEAT ON [...] (C) Summary: In an April 26 meeting with the AIT Director, the new Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman, Chen Ming-tong, argued the case for Taiwan to take action soon to preserve its sovereignty in the face changes in the cross-Strait status quo. The Director emphasized the benefits Taiw [...]	2007-04-26 10:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PREL PGOV EAIR ECON CH TW
07TAIPEI931	TAIWAN - ST. LUCIA: KICKING IT UP A NOTCH [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang on April 25 praised the Government of St. Lucia's April 24 announcement that it would establish full diplomatic relations with Taiwan as a positive development that would help Taiwan boost its diplomatic partners from 24 to 25. In the midst of a fie [...]	2007-04-26 10:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
07TAIPEI932	TAIWAN VICE PREMIER HANGS TOUGH ON TRADE [...] (C) Summary: During an April 26 meeting in which Director Young passed on Washington's latest thinking on TIFA (ref B),Vice Premier Tsai hung tough in her response. She left the U.S.-proposed July dates for the TIFA Council meeting on the table while reiterating her insistence on acceleratin [...]	2007-04-26 11:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL TW
07TAIPEI950	TAICHUNG: KEY BATTLEGROUND IN LEGISLATIVE AND [...] (C) Summary: Central Taiwan, where KMT-dominated north meets DPP-controlled south, will be a key battleground between the DPP and KMT in their fight to win a legislative majority and the presidency in 2007-2008 elections. More than ten percent of Taiwan's voters reside in Taichung City and C [...]	2007-04-27 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
07TAIPEI965	Taipei Economic Brief for April 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected April 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Domestic Demand to Spur Economic Growth --Trade Surplus Doubles --Illegal Cross-Strait Remittance Operations Closed --ProMOS to Use 0.18-Micron Technology in China --Personal Bankruptcy Law Concerns Bankers --Medical T [...]	2007-05-01 05:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI985	MORE MAC PESSIMISM ON CROSS-STRAIT INITIATIVES [...] (C) Summary: In a May 1, 2007 meeting with AIT, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chief Secretary Jan Jyh- horng expressed pessimism about the likelihood of cross- Strait agreements on charter flights and tourism during the remaining thirteen months of the Chen administration. He further told AIT [...]	2007-05-02 05:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV PINR EAIR CH TW
07TAIPEI998	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR FIRMS - FOCUSED ON CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: Semiconductor industry executives described Taiwan's decision to permit investment in more advanced manufacturing technology in China as a small step in the right direction. They do not expect to see further liberalization of investment restrictions during the Chen administrati [...]	2007-05-03 01:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETTC PGOV PREL TW CH
08AITTAIPEI1002	Taiwan COA Minister and AIT Director Discuss [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 2 introductory call at the Council of Agriculture (COA) on new Chairman, Chen Wu- hsiung, the AIT Director raised the importance of resolving key access issues for U.S. agricultural products including beef, pork, and rice. Responding on beef, the Chairman expressed c [...]	2008-07-09 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL TW
08AITTAIPEI1008	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-10 08:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1026	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-13 22:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1030	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 12-14 on the alleged telephone conversation between U.S. National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley and Taiwan's National Security Council Secretary-General Su Chi at the end of June; on eight Taiwan businessmen who went [...]	2008-07-14 08:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1037	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-15 08:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI104	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 19-22 on the various steps taken by the DPP to review and remedy itself in the wake of its severe defeat in the January 12 legislative elections; on the KMT's selection of its nominee for the new deputy legislative [...]	2008-01-22 08:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1053	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S DIPLOMACY [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-17 08:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1062	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-18 08:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1066	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS DEALS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their July 19-21 news coverage on the flash floods and landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Kalmaegi in central and southern Taiwan last Friday and the agricultural losses Taiwan has suffered; on President Ma Ying-jeou's sliding approv [...]	2008-07-21 13:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1074	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS DEALS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-22 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1088	DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] (U) Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on July 21, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on an additional 11 Iranian entities and individuals under E.O.13382 for being involved in Iran's nuclear or missile programs. 2. [...]	2008-07-24 00:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP EFIN FARM PTER PREL ETTC PINR UNSC ECON IR TW
08AITTAIPEI11	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-03 09:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI110	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-23 09:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1100	DEMARCHE ON IRISL CARGO INSPECTION PROVISION OF [...] (S) AIT officers conveyed Ref A demarche on implementation of the IRISL cargo inspection provision of UNSCR 1803 to the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) on July 15, the Foreign Ministry on July 18, and Customs on July 21. Michael Hsu, Acting Director of MOFA's North American Affairs Department, [...]	2008-07-25 10:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PREL PARM PINR ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD KNNP IR TW
08AITTAIPEI1109	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 26-29 on Typhoon Fung-wong, which swept across the island Monday; on the current status of the U.S.-Taiwan arms deals; on the title of Taiwan's Olympic team; and on President Ma Ying-jeou's upcoming trip to Paraguay an [...]	2008-07-29 23:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW

08AITTAIPEI1116	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-31 07:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1138	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused August 2-4 news coverage on the Olympic Games in Beijing; on President Ma Ying-jeou's call for "workable diplomacy" in Taiwan's foreign relations; on U.S. arms sales to Taiwan; and on the domestic oil price adjustment policy. Several pa [...]	2008-08-04 09:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1142	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JULY 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-05 05:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1143	MEDIA REACTION: U.S-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-05 06:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1151	MEDIA REACTION: BEIJING OLYMPICS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-06 07:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1152	TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT CHECK [...] (SBU) Per reftel requests, AIT/T contacted Taiwan Air Force and the Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC). Investigation results showed that these two business orders came from AIDC, and the reason for going through New Zealand-based company was because it served as a broker. [...]	2008-08-06 07:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TW
08AITTAIPEI116	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-24 09:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1170	U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-08 06:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI118	TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (SBU) Per reftel A request, AIT Kaohsiung visited Yeou Zheng Co. and a residential space used as a warehouse in downtown Kaohsiung, and interviewed the company's owner, Ms. Chen Mei-liu and other staff. AIT/K also conducted two telephone interviews with Lieutenant Commander Liang Dao-hung, wh [...]	2008-01-24 09:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TW
08AITTAIPEI1189	MEDIA REACTION: THE BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES; PRESIDENT BUSH'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused August 9-11 news coverage on the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games; on weightlifter Chen Wei-ling winning Taiwan's first medal in the Olympics; and on the conflict in South Ossetia. In terms of editorials and commentaries, a [...]	2008-08-11 09:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1201	MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH OSSETIA, PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused August 12 news coverage on Taiwan tennis player Lu Yen-hsun, who defeated six-seeded Andy Murray of Great Britain in the first round of the Olympic tennis match Monday; on President Ma Ying-jeou's first trip overseas and his transit stops [...]	2008-08-12 10:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1203	TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT CHECKS [...] Per reftel request, AIT/T visited the end user, Legend Laser Inc.(Legend). Legend's General Manager, Sherman Kuo, and Sales Division Secretary, Maggie Tsai, provided the following information. Responses to the Questions in Reftel Para 4 ------------------------------------------- 2. Lege [...]	2008-08-12 10:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TW
08AITTAIPEI1206	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S OVERSEAS TRIP [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-13 08:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1216	MEDIA REACTION: BEIJING OLYMPICS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-14 07:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1230	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-18 09:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI124	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-25 09:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1252	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, GEORGIA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused August 20 news coverage on the continuing investigation into former President Chen Shui-bian and his family members' alleged money laundering, and on Chinese Taipei's defeat by the United States at the Beijing Olympic baseball competitio [...]	2008-08-20 09:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1268	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their August 23-25 news coverage on the investigation into former President Chen Shui-bian's money laundering case; on Taiwan Taekwondo athlete Su Li-wen's show of sportsmanship by sustaining injuries in a competition and fighting up to [...]	2008-08-25 09:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI128	TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (SBU) Per reftel A request, AIT Kaohsiung visited Yeou Zheng Co. and a residential space used as a warehouse in downtown Kaohsiung, and interviewed the company's owner, Ms. Chen Mei-liu and other staff. AIT/K also conducted two telephone interviews with Lieutenant Commander Liang Dao-hung, wh [...]	2008-01-28 06:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC TW
08AITTAIPEI1290	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-28 09:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1295	TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK FOR DTC CASE [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, AIT Kaohsiung visited the Air Force Institute of Technology to meet with Colonel Yang Hsing-bang and other officers who are responsible for the procurement and use of the United States Munitions List (USML) item in question. AIT/K also visited the local consignee, Se [...]	2008-08-29 03:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC TW
08AITTAIPEI1296	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 07:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI130	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-28 08:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1300	MEDIA REACTION: RUSSIA-GEORGIA SITUATION, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused August 30 - September 2 news coverage on the continued investigation into former President Chen Shui-bian's money laundering case; on Saturday's mass rally targeting President Ma Ying-jeou's first one hundred days in office; and on Japan [...]	2008-09-02 08:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1311	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-03 09:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1316	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-04 08:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1325	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - AUGUST 2008 [...] (SBU) On August 14, the Advisor met with officials of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) to discuss trade promotion activities in North Korea and Burma. TAITRA is a non-governmental organization funded partly by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). TAITRA works closely [...]	2008-09-05 08:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1331	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, U.S. DEFENSE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 6-8 on the Ma Ying-jeou Administration's various moves to stimulate Taiwan's sluggish economy, following extensive and severe criticisms against President Ma's failure to realize his economic platform in his first [...]	2008-09-08 08:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1339	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-09 23:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1341	PSV: CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [...] COMMERCIAL OFFICER ERIC CROWLEY, FN FRANCES LI, AND EXBS ADVISOR MI-YONG KIM OF THE ECONOMIC SECTION VISITED THE CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CSIST) AT THE ADDRESS GIVEN AND MET WITH DIRECTOR BOR-RONG SONG OF PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICE DIVISION AND PROJECT DIRECTOR [...]	2008-09-10 08:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC TW
08AITTAIPEI1342	PSV: CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [...] COMMERCIAL OFFICER ERIC CROWLEY, FN FRANCES LI, AND EXBS ADVISOR MI-YONG KIM OF THE ECONOMIC SECTION VISITED THE CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CSIST) AT THE ADDRESS GIVEN AND MET WITH BOR-RONG SONG, DIRECTOR OF THE PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICE DIVISION AND WITH CHAN-ZH [...]	2008-09-10 08:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC TW
08AITTAIPEI1349	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S CROSS-STRAIT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-11 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1353	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 13-15 on Typhoon Sinlaku's pounding of Taiwan over the weekend and the import of tainted Chinese milk powder to Taiwan. In terms of editorials and commentaries, the centrist, KMT-leaning "China Times" published a [...]	2008-09-15 06:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1363	DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] (U) Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on September 11, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on an additional 5 Iranian entities listed under E.O. 13382 for involvement in Iran's nuclear or missile programs. 2. (U) In [...]	2008-09-16 06:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC EFIN FARM PREL UNSC ECON GM IR TW
08AITTAIPEI1370	MEDIA REACTION: DECLINE OF THE UNITED STATES [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-17 09:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1374	TAIWAN INVESTIGATION OF EXPORT CONTROL CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On September 11, the EXBS Advisor met with officials of the Taiwan Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) to get an update on export control enforcement activities. MJIB officials stated that, since the beginning of 2008, they referred six (6) cases to the prosecutor's [...]	2008-09-18 23:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC KNNP KSTC TW IR KN MY CH
08AITTAIPEI1387	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND TAIWAN'S UN BID [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 06:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1390	DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the following five Iranian entities designated under E.O. 13382 on August 12, 2008: --Nuclear Research Center for Agriculture and Medicine, --Esfahan [...]	2008-09-22 09:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC EFIN FARM PREL UNSC ECON GM IR TW
08AITTAIPEI1393	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-23 09:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI14	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-04 05:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1424	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS DEALS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 27-30 on Super Typhoon Jangmi, which pounded Taiwan heavily Sunday and Monday, bringing massive rains and causing considerable damage to the island; on the House of Representatives' veto of the Bush Administration [...]	2008-10-01 01:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1426	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their news coverage October 1 on U.S. President George W. Bush's call for Congress to pass the US$700 billion bailout bill Tuesday; on the Taiwan government's measures to prop up the Taiwan stock exchange after the House of Representativ [...]	2008-10-01 09:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1430	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 2 on the revamped U.S. financial bailout plan, which is scheduled for the Senate's vote Thursday morning; on rumors that a big local bank is suffering financial problems; on the probe into the alleged money-launderi [...]	2008-10-02 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1438	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 3 on a order by Taiwan's Department of Health Thursday to remove from shelves more dairy products from China that were found to be contaminated with melamine; on the U.S. Senate's approval of a revised US$700 billio [...]	2008-10-05 22:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1443	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 4-6 on the U.S. financial bailout bill, which U.S. President George W. Bush signed into law Friday; on the approved U.S. arms sales to Taiwan; and on the probe into the alleged money-laundering case involving former [...]	2008-10-06 09:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1450	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 7 on the arrest of Yeh Sheng-mao, former Director of the Ministry of Justice's Investigation Bureau (MJIB); National Security Bureau (NSB) Director-General Henry Tsai's remarks that SARS was a bio-chemical warfare a [...]	2008-10-07 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1467	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF FIVE INDIVIDUALS AND TWO [...] (U) Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on October 3, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on an additional five individuals and two entities pursuant to E.O. 13438 for threatening the peace and stability of Iraq and the G [...]	2008-10-14 10:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC ECON IZ IR SY TW
08AITTAIPEI1469	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-15 06:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1472	DELIVERY OF NON-PAPER: DESIGNATION OF THE ISLAMIC [...] (S) On October 3, AIT officers conveyed reftel non-paper on the U.S. designation of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL) and 18 subsidiaries under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and their Supporters") to the Department of North Ame [...]	2008-10-15 08:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PREL PARM PINR ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD KNNP IR TW
08AITTAIPEI1473	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) On September 4, the Advisor met with officials of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) to discuss Taiwan's trade promotion activities in the Middle East. TAITRA is a non-governmental organization funded partly by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). TAITRA works clo [...]	2008-10-15 08:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1474	DELIVERY OF NON-PAPERS: IRAN FIRMS SEEKING TAIWAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-16 02:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PREL PARM PINR ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD KNNP IR
08AITTAIPEI1482	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF FIVE INDIVIDUALS AND TWO [...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the following five individuals and two entities designated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury on September 16, 2008 pursuant to E.O. 13438 for thre [...]	2008-10-17 09:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC ECON IZ IR SY TW
08AITTAIPEI1488	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. VISA WAIVER PROGRAM, U.S. FINANCIAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused October 18-20 news coverage on the funeral of Formosa Plastics Group founder Wang Yung-ching; on the DPP's planned rally on October 25 to protest the Ma Ying-jeou Administration's "pro-China" policy and the upcoming visit to Taiwan by Ch [...]	2008-10-20 09:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1492	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, U.S. FINANCIAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their October 21 news coverage on a Taiwan Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) and its two pilots that went missing near Penghu [Pescadores] Monday on a training mission; and on the continuing probe into former first family's money launderi [...]	2008-10-21 08:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1495	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-22 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1499	DELIVERY OF NON-PAPER: RESPONSE TO BOFT ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-23 07:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC TW IR MY
08AITTAIPEI1500	DELIVERY OF REQUEST FOR MEETING TO REVIEW THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-23 08:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE CBW MNUC MCAP TW
08AITTAIPEI1517	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-27 09:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1523	TAIWAN ACTION ON UNSCR 1835 [...] (SBU) On October 24, AIT received a copy of the instructions the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) of the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs sent to relevant authorities to take action pursuant to UNSCR 1835. The following authorities were requested to take action: the Financial Supervisory Comm [...]	2008-10-28 02:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP MNUC IR TW
08AITTAIPEI1524	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused October 28 news coverage on the upcoming visit to Taiwan by China's Association for Relations across theQaiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin and planned talks between ARATS and Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF); and on Tai [...]	2008-10-28 07:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1525	AIT NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] (U) AIT wishes to nominate Buddhist leader CHENG Yen for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Dharma Master Cheng Yen was born in Chingshui, a town in central Taiwan, in 1937. In 1966, she established the Tzu Chi Foundation, which concentrates its activities in four area [...]	2008-10-28 08:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1528	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-29 08:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1538	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused October 30 news coverage on former Vice President Lien Chan being appointed as Taiwan's envoy to the APEC leaders' summit in late November; on President Ma Ying-jeou's remarks Wednesday that he will receive China's Association for Relati [...]	2008-10-30 09:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1544	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 09:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1550	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese- and English-language dailies gave significant straight news reporting and editorial coverage November 1-3 to the five-day Taiwan visit by China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin; the talks to be held between ARAT [...]	2008-11-03 09:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1561	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese and English-language dailies continued to give significant news coverage November 4 to the historic meeting between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P.K. Chiang and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Ch [...]	2008-11-04 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1565	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT TALKS, U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: The four agreements signed between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P.K. Chiang and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin Tuesday concerning the three links across the Taiwan Strait received extensive coverage in Tai [...]	2008-11-05 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1566	HONG KONG UPGRADES ITS TAIWAN TRADE OFFICE [...] (C) During a November 6 meeting with economic chief, Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Ltd. Taiwan Branch General Manager Perry Fung said his office has upgraded its status from "consultancy" to "limited company," reflecting the overall improvement in cross-Strait economic ties (reft [...]	2008-11-06 05:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EINV TW HK CH
08AITTAIPEI1567	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese- and English-language dailies all gave significant straight news reporting and editorial coverage November 6 to the election of Democrat Barack Obama as the next U.S. president. News coverage also focused on the mass protests in Taipei Wednesday against the vis [...]	2008-11-06 09:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1572	TAIWAN: PART ONE OF 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] The U.S. goods trade deficit with Taiwan was $11.9 billion in 2007, a decrease of $3.2 billion from $15.2 billion in 2006. U.S. goods exports in 2007 were $26.4 billion, up 14.4 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Taiwan were $38.3 billion, up 0.2 percent. Taiwan is [...]	2008-11-07 08:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN TW
08AITTAIPEI1575	TAIWAN: PART TWO OF 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Taiwan has identified both the medical device and pharmaceutical sectors as priorities for development, resulting in Taiwan agencies sometimes appearing to favor the interests of local companies over foreign firms. In addition, Taiwan bans imports from China of about 30 medical products. Due t [...]	2008-11-07 08:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN TW
08AITTAIPEI1576	TAIWAN: PART THREE OF 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Foreign certified public accountants may serve as private agents contracted by Taiwan authorities to provide notary services or conduct audits only if they pass Taiwan's public certified accountant qualification tests, although foreign CPAs are exempt from some portions of the tests. Foreign C [...]	2008-11-07 08:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN TW
