Taiwan Corner has contributed to a new Academic Book on Taiwan
The book National Identity and Economic Interest was published on January 27. 2012 shortly after the presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan on January 14. 2012. Chairman of Taiwan Corner, Michael Danielsen has written a book chapter about Taiwan’s identity and how it can be used to outline a political path for Taiwan’s future. Read an abstract and buy the book at Amazon.co.uk.
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KMT fails to extend Taiwan’s global reach
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) has given up the idea of making Taiwan unique and attractive. As globalization forces governments to enter political unions or emphasize their attractiveness in order to increase their global influence, the KMT government has done neither. Instead, it prefers to diminish Taiwan’s global reach by saying it is part of China, with its “one country, two areas” … [Read More...]
Rewriting 2.28?
The long awaited “National 2.28 Memorial Museum” was finally opened in Taipei on February 28. of 2011. It is now also the seat of the Memorial Foundation of 2.28, which is responsible for handling compensations for victims of 2.28. It had long been a wish of the dependants of victims of 2.28 to visibly raise commemoration of 2.28 to the national level by establishing a National 2.28 Memorial … [Read More...]
What is the impact in Taiwan of emphasizing a Chinese identity in Taiwan?
Taiwan is developing a common Taiwanese identity and the two former presidents moved Taiwan towards a common Taiwanese identity in their own fashions. The current Chinese KMT government has departed from this historical trend by conducting a much stronger Chinese identity policy. Therefore, we are witnessing a worrying and widening gap between the identity of the government and the population.
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Waking from the hamster wheel
President Ma is running in a hamster wheel with his eyes fixed on the so-called “1992 consensus” while the rest of the world moves on, knowing that the ROC will never rule China. Rather, Beijing and the international community are working so that the “1992 consensus” leads to Taiwan becoming a part of China.The question is if Ma will ever awake from his hamster wheel and if elections will … [Read More...]
Taiwan Corner has contributed to a new Academic Book on Taiwan
The book National Identity and Economic Interest was published on January 27. 2012 shortly after the presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan on January 14. 2012. Chairman of Taiwan Corner, Michael Danielsen has written a book chapter about Taiwan’s identity and how it can be used to outline a political path for Taiwan’s future. Read an abstract and buy the book at Amazon.co.uk. The … [Read More...]
KMT fails to extend Taiwan’s global reach
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) has given up the idea of making Taiwan unique and attractive. As globalization forces governments to enter political unions or emphasize their attractiveness in order to increase their global influence, the KMT government has done neither. Instead, it prefers to diminish Taiwan’s global reach by saying it is part of China, with its “one country, two areas” … [Read More...]
Rewriting 2.28?
The long awaited “National 2.28 Memorial Museum” was finally opened in Taipei on February 28. of 2011. It is now also the seat of the Memorial Foundation of 2.28, which is responsible for handling compensations for victims of 2.28. It had long been a wish of the dependants of victims of 2.28 to visibly raise commemoration of 2.28 to the national level by establishing a National 2.28 Memorial … [Read More...]
What is the impact in Taiwan of emphasizing a Chinese identity in Taiwan?
Taiwan is developing a common Taiwanese identity and the two former presidents moved Taiwan towards a common Taiwanese identity in their own fashions. The current Chinese KMT government has departed from this historical trend by conducting a much stronger Chinese identity policy. Therefore, we are witnessing a worrying and widening gap between the identity of the government and the population. By … [Read More...]
Waking from the hamster wheel
President Ma is running in a hamster wheel with his eyes fixed on the so-called “1992 consensus” while the rest of the world moves on, knowing that the ROC will never rule China. Rather, Beijing and the international community are working so that the “1992 consensus” leads to Taiwan becoming a part of China.The question is if Ma will ever awake from his hamster wheel and if elections will … [Read More...]