Taiwan’s election has been mostly free and partly unfair say observers.“Taiwan’s autocratic past has become interlinked with pressures from an authoritarian China, which have framed an unfair political context in the elections”, said Michael Danielsen, chairman of Taiwan Corner. He and former US senator and governor of Alaska Frank Murkowski were invited by the ICFET in Taiwan. Read the full article in Taipei Times here…
Also, Michael Danielsen “predicted that the KMT would continue its current policy to develop a “closer” relationship with China during Ma’s second term. The next step could be a Greater China market, similar to a trade union between Taiwan and China, he said, adding that the idea could be achieved in the next four years under the Ma administration.” Read the full article in Focus Taiwan here…