08AITTAIPEI1577	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - OCTOBER 2008 [...] (SBU) On October 6, the Advisor met with the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) to review the progress of software development and export control related issues. Development is on schedule and completion is expected by end of CY 2008. 2. (SBU) On October 6, the Advisor met with the Directorate [...]	2008-11-07 08:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1578	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S. PRESIDENTIAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 7 on the violent clashes between pro-Green supporters and police on Thursday night; on the short meeting between President Ma Ying-jeou and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairma [...]	2008-11-07 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI158	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JANUARY 2008 [...] (U) The Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Advisor reported on two recent investigations of Taiwan companies for export control violations. The investigations are detailed in refs A and B. 2. (U) On January 15, the EXBS Advisor was informed by an official of the Bureau of [...]	2008-02-01 08:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1580	TAIWAN: PART ONE OF 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] The U.S. goods trade deficit with Taiwan was $11.9 billion in 2007, a decrease of $3.2 billion from $15.2 billion in 2006. U.S. goods exports in 2007 were $26.4 billion, up 14.4 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Taiwan were $38.3 billion, up 0.2 percent. Taiwan is [...]	2008-11-07 09:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN TW
08AITTAIPEI1587	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 8-10 on students' sit-in campaign in protest of the police's excessive use of force against demonstrators during the Taiwan visit of China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen [...]	2008-11-10 09:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1601	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their November 11-12 news coverage on former President Chen Shui-bian, who was handcuffed and taken into to court Tuesday night as prosecutors sought his detention on alleged corruption and embezzlement charges; and on the students stagi [...]	2008-11-12 09:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI161	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-01 08:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1614	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF GULF-BASED AL-QAIDA [...] Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on November 11, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on three Gulf-based al-Qaida financiers added on October 10, 2008 to its list of entities/individuals subject to targeted sanctions. [...]	2008-11-14 03:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC ECON BA QI TW
08AITTAIPEI1616	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused November 15-17 news coverage on former President Chen Shui-bian, who was taken to hospital Sunday evening after having been on a hunger strike since he was detained last Wednesday; on the prosecutors' questioning of Chen's family members [...]	2008-11-17 09:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1618	IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAVEL RESTRICTION PROVISIONS OF UNSCRS [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: On November 14, AIT received a letter from the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) of the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs requesting detailed personal data on individuals listed in UNSCRs 1737, 1747, and 1803 s [...]	2008-11-18 02:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC PARM KNNP TW IR
08AITTAIPEI1622	MEDIA REACTION: G-20 SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-18 08:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1634	REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, AIT requests that Washington conduct an expedited human rights review of the below listed Taiwan Criminal Investigation Bureau personnel, who will participate in DEA Basic Drug Detection Training beginn [...]	2008-11-21 08:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	MAS PHUM PM PREL SNAR ASEC TW
08AITTAIPEI1635	DIRECTOR HIGHLIGHTS FINANCIAL CRISIS COORDINATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a November 21 meeting with Vice Premier Paul Chiu, the Director observed that the current APEC leaders' meeting in Peru presents a useful opportunity for Taiwan to coordinate with counterparts on the global financial crisis. He stressed U.S. interest in fast action on opening T [...]	2008-11-21 08:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL ETRD EAGR TW
08AITTAIPEI1637	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-23 21:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1638	TAIWAN'S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK DARKENS, BUT FINANCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 20, official GDP figures showed the Taiwan economy contracted by 1.02% year-on-year (yoy) in the third quarter, a sharply lower figure than had been predicted just weeks earlier. The government's 2008 GDP growth forecast is now 1.87%, and the official estimate for 200 [...]	2008-11-23 21:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PREL TW
08AITTAIPEI1645	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF GULF-BASED AL-QAIDA [...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the following three financiers designated by the UN 1267 Committee pursuant to resolution 1267 on October 10, 2008: --Khalifa Muhammad Turki Al-Subaiy, [...]	2008-11-24 07:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC ECON BA QI TW
08AITTAIPEI1647	TAIWAN MULLS ENHANCED CROSS-STRAIT FINANCIAL LINKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In advance of the 14th Cross-Strait Financial Academic Research Conference slated to take place in Beijing this week, Taiwan financial sector contacts say preparations are underway for a cross-Strait MOU that would facilitate Taiwan banks' access to the Chinese market, and vice-ver [...]	2008-11-24 07:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH
08AITTAIPEI1650	Media Reaction: Cross-Strait Relations [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-24 23:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1656	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S JUDICIAL SYSTEM, APEC [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their November 26 news coverage on the economic predicament of the world and of Taiwan; and on the probe into former President Chen Shui-bian's alleged corruption. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an op-ed in the pro-independenc [...]	2008-11-26 08:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1667	MEDIA REACTION: HUMAN RIGHTS IN TAIWAN, CHINESE MILITARY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 27-28 on the economic difficulties that Taiwan need to deal with now; on the former first family's corruption scandals; on the political confrontation in Thailand; and on the Mumbai attacks. 2. In terms of edit [...]	2008-11-28 08:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1669	MEDIA REACTION: THE MUMBAI TERRORIST ATTACKS, THE U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 29 - December 1 on the probe into the former first family's corruption scandals; on the economic downturn in Taiwan; and on speculation about a cabinet reshuffle. 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, rega [...]	2008-12-01 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1673	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S JUDICIAL SYSTEM, APEC [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their November 26 news coverage on the economic predicament of the world and of Taiwan; and on the probe into former President Chen Shui-bian's alleged corruption. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an op-ed in the pro-independenc [...]	2008-12-01 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1674	FSC CHAIRMAN BECOMES FIRST ECONOMIC OFFICIAL TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the Ma Cabinet's first change of economic personnel, Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) Chairman Gordon Chen has resigned, nominally due to his poor performance in steering Taiwan through the global financial crisis. Reportedly, however, Chen was pressured to resign in the [...]	2008-12-01 08:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PINR TW
08AITTAIPEI1682	MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NATIONAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 3 on the Cabinet's decision to allow four days off for the New Year holiday; on the probe into former first family's money laundering; and on the safety problems of the Maokong Gondola in Taipei. 2. In terms of [...]	2008-12-03 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1693	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) On November 3, the Advisor spoke at an Export Administration Regulations Seminar organized by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy of the Republic of Korea. Over 150 representatives of Korean and foreign subsidiary companies attended the Seminar. The Seminar was followed by one-on-one coun [...]	2008-12-05 09:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1706	DIRECTOR AND USTR TEAM URGE PROMPT TAIWAN ACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a December 9 meeting with NSC Secretary General Su Chi, the Director and Deputy Assistant USTR Timothy Wineland urged Taiwan to open its market to the full range of U.S. beef imports as quickly as possible. They stressed that the imminent release of the Department of Health (DO [...]	2008-12-09 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL TW
08AITTAIPEI1708	MARKET ACCESS CONCERNS, NOT POLITICS, DRIVING [...] (C) SUMMARY. As Taiwan and China discuss liberalizing cross-Strait financial service restrictions, there appear to be clear differences on market access. According to Taiwan officials, China wants to liberalize under the WTO framework. This, in the view of Taiwan officials, would give China [...]	2008-12-10 10:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW
08AITTAIPEI1711	MEDIA REACTION: INCOMING OBAMA ADMINISTRATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-10 11:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW

08AITTAIPEI1713	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-11 07:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1715	TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF THREE [...] Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on December 8, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on three members of al-Shabaab, designated by the U.S. under E.O. 13224 on November 20, 2008, for supporting terrorism. These three [...]	2008-12-11 07:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC ECON ET KE TW
08AITTAIPEI1716	USTR VISIT FOCUSES ON AGRICULTURE ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: During December 8-9 meetings in Taipei, USTR Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs Tim Wineland and AIT/W Director of Trade and Commercial Programs Rick Ruzicka pressed their Taiwan interlocutors on key agricultural market access issues, including beef, pork, and rice. Winel [...]	2008-12-11 08:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL TW
08AITTAIPEI1719	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, THE FINANCIAL CRISIS, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 12 news coverage on the Central Bank's biggest interest cuts in 26 years; the probe into former President Chen Shui-bian's corruption cases; and the police's surprise eviction of members of the "Wild Strawberry" Student Movement [...]	2008-12-12 07:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI172	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-04 10:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1735	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, OBAMA'S NOMINATION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 13-15 news coverage on former President Chen Shui-bian's indictment and on the launching of the "big three links," namely, air, sea and postal service directly between Taiwan and mainland China. In terms of editorials and com [...]	2008-12-15 09:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1741	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT LINKS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-16 09:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1743	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 08:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1744	TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF THREE [...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the following three members of al-Shabaab, designated by the U.S. under E.O.13224 on November 20, 2008 for supporting terrorism: --Ahmed Abdi Aw-Moh [...]	2008-12-17 08:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC ECON ET KE TW
08AITTAIPEI1747	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - DECEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) On the margins of the Industry-Government Outreach Program in Taichung (December 10 - 11),the Advisor met with an official from the National Science Council (NSC) to get an update on the Transfer of Intangible Technology Legislation. The official stated that the legislation still is in [...]	2008-12-18 07:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1752	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 05:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1767	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 20-22 news coverage on the confirmation of the H5N2 avian flu epidemic situation in southern Taiwan; on the fourth KMT-CCP forum held in Shanghai; and on the local economic downturn. 2. Following the recently-concluded forum [...]	2008-12-22 09:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1770	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-23 07:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1772	DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER [...] Post passed information as requested to the Banking Bureau of the Financial Supervisory Commission. The Bureau will share information with other agencies and financial institutions and report any action taken by Taiwan on this matter. SYOUNG [...]	2008-12-24 04:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN IR KNNP PARM TW
08AITTAIPEI1773	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-24 05:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1776	TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DESIGNATION OF UNION OF GOOD [...] (U) Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on December 22, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on the U.S. Department of the Treasury's designation of the Union of Good, a Saudi Arabia-based organization, as a supporter of t [...]	2008-12-24 05:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR KWBG KPAL UNSC ECON
08AITTAIPEI1780	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-29 08:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1784	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-30 07:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1787	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-31 04:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI180	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-05 03:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI182	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-05 04:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI193	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-12 10:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI209	MEDIA REACTION: CHINESE ESPIONAGE CASE IN THE U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-14 08:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI21	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-07 10:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI213	TAIWAN SATELLITE PROGRAM UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 12, AIT officers visited the National Space Program Office (NSPO) and met with the newly-appointed director Miau Jiun-jih to discuss current and future plans at NSPO. Miau emphasized that the follow-on to the Formosat-2 remote sensing satellite was the top priority, [...]	2008-02-15 05:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPA PREL ETTC KSCA CVIS TW
08AITTAIPEI217	TAIWAN RESPONSE TO NON-PAPER: POSSIBLE EXPORTS TO [...] (S) On January 31, AIT received the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) of the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs' response to reftel non-paper. An unofficial AIT translation of BOFT's response follows: 2. (S) BEGIN TRANSLATION Subject: Possible exports of controlled items by Arix CNC Machi [...]	2008-02-15 07:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC IR MTCRE PARM PREL TW AE
08AITTAIPEI22	FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN [...] Per ref A, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on December 25, 2007, providing all banking institutions and securities finance companies with copies of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) October 2007 statement and guidance on Iran [...]	2008-01-07 23:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER PREL FARM MNUC ECON TW IR
08AITTAIPEI220	RETURN OF AIT DIRECTOR STEPHEN M. YOUNG [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-19 04:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER OTRA TW
08AITTAIPEI221	TERRORISM FINANCE: SYRIA/LEBANON DESIGNATIONS [...] Per ref A, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on February 2, 2008, providing all banking institutions and securities finance companies with information on three individuals, Assaad Halim Hardan, Wi'am Wahhab, and Hafiz Makhluf designated by the U.S. Dep [...]	2008-02-19 10:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER PREL FARM MNUC ECON TW IR
08AITTAIPEI222	TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF FOUR [...] Per ref A, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on February 2, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on four individuals (including Ahmed Foruzandeh) and one entity (Al Zawra Television Station) designated by the U.S. Department of Tre [...]	2008-02-19 10:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER PREL FARM MNUC ECON TW IR
08AITTAIPEI226	TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF IRAQI FORMER [...] Per ref A, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on February 2, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on seven individuals (including Fawzi Mutlaq Al-Rawi) with ties to the Iraqi insurgency and the former Iraqi regime. 2. The FSC a [...]	2008-02-19 10:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER PREL FARM MNUC ECON TW IR
08AITTAIPEI227	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDA, U.S.-CHINA [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to report on the March presidential poll and the UN referenda, news coverage on February 16-19 also focused on the "Taiwan Goal," a defense industry company the DPP administration has recently set up to coordinate the business of U. [...]	2008-02-19 10:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI229	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDA, KOSOVO DECLARATION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage February 20 on the March presidential election and the UN referenda; on Taiwan's official acknowledgement of Kosovo independence; and on the controversy regarding whether the island should continue construction of its fourt [...]	2008-02-20 04:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI23	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-08 09:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI244	MEDIA REACTION: KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE AND TAIWAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-22 09:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI261	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE KUWAIT-BASED [...] Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on February 18, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on three individuals --Hamid Al-Ali --Jaber Al-Jalamah, and --Mubarak Mushakhas Sanad Al-Bathali designated on January 16, 200 [...]	2008-02-25 09:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER PREL UNSC ECON TW KU
08AITTAIPEI266	MEDIA REACTION: KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-26 08:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI271	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage February 27 on the island's March presidential poll and the UN referenda; on a Taiwan policy report recently released by former U.S. officials Randall Schriver and Dan Blumenthal; on Taiwan's officials being barred from att [...]	2008-02-27 09:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI284	CAN TAIWAN ERADICATE ITS TB PROBLEM? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Tuberculosis has been recorded in Taiwan since the early 20th century and successive administrations have tried to control this scourge. TB infects about 15,000 persons per year in Taiwan and 1,300 people die from it every year. Treatment is a major challenge, given the rig [...]	2008-03-03 08:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW
08AITTAIPEI291	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM, NATIONAL DEFENSE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 4 on the upcoming presidential poll, on the two presidential candidates' campaign platforms on cross-Strait issues, and on the Environmental Protection Administration's decision Monday to approve conditionally the con [...]	2008-03-04 09:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI293	AIT DIRECTOR OUTLINES TRADE AGENDA WITH MOEA [...] (C) On March 4, Director met with Minister of Economic Affairs Steve Ruey-long Chen to review the bilateral trade relationship and the TIFA agenda. Chen observed that the U.S.-Taiwan economic and political relationship has been strained for the past year, but expressed hope that after the Mar [...]	2008-03-05 07:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR ECON EINV KIPR TW
08AITTAIPEI299	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-05 09:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI301	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE KUWAIT-BASED [...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipt from or payment to the following three individuals designated on January 16, 2008 by UN 1267 Sanctions Committee in LIST 83: Hamid Al-Ali, Jaber Al-Jalamah, and Mubarak [...]	2008-03-05 09:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER PREL UNSC ECON TW KU
08AITTAIPEI302	TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF FOUR [...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the following four individuals and one entity designated by the U.S. Department of Treasury pursuant to US E.O.13438 on January 9, 2008: Four individu [...]	2008-03-05 09:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER PREL PARM MNUC ECON TW IR
08AITTAIPEI303	TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF IRAQI FORMER [...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the following individual designated by the U.S. Department of Treasury pursuant to US E.O.13224 on December 6, 2007: --Fawzi Mutlaq Al-Rawi, and th [...]	2008-03-05 09:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER PREL FARM MNUC ECON TW IR
08AITTAIPEI304	TERRORISM FINANCE: SYRIA/LEBANON DESIGNATIONS [...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the following three individuals designated by the U.S. Department of Treasury pursuant to US E.O.13441 on November 5, 2007: --Assaad Halim Hardan, -- [...]	2008-03-05 09:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER PREL FARM MNUC ECON TW IR
08AITTAIPEI310	USTR-AIT ADVANCE TRADE AGENDA IN PREPARATION FOR [...] (SBU) During February 22-26 meetings in Taipei, USTR Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs David Katz and AIT/W Director of Trade and Commercial Programs Rick Ruzicka laid the groundwork for the summer 2008 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) meeting in Taipei by pressing U. [...]	2008-03-06 04:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ETRD KIPR TW
08AITTAIPEI311	MEDIA REACTION: PENTAGON'S REPORT ON CHINESE MILITARY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused March 6 news coverage on the upcoming presidential poll and the UN referenda; on the government's Wednesday announcement of incentive measures to encourage overseas Taiwan businesses to return capital to Taiwan; on the island's consumer [...]	2008-03-06 07:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI314	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, TAIWAN'S UN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage March 7 on the upcoming presidential poll, on the UN referenda, and on the island's consumer price hike. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial in the pro-independence "Liberty Times" discussed th [...]	2008-03-07 09:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI322	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - FEBRUARY AND FIRST [...] (U) From February 20 - 22, the Commodity Identification Training program was conducted in Kaohsiung. Approximately 45 Taiwan officials attended the training. The Department of Energy trainers did an excellent job conveying technical aspects of identifying controlled commodities. The "show an [...]	2008-03-10 09:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI331	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDA, DALAI LAMA AND [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 11 on the upcoming presidential poll and the UN referenda, on the televised policy discussion between the two vice presidential candidates Monday, and on the baseball game between Taiwan and Canada in the 2008 Final O [...]	2008-03-11 09:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI337	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, THE UN REFERENDA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 12 on KMT's expected announcement on how it will handle two UN referenda held along with the presidential election; on the presidential election campaigns; and on New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's sex scandal. In ter [...]	2008-03-12 10:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI34	R/V MELVILLE MARINE RESEARCH CLEARANCE DENIED BY [...] AIT forwarded R/V Melville clearance application via cover letter to TECRO on December 13, 2007 (ref B). TECRO then forwarded the application to the National Science Council (NSC) for consideration. On January 8 AIT received a formal written reply to the clearance request denying clearance f [...]	2008-01-09 09:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KRVC TPHY EWWT JA RP TW
