Taiwan: Just A Simple Question

Again and again, the president (?) of Taiwan praised his diplomatic truce and this time he was talking about Haiti (HERE): […] President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) on Tuesday touted his foreign policy, saying that the rescue efforts of Taipei and Beijing in Haiti were a perfect example that his strategy of “diplomatic truce” with Beijing [...]

Taiwan: Some Facts About Universities You Don’t Know

So the Taiwanese government wants to retain and recruit top professors at Universities by offering a higher salary and promote globalization (see for example HERE, HERE and HERE). Fine. Uh… And what’s about quality? Maybe before elections, they do not talk about something which could make the people unhappy … Especially given the fact that [...]

Taiwan: Violence In The Legislature And ECFA (Again)

During the last few days, some news came on a regular basis: Violence among legislators (Legislative Yuan) The idea that signing an EFCA with China is the only hope for Taiwan and it will allow Taiwan to sign FTA with other countries with China blessing it Increase the professor’s salary in Taiwanese Universities as a [...]

Taiwan: What The Police Is Doing?

Everyone is trying to promote sport, environment etc… A very good way is to develop biking in the city, to replace as much as possible and reasonable, scooters and/or cars. Kaohsiung city as several other cities in Taiwan, provides bicycles for public use. Have a look on that picture shot in Kaohsiung: PHOTO: KO YU-HAO, [...]

Taiwan: Still It Is Not My Fault (Again)

Many times, M. Ma was accused as the former mayor of Taipei or as the actual president of Taiwan (not only for breaking the law). Usually, scapegoats were found and even one went to jail. Today in the news (HERE), we learnt that a pharmaceutical company, China Chemical & Pharmaceutical Co (CCPC) was fined TWD100 [...]

Taiwan: Who Is Really In Charge?

Since a while, I have a strange feeling. Is it because a new year is starting and nobody knows what will be in the box? Or does the reason lie on the feeling that nobody knows who is supposed to do what? I am wondering about the latter. It seems a good explanation. See for [...]