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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 | ||||