08AITTAIPEI348	MEDIA REACTION: THE UN REFERENDA, THE U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 13 on the clash outside DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's campaign headquarters; on the presidential election campaigns; and on the Chinese Taipei baseball team beating Australia and winning a spot in the Beiji [...]	2008-03-13 09:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI353	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-14 07:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI36	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - DECEMBER 2007 [...] (SBU) On December 11, the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program Advisor met with Taiwan Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) officials to get an update on export control cases. As part of MJIB's update, the EXBS Advisor received written summaries of closed and o [...]	2008-01-09 09:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI374	MEDIA REACTION: THE CHINESE CRACKDOWN ON THE DEMONSTRATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 15-17 on China's brutal suppression of the demonstrations in Lhasa; on the presidential election; and the DPP's and the KMT's respective campaign rallies on Sunday. Beijing's bloody suppression of demonstrations in T [...]	2008-03-17 10:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI38	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-10 10:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI383	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 18 on the presidential election campaigns; on various circles in Taiwan that support Tibet; and on the fall of global stocks after the sale of Bear Stearns and an emergency cut of a key lending rate by the U.S. Federa [...]	2008-03-18 09:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI390	MEDIA REACTION: TIBET AND TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 19 on the two presidential candidates' responses to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's comment Tuesday on the demonstrations in Tibet; on the USS Kitty Hawk leaving its home base at Yokosuka, Japan Tuesday and its current w [...]	2008-03-19 09:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI395	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDA [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-20 09:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI4	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, HONG KONG DEMOCRACY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused January 1-2 news coverage on the island-wide celebrations for the New Year; on President Chen Shui-bian's New Year's address; on the upcoming legislative elections; and on the Blue camp's call on the voters to boycott the two referenda t [...]	2008-01-02 10:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI422	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, U.S. [...] Summary: The Chinese-language and English-language dailies in Taiwan gave significant reporting and editorial coverage March 22-24 to Saturday's presidential election, in which KMT's Ma Ying-jeou won a landslide victory over DPP's Frank Hsieh. The two controversial referenda proposed by the K [...]	2008-03-24 23:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI430	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their March 25 news coverage on the aftermath of Taiwan's presidential election last Saturday, including the soaring Taiwan stock index and NT dollar appreciation Monday, the new cabinet to be formed by president-elect Ma Ying [...]	2008-03-25 08:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI431	(S) DEMARCHE TO TAIWAN ON MISTAKEN SHIPMENT OF [...] (S) Director met with Defense Minister Michael Tsai at 1730 hours local (0530 EDT) to deliver reftel points and leave as a nonpaper. Chief of the General Staff General Huoh Shou-yeh and other senior advisers also attended the meeting. Minister Tsai expressed appreciation for our candid expla [...]	2008-03-25 10:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL TW CH
08AITTAIPEI439	MEDIA REACTION: AFTERMATH OF TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their news coverage March 26 on the aftermath of Taiwan's presidential election last Saturday, including the caretaker government's plans before president-elect Ma Ying-jeou's inauguration on May 20; possible personnel arrangements for t [...]	2008-03-26 08:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI451	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their March 28 news coverage on U.S. President George W. Bush's call to his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao Wednesday, in which Hu mentioned that China is willing to resume dialogue with Taiwan based on the "1992 consensus;" on the chances [...]	2008-03-28 08:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI462	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their March 29-31 news coverage on their interviews with president-election Ma Ying-jeou Friday, who talked about his views on the future of cross-Strait relations, Taipei-Washington relations, and Taiwan's domestic policies; on AIT Chai [...]	2008-03-31 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI474	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language focused their April 1 news coverage on the controversy over whether the Chen Shui-bian caretaker government should raise or freeze gasoline prices; on president-elect Ma Ying-jeou's planned meeting with President Chen Shui-bian Tuesday morning; on possi [...]	2008-04-01 09:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI478	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - MARCH 2008 [...] (U) A five-day Target and Risk Management Training, implemented by Customs and Border Protection, is being planned for the week of April 14 in Kaohsiung. 2. (U) A three-person delegation of Taiwan officials is expected to attend the International Transit and Transshipment Conference in Moro [...]	2008-04-02 07:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI480	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-02 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI483	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-06 22:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI488	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-07 09:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI494	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 8 news coverage on Vice President-elect Vincent Siew's planned April 11-13 meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Boao Forum on Hainan Island (China); on the island's soaring consumer price index; on President-elect [...]	2008-04-08 10:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI497	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 9 news coverage on the speculation that incumbent Soochow University President Liu Chao-shiuan will be appointed as the next premier; on the upcoming Boao Forum hosted by China; on the international torch relay for the Beijin [...]	2008-04-09 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI50	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S REFERENDA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive reporting and editorial coverage on January 11 to the legislative elections which will be held island-wide on January 12. According to news reports, the DPP is aiming at winning 50 seats in the new 113-seat Legislature, but KMT C [...]	2008-01-11 10:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI510	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 11 on vice president-elect Vincent Siew's attendance at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) and Siew's expected meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao; on the Ministry of National Defense (MND)'s alleged violation of free [...]	2008-04-11 12:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI514	MEDIA REACTION: THE BOAO FORUM FOR ASIA (BFA) [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 12-14 on Taiwan Vice President-elect Vincent Siew's historic meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao. The interaction between the Chinese government and Siew's delegation was the focal of local media attention as we [...]	2008-04-14 10:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI517	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 15 news coverage on President-elect Ma Ying-jeou's announcement of his appointment of KMT Vice Chairman Chiang Pin-kung as the new Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman; on Ma's comments on current developments in cross- [...]	2008-04-15 09:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI532	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 16 news coverage on Taiwan's expected deregulation of currency exchange between the New Taiwan dollar and the Chinese yuan; on speculation over possible personnel arrangements for the new Ma Ying-jeou administration; on the a [...]	2008-04-16 11:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI535	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-17 08:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI540	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 07:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI550	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, TIBET [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 19-21 on President-elect Ma Ying-jeou's cabinet lineup; on the reform of the DPP; and on speculation over the alleged dispatch of U.S. Marines to guard AIT's new office in the future. The pro-independence "Liberty Ti [...]	2008-04-21 09:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI556	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-22 09:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI560	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA AND TIBET, IRAQ [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their April 23 news coverage on the recent announcement of the new Cabinet appointments; on a group of Chinese real estate tycoons' visit to Taiwan; and on president-elect Ma Ying-jeou's platform to levy an energy tax in the f [...]	2008-04-23 09:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI574	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language April 25 dailies focused news coverage on Taiwan's Supreme Court not guilty verdict for President-elect Ma Ying-jeou in his special allowance case; on Taipei Deputy Mayor Samuel Wu's resignation amid allegations that he received money from an arms deale [...]	2008-04-25 07:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI580	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS; THE CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 26-28 on the amendment to Taiwan's Labor Standards Law; on the search for eight missing scuba divers in waters off southern Taiwan; and on the unexpected appointment of former Taiwan Solidarity Union Legislator Lai Sh [...]	2008-04-28 09:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI588	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 29 on the announcement of the second lineup of 18 Cabinet members; on the successful rescue of eight scuba divers; and a victim whose blood clot and subsequent coma are suspected of being caused by the contraceptive p [...]	2008-04-29 10:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI605	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-01 09:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI607	TAIWAN RESPONSE TO NON-PAPER: POSSIBLE EXPORT TO [...] (S) On April 30, AIT received the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) of the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs' response to reftel non-paper. An unofficial AIT translation of BOFT's response follows: 2. (S) BEGIN TRANSLATION Subject: Please find BOFT's findings regarding a Syrian-base [...]	2008-05-02 07:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC MTCRE PARM PREL TW SY AE
08AITTAIPEI613	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-02 09:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI618	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-05 09:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI621	PERMISSION TO BE ABSENT FROM AIT (PERSONAL AND [...] Director Stephen M. Young requests approval to be absent from AIT on annual leave Thursday, May 22 through Monday, June 2, and on consultations in Washington, D.C. June 3-9. He will depart Washington on June 10 and return to Taipei on Wednesday, June 11 at 1730. 2. Deputy Director Robert [...]	2008-05-06 07:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER OTRA TW
08AITTAIPEI623	MEDIA REACTION: SINO-JAPAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-06 08:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI63	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies all gave significant reporting and editorial coverage January 12-14 to Saturday's island-wide legislative elections, in which the KMT scored a landslide victory over the ruling DPP, winning a two-thirds majority in the newly [...]	2008-01-15 02:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI640	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 10:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI645	MEDIA REACTION: NEW THINKING IN TAIWAN'S DIPLOMACY [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 09:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI654	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 10-12 on the continuing investigation into Taiwan's Papua New Guinea diplomatic fund scandal; on the sudden death of Taiwan's Interior Minister-designate Liao Fung-te; and on the lineup of Taiwan's President-elect Ma Yi [...]	2008-05-12 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI661	MEDIA REACTION: NATURAL DISASTERS IN CHINA AND BURMA; [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 13 on the massive earthquake in Sichuan Province, China, and on the temporary shutdown of Taiwan's debt-ridden Far Eastern Air Transport Corporation (FAT). 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, a column in the [...]	2008-05-13 09:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI669	MEDIA REACTION: THE SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE IN CHINA; BURMA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 14 on the rescue efforts in the Sichuan earthquake in China. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial in the pro-unification "United Daily News" tried to shed lights on the "rise of China" from the Chinese [...]	2008-05-14 09:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW

08AITTAIPEI675	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-15 09:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI704	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S INAUGURAL SPEECH [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant news reporting and editorial coverage May 21 to President Ma Ying-jeou's inauguration ceremony and his inaugural speech Tuesday, in which he emphasized that both sides across the Taiwan Strait will resume dialogue based on the " [...]	2008-05-21 12:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI705	DEPARTURE OF AIT DIRECTOR STEPHEN M. YOUNG [...] Director Stephen M. Young departed AIT for annual leave in New Hampshire and consultations in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 22nd, at 1200 local time. 2. Deputy Director Robert S. Wang has assumed Charge. WANG [...]	2008-05-22 06:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER OTRA TW
08AITTAIPEI71	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S REFERENDA [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-15 09:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI714	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S INAUGURAL SPEECH [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 10:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI719	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their May 23 news coverage on Beijing's formal and positive response to President Ma Ying-jeou's inaugural speech, on the Cabinet's decision Thursday on fuel and electricity hikes, and on the opening and acceleration of exchanges across [...]	2008-05-23 09:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI725	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-RUSSIA-CHINA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused May 24-27 news coverage on KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung's visit to China Monday and the new developments in cross-Strait relations, on the controversy over whether a KMT legislator still retains U.S. citizenship, on the soaring commodity p [...]	2008-05-27 10:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI735	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused May 29 news coverage on the historic meeting between KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung and his Chinese Communist Party (CCP) counterpart Hu Jintao in Beijing Wednesday; on new developments in cross-Strait relations; and on the fuel price hike i [...]	2008-05-29 09:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI737	TAIWAN: RESULT OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, AIT/T contacted Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST) Procurement Office and received confirmation of the order and the stated end-use. 2. Mr. Liu Sheng-tsai, CSIST Procurement Official, confirmed the order for subject commodities and the end-use st [...]	2008-05-29 09:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TW
08AITTAIPEI744	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: On May 30, Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage to the resumption of talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS),which are scheduled to kick off on June 11. News coverage a [...]	2008-05-30 09:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI752	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language focused May 31-June 2 news coverage on various new developments in cross-Strait relations; on DPP Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen's interview with print media Sunday, in which she expressed concern over the KMT's approach to handling cross-Strait relations; an [...]	2008-06-02 09:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI760	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-03 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI77	AEC WELCOMES TALKS ON HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM [...] (C) This is an action cable for State ISN/NESS. Please see para 3. On January 14 ESTH officer spoke with Institute for Nuclear Energy Research (INER) Deputy Director Dr. Yeh Tao-ran about DOE's proposal to hold a meeting in April to discuss Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) spent fuel repatriatio [...]	2008-01-16 09:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG TRGY IAEA TW
08AITTAIPEI771	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-04 23:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI780	MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S NOMINATION VICTORY [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-05 09:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI786	TAIWAN PREPARES FOR PROGRESS ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As Taiwan and China prepare to resume negotiations on cross-Strait issues, beginning with charter flights and tourism, Taiwan authorities and industry representatives agree that initial progress should be straightforward. Taiwan authorities believe that during their June 11-14 [...]	2008-06-06 11:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL TW CH
08AITTAIPEI797	MEDIA REACTION: TIP REPORT, CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, OBAMA'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 6 news coverage on talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS),which will kick off next Wednesday; on President Ma Ying-jeou's remark Wednesday tha [...]	2008-06-06 11:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI806	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-09 09:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI808	VICE PRESIDENT SIEW OUTLINES TAIWAN ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 10 meeting with ADIR and visiting AIT/W Director for Trade and Commercial Policy, Vice President Vincent Siew said the Ma administration is now concentrating on inflation control, stimulating domestic demand, and expanding cross-Strait economic ties through implementing [...]	2008-06-10 07:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR PROG PREL TW CH
08AITTAIPEI809	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-10 09:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI81	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S FOREIGN RELATIONS, UN REFERENDUM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 16 on the soaring of Taiwan's stock index and currency markets Tuesday in the wake of the KMT's victory in last Saturday's legislative elections; on KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, who unveiled his cross-St [...]	2008-01-17 06:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI812	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT TALKS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-11 09:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI820	Media Reaction: Cross-Strait Talks [...] Summary: On June 12, Taiwan's print media gave extensive coverage to the historic talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) on improved cross-Strait relations. News coverage also focused on the aftermath of [...]	2008-06-12 07:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI828	TAIWAN: RESULT OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK 050106202 [...] Per reftel requests, AIT/T contacted the Taiwan Combined Logistics Command (CLC),Ministry of National Defense (MND),and the foreign consignee, Guo-Tong Technology Company. AIT/T's findings reflected the bona fides of the consignee and the reliability of this business transaction. Guo Ton [...]	2008-06-13 09:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TW
08AITTAIPEI830	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT TALKS [...] Summary: Taiwan's print media June 13 gave significant coverage to the historic meetings between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) on improved cross-Strait relations Thursday. All major Taiwan dailies front-paged th [...]	2008-06-13 09:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI835	MEDIA REACTION - CROSS-STRAIT TALKS, TAIWAN-JAPAN DISPUTE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies June 14-16 gave extensive coverage to the rising diplomatic row between Taiwan and Japan over a collision between a Taiwan fishing boat and a Japanese frigate in the disputed waters around the Tiaoyutai Islands last Tuesday. News coverage also [...]	2008-06-16 10:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI845	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT TALKS, TAIWAN-JAPAN DISPUTE, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to give extensive coverage on June 17 to the dispute between Taiwan and Japan over the Diaoyutai (generally anglicized in Taiwan as "Tiaoyutai") Islands and to the resignation of Taiwan's representative to Japan. Local newspapers devo [...]	2008-06-17 08:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI857	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus June 18 news coverage on the dispute between Taiwan and Japan over the Diaoyutai (generally anglicized in Taiwan as "Tiaoyutai") Islands; on new developments in cross-Strait relations; and on electricity price hikes in Taiwan, [...]	2008-06-18 09:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI866	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, TAIWAN-JAPAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 19 news coverage on new developments in cross-Strait relations; on speculations over the personnel reshuffle at the Control Yuan and the Examination Yuan; and on a major downsizing of the "China Times," one of the four largest Chine [...]	2008-06-19 08:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI873	CROSS-STRAIT LIBERALIZATION WILL BOOST TAIWAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the wake of the July 11-14 SEF-ARATS agreements (ref a) to implement cross-Strait weekend charter flights and ease restrictions on PRC tourist travel to Taiwan, the Taiwan travel and tourism sector is anticipating a shot in the arm from an expected surge in Chinese visitors. T [...]	2008-06-19 23:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL TW
08AITTAIPEI875	MEDIA REACTION: PERFORMANCE OF THE MA YING-JEOU [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 20 news coverage on President Ma Ying-jeou's nomination of Examination Yuan members Thursday, on approval ratings for the one-month-old Ma administration, and on new developments in cross-Strait relations. The pro-independence "Libe [...]	2008-06-20 06:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI886	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 21-23 news coverage on the peaceful resolution to a recent dispute between Taiwan and Japan, triggered by the collision between a Taiwan fishing boat and a Japanese frigate in early June; on President Ma Ying-jeou's nomination of Co [...]	2008-06-23 10:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI912	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 26 news coverage on the Ma Ying-jeou Administration's new measures to liberalize financial regulations vis-a-vis Mainland China; on China's Taiwan Affairs Office Director Wang Yi's remarks Monday regarding Taiwan's participation in [...]	2008-06-26 09:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI919	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their June 27 news coverage on the Central Bank's new measures to battle inflation and on the liberalization of financial and tourist exchanges across the Taiwan Strait. The pro-independence "Liberty Times" ran a banner headline on page [...]	2008-06-27 08:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI943	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS; ANTI-HUMAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 28-30 on the government's effort and incentives to boost the economy and revitalize the stock market; on the kickoff of limited conversion between the New Taiwan dollar and the Chinese Yuan (Renminbi); and on the prepa [...]	2008-06-30 09:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI960	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - MAY AND JUNE 2008 [...] (SBU) On May 16, the EXBS Advisor made a courtesy call to the Deputy Director of Keelung Customs and the Chief of the Keelung Harbor Police. Both organizations actively participate in EXBS programs. During the visit, Keelung Customs gave a comprehensive presentation on its operations, spec [...]	2008-07-03 04:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI964	TAIWAN: RESULT OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, AIT/T conducted telephone interviews and a site visit with the foreign consignee Super Wong Industrial Company (Super Wong). While AIT/T's findings confirmed the bona fides of the consignee, it appears Super Wong may have previously received the subject technology an [...]	2008-07-03 07:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TW
08AITTAIPEI966	MEDIA REACTION: THE LAUCHING OF DIRECT CHARTER FLIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI98	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 18 on DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's intensive campaigning in the wake of his party's severe defeat in last Saturday's legislative elections; on the March presidential poll; on President Chen Shui-bian ret [...]	2008-01-18 10:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI987	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S FOREIGN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their July 8 news coverage on the commodity prices hike in Taiwan; on the controversy over the construction of the Suhua Freeway; and on the screening process of the Examination Yuan candidates nominated by President Ma Ying-jeou. In te [...]	2008-07-08 09:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI999	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their June 9 news coverage on the plummeting Taiwan stock index; on the controversy over the construction of the Suhua Freeway; and on the screening process of the Examination Yuan candidates nominated by President Ma Ying-jeou. Both the [...]	2008-07-09 09:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPIE1698	MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S AIT APPOINTEE, THE DALAI LAMA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 6-8 news coverage on the legislature passing a bill to distribute consumption vouchers; on the local economy; and on the call to amend the Assembly and Parade Law. 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial in t [...]	2008-12-08 07:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08TAIPEI1	SIMPLIFIED-CHARACTER CHINESE BOOKS IN THE TAIWAN MARKET [...] Summary: From surreptitious back-alley distribution to yearly import figures approaching two million volumes, the distribution in Taiwan of books from the Mainland featuring simplified Chinese characters has grown considerably in the two decades since the end of martial law. Relaxation of res [...]	2008-01-02 03:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO TW
08TAIPEI100	KMT LY SPEAKER WANG ON LY OUTCOME, PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: No one in the KMT expected to beat the DPP so badly in last week's Legislative Yuan (LY) elections, KMT LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director on January 17. Voters used the LY ballot to voice displeasure with President Chen and other "irrational" DPP leaders. The presidenti [...]	2008-01-18 11:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1010	TAIWAN OVERVIEW OF CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent meetings with AIT ECON staff, Taiwan authorities responsible for cross-Strait economic issues have outlined a wide-ranging program that includes expansion of cross-Strait passenger charter flights, establishing cargo and shipping links, and unilateral Taiwan measures to [...]	2008-07-10 08:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL TW CH
08TAIPEI1034	FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN ON DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: Former President Chen Shui-bian told the Director on July 10 that DPP Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen has been doing a good job so far, adding that he has been working behind the scenes to support her. However, Chen expressed concern that some party heavyweights, sensing possible openi [...]	2008-07-14 10:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CH JA TW
