The China Post February 2, 2012 By Enru Lin Incoming Minister of Education (教育部長) Chiang Wei-ling (蔣偉寧) promised a seamless transition from the current Minister Wu Ching-ji (吳清基). “Today I requested advice from the minister and have reaped a great deal of profit,” Chiang said to local press after an hour-long briefing with Wu....
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But that doesn’t mean it’s a model for other countries stumbling toward democracy. Global Post February 1, 2012 By Cain Nunns TAIPEI, Taiwan — Pundits often point to Turkey or Indonesia as a model for the Arab Spring’s transitional democracies. In Asia, some urge the increasingly reform-minded Burma to follow the example of Taiwan,...
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AFP January 29, 2012 TAIPEI (AFP) – Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has picked a former top financial regulator as his next premier, the state news agency and several other media reported over the weekend. The appointment of 62-year-old Sean Chen, currently deputy premier, is likely to be made public on Tuesday, the Central News...
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NO CONSENSUS:Some within the party say accepting the ‘1992 consensus’ endorses the KMT’s stance, while others say it could be used to improve dialogue with Beijing Taipei Times Jan 30, 2012 By Chris Wang  /  Staff Reporter Debate within the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) about the so-called “1992 consensus” began right after DPP Chairperson...
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Focus Taiwan 2012/01/27 Taipei, Jan. 27 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou has decided to appoint incumbent Deputy Premier Sean Chen as Taiwan’s new premier, a high-ranking official of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) said Friday.   
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