08TAIPEI1038	KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG ON DOMESTIC POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung, accompanied by Vice Chairman John Kuan and former TECRO Representative Stephen Chen, told the Director on July 14 that it is impossible for President Ma Ying-jeou to stay on the "second line" in the Taiwan political environment. In the fall-out over t [...]	2008-07-15 10:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR CH TW
08TAIPEI1039	TAIWAN IPR: 301 WATCH LIST OCR PROCESS UPDATE TWO [...] (SBU) Summary: Due in part to a recent compromise between local rights-holder groups and the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) on draft language for internet service provider (ISP) amendments to Taiwan's Copyright Act, Taiwan is now making progress on all three areas outlined in May's [...]	2008-07-15 22:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR PREL PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1042	SOUTHERN TAIWAN KMT LEADERS POSITIONING THE PARTY - AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 9 luncheon with DIR Young, prominent local KMT leaders assessed the early stages of President Ma's administration and blamed Ma's lagging poll ratings on the declining stock market and rising prices. Participants hoped that Terry Gou's Hon Hai electronics' major inve [...]	2008-07-16 04:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON TW
08TAIPEI1044	SOUTHERN TAIWAN DPP "YOUNG TURK" INSISTS DPP POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In his July 9 meeting with DIR, popular DPP Kaohsiung County Magistrate Yang Chiu-hsing praised new DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen despite some drawbacks and predicted DPP gains in 2009 county and mayoral elections. Lamenting the last two years of President Chen's administration as a [...]	2008-07-16 06:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI109	Taiwan IPR: DVC Focuses on ISP Law, IP Court [...] (SBU) On January 15, as part of an ongoing dialogue under the bilateral Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA),U.S. and Taiwan experts held a digital video conference (DVC) focused on intellectual property rights (IPR) issues. The meeting was constructive and friendly, and provided [...]	2008-01-23 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TW
08TAIPEI1091	EAP/CM DIRECTOR JOHN NORRIS'S MEETINGS WITH NSC [...] (C) Summary: During separate meetings on July 15 with NSC Secretary General Su Chi and Foreign Minister Francisco Ou, EAP/CM Director John Norris welcomed recent cross-Strait progress and noted U.S. efforts urging Beijing to take a constructive and flexible approach toward cross-Strait relati [...]	2008-07-24 05:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CH TW
08TAIPEI1093	PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU: AN INTRODUCTORY PROFILE [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou entered office on May 20 with high expectations that he would improve cross-Strait relations, strengthen economic performance, and help calm Taiwan's charged partisan political atmosphere. Ma's clean image, moderate political style, and reputation for integ [...]	2008-07-24 11:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW
08TAIPEI1094	KMT MAINLAND AFFAIRS DIRECTOR CHANG JUNG-KUNG [...] (C) Summary: KMT Deputy Secretary-General Director Chang Jung-kung told a visiting INR analyst and AIT on July 17 that cross-Strait relations have made significant progress with the start of weekend charter flights on July 4 and the opening of those flights to mainland Chinese tourists on Jul [...]	2008-07-24 11:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CH TW
08TAIPEI1120	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CONGRESSIONAL [...] (SBU) My AIT team and I are looking forward to your visit, which will help underscore the importance of the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. I will meet you upon arrival at the airport Saturday afternoon, August 9, and, with my AIT team, will provide you a briefing after your check-in at the hotel. [...]	2008-07-31 10:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD MARR TW
08TAIPEI1147	HONORARY KMT CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: Honorary KMT Chairman Lien Chan told the Director on August 4 that he will meet with Taiwan Affairs Office Director Wang Yi in Beijing on August 5, the first day of his trip to China to attend the Olympic opening ceremony on August 8. Lien stressed the importance of U.S. support [...]	2008-08-05 10:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI1148	LEGISLATIVE SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (KMT) told the Director on August 5 that his recent meetings in Washington went well and he has briefed President Ma on the U.S. desire that Ma's upcoming transits be kept low-key. Wang said he believed the U.S. would try to handle arms [...]	2008-08-05 10:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
08TAIPEI1159	SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU DROPS IN PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: Since the inauguration on May 20, President Ma's polling numbers have plummeted in reaction to economic disappointment and early missteps by him and his administration. Public opinion surveys conducted by various polling organizations in mid-July consistently show Ma's approval [...]	2008-08-07 06:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1160	PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU ON BILATERAL RELATIONS, [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Director on August 7, President Ma said he was "very impressed" by President Bush's recent positive remarks on the current state of cross-Strait relations. The Director urged Taiwan to act quickly on opening its market to all U.S. beef products, noting [...]	2008-08-07 13:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EAGR TW
08TAIPEI1172	FOREIGN MINISTER OU DISCUSSES TAIWAN'S NEW UN [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Ou told the Director on August 7 that Taiwan plans to have its allies co-sponsor a proposal on Taiwan's "meaningful participation" in UN specialized agencies at this year's UNGA General Committee meeting. Taiwan is hoping for limited discussion and a mild PRC rea [...]	2008-08-08 10:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW
08TAIPEI119	DPP CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH ON PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on January 23, DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh described cross-party efforts to resolve the UN referendum issue, an issue that is controversial for both the DPP and KMT. The KMT is talking to President Chen about its ideas for a possible com [...]	2008-01-24 11:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI1209	CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION LED BY REPRESENTATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Congressional delegation led by Representative Jerry Costello (D-IL) met with President Ma Ying-jeou at the Presidential Office on August 11. Ma noted the delegation was the largest to visit Taiwan in recent years, and said he hoped more Congressional and Staff delegations [...]	2008-08-13 11:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EAGR MARR US TW
08TAIPEI1210	DPP CHAIRPERSON TSAI ING-WEN ON TAIWAN POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen told the Director on August 12 that her recent statements criticizing the KMT's cross-Strait policies reflected the views of party supporters and were necessary to placate their "anger." Tsai said her current priority is getting the DPP house in order [...]	2008-08-13 11:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
08TAIPEI123	A QUIETLY CONFIDENT MA YING-JEOU ON REFERENDUM, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on January 24, KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou said the KMT would be willing to compromise with the DPP to defuse the UN referendum issue, but only if the DPP took the first step. Unfortunately, Ma continued, any DPP effort at compromise wil [...]	2008-01-25 09:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1231	VFM HSIA ON TAIWAN'S UN STRATEGY, TRANSIT, DEFMIN [...] (C) Summary: Whatever its ultimate fate at the UNGA, Taiwan hoped the United States and other key partners would respond positively to President Ma's flexible and innovative approach on "international space," Vice Foreign Minister (VFM) Andrew Hsia told AIT Acting Director Wang during their A [...]	2008-08-18 10:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1232	FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN QUITS DPP IN WAKE [...] (C) Summary: A new scandal involving Chen Shui-bian and his family has rocked the DPP and led the former president to apologize to his supporters and withdraw from the party. The scandal involves transfers, orchestrated by Chen's wife Wu Shu-chen, of at least USD 21 million to Swiss bank acco [...]	2008-08-18 11:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1233	FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN QUITS DPP IN WAKE [...] (C) Summary: A new scandal involving Chen Shui-bian and his family has rocked the DPP and led the former president to apologize to his supporters and withdraw from the party. The scandal involves transfers, orchestrated by Chen's wife Wu Shu-chen, of at least USD 21 million to Swiss bank acco [...]	2008-08-18 11:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1245	KAOHSIUNG VICE MAYOR SUDDENLY REPLACED [...] (SBU) Summary: Kaohsiung City Government announced the appointment of new Vice Mayor Lee Yung-te to replace out-going Chiu Tai-shan on August 16. Although the media reported in early August that Chiu had privately informed Mayor Chen Chu of his willingness to resign following accusations of in [...]	2008-08-20 09:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1270	REPRESENTATIVE ENGEL MEETS TAIWAN OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) Summary. Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY) discussed U.S.-Taiwan relations, cross-Strait relations, and Taiwan's foreign policy in separate meetings on August 19-20 with Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairperson Lai Hsin-yuan, Straits Exchan [...]	2008-08-26 02:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON MARR PGOV PREL TW
08TAIPEI129	DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER LEE [...] (S) American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Stephen Young met with Minister of Defense Lee Tien-yu January 25 to brief on the USPACOM Commander's recent visit to the PRC and other defense issues. Present at the meeting were Colonel Tony Chow (LAS) and Tony Hu (TECH). Taiwan attendees inc [...]	2008-01-28 06:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW MASS
08TAIPEI1292	KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG DISCUSSES INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Acting Director on August 27, KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung discussed his recent meetings in Beijing with PRC President Hu Jintao, Central Standing Committee member Jia Qinglin, and Taiwan Affairs Office Director Wang Yi. PRC leaders raised concerns about Taiw [...]	2008-08-28 10:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI1298	Former President Chen's Family Under Investigation for [...] (SBU) Although it is not uncommon for Taiwan's wealthy or upper middle classes to send money overseas for investment, to avoid tax, or for other reasons, it came as a shock to many when former President Chen Shui-bian acknowledged that his family had accumulated overseas accounts equivalent to [...]	2008-09-01 22:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN PGOV ECON PREL SENV TW
08TAIPEI1306	PAN-GREEN MORALE BOOSTED BY MARCH AND RALLY [...] (C) Summary: More than 50,000 enthusiastic pan-Green supporters joined a march and rally on August 30 to protest KMT President Ma Ying-jeou's economic and cross-Strait policies. The event was timed to coincide approximately with the 100-day anniversary of the Ma administration, whose economi [...]	2008-09-02 10:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1318	Taiwan IPR: 301 Watch List OCR Update Three [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan has now made measurable progress on all three areas outlined in May's Special 301 Watch List submission for Taiwan (ref A). Following the July opening of the Intellectual Property (IP) Court (ref B) and ongoing actions under the Campus IP Action Plan, the Taiwan Intellect [...]	2008-09-04 08:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR PREL PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1324	FORMER FM ON TAIWAN'S INTERNATIONAL SPACE AND [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou had erred in not using party channels to engage Beijing directly on international space issues and help China better understand his proposed "diplomatic truce," Taichung Mayor Jason Hu (Taiwan's Foreign Minister from 1997-2000 and TECRO Washington chief repr [...]	2008-09-05 08:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI1327	MODEST RECOVERY IN THE POLLS FOR PRESIDENT MA, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Following a rocky first two months, President Ma Ying-jeou made a modest recovery in public opinion polling in August, but more people are still dissatisfied than satisfied with his performance. Ma's early problems resulted from his inability to deliver on inflated campaign prom [...]	2008-09-05 10:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI134	HSIEH AND MA FOREIGN POLICY ADVISORS ON THE UN [...] (C) Summary: DPP International Affairs Director Bikhim Hsiao told visiting EAP/TC Deputy Director Sue Bremner on January 24 that the DPP's heavy defeat in recent legislative elections has unified the party and energized Green supporters behind the campaign of presidential candidate Frank Hsie [...]	2008-01-28 10:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1348	KAOHSIUNG TRAVEL AGENTS CONTEND CHINA EXERTING CONTROL OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Before the inauguration of weekend direct flights on July 4, there was a steady flow of Mainland tour groups traveling to Taiwan via a stop-over in a third-country. However, Kaohsiung travel agents reported to AIT/K that in negotiations with Mainland China to establish weekend d [...]	2008-09-11 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIS PHSA PGOV CH TW
08TAIPEI1367	EDUCATION MINISTER CHENG ON PRC STUDENTS, MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan authorities are considering allowing up to 1,000 PRC students per year to study in Taiwan, and may begin recognizing degrees from first-tier PRC universities. The Ministry of Education is "favorable" to clarifications of the Fulbright program,s legal status sought by the U [...]	2008-09-17 01:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TW
08TAIPEI1373	FOREIGN MINISTER OU ON UN EFFORT, DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Ou told the Director on September 18 that the failure of Taiwan's UN proposal the day before was expected. Both Taiwan and the PRC made an effort to downplay the issue, and although the PRC reaction was "a little tough," PermRep Wang Guangya's UN statement also [...]	2008-09-18 10:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PM PA NU GT DR CH TW
08TAIPEI1384	PRC ASYLUM SEEKERS IN TAIWAN TREATED ADEQUATELY [...] (C) Summary: The Taiwan authorities provide haven (in theory temporary but in practice indefinite) and modest subsistence to PRC asylum seekers they determine are bona fide political dissidents who would face persecution if repatriated. Without a refugee law, the government here says it cann [...]	2008-09-19 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI1400	TAIWAN'S PACIFIC ALLIES SECURE FOR NOW, BUT PRC [...] (C) Summary: While its diplomatic ties to six Pacific island states appear stable for the moment, Taiwan's efforts to expand its dialogue with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) illustrate the problems it faces in implementing President Ma Ying-jeou's "diplomatic truce" with the PRC and his call [...]	2008-09-25 01:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID TW CH
08TAIPEI1407	USCC MEETING WITH TAIWAN PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's key short-term goals in its relations with the United States are securing the approval of the pending package of weapons systems, obtaining public U.S. support for Taiwan's proposal on meaningful participation in UN specialized agencies and strengthening of bilateral co [...]	2008-09-25 07:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MCAP TW US CH
08TAIPEI1408	USCC DELEGATION DISCUSSES U.S.-TAIWAN AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Members of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) met August 22 with key members of President Ma Ying-jeou's administration and the head of the island's main opposition party to review the status of U.S. relations with Taiwan and assess the evolving cross- [...]	2008-09-25 07:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MCAP MARR CH TW
08TAIPEI1419	DPP LEADERS ON STALLED ARMS SALE AND CHEN YUNLIN [...] (C) Summary: President Ma's cross-Strait policy conveyed the false impression of reduced tensions and thereby weakened U.S. support for arms sales, DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the Director during a September 30 meeting. Tsai also hinted of protests during ARATS head Chen Yun-lin upcoming visi [...]	2008-09-30 10:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
08TAIPEI142	POLLS SHOW MA YING-JEOU HOLDS SIGNIFICANT LEAD [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's presidential campaign officially kicked off on January 27, as the KMT ticket of Ma Ying-jeou and Vincent Siew and the DPP ticket of Frank Hsieh and Su Tseng-chang separately registered their candidacies at the SIPDIS Central Election Commission. Recent public opinion [...]	2008-01-30 07:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1432	LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON KMT POLITICS AND [...] (C) Summary: In addition to low approval numbers in national polls, President Ma Ying-jeou suffers from a poor image within the KMT, Legislative Yuan Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director during an October 2 meeting. Despite his concerns about Ma's management style, Wang, a KMT power center [...]	2008-10-02 10:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
08TAIPEI1434	TAIWAN-PARAGUAY TIES APPEAR STABLE, BUT UNDERSCORE [...] (C) Summary: While the facts are murky, indications and perception in Taiwan are that the PRC has thus far discouraged Paraguay's efforts to establish diplomatic ties with China in the interest of reducing cross-Strait tensions. More clear is that Paraguay is dissatisfied with strings curren [...]	2008-10-03 08:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW CH
08TAIPEI1464	LOOKING TO BOUNCE BACK, DPP DE-EMPHASIZES [...] (C) Summary. Since the start of 2008, Taiwan,s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has been humiliated in legislative and presidential elections and wracked by a scandal that threatens to end in money laundering charges against its former party leader and two-term President. Although reeling, [...]	2008-10-14 06:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CH PGOV PREL TW
08TAIPEI1470	Director's 10/6 Meeting with Kaohsiung Mayor Chen [...] (SBU) Summary: In her October 6 meeting with Director Young, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu briefed on the city's 2009 World Games preparations and sought U.S. help on counterterrorism information exchange and screening incoming foreign athletes. Chen positively assessed DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen's p [...]	2008-10-15 07:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON TW
08TAIPEI1471	Director's 10/6 Meetings with DPP Tainan Heavyweights [...] (SBU) Summary: In his October 6 meeting with the Director, Tainan County Magistrate Su commented on former President Chen's lingering influence in the DPP, foreshadowed the possible return of some of the DPP "old guard," and remarked on DPP Chair's Tsai concern over her image. In a separate [...]	2008-10-15 07:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON TW
08TAIPEI1479	TAIWAN, CHINA SCHOLARS TALKING, BUT IS MA [...] (C) Summary: As Taiwan and China scurry to set the date for the next round of "unofficial" cross-Strait talks, a flurry of recent visits by mainland scholars to Taiwan offers insights on Beijing's strategy and suggests Chinese leaders are in no hurry to seal the deal with President Ma Ying-jeou [...]	2008-10-17 08:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
08TAIPEI148	KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG EXPLORES IDEAS FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on January 29, KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung claimed the KMT was eager to resolve the UN referendum issue, as a first step to improving relations with the U.S. and China. President Chen's recent offers to accept KMT input in selecting a "CEO premier" an [...]	2008-01-30 09:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1496	SCUFFLE WITH VISITING PRC OFFICIAL UNLIKELY TO [...] (C) Summary. A senior official from the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) cut short his "academic" visit to southern Taiwan following an October 21 incident in which pro-independence activists led by a DPP Tainan Councilman jostled him until he stumbled - or was [...]	2008-10-22 11:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW CH
08TAIPEI15	LEGISLATIVE ELECTION PREVIEW: BLUER SKIES ON THE [...] (C) Summary: Heading into the final weekend before Legislative Yuan (LY) elections on January 12, the opposition KMT appears poised to improve upon its strong 2004 legislative showing in Taipei City and Taipei County. Heavy concentrations of mainlanders, civil servants, urban professionals, [...]	2008-01-04 10:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1515	OPPOSITION DPP TO DEMONSTRATE SATURDAY IN THE [...] (C) Summary. The DPP and likeminded organizations will hold a large march and rally this Saturday (Oct.25) to demonstrate their supporters' discontent with President Ma's performance, his policies toward China, and PRC actions. This demonstration will set the stage for further protests when P [...]	2008-10-24 11:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI1520	LARGE OPPOSITION RALLY PUTS PRESSURE ON PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) staged a large, peaceful demonstration in Taipei on October 25 mainly to protest against President Ma Ying-jeou and the PRC. The demonstration was intended to put pressure on the Ma administration ahead of the visit next week by P [...]	2008-10-27 10:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI1521	KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG ON PRESIDENT MA [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on October 27, KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung attributed President Ma Ying-jeou's low standing in public opinion polls to the economic downturn, public disappointment that Ma's presidency has not fulfilled expectations, and Ma's early standoffish attitu [...]	2008-10-27 10:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI1530	DPP PLANS MORE PROTESTS FOR CHEN YUNLIN VISIT BUT [...] (C) Summary: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen told the Director on October 28 she was pleased the party's October 25 protest demonstration had gone smoothly and had received very broad support from other likeminded organizations. Without providing details, she sai [...]	2008-10-30 00:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI1531	FORMER PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG ON DOMESTIC POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on October 24, former Premier Su Tseng-chang expressed disappointment that the DPP has not been able to take advantage of what he regarded as the dismal performance of President Ma Ying-jeou and the KMT administration. While Ma's approval rating in [...]	2008-10-30 00:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW

08TAIPEI1539	MAC CHAIR LAI SHIN-YUAN PREVIEWS UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary. On October 29, AIT Director Young met with the chairwoman of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC),Lai Shin-yuan for a preview of the agenda and substance of the November 3-7 talks between the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations Across the T [...]	2008-10-30 10:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAIR EWWT PGOV TW CH
08TAIPEI1541	HARD TIMES FOR CHINA TIMES -- TAIWAN'S DAILIES FACE REVENUE [...] (U) Summary: The China Times, one of Taiwan's oldest and most respected newspapers, has laid off half its staff, seen its circulation drop by half, reduced its daily page count and announced its intention to transform itself into an "elite" daily. Advertising expenditures on the island have fa [...]	2008-10-31 07:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO TW
08TAIPEI1545	TAIWAN PROSECUTORS DETAIN FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Vice Premier Chiou I-jen today (Oct. 31) became the latest Taiwan political figure to be detained on alleged embezzling charges. Chiou was former President Chen Shui-bian's top advisor and was a founding member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Chiou's arrest [...]	2008-10-31 10:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TW
08TAIPEI1546	TAIWAN PROSECUTORS DETAIN FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Vice Premier Chiou I-jen today (Oct. 31) became the latest Taiwan political figure to be detained on alleged embezzling charges. Chiou was former President Chen Shui-bian's top advisor and was a founding member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Chiou's arrest [...]	2008-10-31 10:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TW
08TAIPEI1548	FOOD SAFETY ASSUMES IMPORTANT ROLE IN CROSS-STRAIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In advance of his November 3-7 visit to Taipei, the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin made an October 27 written apology (ref a) and an October 30 verbal apology for the distress caused by exports of Chinese-manufactured taint [...]	2008-11-03 09:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA ETRD TW CH
08TAIPEI1554	PRC ARATS CHAIRMAN CHEN YUNLIN BEGINS HISTORIC [...] (C) Summary: PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin arrived in Taiwan on November 3 for an historic four-day visit. Chen will hold cross-Strait talks with Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P. K. Chiang on November 4, and the two sides will [...]	2008-11-03 11:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
08TAIPEI156	RISING KMT STAR ERIC CHU ON ELECTIONS, "TYPHOONS" [...] (C) Summary. Taoyuan Magistrate Eric Chu, a rising younger generation KMT leader, told the Director on January 28 that he expects the KMT to "take off the table" its support for the UN referendum before the March 22 presidential election. He urged that the U.S. not make further statements, [...]	2008-02-01 07:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CH TW
08TAIPEI1563	FORMER PRESIDENT LEE TENG-HUI CRITICIZES PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Former President Lee Teng-hui told the Director on October 31 that, in his view, cross-Strait talks should now be conducted directly between government agencies such as the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) and the PRC's Taiwan Affairs Office rather than through intermediary bodies [...]	2008-11-04 10:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI1569	PROTEST FEARS TRIGGER LAST MINUTE CHANGES IN [...] (C) Summary: Concerns about a large DPP protest scheduled for the afternoon led President Ma Ying-jeou to advance by several hours the time for his meeting today with PRC ARATS Chairman Chen Yunlin. The meeting lasted just seven minutes, with Ma delivering brief remarks, and Chen making no r [...]	2008-11-06 11:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI1579	TAIWAN CAUTIOUS ON DPRK HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: During recent meetings with a visiting U.S. envoy, Taiwan government and NGO officials displayed little understanding or concern about human rights issues in North Korea. While willing, in principle, to expand cooperation with the United States, local thinktank Taiwan Foundation [...]	2008-11-07 08:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CH KN KS PGOV PHUM PREL
08TAIPEI1584	PRC ARATS CHAIRMAN CONCLUDES TAIWAN VISIT AFTER [...] (C) Summary: After a day and night of intense and sometimes violent protest demonstrations on Thursday (Nov. 6),Taipei is breathing a sigh of relief following PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin's smooth departure for Beijing this morning. Che [...]	2008-11-07 11:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI1588	FOREIGN MINISTER OU ON WHO, INTERNATIONAL SPACE, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan understands that gaining WHO observer status will require talking directly with Beijing and expects to re-engage the mainland soon, Foreign Minister Ou told the Director during a November 7 meeting. On other "international space" issues, Taiwan has been receiving mixed me [...]	2008-11-10 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW CH
08TAIPEI1599	DPP CHAIR TSAI ING-WEN FEARS MORE VIOLENCE IF [...] (C) Summary: A visibly tense Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the Director on November 10 that she was decidedly downbeat about the future of Taiwan democracy. Claiming that President Ma Ying-jeou wasn't really in charge of his party (the KMT),Tsai predicted more p [...]	2008-11-12 09:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI16	LEGISLATIVE ELECTION PREVIEW: KMT SEEKS SWEEP IN [...] (C) Summary: In the January 12 Legislative Yuan (LY) elections, the pan-Blue camp is expected to win at least 10 of the 11 seats in northeastern Taiwan, the offshore islands of Matsu and Kinmen, and the two aborigine constituencies. With the exception of rural Ilan County, these districts an [...]	2008-01-04 11:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1602	SEF CHAIRMAN P. K. CHIANG ON THE CHEN YUNLIN VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P. K. Chiang told the Director on November 10 that, on the surface, the PRC's ARATS Chairman Chen Yunlin had been understanding about the political situation in Taiwan and appreciative of the government's efforts to protect his security [...]	2008-11-12 11:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CH TW
08TAIPEI1603	FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN DETAINED ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-12 11:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1604	FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN DETAINED ON [...] (C) Summary: Former President Chen Shui-bian taken was taken into custody yesterday and sent this morning to the Taipei Detention Center where he is being held incommunicado. The Taipei District Court approved Chen's detention on grounds that he is suspected of committing corruption-related [...]	2008-11-12 22:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1610	MAC CHAIR:CHEN YUNLIN VISIT BEGINS ERA OF "MUTUAL [...] (C) Summary. The official portion of ARATS head Chen Yunlin,s groundbreaking visit to Taiwan was a success and demonstrated that China had accepted Taiwan,s call for &mutual non-denial,8 MAC Chair Lai Shin-yuan told the Director November 11. It will be difficult to maintain rapid progress, t [...]	2008-11-13 08:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW CH
08TAIPEI1612	Taiwan Takes Steps to Boost Employment [...] (SBU) The Executive Yuan has approved a two-part, USD 300 million plan to create almost 56,000 temporary jobs over the next eight months. The program will fund 36,000 new, temporary positions within Taiwan's official ministries, as well as contribute between NTD 10,000 (USD 312) and NTD 17,600 [...]	2008-11-13 09:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB TW
08TAIPEI1627	TAIWAN PREPARES TO ADMIT PRC UNIVERSITY STUDENTS [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 10, Education Minister Cheng Jei-ching announced that, beginning with the fall semester in 2009, Taiwan's colleges, universities and graduate schools will begin accepting up to 1,000 students per year from the PRC. Increasing cross-Strait contacts by opening Taiwan t [...]	2008-11-19 09:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ECIN CH TW KPAO
08TAIPEI1628	KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG ON DOMESTIC POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung told the Director on November 17 that PRC ARATS Chairman Chen Yunlin had seemed satisfied with his visit to Taiwan, despite the protests. Wu was concerned that violence in some of the demonstrations would give the mainland a bad impression of Taiwan's [...]	2008-11-19 10:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI163	TAIWAN'S NEW LEGISLATIVE YUAN OPENS SESSION [...] (SBU) Taiwan's 7th Legislative Yuan (LY) opened its session on February 1 with the swearing in of 112 legislators elected to the body in the January 12 legislative elections. The restructured legislature now consists of 113 seats, pared down from the 225 seats of previous sessions. One KMT l [...]	2008-02-01 13:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI164	DPP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SU TSENG-CHANG ON [...] (C) Summary: DPP vice presidential candidate Su Tseng-chang told the Director on January 31 that President SIPDIS Chen Shui-bian has retreated to the "second line" following the party's defeat in the January 12 legislative elections. Su stressed that with Chen's influence already declining [...]	2008-02-01 13:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1648	TAIWAN'S NATIONAL IMMIGRATION AGENCY STRENGTHENS [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan is taking concrete steps to strengthen anti-trafficking efforts, including, for example, implementing measures to protect victims and allow them to obtain temporary work and residency permits, emphasize National Immigration Agency (NIA) officials. Moreover, Taiwan's Exec [...]	2008-11-24 08:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB TW
08TAIPEI165	PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE SECRETARY-GENERAL YEH CHU-LAN [...] (C) Summary: In a January 31 meeting with Presidential Office Secretary-General Yeh Chu-lan, the Director stressed that the U.S. continues to oppose the planned UN referendum and urges the Chen administration to refrain from taking any other steps that could increase cross-Strait tensions in [...]	2008-02-01 13:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1655	Taiwan: Campus IPR Enforcement Improves, but Piracy [...] (SBU) Spurred by U.S. encouragement, the Taiwan Ministry of Education (MOE) made combatting campus intellectual property rights (IPR) violations a priority over the past 12 months, and Taiwan universities' enforcement activities have increased. Over the Plan's second six months, the Plan's requ [...]	2008-11-26 08:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1668	TAIWAN APEC REPRESENTATIVE ON HU JINTAO MEETING, [...] (C) Summary. Although APEC is primarily an economic, and not political institution, Taiwan's representation at this year's summit by a former Vice President was a &breakthrough,8 Lien Chan told the Director December 1. Lien described his meeting with Hu Jintao as another step forward in a gra [...]	2008-12-01 08:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW CH
08TAIPEI1676	DPP STRUGGLES TO GET BACK INTO THE POLITICAL GAME [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Director, several DPP elders argued that the Ma administration under President Ma Ying-jeou has reversed course on Taiwan's democratization, citing the clampdown on protesters during the early November visit of PRC official Chen Yunlin and an alleged j [...]	2008-12-02 08:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CH TW
08TAIPEI1690	CORRUPTION CASES FUEL PARTISAN RIFT; PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: The opposition is questioning the fairness of Taiwan's judicial process following the detentions of former President Chen Shui-bian and some other senior DPP politicians during corruption investigations. They charge the KMT government with manipulating the judicial system and vi [...]	2008-12-04 10:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1694	PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU TAKES CRITICISM FOR NIXING [...] (C) Summary: The DPP and even some KMT politicians have criticized President Ma Ying-jeou for saying on December 3 that this is not a good time for the Dalai Lama to visit Taiwan. DPP critics charge Ma with yielding to pressure from Beijing, contrasting his agreement to a visit by the PRC's [...]	2008-12-05 11:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI17	MALAWI TO SWITCH RECOGNITION FROM TAIPEI TO [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's effort to prevent the loss of diplomatic recognition by Malawi is running into difficulty as the Malawi government on January 4 declined a request by Foreign Minister James Huang to meet with the president and foreign minister. Huang left Taipei for Malawi on January 2 [...]	2008-01-04 11:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MI TW
08TAIPEI170	AIT-TECRO EXTRADITION RELATIONSHIP: SOMETHING FOR [...] (C) AIT delivered to MOFA North American Affairs Deputy Director-General Christina Hsueh on January 24 reftel talking points on a possible extradition relationship between AIT and TECRO. AIT stressed that the USG was not proposing negotiations, only seeking to gauge Taiwan's interest and its [...]	2008-02-04 09:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN KCRM PREL PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1700	"WILD STRAWBERRY" STUDENT PROTEST DRAWS TO A CLOSE [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's "Wild Strawberry Student Movement" staged a peaceful march Sunday (Dec. 7) to demand revisions to Taiwan's Assembly and Parade Law, apologies from President Ma Ying-jeou and Premier Liu Chao-shiuan and resignations of Taiwan police and security chiefs for the police violen [...]	2008-12-08 10:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TW
08TAIPEI1705	MA ADMINISTRATION MOVES TO INSTITUTIONALIZE [...] (C) Although Honorary KMT Chair Lien Chan will take part in the December 20-21 KMT-CCP Forum in Shanghai, KMT Chairman Wu Poh-Hsiung will be in charge, Taiwan Deputy National Security Advisor Ho Sze-yin told the Deputy Director December 9. Although the talks will remain informal and consultat [...]	2008-12-09 09:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GPGOV PINR TW CH
08TAIPEI171	TAIPEI MAYOR HAU PREDICTS CLOSE PRESIDENTIAL RACE, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on February 2, KMT Taipei mayor Hau Long-bin predicted Ma Ying-jeou will win the presidential election, but by a much smaller margin than the KMT landslide in the January 12 legislative elections. Ma must remain on the offensive to win, however, re [...]	2008-02-04 09:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1717	TAIWAN RESEARCHER: PRC PUTTING BRAKES ON ACADEMIC [...] (C) Summary. At least five PRC academic delegations planning travel to Taiwan in recent weeks to discuss Taiwan's "international space" and related issues have been cancelled, presumably by Chinese authorities, according to a researcher at a Taiwan government-funded think tank. Beijing likely [...]	2008-12-11 09:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW CH
08TAIPEI1726	FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN INDICTED FOR [...] (SBU) Prosecutor General Chen Tsung-ming and Special Investigation Division (SID) head Chen Yun-nan held a press conference on December 12 to announce the indictments of 14 persons for offenses in one or more of four different corruption cases involving the family of former President Chen Shu [...]	2008-12-12 11:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1728	DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS: TAIWAN TO (AGAIN) SEEK [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's executive branch will request the Legislative Yuan to ratify the UN International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, despite Taiwan's lack of standing in the UN, President Ma Ying-jeou announced at a December 10 ceremony m [...]	2008-12-15 06:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH PGOV PHUM PREL TW
08TAIPEI1746	DPP CHAIR TSAI ING-WEN ON CHEN SHUI-BIAN AND PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Former President Chen Shui-bian should be "brave" and face Taiwan's judicial process, opposition DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the Director on December 16. Balancing pressure from Chen's supporters to do more on his behalf with views of critics within the party of the former preside [...]	2008-12-17 08:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI1748	MA TO CODEL ISSA: CROSS-STRAIT TIES ON RIGHT [...] (C) Summary. As the new U.S. administration reviews its approach on trade issues, Taiwan hopes to work with the U.S. to put in place the building blocks for an eventual bilateral FTA, Taiwan President Ma told Congressman Darrell Issa during a December 17 meeting. Taiwan appreciates U.S. securi [...]	2008-12-18 08:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CH EAGR ECON EFIN ETRD INT PGOV PINR PREL TW
08TAIPEI1758	LEGISLATIVE SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (KMT) assured the Director on December 16 that he would support speedy action by the LY to approve Taiwan's accession to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). Wang discussed plans for his upcoming visit to Washington for the [...]	2008-12-19 06:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR ECON ETRD PHUM CH TW
08TAIPEI1759	KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG ON THE UPCOMING KMT-CCP [...] (C) Summary: Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung told the Director on December 18 that he had agreed to the request of both Honorary Chairman Lien Chan and President Ma Ying-jeou to lead the KMT delegation to the KMT-CCP forum in Shanghai on December 20-21. Topics at the forum will include cross-Strait c [...]	2008-12-19 07:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ETRD CH TW
08TAIPEI176	Taipei Economic Brief for January 2008 [...] (U) Summary. Here are the highlights of January 2008 economic events in Taiwan. Taiwan's economy outperformed expectations in 2007, with capital outflow partly offsetting inflationary pressure.... Taiwan's 2008 economic outlook less optimistic.... Initial public offerings in 2007 set a thre [...]	2008-02-05 03:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON SENV TW
08TAIPEI1762	TAIWAN SCHOLAR: MA'S SOFTER TONE ON WHO/WHA [...] (C) Summary. China is blocking academic travel to Taiwan as PRC leaders hammer out a consensus on ties with the island, according to a well-connected scholar in confirmation of previous similar reports. On "international space," President Ma's apparent pessimism about prospects for a breakth [...]	2008-12-22 07:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW CH
08TAIPEI1778	SENIOR KMT OFFICIALS DISCUSS KMT-CCP CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary. PRC Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) head Wang Yi offered encouraging words about the prospects for Taiwan's participation in the May 2009 World Health Assembly (WHA) in informal meetings on the margins of the December 20-21 KMT-CCP cross-Strait economic forum in Shanghai, according to [...]	2008-12-24 07:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON WHO AORC TW CH
08TAIPEI1781	VICE PRESIDENT SIEW ASSESSES TAIWAN'S ECONOMY [...] (C) In a wide-ranging discussion with AIT Director Young, Vice President Vincent Siew expressed guarded optimism that Taiwan's economy will recover in the second half of 2009. At the same time, Siew believes recent moves to improve cross-Strait economic ties would not have much impact on Taiw [...]	2008-12-29 09:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD CH TW
08TAIPEI1785	COURT ORDERS FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] (C) Summary: In response to the prosecutors' second appeal, the Taipei District Court ruled early on December 30 to again detain former President Chen Shui-bian, who is under indictment for corruption. Citing concerns about possible flight or evidence tampering in its decision. the court sent [...]	2008-12-31 00:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1788	FM OU ON THE "DIPLOMATIC TRUCE," WHO/WHA, AND THE [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's "diplomatic truce" with China over competition for diplomatic allies is holding, Foreign Minister Francisco Ou told the Director during their December 30 meeting. Taiwan's quest for greater international space is more complex because it involves sovereignty questions, a [...]	2008-12-31 06:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI1789	KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG ON CROSS-STRAIT FORUM, [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung told the Director on December 29 he was optimistic on prospects for a breakthrough regarding Taiwan's participation in the WHA next May, although he acknowledged the issue is not yet resolved. The Director noted that China objects to the U.S. raising the [...]	2008-12-31 09:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD CH TW
08TAIPEI181	Taiwan Moves Aggressively on Insolvent Banks [...] SUMMARY. Taiwan continues to move to resolve its insolvent banks. In early February, Taiwan authorities sold the fifth insolvent bank in 13 months and put another into receivership. Taiwan's last troubled bank is still being monitored and may be put into receivership soon. END SUMMARY. A [...]	2008-02-05 04:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON SENV TW
08TAIPEI184	Taiwan Biotech: 2008 Outreach Proposals [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 4, 11, and 18. Background ----------- 2. (SBU) Taiwan is the U.S.'s sixth largest agricultural export market. In 2006, the United States exported more than USD 2.5 billion of agricultural, fish and forest products to Taiwan, USD one billion [...]	2008-02-05 05:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD KPAO OEXC OIIP SENV TBIO TW
08TAIPEI185	KMT VICE CHAIRMAN JOHN KUAN HANDICAPS UN [...] (C) Summary: The KMT hopes Beijing will refrain from harsh statements on the UN referendum, which can damage KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou's presidential campaign, KMT Vice Chairman John Kuan told the Deputy Director on February 4. Both UN referenda are likely to fail, Kuan predicted, because the [...]	2008-02-05 07:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI189	PRESIDENT CHEN ON ELECTION POLITICS, UN [...] (C) Summary: During a dinner hosted by President Chen on February 4, he described his recent trip to the Spratlys and explained why China wasn't concerned. The Director urged Taiwan to open its market to all U.S. beef products as soon as possible. Chen stressed his commitment to open up the [...]	2008-02-05 07:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS EAGR ETRD TW
08TAIPEI191	2008 G/TIP INCLE AND ESF FUNDING PROPOSALS: TAIWAN [...] Summary: Per G/TIP instructions, AIT submits five trafficking in persons project proposals for ESF and INCLE funding. One proposal is from a Taiwan university, three proposals are submitted by Taiwan non-governmental organizations (NGOs),and one proposal is submitted by the Department of Just [...]	2008-02-12 08:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM ELAB PHUM PREL SMIG ASEC TW
08TAIPEI2	PRESIDENT CHEN DEFENDS EXISTING POLICIES IN NEW [...] (C) Summary: In his annual New Year's address on January 1, President Chen did not announce any controversial new initiatives, but defended his existing policies on cross-Strait relations, Taiwan's sovereignty, the UN referendum and other issues. Chen promised to keep his international commi [...]	2008-01-02 09:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI20	KAOHSIUNG LEADERS ON UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE AND PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 3 trip to the south, Director Young discussed the upcoming legislative and presidential elections with Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu (DPP),Kaohsiung County Magistrate Yang Chiu-hsing (DPP) and Kuomintang (KMT) Kaohsiung City Chairman Hsu Fu-ming. Mayor Chen and Mag [...]	2008-01-07 10:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI200	Taiwan Banks on Verge of Entering China Market [...] (SBU) Summary. Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) tells AIT that Taiwan is close to an agreement with Hong Kong and China to allow Taiwan banks to take minority stakes in Mainland China banks via their Hong Kong subsidiaries. The FSC says that Taiwan and Hong Kong authorities ar [...]	2008-02-13 09:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON TW CN HK
08TAIPEI218	TAIWAN NOTIFIED OF IMPENDING U.S. SATELLITE [...] (C) AIT Acting Director Robert Wang delivered reftel notification to Taiwan Acting Foreign Minister Yang Tzu-pao at 1000 February 15 (2300 EST, February 14). Yang was accompanied by North American Affairs Director-General Leo Lee, who told ADIR before the meeting that FM James Huang is trave [...]	2008-02-15 07:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PNAT KTIA PINS TSPA TPHY ESA CDG PREL
08TAIPEI219	TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COUNTDOWN: FIVE WEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Public opinion polls continue to show KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou leading the DPP's Frank Hsieh, though there are differences over the size of Ma's lead and whether it is shrinking or growing. Following the February 6-11 Lunar New Year holiday, campaigning is gradual [...]	2008-02-15 09:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI236	TAIWAN REMAINS VULNERABLE TO ECONOMIC IMPACT OF [...] (SBU) This is an action request for USAID/OFDA. Please see para. 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Taiwan is very vulnerable to natural disasters since it lies in the path of typhoons in the Summer and Fall and is also part of the Pacific Rim's earthquake-prone Arc of Fire. Natural disasters such as [...]	2008-02-20 10:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ECON ETRD SENV TSPL TPHY TW
08TAIPEI238	FM HUANG ON TAIWAN FOREIGN RELATIONS, UN REFERENDA [...] (C) Summary. Fm James Huang is generally upbeat on the status of Taiwan's relations with most of its twenty-four remaining diplomatic partners, with the exception of Panama. It is "just a matter of time" before Panama switches to Beijing, he told the Director, lamenting China's "imperial" am [...]	2008-02-20 10:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
08TAIPEI242	KMT LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON OPTIONS TO REPLACE [...] (C) During a February 26 meeting with the Director, KMT LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng confirmed that he had met with President Chen on February 18 to discuss a "third referendum" to replace the DPP- and KMT-sponsored UN referenda currently scheduled to coincide with the March 22 presidential electi [...]	2008-02-22 02:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI246	KMT VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE VINCENT SIEW ON REFERENDUM, [...] (C) Summary: In a February 21 meeting with the Director, KMT vice presidential candidate Vincent Siew lamented the ongoing "green card" scandal bedeviling KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, and delivered to the Director a personal letter from Ma asking the U.S. to confirm that Ma is "nei [...]	2008-02-22 10:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI247	TAIWAN ELECTION COUNTDOWN: FOUR WEEKS TO GO [...] (C) Summary: With four weeks to go before the March 22 presidential election, KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou continues to lead the DPP's Frank Hsieh, though internal polling by the DPP and KMT indicates a significantly narrower gap than some media polls would suggest. While the latter show Ma [...]	2008-02-22 11:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI248	Taiwan IPR: 2008 301 Watch List Submission [...] (SBU) In 2007, Taiwan continued to take measures to reduce intellectual property right (IPR) infringement and strengthen its IPR regime. AIT notes several positive developments over the past year, most importantly the June passage by the Legislative Yuan (LY) of a new law aimed at ending illeg [...]	2008-02-24 04:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TW
08TAIPEI249	Taiwan IPR: 2008 301 Watch List Submission [...] (SBU) In 2007, Taiwan continued to take measures to reduce intellectual property right (IPR) infringement and strengthen its IPR regime. AIT notes several positive developments over the past year, most importantly the June passage by the Legislative Yuan (LY) of a new law aimed at ending illeg [...]	2008-02-24 04:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TW
08TAIPEI262	MA YING-JEOU AND FRANK HSIEH HOLD THEIR OWN IN [...] (C) Summary: KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou and DPP candidate Frank Hsieh both held their own in the first of two media-sponsored presidential debates on February 24. The debate, which featured 20 questions known to the candidates in advance, was relatively low key, and neither candidate suffere [...]	2008-02-25 10:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI28	KMT CHAIRMAN WU PO-HSIUNG SAYS UN REFERENDA VITAL [...] (C) Summary: The Director met with KMT Chairman Wu Po-hsiung at KMT headquarters on January 7. Wu was accompanied by former ambassador and KMT policy adviser Steven Chen (Hsi-fan). The KMT cannot and will not abandon its UN referendum because KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou needs it [...]	2008-01-09 01:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI280	TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COUNTDOWN: THREE [...] (C) Summary: As the presidential campaign enters its final three weeks, media public opinion polls, which are not always reliable, show Ma as continuing to enjoy a 20-28 percentage point lead over Hsieh. Local KMT and DPP party officials expect Hsieh to win southern Taiwan, but the DPP is [...]	2008-02-29 10:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI281	DPP CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: DPP candidate Frank Hsieh told the Director on February 28 that the presidential race is much closer than polls suggest and he predicted the margin of victory will be within two percentage points. Hsieh plans to begin promoting the DPP's UN referendum to boost his campaign, but s [...]	2008-02-29 10:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI284	CAN TAIWAN ERADICATE ITS TB PROBLEM? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Tuberculosis has been recorded in Taiwan since the early 20th century and successive administrations have tried to control this scourge. TB infects about 15,000 persons per year in Taiwan and 1,300 people die from it every year. Treatment is a major challenge, given the rig [...]	2008-03-03 08:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW
08TAIPEI287	DIRECTOR AND KMT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MA [...] (C) During a March 2 meeting with Director Young, KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou sketched out his plans to quickly expand cross-strait direct flights and tourism, while acknowledging this would require a spirit of reciprocity and openness on the part of Beijing to a new relationship w [...]	2008-03-03 08:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI292	KMT LOOKS TO MAKE INROADS IN DPP SOUTHERN HEARTLAND [...] (C) Summary: As the campaign enters its final stage, the KMT believes that presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou's campaigning and "long-stay" program in the south will boost his support among voters in the traditional DPP "heartland." Local KMT and DPP officials say Ma's prospects are being he [...]	2008-03-04 10:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI293	AIT DIRECTOR OUTLINES TRADE AGENDA WITH MOEA [...] (C) On March 4, Director met with Minister of Economic Affairs Steve Ruey-long Chen to review the bilateral trade relationship and the TIFA agenda. Chen observed that the U.S.-Taiwan economic and political relationship has been strained for the past year, but expressed hope that after the Mar [...]	2008-03-05 07:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR ECON EINV KIPR TW
08TAIPEI294	USTR-AIT ADVANCE TRADE AGENDA IN PREPARATION FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-05 07:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ETRD KIPR TW
08TAIPEI310	USTR-AIT ADVANCE TRADE AGENDA IN PREPARATION FOR [...] (SBU) During February 22-26 meetings in Taipei, USTR Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs David Katz and AIT/W Director of Trade and Commercial Programs Rick Ruzicka laid the groundwork for the summer 2008 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) meeting in Taipei by pressing U. [...]	2008-03-06 04:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD KIPR TW
08TAIPEI313	KMT HONORARY CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN ON REFERENDUM [...] (C) Summary: KMT "Honorary Chairman" Lien Chan preicted KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou would win if there were no "surprises" between now and the March 22 election. Lien acknowledged that Ma has a "moderate" personality which may appeal to a broad swath of voters, but attributed Ma's [...]	2008-03-07 07:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI317	TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COUNTDOWN: TWO WEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Two weeks before the March 22 presidential election, KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou continues to hold a wide lead over DPP candidate Frank Hsieh, according to most polls. While a number of AIT's contacts predict the race will tighten in the final days, almost all are e [...]	2008-03-07 11:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI319	Taipei Economic Brief for February 2008 [...] (U) Summary. Following are the highlights of February 2008 economic events in Taiwan: Better-than-expected export performance prompted upward adjustment of economic growth in 2007.... Forecasters anticipate economic slowdown in 2008.... Economic performance in January remained strong despit [...]	2008-03-10 05:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON SENV TW
08TAIPEI324	NO SURPRISES AS BOTH CANDIDATES ACQUIT THEMSELVES [...] (C) Presidential candidates Ma Ying-jeou (KMT) and Frank Hsieh (DPP) held a lively but inconclusive debate on Sunday afternoon, March 9, with supporters of both sides claiming victory. Hsieh focused on cross-Strait policy, especially the KMT's "cross-Strait common market" concept, while Ma c [...]	2008-03-10 10:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI326	CONCERNS IN SOUTHERN TAIWAN ABOUT DPP PROSPECTS IN [...] (C) Summary: Some DPP officials and pro-DPP political experts in southern Taiwan express pessimism about the DPP's chances of winning the 2008 presidential election. Chiayi County Magistrate Chen Ming-wen (DPP) told the Deputy Director on March 8 that at this late stage in the campaign DPP [...]	2008-03-11 06:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI340	PRO-KMT ACADEMICS ON MA YING-JEOU'S CAMPAIGN AND [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with AIT, several pro-KMT academics expressed confidence that KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou will win the March 22 presidential election. The academics cited dissatisfaction with the Chen administration, the importance of economic issues, and Ma's ability to con [...]	2008-03-12 10:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI341	CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR YEH CHU-LAN CAUTIOUSLY [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Office Secretary General Yeh Chu-lan told the Director on March 12 that the two major issues in the final stage of Frank Hsieh's campaign will be opposition to KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou's cross-Strait common market proposal and the need for political balance, given [...]	2008-03-12 10:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI349	SEF CHAIRMAN HONG CHI-CHANG ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Deputy Director on March 12, Strait Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Hong Chi-chang expressed hope that Taipei and Beijing can make progress on further economic opening and charter flights after the presidential election, adding that he has been urging Pr [...]	2008-03-13 10:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH TW
08TAIPEI35	DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH WORKS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Responding to criticism that DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's economic policies are too close to those of his KMT opponent Ma Ying-jeou, the Hsieh campaign is developing an economic policy White Paper that will maintain support for cross-Strait economic opening while placin [...]	2008-01-09 09:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL SENV TW
08TAIPEI351	SEF CHAIRMAN HONG CHI-CHANG ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Deputy Director on March 12, Strait Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Hong Chi-chang expressed hope that Taipei and Beijing can make progress on further economic opening and charter flights after the presidential election, adding that he has been urging Pr [...]	2008-03-14 03:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH TW
08TAIPEI364	POLLSTERS DIFFER WIDELY ON SIZE OF MA'S LEAD [...] (C) Summary: Although there seems to be as much art as science in current Taiwan polling, some surveys show KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou winning handily by 20 or more points. On the other hand, DPP candidate Frank Hsieh campaign's internal polling now shows the gap at less than 6 points. KMT o [...]	2008-03-14 11:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI365	TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COUNTDOWN: ONE WEEK [...] (C) Summary: In a world of suspect and politicized polling, one prominent pollster gives KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou a 26 point lead over the DPP's Frank Hsieh, while the KMT and the DPP internal tracking polls rate the contest as within 10 points. Most still feel the race remains Ma Ying-j [...]	2008-03-14 11:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI366	PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: CENTRAL TAIWAN AGAIN THE [...] (C) Summary: The four counties of Taichung, Changhua, Yunlin and Nantou in central Taiwan portend to once again be the key battleground that decides Taiwan's March 22 presidential election. Both parties see the area as a critical buffer zone between the KMT-dominated "blue" north and the DP [...]	2008-03-14 12:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI37	PRESIDENT CHEN RAISES FTA, F-16S, AND REFERENDA [...] (SBU) Summary. President Chen Shui-bian urged visiting Congressmen Steve Chabot and Solomon Ortiz to support a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Taiwan and, pointing to the missile build-up across the Taiwan Strait, the sale of F-16 C/D fighters. He insisted to the congressmen that the UN ref [...]	2008-01-09 10:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TW
08TAIPEI371	TAIWAN ELECTIONS: DPP SCRAMBLING TO CONSOLIDATE SOUTHERN [...] (SBU) Summary: Still playing catch up, DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh is scrambling to consolidate his southern base, the cornerstone of any pan-Green candidate's electoral support. His latest attacks on KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou's cross-Strait economic policies have hit a sweet spo [...]	2008-03-17 10:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI375	KMT'S MA YING-JEOU IN THE HOME STRETCH, [...] (C) Summary: KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou is taking nothing for granted in the run-up to the March 22 presidential election. He told Director Young in a March 15 meeting that only the deepest-blue cities and counties are "safe," and that he will campaign to the end. Ma conceded t [...]	2008-03-17 10:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI376	DPP AND KMT BOOST ENTHUSIASM OF SUPPORTERS WITH [...] (C) Summary: On Sunday, March 16, the DPP and KMT each held a series of large-scale rallies throughout Taiwan aimed at boosting enthusiasm and increasing the turnout of their respective supporters in the presidential election next Saturday, March 22. The weather was very good, and although n [...]	2008-03-17 11:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI385	KMT CHAIRMAN WU: MA VICTORY NOT ASSURED, REFERENDA [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Wu Po-hsiung told the Director on March 18 that the presidential race is within ten points, and still very much up for grabs. The effect of several factors, including Ma's green card and the disturbance in Tibet, remained unpredictable. The Director suggested to Wu [...]	2008-03-18 10:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI386	DPP CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH ON ELECTION CAMPAIGN AND [...] (C) Summary: DPP candidate Frank Hsieh told the Director on March 18 that he trails the KMT's Ma Ying-jeou by a 3-5 percent margin but is working to close the gap before the presidential election on Saturday, March 22. Hsieh noted that the March 12 intrusion at his headquarters by four KMT l [...]	2008-03-18 12:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI39	TAIWAN: CENTRAL BANK CHIEF FORECASTS LOW [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-10 10:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EFIN PINR TW
08TAIPEI391	DPP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SU TSENG-CHANG ON [...] (C) Summary: DPP vice presidential candidate Su Tseng-chang told the Director on March 18 that the SIPDIS presidential race remains close. DPP candidate Frank Hsieh is gaining ground on KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou as voters begin to pay closer attention to the candidates and issues in th [...]	2008-03-19 09:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI392	KMT LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG PREDICTS MA VICTORY, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director and Deputy Director on March 18, KMT LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng expressed concern that recent events in Tibet and the ongoing green card scandal may have dwindled Ma's lead. Wang also worried about mudslinging in the final days of the campaign, but [...]	2008-03-19 10:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI393	Taiwan to expand cross-Strait "mini-link" program [...] (U) Summary. On March 19, the Executive Yuan (EY) approved the expansion of the cross-Strait "mini-link" program designed to boost local economic development through tourism. The expansion will allow a daily quota of 680 mainland Chinese, mainly from Fujian Province, to tour Kinmen and Matsu [...]	2008-03-20 03:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD CH TW
08TAIPEI394	PREMIER CHANG CHUN-HSIUNG ON THE MARCH 22 [...] (C) Summary: Premier Chang Chun-hsiung acknowledged the election has taken immediate priority in government affairs, but promised that the Chen administration will continue discussions to resolve pork and beef import issues with the U.S. for the remainder of President Chen's term. Regarding [...]	2008-03-20 05:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW

08TAIPEI399	PART TWO - 2008 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN [...] (SBU) This is part two of AIT/T's three-part 2007-8 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with paragraph 27 A. Part one contains Paragraphs 27 A-B. Paragraphs 27 A through 29 D are contained in part two. Paragraphs 29 E through 3 [...]	2008-03-20 09:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TW
08TAIPEI40	SMALL PARTIES STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE UNDER TAIWAN'S [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's small political parties are facing an uphill battle to win seats in the January 12 legislative elections, with most focusing on the 34 at-large seats which will be apportioned according to the percentage parties win on a second "party preference" ballot. While two small [...]	2008-01-10 11:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI400	PART THREE - 2008 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN [...] (SBU) This is part three of AIT/T's three-part 2007-8 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with paragraph 27 A. Part one contains Paragraphs 27 A-B. Paragraphs 27 A through 29 D are contained in part two. Paragraphs 29 E through [...]	2008-03-20 09:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TW
08TAIPEI401	PART ONE - 2008 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN [...] (SBU) This is part one of AIT/T's three-part 2007-8 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with paragraph 27 A. Part one contains Paragraphs 27 A-B. Paragraphs 27 A through 29 D are contained in part two. Paragraphs 29 E through 3 [...]	2008-03-20 22:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TW
08TAIPEI405	ON THE EVE OF TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: As Taiwan prepares to elect its next president Saturday, March 22, KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou remains the front-runner, although DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh told AIT earlier this week his internal polls indicated the race had tightened to a close 3-5 per [...]	2008-03-21 10:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI406	PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN SOUTHERN TAIWAN: DPP, KMT SEE [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate March 19 meetings with Director Young, Tainan City Mayor Hsu Tien-Tsair highlighted the DPP's big local advantage, while the city's KMT chair Cheng Ching-Jen claimed growing enthusiasm for Ma Ying-Jeou. Hsu acknowledged voters' unhappiness with President Chen but [...]	2008-03-21 10:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI407	PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN SOUTHERN TAIWAN: DPP, KMT SEE [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings on March 19 with the Director, DPP Kaohsiung County Magistrate Yang Chiu-Hsing insisted that the DPP had surged into the lead in this hotly-contested county, but KMT County Chair Liu Ching-tien claimed the race was nearly even. Yang believed that the "one- [...]	2008-03-21 10:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI408	PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN SOUTHERN TAIWAN: TIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: On election eve, most local observers believe that Frank Hsieh has not pulled away from Ma Ying-jeou in southern Taiwan, the DPP's heartland. Hsieh's southern campaign has picked up momentum as of late, but Ma is staying close in several populous southern areas. Kaohsiung is [...]	2008-03-21 10:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI409	A PRIMER ON TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: Approximately 13.5 million voters are expected to cast ballots either for the KMT's Ma Ying-joeu or for the DPP's Frank Hsieh in Taiwan's presidential election on Saturday, March 22. Unless the election is extremely close or contested, the winner should be clear by 8 or 9 p.m. [...]	2008-03-21 11:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI410	YOUTH COULD BE KEY IN TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou appears to be making inroads with young voters (20-29 years of age),a group that voted heavily in favor of the DPP in the past and proved crucial to President Chen's electoral successes in 2000 and 2004. Some political experts tell AIT Ma [...]	2008-03-21 11:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI411	NOTES ON TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES: MA [...] (C) Summary: This cable provides biographical information on DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (Chang-ting) and KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou, including personality, leadership styles and views on dealing with the United States. Widely known as a cosmopolitan thinker with a sharp wit, Hsi [...]	2008-03-21 12:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR TW
08TAIPEI420	PRESIDENT-ELECT MA YING-JEOU MOVES INTO TRANSITION [...] (C) Summary. The Ma campaign team is shifting into transition mode, with much of the campaign staff moving to the new transition team. President-elect Ma plans to move quickly on selecting his senior administration members so that the Ma transition team can begin addressing the numerous dom [...]	2008-03-24 10:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
08TAIPEI421	KMT'S MA YING-JEOU WINS DECISIVE VICTORY IN [...] (C) Summary: The KMT's Ma Ying-jeou swept to victory with a record-breaking 58.4 percent of the votes in Taiwan's presidential election on March 22, beating the ruling DPP candidate Frank Hsieh, who took 41.6 percent of the votes. On a day when the entire island enjoyed good weather, the elec [...]	2008-03-24 11:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI43	DPP HOPING TO MINIMIZE EXPECTED SETBACK IN JANUARY [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-11 09:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI440	TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: EXPLAINING MA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: The KMT's Ma Ying-jeou won a record-breaking 58.4 percent of the votes in Taiwan's presidential election on March 22, beating the ruling DPP candidate Frank Hsieh, who took 41.6 percent of the vote (Reftel). Most observers here place the major responsibility for the defeat o [...]	2008-03-26 10:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TW
08TAIPEI452	KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG ON MA YING-JEOU'S [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Director Young on March 27, KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung conceded that president-elect Ma Ying-jeou had jumped the gun by publicly announcing his desire to visit the U.S. before consulting AIT first. To avoid embarrassment, Wu expressed hope the U.S. would allow t [...]	2008-03-28 11:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
08TAIPEI46	CODEL CHABOT MEETS WITH DPP, KMT PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: The PRC will cooperate with a KMT government because the KMT has accepted the "one China" principle and will not push for Taiwan independence, argued KMT legislator Su Chi to visiting Congressman Steve Chabot. However, the KMT will not seek unification with China now or in the f [...]	2008-01-11 10:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI464	FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG AND CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Huang told Chairman Burghardt and Director Young on March 28 that he remains worried about the possibility of further diplomatic losses to Beijing prior to President-elect Ma Ying-jeou's inauguration on May 20. Huang was most concerned that St. Kitts and Nevis m [...]	2008-03-31 10:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SC PM NU RM CH TW
08TAIPEI473	VP-ELECT VINCENT SIEW AND CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT [...] (C) Summary: Vice President-elect Vincent Siew told Chairman Burghardt and DDIR Wang on March 28 that the Ma administration will end the current price freezes on oil and electricity, as well as take other steps to deregulate Taiwan's economy and lower barriers to investment in the PRC. The ne [...]	2008-04-01 07:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAGR ETRD CH TW
08TAIPEI475	CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND LEGISLATIVE SPEAKER WANG [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. is Taiwan's most important friend, ally, and democratic role model, Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (KMT) told AIT Chairman Burghardt on March 29. Taiwan will continue to rely on U.S. support, particularly defense assistance, under the new Ma administration. [...]	2008-04-01 10:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAGR ETRD TW
08TAIPEI481	KMT VICE CHAIRMAN CHAN CHUEN-PO ON CHEN-MA [...] (C) Summary: KMT Vice Chairman Chan Chuen-po told the Deputy Director on April 3 that the meeting between President Chen and President-elect Ma Ying-jeou on April 1 was cordial and upbeat. In addition to debating the "92 consensus," Chen assured Ma his most important task in the next two mon [...]	2008-04-03 10:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI482	FORMER PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE HEAD YEH CHU-LAN ON DPP [...] (C) Summary: DPP Central Standing Committee (CSC) member Yeh Chu-lan told the Director on April 2 that recent election defeats should not be blamed on a single person such as President Chen. Rather, those involved in party decision making at all levels should take responsibility. The DPP ne [...]	2008-04-03 11:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI487	KMT HONORARY CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: Honorary KMT Chairman Lien Chan suggested to the Director on April 3 that Ma Ying-jeou's victory is also a win for the U.S., because Ma will restore stability and predictability to cross-Strait relations, easing U.S. security concerns. Lien expressed appreciation for President Bu [...]	2008-04-07 09:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI49	2007 IPR Wrap-up: Overall Progress, Some Trouble Spots [...] (SBU) Taiwan had mixed results combating IPR violations and strengthening its IPR regime in 2007. A new law aimed at ending illegal file-sharing over peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms helped officials shut down some of the worst violators, authorities increased efforts to combat counterfeit pharmac [...]	2008-01-11 10:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TW
08TAIPEI499	MA INSIDER TAOYUAN MAGISTRATE ERIC CHU PREDICTS [...] (C) Summary: Taoyuan Magistrate Eric Chu told the Director privately on April 9 that President-elect Ma Ying-jeou had already chosen his premier (Prof. Liu Chao-hsuan),and the likely candidates for Foreign Minister (David Lee),National Security Adviser (Su Chi),and the head of the Straits [...]	2008-04-10 09:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI508	TAIWAN'S NEXT PREMIER LIU CHAO-HSUAN: A PROFILE [...] (SBU) Soochow University President Liu Chao-hsuan appears slated to head the new cabinet after president-elect Ma Ying-jeou is inaugurated on May 20. Over the past week local newspapers have run front-page stories saying Liu was offered and accepted the premiership, edging out other contend [...]	2008-04-11 09:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI509	NEW TIDE FACTION ELDER WU NAI-JEN ON DPP POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: During an April 10 meeting with the Director, DPP New Tide faction elder Wu Nai-jen told us he expects it will take some time for the DPP to recover from its back-to-back election defeats earlier this year. The party must first confront the reasons for the losses: corruption, e [...]	2008-04-11 09:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI515	VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT VINCENT SIEW MEETS WITH PRC [...] (C) Summary: Vice President-elect Vincent Siew returned Sunday from the Boao Forum in Hainan, where he had met with PRC President Hu Jintao. Siew described Hu as "pragmatic" and said Hu's comments offered a "historic opportunity" to improve cross-Strait relations. During the meeting, Siew an [...]	2008-04-14 10:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CH TW
08TAIPEI524	DPP CHAIRMAN FRANK HSIEH ON PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chairman Frank Hsieh told the Director on April 14 that his presidential campaign proved unable to reverse the long-term declining performance of the DPP at the polls. The "burden" of President Chen's unpopularity, rather than any flawed campaign strategy, has underpinned D [...]	2008-04-15 10:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI528	VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT VINCENT SIEW ON BOAO FORUM [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Vice President-elect Vincent Siew (Wan-chang) told the Director on April 15 that his meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao on April 12 was "successful" and achieved more than had been expected. Siew stressed that President Hu proved "pragmatic and flexible" both ahea [...]	2008-04-16 09:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI529	VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT VINCENT SIEW ON U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Vice President-elect Vincent Siew told the Director on April 15 that the future KMT administration will focus on improving economic ties not only with China, but also with the U.S., Japan and ASEAN countries in order to boost Taiwan's economy. Strengthening U.S.-Taiwan [...]	2008-04-16 09:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON TW
08TAIPEI545	KMT VICE CHAIRMAN JOHN KUAN ON MA CABINET [...] (C) Summary: KMT President-elect Ma Ying-jeou will draw from previous KMT administrations as well as from those outside the party to staff his Cabinet, KMT Vice Chairman John Kuan told the Deputy Director on April 17. Ma is following his own rules in choosing the new Cabinet, said Kuan, and h [...]	2008-04-18 10:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI546	KMT MAINLAND AFFAIRS DIRECTOR CHANG JUNG-KUNG [...] (C) Summary: President-elect Ma Ying-jeou will be under strong pressure to deliver on cross-Strait economic opening after his inauguration on May 20, KMT Mainland Affairs Director Chang Jung-kung recently told AIT. Although public expectations are high for quick movement on economic issues, [...]	2008-04-18 10:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CH TW
08TAIPEI551	TAIWAN'S "SECOND STAGE" WHA EFFORT: BACK TO [...] (C) Summary. Fully expecting WHO to reject President Chen Shui-bian's letter to WHO Director-General Margaret Chan applying for WHO membership, MOFA plans a "second stage" effort applying for observership. MOFA hopes the World Health Assembly (WHA) opening sessions on May 19 can host a two-b [...]	2008-04-21 10:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TBIO WHO AORC CH TW
08TAIPEI552	MA GOVERNMENT TAKES SHAPE: FIRST TRANCHE OF [...] (SBU) Premier-designate Liu Chao-hsuan (reftel) today, April 21, announced the first tranche of seventeen appointments to his new cabinet, which will take office on May 20 following the swearing-in of President-elect Ma Ying-jeou and Vice President-elect Vincent Siew. Ma personally announced [...]	2008-04-21 11:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR TW
08TAIPEI561	AIT RECEIVES ASYLUM REQUEST FROM PRC NATIONAL [...] (C) On April 2, PRC citizen Cai Lujun sent an email to AIT's American Corner library in Taichung, requesting political asylum or refugee status in the U.S. The email was forwarded to the AIT political section on April 7. 2. (C) In his email, Cai claimed he was imprisoned in the PRC for th [...]	2008-04-23 10:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL CVIS ASEC PGOV PINR PHUM TW CH
08TAIPEI571	FORMER PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG DISCUSSES DPP [...] (C) Summary: Former Premier Su Tseng-chang told the Director on April 24 that former Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen hopes to win the May 18 DPP chairperson election by a wide margin in order to have a strong mandate. The party needs to first focus its attention on restoring its former reputation [...]	2008-04-24 11:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI572	Taiwan Pharma: Slower Approvals, Lower Prices [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 22:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON TW
08TAIPEI58	SOUTHERN TAIWAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION RESULTS AND RALLY FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) barely won a majority of seats in its traditional southern heartland in the January 12 legislative elections. DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh held a campaign rally in Kaohsiung the day after the DPP setback with a good turn- [...]	2008-01-14 07:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR TW
08TAIPEI582	MA GOVERNMENT TAKES SHAPE: SECOND TRANCHE OF [...] (SBU) Premier-designate Liu Chao-hsuan today, April 28, announced the second tranche of eighteen appointments to his new cabinet, which will take office on May 20 following the swearing-in of President-elect Ma Ying-jeou and Vice President-elect Vincent Siew (see reftel for first tranche). Li [...]	2008-04-28 10:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR TW
08TAIPEI595	FUTURE MAC CHAIRPERSON LAI SHIN-YUAN: MA'S [...] (SBU) Premier-designate Liu Chao-hsuan has named former Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) legislator Lai Shin-yuan to head the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC),the most controversial figure among the 18 cabinet appointments that Liu announced April 28 (see reftel for comprehensive list). As MAC c [...]	2008-04-29 10:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CH TW
08TAIPEI60	SENATOR COBURN MEETS WITH TAIWAN VP AND DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary. Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK),accompanied by the Deputy Director, met with Taiwan VP Annette Lu on January 11. Accompanied by Technical Section Chief Tony Hu, Senator Coburn separately met with Taiwan Defense Minister Lee Tien-yu the same morning. Both the Vice President and Def [...]	2008-01-14 09:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS TW
08TAIPEI602	SOUTHERN TAIWAN: KAOHSIUNG MAYOR STRUGGLES AMIDST THE DPP'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In a late-April meeting with PO, DPP Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu expressed her intent to welcome KMT President-elect Ma and his inaugural entourage to the city on May 20 but worried about blowback from her own deep-Green core constituency. Chen maintained that a biased media and [...]	2008-04-30 09:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI61	DPP SUFFERS STUNNING DEFEAT IN JANUARY 12 [...] (C) Summary: The DPP suffered a major reversal in the January 12 legislative elections, capturing only 27 seats, less than a quarter of the 113 seats in the new Legislative Yuan (LY). The opposition KMT won 81 seats, while pan-Blue allies took the remaining 5 seats, giving the KMT a two-thir [...]	2008-01-14 10:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI620	PREMIER-DESIGNATE LIU CHAO-HSUAN ON HIGH [...] (C) Summary: Premier-designate Liu Chao-hsuan told the Director during a May 2 meeting that he had not expected to be named Premier, and that he was leaving academic life somewhat reluctantly. The public expects too much, too soon, from the incoming Ma administration, he lamented, leaving Ma a [...]	2008-05-05 10:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI625	LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG (KMT) ON MA [...] (C) Summary: LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (KMT) told the Director during a May 5 meeting that China would not ease pressure on Taiwan's "international living space" during Ma's presidency, even if it harmed chances to warm cross-Strait relations. Facing high commodity prices and a global economic [...]	2008-05-06 10:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI626	VICE PREMIER CHIOU AND FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG [...] (C) Summary: Vice Premier Chiou I-jen and Foreign Minister James Huang resigned on May 6 to take responsibility for the potential loss of USD 30 million in a failed scheme to establish diplomatic relations with Papua New Guinea (PNG). In 2006, then NSC Secretary General Chiou I-jen instruct [...]	2008-05-06 11:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI636	STRAITS EXCHANGE FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN-DESIGNATE [...] (C) Summary: Kuomintang Vice-Chairman Chiang Pin-kung (P. K. Chiang) is slated to become chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF),Taiwan's quasi-official organization for handling relations with mainland China, after President-elect Ma Ying-jeou is inaugurated on May 20. The 76 yea [...]	2008-05-08 00:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON CH TW
08TAIPEI65	DPP SUFFERS STUNNING DEFEAT IN JANUARY 12 [...] (C) Summary: The DPP suffered a major reversal in the January 12 legislative elections, capturing only 27 seats, less than a quarter of the 113 seats in the new Legislative Yuan (LY). The opposition KMT won 81 seats, while pan-Blue allies took the remaining 5 seats, giving the KMT a two-thir [...]	2008-01-15 04:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI657	PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S NEW CABINET: DEMOGRAPHICS [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable describes the demographic profile of President-elect Ma Ying-jeou's cabinet (not including the National Security Council and Presidential Office appointments),with particular attention to the age, gender, birthplace, education, government experience, political conne [...]	2008-05-13 08:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI670	VANQUISHED KMT KAOHSIUNG MAYORAL CANDIDATE PLUGS KMT-LED [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 09:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI671	MAC CHAIRPERSON-DESIGNATE LAI SHIN-YUAN ON FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: MAC Chairperson-designate Lai Shin-yuan told the Director on May 14 that improving cross-Strait relations will be a difficult task, emphasizing that progress will need to come "one step at a time" so as not to get ahead of expectations of what can be accomplished on both sides. [...]	2008-05-14 10:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON CH TW
08TAIPEI672	SEF CHAIRMAN-DESIGATE P.K. CHIANG ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: SEF Chairman-designate P.K. Chiang told the Director on May 13 that future discussions with Beijing on cross-Strait issues will focus initially on establishing weekend charter flights and increasing the number of Chinese tourists to Taiwan. In the course of discussions, Taipei [...]	2008-05-14 10:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON CH TW
08TAIPEI684	FORMER PRESIDENT LEE TENG-HUI POSITIVE ON [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on May 14, former President Lee Teng-hui expressed "relative confidence" that Ma Ying-jeou will do well as president. Lee characterized Ma as clean, resolute, and pro-democracy. In Lee's view, Ma's greatest problem will be controlling the KMT, som [...]	2008-05-16 10:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI690	FORMER VICE PREMIER TSAI ING-WEN ELECTED DPP [...] (SBU) In the DPP chairperson election on Sunday, May 18, former Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen, age 51, won a decisive victory over Deep Green elder Koo Kwang-ming, age 82. Tsai won 57 percent of the votes, compared to Koo's 38 percent, while legislator Trong Chai, who had withdrawn from the race [...]	2008-05-19 11:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW
08TAIPEI698	MA YING-JEOU INAUGURATED AS NEW TAIWAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Ma Ying-jeou and Vincent Siew were inaugurated as Taiwan's new president and vice president on May 20. In his inaugural address, Ma pledged to strengthen relations with the U.S., Taiwan's "foremost security ally and trading partner." Extending an olive branch to Beijing, Ma sai [...]	2008-05-20 11:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI7	Taipei Economic Brief for December 2007 [...] (U) Summary. This cable summarizes selected December 2007 economic events in Taiwan. Better than expected economic performance led to upward adjustment of Taiwan's estimated 2007 real GDP growth which, however, will slow in 2008 due to effects of U.S. sub-prime mortgage situation and higher [...]	2008-01-03 06:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON SENV TW
08TAIPEI702	TAIWAN NSC AND PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE APPOINTMENTS: [...] (SBU) Summary: Several long-time trusted advisers fill key positions in President Ma Ying-jeou's National Security Council (NSC) and Presidential Office. Like Ma's cabinet appointments (reftels),many of the new NSC and Presidential Office officials were educated in the U.S., have experience [...]	2008-05-21 10:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW
08TAIPEI715	KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG ON UPCOMING HISTORIC [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung told the A/DIR on May 22 that he will be departing May 26 for a six-day visit to mainland China at the invitation of PRC President Hu Jintao. Wu emphasized that President Ma Ying-jeou fully supports his visit, the highlight of which will be Wu's meeting [...]	2008-05-23 06:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI72	TAIWAN LOSES ANOTHER DIPLOMATIC PARTNER: MALAWI [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan on January 14 terminated its 42-year diplomatic relationship with Malawi after the southeastern African country informed Taipei it had switched diplomatic recognition to Beijing. This loss reduces the number of countries that recognize Taiwan to 23, down from 29 when Pre [...]	2008-01-15 11:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MI TW
08TAIPEI727	FOREIGN MINISTER OU AND ACTING DIRECTOR DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: During an introductory call by A/DIR on May 23, Foreign Minister Francisco Ou expressed appreciation to the U.S. for sending Special Envoy Andrew Card to attend President Ma Ying-jeou's inauguration. The Ma administration wants to rebuild the mutual trust with the U.S. that was [...]	2008-05-27 11:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAGR ETRD TW
08TAIPEI73	TAIWAN'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-15 23:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV KIPR KTDB OPIC PINR TW USTR
08TAIPEI732	MA YING-JEOU TO FOLLOW MORE PRAGMATIC FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. President Ma Ying-jeou,s foreign policy will focus on Taiwan,s most important economic and security partners rather than continuing the diplomatic numbers game, according to National Security Council (NSC) Deputy Secretary-General Ho Szu-yin. This more pragmatic approach to dip [...]	2008-05-28 10:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV WHO CN TW
08TAIPEI733	PRO-GREEN SCHOLARS CRITIQUE MA YING-JEOU'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent panel discussion, several leading pro-Green scholars argued that President Ma Ying-jeou's May 20 inaugural address and his approach in general are rooted in the past, turning back to KMT policies from the early 1990s (when the party was in power) to address 21st cen [...]	2008-05-28 10:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI745	Taiwan IPR: 301 Watch List OCR Process Update [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan is making progress in two of the three areas outlined in last month's 301 Watch List submission for Taiwan (ref A). The process of finalizing language for the internet service provider (ISP) amendments to Taiwan's Copyright Act has stalled due to ISP-industry objections ov [...]	2008-05-30 09:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TW
08TAIPEI75	TAIWAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION: EXPLAINING THE [...] (C) Summary: The new winner-take-all format used for district contests in Taiwan's January 12 Legislative Yuan (LY) elections was a major factor leading to the KMT's landslide victory, experts suggested in post-election panel discussions. Other important factors were the greater unity of th [...]	2008-01-16 04:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI758	TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER FRANCISCO OU: A PROFILE [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's new Foreign Minister Francisco H. L. Ou (Hung-lien) is a strong proponent of President Ma Ying-jeou's proposal to "call a diplomatic truce" with Beijing over competition for recognition from small countries in the Americas, South Pacific, and Africa. A distinguished [...]	2008-06-03 05:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR TW
08TAIPEI76	TAIWAN: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Taiwan officially welcomes foreign direct investment. Taiwan,s science-based industrial parks, export processing zones, and free trade zones offer streamlined procedures. Taiwan has made significant improvement in protecting intellectual property. 2. As part of its efforts to improve the [...]	2008-01-16 09:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD TW
08TAIPEI762	TAIWAN NSC SECRETARY-GENERAL SU CHI ON [...] (C) Summary. NSC Secretary General Su Chi told Senate Foreign Relations Committee senior staff member Frank Jannuzi that the Ma Administration considers its U.S. ties to be even more important than its relations with Beijing. He said the former is critical to both Taiwan's survival and prosp [...]	2008-06-03 08:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AORG MARR MASS MCAP CH TW
08TAIPEI764	Taiwan's Best Leaving While Salaries Stagnate [...] (SBU) Summary. Over the past seven years Taiwan salaries have barely kept up with inflation, rising only 1.5% in real terms. According to one local human resources consultant, Taiwan compensation packages are now cheaper than those of many countries in the region - and in the case of management [...]	2008-06-04 02:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TW
08TAIPEI773	TAIWAN ACCEPTS TIP RANKING, PLEDGES CONTINUED [...] (C) On June 4, AIT delivered the Taiwan TIP Report narrative and related non-paper to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General of North American Affairs Harry Tseng. Tseng welcomed the report, and promised to disseminate it to relevant agencies as soon as the embargo was lifted. Tseng no [...]	2008-06-05 07:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KWMN KCRM ELAB PHUM PGOV KPAO SMIG TW
08TAIPEI787	SFRC SENIOR STAFF MEMBER JANNUZI DISCUSSES TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Two senior DPP party officials told SFRC senior staff member Frank Jannuzi on June 2 that Tsai Ing-wen's election as DPP chairperson would help the party get back on its feet following a series of defeats at the polls. Bikhim Hsiao cited internal divisions and perceived loss of [...]	2008-06-06 11:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI79	TAIWAN'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-16 23:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV KIPR KTDB OPIC PINR TW USTR
08TAIPEI799	TAIWAN RENDERING APPROPRIATE AID TO PRC ASYLUM [...] (C) PRC citizen Cai Lujun first contacted AIT via email on April 2, 2008. In his email, Cai requested political asylum or refugee status in the U.S. Cai also complained that because the Taiwan immigration authorities forbade him from working, he was in serious financial distress. On April 11 [...]	2008-06-09 06:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL CVIS ASEC PGOF PINR PHUM TW CH
08TAIPEI807	SEF CHAIRMAN P. K. CHIANG PREVIEWS UPCOMING [...] (C) On June 9, Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P. K. Chiang (Pin-kung) briefed the Acting Director on his upcoming visit to Beijing to resume the cross-Strait dialogue, suspended since 1999. During the talks, the two sides will complete agreements on passenger charter flights and [...]	2008-06-09 09:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV TW CH
08TAIPEI818	KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG ON BEIJING VISIT, U.S. [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung told A/DIR Wang on June 11 that the current cross-Strait atmosphere is returning the "China fever" Taiwan experienced ten years ago. In his private meeting with PRC President Hu Jintao on May 28, Wu said he had stressed the importance of "security, inte [...]	2008-06-11 09:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR CH US TW
08TAIPEI831	TAIWAN AND PRC RESUME CROSS-STRAIT DIALOGUE, SIGN [...] (C) Summary: On June 13, P.K. Chiang (Pin-kung),Chairman of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF),and Chen Yunlin, Chairman of the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS),signed two agreements in Beijing, one on weekend passenger charter flights and the other [...]	2008-06-13 11:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAIR ETRD CH TW
08TAIPEI833	TAIWAN-JAPAN RELATIONS HEAT UP OVER COLLISION NEAR [...] (SBU) At 3:38 a.m. local time on Tuesday, June 10, the "Lienho," a Taiwanese leisure fishing boat carrying 13 tourist passengers and three crew, sank after colliding with a Japan Coast Guard vessel during a chase near the disputed Diaoyutai (Senkaku) Islands in the East China Sea. Taiwanese c [...]	2008-06-16 10:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JP TW
08TAIPEI84	Taiwan's 2008 Investment Climate Statement [...] LUU, VAN, SSN: *--2779 2. HHE 3. - 4. FROM: TAIPEI, TO: WASHINGTON, DC 5. 19X4519.4-00-2025-2025841024-8169-2234-330230 6. 6 CASES 7. STATE 8. - 9. 7178 LBS 10. 5308 LBS 11. 1078 CUFT 12. 020E TAIPEI 00000084 013 OF 013 13. ETD: 01/09/08, ETA: 02/04/08 14. APL [...]	2008-01-17 06:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR OPIC KTDB USTR KIPR TW
08TAIPEI850	VICE PRESIDENT SIEW ON CROSS-STRAIT, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: In a June 17 meeting, AIT Director Young relayed Washington's message of welcome to the new Ma administration, and support for Taiwan's efforts to improve relations with China. Cross-Strait relations are off to a good start, Siew replied, but thornier issues like Taiwan's "intern [...]	2008-06-17 10:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL TW
08TAIPEI860	SEF CHAIRMAN P.K. CHIANG ON CROSS-STRAIT TALKS AND [...] (C) Summary: Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P.K. Chiang told the Director on June 17 he was pleased with the results of the June 11-14 talks in Beijing with China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS). Chiang said the two agreements on passenger charter flight [...]	2008-06-18 10:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ECON ETRD EINV EAIR EFIS CH
08TAIPEI861	FOREIGN MINISTER OU AND DIRECTOR DISCUSS TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: During an introductory call by DIR on June 18, Foreign Minister Francisco Ou expressed appreciation to the U.S. for its sustained support of Taiwan. Ou stressed that Taipei wants to rebuild mutual trust with the U.S. following strains during the Chen administration, and he expr [...]	2008-06-18 10:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR ETRD JA TW
08TAIPEI864	NSC CHAIRMAN SU CHI: PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S TOP [...] (C) Summary: NSC Secretary-General Su Chi is a longtime friend and advisor to President Ma Ying-jeou, having served most recently as a speechwriter and deputy campaign manager for Ma. NSC colleagues predict Su's NSC will play an advisory role, and will not oversee or manage cross-Strait, fo [...]	2008-06-19 06:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CH TW
08TAIPEI892	DPP CHAIRPERSON TSAI ING-WEN ON CHALLENGES FACING [...] (C) Summary: New DPP Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen told the Director on June 20 that so far she has been accepted by party elders, whose support she needs to carry out reforms to strengthen the party's structure. The opposition DPP needs to reduce the damaging infighting in party primaries and to [...]	2008-06-23 10:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR TW
08TAIPEI915	MAC CHAIRPERSON LAI SHIN-YUAN ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairperson Lai Shin-yuan told the Director on June 25 that she has not encountered problems so far coordinating cross-Strait policy, pointing out that MAC is the government agency legally responsible for dealing with cross-Strait affairs and polici [...]	2008-06-27 05:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI93	MONEY TALKS - TAIWAN "BLUE" AND "GREEN" MEDIA RUN EACH [...] Summary: (SBU) Taiwan's ever-developing democracy is proving lucrative as the media cash in on the elections. Political parties spent heavily on television commercials and campaign advertisements in the run-up to the January 12 legislative election. Despite their political bias in day-to-day [...]	2008-01-18 06:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL SCUL TW
08TAIPEI949	LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: During a June 30 meeting with the Director, Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (KMT) asserted the LY is entitled to supervise cross-Strait negotiations and ratify cross-Strait agreements. This would ensure that Taiwan's sovereignty and security are not impugned, and the [...]	2008-07-01 10:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAGR ETRD MARR CH TW
08TAIPEI959	KMT INSIDER CANDIDLY DISCUSSES KMT POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: Taoyuan County Magistrate Eric Chu (protect) suggested to the Director on July 2 that recent maneuverings by Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng and other KMT leaders were part of the normal give and take of intra-party politics. In a free-wheeling discussion, this confidant of Pr [...]	2008-07-02 10:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAGR ETRD ECON CH TW
08TAIPEI969	TAIWAN CROSS-STRAIT EXPERTS EXPECT CONTINUED FOCUS [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou,s inauguration and new cross-Strait agreements on weekend charter flights and Chinese tourism have raised expectations here of a cross-Strait thaw that will bring Taiwan substantial economic and political benefits. Several Taiwan cross-Strait experts tel [...]	2008-07-03 11:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CH TW
08TAIPEI99	Taiwan Telecom: NCC Crisis Averted? [...] (SBU) On December 20, 2007--the day before the end of the Legislative Yuan (LY) session--the LY reached a compromise between KMT and DPP legislators and passed an amendment to the National Communications Commission (NCC) Organization Law. The amendment provides a legal basis for the authoritie [...]	2008-01-18 10:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ECPS TW
09AITTAIPEI1002	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.' RESCUE AND RELIEF EFFORTS FOR TAIWAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-18 09:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1021	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-21 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1023	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-24 09:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1029	CODEL BERMAN'S AUGUST 20-22 VISIT TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan officials expressed appreciation for U.S. assistance in response to Typhoon Morakot during the August 20-22 visit of CODEL Berman. President Ma Ying-jeou and opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen both underscored the importance of U.S. security commitments to Taiwan, including th [...]	2009-08-25 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP OVIP MASS MARR PREL PGOV PHUM TW CH
09AITTAIPEI103	MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S INAUGURATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 04:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1030	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, NORTH KOREA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 25 on two more confirmed deaths linked to the H1N1 virus, on the threat posed by the H1N1 epidemic to the ongoing rescue and relief efforts in the disaster zones caused by Typhoon Morakot, and on the reconstruction a [...]	2009-08-25 09:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1033	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-26 09:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1040	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 27 on the rapid spread of the H1N1 virus in Taiwan and the Taiwan government's plan to cope with the threat of the epidemic; on the possible visit by the Dalai Lama to Taiwan to pray for the victims of Typhoon Morako [...]	2009-08-27 09:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1044	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S. DEFENSE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 28 on the Ma Ying-jeou administration's decision to allow the Dalai Lama's visit to Taiwan from August 30 to September 4, on the reconstruction plans in the areas hit by Typhoon Morakot, and on the H1N1 epidemic in T [...]	2009-08-28 07:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1051	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 29-31 on the visit of the Dalai Lama to Taiwan to offer blessings for the victims of Typhoon Morakot in southern Taiwan; and on the landslide victory of Japan's opposition Democratic Party of Japan in nationwide elec [...]	2009-08-31 09:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW

09AITTAIPEI1063	MEDIA REACTION: DALAI LAMA'S TAIWAN VISIT, JAPAN'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 1 on China's reaction to the visit by the Dalai Lama to Taiwan; on the "surprising" results of the KMT's primary for the year-end Hualien County Magistrate election; and on the H1N1 epidemic in Taiwan. In terms o [...]	2009-09-01 08:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1064	CROSS-STRAIT PASSENGER FLIGHTS MORE THAN DOUBLE [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 31, the number of direct cross-Strait passenger flights increased from 108 to 270 per week, pursuant to an April 26 Taiwan-PRC agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, flights from Taiwan's two major airports to any of the 21 approved destinations in the PRC are d [...]	2009-09-01 10:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR EINV PREL PGOV TW CH
09AITTAIPEI1067	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - AUGUST 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-02 08:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
09AITTAIPEI1068	MEDIA REACTION: JAPAN'S ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-02 08:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI107	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, OBAMA'S [...] Summary: Taiwan celebrated the Lunar New Year holiday from January 24 to February 1, 2009. During this period, news coverage in major Taiwan Chinese-language dailies focused on the weather, traffic and New Year celebrations around the island. In terms of editorials and commentaries, several [...]	2009-02-02 08:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1070	DALAI LAMA'S VISIT TO TAIWAN THUS FAR HAS LIMITED [...] (C) Summary. The Dalai Lama's August 30 arrival in Taiwan caused the PRC to cancel or postpone a range of activities related to the gradual increase in cross-Strait economic cooperation. However, the overall economic impact of the PRC,s actions to protest the Dalai Lama's visit appears to be l [...]	2009-09-02 09:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV TW CH
09AITTAIPEI1074	U.S. PARTNERSHIP MUST BALANCE CROSS-STRAIT TIES, [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan needed to balance improving cross-Strait ties with strengthened bilateral relations with the United States, President Ma told the Director on September 1. The United States also wanted to make progress on bilateral trade and other issues, the Director said, and hoped to co [...]	2009-09-02 10:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAIR SENV MARR MASS UNGA
09AITTAIPEI1075	NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR: F-16S A TEST OF U.S. [...] (S) Summary: Taiwan will approach political discussions with China with great caution, National Security Advisor Su Chi stressed to the Director during their September 1 introductory call. The Director in turn highlighted the need for close U.S.-Taiwan dialogue as this process goes forward. T [...]	2009-09-02 10:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS ECON TW CH
09AITTAIPEI1076	VICE PRESIDENT TELLS DIRECTOR DALAI LAMA VISIT MAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. During the Director's September 2 introductory call, Vice President Vincent Siew said Taiwan hoped to begin discussions with the PRC on a bilateral Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) in the fourth quarter of 2009, but noted it was unclear if the Dalai Lamai's visit to [...]	2009-09-02 11:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAGR SENV EINV TW CH
09AITTAIPEI1077	FRENCH SEEK U.S. COORDINATION ON STALLED BID FOR [...] (U) This telegram contains an action request for T/ISN in para 4. Â [...]	2009-09-03 04:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG SENV TRGY FR TW
09AITTAIPEI1082	DALAI LAMA VISIT ROILS CROSS-STRAIT TIES, TAIWAN'S [...] (C) Summary: While the initial fall-out from the Dalai Lama's visit to Taiwan should be manageable, the trip could damage Beijing's confidence in President Ma Ying-jeou in the longer term, according to the KMT official responsible for China affairs. The visit has been a major topic in Taiwan [...]	2009-09-03 10:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR AEMR PGOV PHUM XE CH TW
09AITTAIPEI111	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-03 08:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1110	MEDIA REACTION: COUNTERTERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-14 08:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1117	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused September 15 news coverage on the captain of a Taiwan navy submarine being swept overboard during a mission; on the confrontation between Taiwan and Japan vessels over a Taiwan fishing boat's alleged intrusion into Japanese waters; on th [...]	2009-09-15 09:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1154	VISIT OF PRC CENTRAL BANK OFFICIAL FAILS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Taiwan officials say negotiations on a cross-Strait financial MOU are essentially complete, but political considerations appear to have delayed the signing. During his September 7-14 visit to Taipei, People's Bank of China (PBC) Deputy Governor Su Ning canceled his meeting with C [...]	2009-09-23 06:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH
09AITTAIPEI1171	MEDIA REACTION: BURMA, REBIYA KADEER AND THE UNITED STATES [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 26-28 on the Ma Ying-jeou administration's decision to not allow World Uyghur Congress President Rebiya Kadeer to enter Taiwan; on the Yunlin County's legislative by-election, and on the referendum on opening casi [...]	2009-09-28 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1176	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-29 08:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1183	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-30 10:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1188	TIME TO BEGIN EXTRADITION TALKS WITH TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Starting extradition agreement negotiations as soon as possible would advance key U.S. law enforcement interests and, perhaps just as important, would serve as a low-risk way to underscore our commitment to strong ties with Taiwan. People of all political persuasions on Taiwan hav [...]	2009-10-02 07:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM KJUS TW
09AITTAIPEI1197	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] (SBU) On October 15, the Advisor will attend the grand opening of the MacArthur Center for Security Studies at National Chengchi University. Professor Liu Fu-kuo, the Executive Director of the MacArthur Center, is also a Taiwan representative to the WMD Working Group of the Council for Securit [...]	2009-10-05 09:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
09AITTAIPEI1199	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 3-5 on Typhoon Parma, which is lingering south of Taiwan and bringing heavy rain to northern and eastern parts of the island; and on the island-wide celebrations of the Mid-autumn Festival Saturday. In terms of edi [...]	2009-10-05 09:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI12	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their January 7 news coverage on the ongoing probe into former President Chen Shui-bian's legal case, on the dual citizenship controversy surrounding legislator Diane Lee, and on cross-Strait relations. The centrist, KMT-lean [...]	2009-01-07 09:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1201	THE DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON DEFENSE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In an introductory meeting with Director on October 5, Defense Minister Kao Hua-chu reiterated that F-16 C/Ds, submarines, utility helicopters and the two remaining batteries of PAC-3 air defense missiles were Taiwan's most pressing priorities. Minister Kao also noted the continu [...]	2009-10-06 07:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MASS TW CH
09AITTAIPEI1203	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 10:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1208	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 7 on the 2009 Nobel Physics Prize winners, among whom one holds an honorary position at Taiwan's Academia Sinica; on the upcoming NBA preseason game in Taipei; and on the year-end city mayors' and country magistrate [...]	2009-10-07 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1210	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 10:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI122	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused February 5 news coverage on the island's sagging economy, on the ongoing probe into former President Chen Shui-bian's legal cases, and on thousands of people in Taiwan paying homage to Dharma Master Sheng Yen, who passed away Tuesday. I [...]	2009-02-05 10:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1222	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-13 10:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1227	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-14 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1229	TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, AIT Econ Officer and FN visited Gao Jun Co. Ltd in Gangshan Township, Kaohsiung County and interviewed the Company's Owner, Mr. Luo Bin and Sales Assistant, Ms. Hsu Pei-hsuen. 2. (SBU) Gao Jun's Sales Assistant Ms. Hsu told AIT that in addition to Gao Jun Co.,Ltd [...]	2009-10-14 09:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC TW
09AITTAIPEI1230	TAIWAN RESPONSE TO ADVANCED REACTOR RESEARCH [...] (U) This message is a response to Ref A action request. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan has no official programs in the field of advanced nuclear reactor research, and nuclear officials here are cool to the prospects of Generation IV reactor technology to play any role in Taiwan's nuclear industry [...]	2009-10-15 07:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON PARM ENERG KNNP TRGY FR TW
09AITTAIPEI1231	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 09:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1233	TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN BROKER CHECK NO. K-0928 [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request, AIT/T econoff visited the Ameleks Corporation and talked with Mr. Huang Johnny Jiun-kai, Chief Executive Officer; Mr. Jimmy Hsiung, Chief Strategy Officer; and Ms. Angie Wu, Program Manager. The information collected demonstrates the bona fides of the subject [...]	2009-10-16 08:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC TW
09AITTAIPEI1234	TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN BROKER CHECK NO. K-2304 AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel requests, AIT/T econoff visited the two subject companies, Evergo Instruments Incorporated (EII) and Evergo Microwave Incorporated (EMI),which are both located at the same address, and are headed by a husband-and-wife team. The information collected demonstrates the b [...]	2009-10-16 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC TW
09AITTAIPEI1239	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, SINO-U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 17-19 on the Council of Grand Justices' constitutional interpretation regarding former President Chen Shui-bian's legal case; on a seminar held jointly by Taiwan's Foundation on Asia-Pacific Peace Studies (APS) and [...]	2009-10-19 09:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1246	TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN BROKER CHECK NO. K-2411 [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request, AIT/T official and FN visited Tri-Force International, Inc., and interviewed Company President Terence Hou at address listed in reftel. 2. (SBU) Tri-Force was established in 1989, and now has eight employees. There are two vice presidents, Mr. John T.L. [...]	2009-10-20 09:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TW
09AITTAIPEI1247	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 20 on the Taiwan government's plan to impose energy taxes starting in 2011; on President Ma Ying-jeou's remarks on cross-Strait relations during his interview with Reuters Monday; and on the year-end city mayors' an [...]	2009-10-20 09:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1248	TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY CHECK ON [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, AIT Econ Officer and FN visited Golden Orient Ltd. in Kaohsiung City and interviewed the company's President, Mr. James Yu, and Sales Manager, Ms. Silvia Sun, at the company's new office located at 589, Zhengde Road, Tsoying District, Kaohsiung City. 2. (SBU) Ms. [...]	2009-10-20 10:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TW
09AITTAIPEI125	TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DESIGNATION OF THE WAAD PROJECT [...] (U) Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on February 3, 2009, providing all banking institutions with information on the U.S. Department of the Treasury's designation of the Waad Project in Lebanon under Executive Order 13224. 2. (U) In the [...]	2009-02-06 01:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR ECON LE TW
09AITTAIPEI1250	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 21 on the controversy revolving around the Taiwan government's plan to impose energy taxes two years from now; on the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) that Taiwan is planning to sign with China; and o [...]	2009-10-21 09:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1254	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-22 09:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1256	TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK [...] (SBU) Summary: Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST) confirmed reftel order from Eugenix Systems through consignee Pegasus Hi-Tek Co. Pegasus President William Mar also provided copies of the order for 20 rate gyros. End summary. 2. (SBU) Ref A requested that AIT/T confirm t [...]	2009-10-23 06:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC TW
09AITTAIPEI1259	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND ASIA, U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 23 on Taiwan re-opening its market to U.S. bone-in beef; on the turmoil inside the ruling KMT over the alleged bribery in the party's recent Central Standing Committee elections; and on the Taiwan military's plan to [...]	2009-10-23 09:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1262	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 24-26 on the Taiwan government's decision to open its market to U.S. bone-in-beef and beef products; on the elections for the KMT's central standing committee; and on the Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball leagu [...]	2009-10-26 08:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1263	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-27 09:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1268	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: On October 28, the Taiwan government's decision to open its market to U.S. beef continued to receive extensive coverage in Taiwan's print media. Major Chinese-language and English-language dailies reported that dozens of trade organizations and hundreds of stores and restaurants in T [...]	2009-10-28 10:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI127	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JANUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) The Advisor was in the U.S. for the month of January on personal leave and consultations. During the consultation week, the Advisor met with State/ISN/ECC, ISN/MTR, ISN/CB, ISN/CPI, EAP/TC, PM/DDTC; DHS/Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement; DOC/Bureau of In [...]	2009-02-06 05:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
09AITTAIPEI1270	MA ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO WITHSTAND BEEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 29, Premier Wu Den-yih was quoted as stating that Taiwan would reject applications to import U.S. beef offal and ground beef. Editorials in major newspapers remained critical of the beef protocol. The Minister of Health fielded legislators' questions at the Legislative [...]	2009-10-29 09:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EAGR TW
09AITTAIPEI1272	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 29 on the "storm" over the Taiwan government's decision to allow the import of U.S. beef, offal and spinal cords and its aftermath; on the alleged game fixing by several Taiwan professional baseball players; and on [...]	2009-10-29 09:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1276	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 30 on prosecutors' investigation into game-fixing scandal in Taiwan's professional baseball league; on the government's warning regarding the hike in prices in the local housing market; and on the upcoming local ele [...]	2009-10-30 07:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI128	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-06 05:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1284	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage from October 31 through November 2 on the "storm" over the Taiwan government's decision to allow the import of U.S. beef, offal and spinal cords and its aftermath; on the alleged game fixing by several Taiwan pro [...]	2009-11-02 09:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1290	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused November 3 news coverage on Shim Nakagomi, former coach of the Brother Elephants baseball team, who was involved in the game fixing scandal in the Taiwan professional baseball league and who attempted to leave Taiwan on Monday but was de [...]	2009-11-03 09:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1292	TAIWAN CONSIDERS LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENT TO RESTRICT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of yesterday's official promulgation of enhanced import measures under the U.S.-Taiwan beef protocol (reftel),KMT and DPP legislators agreed in principle to amend the Food Sanitation Act in a way that could restrict some U.S. beef imports. Although details are still [...]	2009-11-03 10:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL TW
09AITTAIPEI1295	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: On November 4, Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies continued to give extensive coverage to the controversy caused by the Taiwan government decision to allow the import of U.S. beef and beef products. The pro-independence "Liberty Times" ran a front-page banne [...]	2009-11-04 09:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1304	TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN BROKER CHECK K-2388 [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request, AIT/T Econ Officer and FN visited Sum-Mit Co. and interviewed the President, Mr. Joseph G.L. Cheng. Collected response shows the bona fides of the subject broker. End summary. 2. (SBU) The company was established in 1989 and now has 10 employees. The ref [...]	2009-11-05 03:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC TW
09AITTAIPEI1306	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 5 on Premier Wu Den-yih, who was reported to have traveled abroad with a local criminal gang leader in 2008; on the controversy and aftermath of the Taiwan government's decision to allow the import of U.S. beef and [...]	2009-11-05 08:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1315	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 6 on the earthquake that struck Nantou County on Thursday evening, on the breakout of H1N1 swine flu on a pig farm in Taitung, which was the first case of man-to-pig infection in Taiwan; and on Premier Wu Den-yih's [...]	2009-11-06 09:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1326	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage from November 7 through 9 on the controversy and aftermath of the Taiwan government's decision to allow the import of U.S. beef and beef products; on developments in cross-Strait relations; and on U.S. President Barack Obam [...]	2009-11-09 09:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1337	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - OCTOBER THROUGH [...] (SBU) On October 23 and November 6, the Advisor, Econ Chief, POL Officer, and Econ Officer met with officials of the Department of North American Affairs of the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). MOFA is interested in getting more involved in nonproliferation issues. The Advisor brief [...]	2009-11-10 07:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
09AITTAIPEI1339	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN, PRESIDENT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 10 on rumors that the United States had halted all U.S. beef exports to Taiwan given the Taiwan government's tight control over the product; on developments in cross-Strait relations; and on the unidentified cash f [...]	2009-11-10 09:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1344	PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TRIP TO ASIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 07:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI135	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, OBAMA'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their February 7-9 news coverage on the island's sagging economy, on a Central Election Commission decision Friday to revoke the elected status of a former KMT legislator who resigned in January over her U.S. citizenship status; and on t [...]	2009-02-09 08:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1352	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TRIP TO ASIA, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 13 on the Taiwan government's probe into the toxic ducks found in Kaohsiung; on the APEC meetings currently going on in Singapore; and on developments in cross-Strait relations. The KMT-leaning "China Times" ran a [...]	2009-11-13 09:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1356	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH IN TOKYO [...] Summary: On November 15, all of Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies reported on U.S. President Barack Obama's speech delivered Saturday in Tokyo, while some put a special emphasis on Obama's remarks regarding China. The pro-independence "Liberty Times" ran a banner he [...]	2009-11-15 23:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1359	TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN BROKER CHECK NO. K-1385 [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request, AIT/T Econoff and FN visited Vichem Company, Ltd. and interviewed Vichem President Mark Hsu, husband of Vichem Chairwoman Tai Wen-min, and Mr. Rocky Pong, Senior Manager. Ms. Tai was not available for the interview. End summary. 2. (SBU) Vichem was esta [...]	2009-11-16 08:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC TW
09AITTAIPEI1360	TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN BROKER CHECK NO. K-1198 [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request, AIT/T Econ officer and FN visited U&U Engineering International Inc., and interviewed Mr. Cheng Tung, who serves as company Chairman and President. End summary. 2. (SBU) U&U Engineering International Inc. was established in 1992 and now employs approxima [...]	2009-11-16 08:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TW
09AITTAIPEI1362	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TRIP TO ASIA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 14-16 on a merger announced Saturday between two major players in Taiwan's LCD panel industry; on the APEC leaders' summit in Singapore and U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to China; on a rally in Taipei Sunday [...]	2009-11-16 12:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1370	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TRIP TO ASIA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 17 on a financial memorandum of understanding inked between Taiwan and China Tuesday evening; on U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to China and his town hall meeting with Chinese youth in Shanghai Tuesday afterno [...]	2009-11-17 08:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1376	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CHINA VISIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language papers gave significant straightforward and editorial coverage November 18 to a joint statement released by U.S. President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao Tuesday. News coverage also focused on developments in cr [...]	2009-11-18 09:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1380	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CHINA VISIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 19 on U.S. President Barack Obama's China visit and Taiwan's reactions to the joint statement inked by Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao on November 17; on developments in cross-Strait relations; and on t [...]	2009-11-19 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1390	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 21-23 on developments in cross-Strait relations; on AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt's visit to Taipei; and on several Taiwan fishing boats, which were detained by the Burmese navy on November 19. 2. Editorials a [...]	2009-11-24 04:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1391	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CHINA VISIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage November 20 on U.S. President Barack Obama's China visit and Taiwan's reactions to the joint statement inked by Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao on November 17; on developments in cross-Strait relation [...]	2009-11-24 04:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1395	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 24 on AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt's visit to Taiwan; on the year-end city mayors' and county magistrates' elections around the island; and on Taiwan's falling unemployment rate from September to October. The pr [...]	2009-11-24 08:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1396	TAIWAN ANTICIPATES CONTINUED ADVANCES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan officials have confirmed that the next round of economic talks with the PRC will take place in Taichung on December 21-25, when both sides are slated to ink agreements on agricultural inspection and quarantine, industrial standards, double taxation, and fisheries practices [...]	2009-11-24 10:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV TW CH
09AITTAIPEI1400	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ASIA TRIP, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 25 on AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt's visit in Taiwan; on Premier Wu Den-yih's interview with several major Taiwan papers; and on the year-end city mayors' and county magistrates' elections around the island. The [...]	2009-11-25 09:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1401	TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request, AIT/T contacted the end user, the Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST)--the research and development arm of the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense Armaments Bureau--and visited the consignee, Carbon-Based Technology Incorporated (CBT). We c [...]	2009-11-25 09:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC TW
09AITTAIPEI1404	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-29 23:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1409	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-30 09:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1411	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-01 10:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1416	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CHINA VISIT, PRESIDENT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 2 on the city mayors' and county magistrates' elections around the island, which are scheduled to be held on December 5, and on the sudden resignation of Japan's representative to Taiwan. Several papers also repor [...]	2009-12-02 09:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1423	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ADDRESS ON AFGHANISTAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 3 on the lead-up to the local elections scheduled for December 5; on the National Communications Commission (NCC)'s review of Next Media's applications to establish TV channels; and on the resignation Masaki Saito, [...]	2009-12-03 09:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1425	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ADDRESS ON AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 08:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1439	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S LOCAL ELECTIONS, U.S. PRESIDENT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies from December 5 through 7 gave significant straightforward news reporting and editorial coverage to the city mayors' and county magistrates' elections around the island on December 5. In the elections, the KMT won 12 of 17 [...]	2009-12-07 09:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI144	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies February 11 gave extensive coverage to former First Lady Wu Shu-chen, who appeared in court and pleaded guilty to forgery but denied the corruption charges against her Tuesday. News coverage also centered on the island's sagging economy, and on [...]	2009-02-11 06:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1442	MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 8 on the aftermath of the December 5 city mayors' and county magistrates' elections around the island, its impact on cross-Strait relations; and on the upcoming fourth round of talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchan [...]	2009-12-08 07:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1443	DELIVERY OF NON-PAPER: IRAN SEEKING MACHINE TOOL [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-08 08:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL TW IR
09AITTAIPEI1445	TALKS WITH THE PRC ON TRACK AMIDST CONCERN ABOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The fourth round of talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) remain on track to take place in Taichung on December 21-23. The talks are expected to produce bilateral agreements to enhance c [...]	2009-12-08 09:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV TW CH
09AITTAIPEI1447	TAIWAN LEGISLATURE RESUMES DICUSSION OF U.S. BEEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to the party's relatively poor performance in the December 5 local elections, the KMT has revived legislative debate over a Food Sanitation Act amendment that would restrict imports of certain U.S. beef products. Separately, a consumer NGO took an initial step toward [...]	2009-12-08 10:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL TW
09AITTAIPEI1449	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, PRESIDENT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 9 on the U.S. beef issue, which was stalled at the legislative sessions Tuesday due to a boycott by DPP legislators; on the aftermath of the December 5 city mayors' and county magistrates' elections around the isla [...]	2009-12-09 09:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1451	TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK [...] (U) Summary: Per reftel A request, AIT/Taipei Economic officer visited the subject consignee, Long Sion Corp., and talked to the chairperson Mr. Charlie Chen. An on-site check of the company and the responses from Mr. Chen appear to confirm the bona fides of this consignee. End summary. L [...]	2009-12-09 09:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TW
09AITTAIPEI1454	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - NOVEMBER THROUGH [...] (U) On November 9, the Advisor met with two researchers of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to get a status report on ITRI's study on Taiwan establishing a nonproliferation-focused non-governmental organization (NGO). ITRI officials said t [...]	2009-12-10 06:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
09AITTAIPEI1468	CONTROVERSIAL COMPUTER-ANIMATED NEWS SERVICE LAUNCHED BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Taiwan's mass-circulation "Apple Daily" newspaper has come under fire following the launch of its computer-generated graphic motion news service in mid-November. The sensational and make-believe content and graphic animation have been criticized more for depicting violence and [...]	2009-12-11 11:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1470	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 11 on the fourth round of talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait, which will be held in Taichung from December 22-24; on possible U.S. arms [...]	2009-12-11 11:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1503	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S. BEEF IMPORTS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 17 on the fourth round of cross-Strait negotiations, which is scheduled to be held in Taichung from December 22 to December 24; on cross-Strait relations; and on the new Secretary-General of the KMT and DPP, respec [...]	2009-12-17 10:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1504	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-17 10:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1513	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-21 07:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1515	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 07:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1525	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-28 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1529	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-29 09:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW

09AITTAIPEI1532	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-30 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW

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