Archivo etiqueta «Taiwán»
By Yuriko Koike, Japan’s former Minister of Defense and National Security Adviser (Project Syndicate, 30/01/12):
China’s behavior during the recent presidential election in Taiwan demonstrates that its leaders have learned some lessons, if only the hard way. They have learned that China can have a greater impact on Taiwanese voters through trade and making people feel richer than by threats – even threats to fire missiles – which had been China’s electoral tactics in previous Taiwanese elections, particularly when a pro-independence candidate looked popular enough to win.
Indeed, fearing the popularity of Lee Teng-hui, who ran in the 1996 … Seguir leyendo
By Dennis V. Hickey, director of the graduate program in global studies at Missouri State University. He was in Taiwan as an election observer at the invitation of the government (LOS ANGELES TIMES, 17/01/12):
Ma Ying-jeou, the incumbent president of Taiwan, has now won his hard-fought battle for reelection. What does it mean for the United States?
To state it plainly, Ma’s victory means one less headache for any U.S. administration, Democratic or Republican. China and Taiwan split amid civil war in 1949. The U.S. ended its formal treaty commitment to protect Taiwan from a Chinese attack in 1979, … Seguir leyendo
By Su Chi, the chairman of the Taipei Forum who served as secretary general of Taiwan’s National Security Council from 2008 to 2010 (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 13/01/12):
For most of its history, Taiwan’s destiny was determined by three great powers — China, Japan and America. Now, as the 18th-largest economy in the world and a thoroughly democratized nation, Taiwan is still perceived by some in Washington as a potential bargaining chip in crafting a new relationship with China. This is a mistake.
It is true that Taiwan’s status is the only dispute today that is likely to drag … Seguir leyendo
Por Xulio Rios, director del Observatorio de la Política China (EL PERIÓDICO, 13/01/12):
Hu Jintao se juega en las elecciones taiwanesas de mañana (presidenciales y legislativas) buena parte del crédito de su política hacia la isla. Es verdad que al poco de iniciar su mandato al frente del Partido Comunista de China (PCCh) en el 2002, confirmó la aprobación de la ley antisecesión (2005), que viene a proclamar la disposición de China a recurrir a la fuerza para impedir la independencia de Taiwán. Pero justamente a partir de ese año y con la puesta en marcha del diálogo directo … Seguir leyendo
By Parris H. Chang, CEO of the Taiwan Institute of Political, Economic and Strategic Studies (THE WASHINGTON TIMES, 20/12/11):
On Jan. 14, Taiwanese voters will elect the country’s next president and parliament. Officials in both Beijing and Washington are closely watching the election campaign, for the outcome could affect both Taiwan-China and U.S.-China relations.
President Ma Ying-jeou, the incumbent from a mainland emigre family and Beijing’s preferred candidate, came to power in a landslide victory in 2008 on a platform of rapprochement with China and reviving Taiwan’s struggling economy. However, most Taiwanese opinion polls … Seguir leyendo
By Richard Bush, director of the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution (LOS ANGELES TIMES, 19/10/11):
The Obama administration informed Congress last month that it would proceed with the upgrade of Taiwan’s fleet of 145 F-16 jet aircraft. The decision is controversial. China firmly opposes any U.S. effort to assist Taiwan militarily. Although Taiwan expressed gratitude for the decision, it had sought 66 new F-16s in the more advanced C/D models (it now has the A/B models). Taiwan’s friends in Congress and defense contractors had argued for the C/Ds.
Taipei’s disappointment belies the fact that … Seguir leyendo
By Richard Bush, senior fellow and director of the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution and the author of Untying the Knot: Making Peace in the Taiwan Strait (LOS ANGELES TIMES, 12/02/10):
Not surprisingly, China is responding badly to the Pentagon’s $6-billion arms sale to Taiwan. The Beijing government has suspended security exchanges with the Pentagon and promised to sanction American defense companies. Chinese scholars and other commentators see nefarious motives in the U.S. action and warn of negative consequences. Some call for tough retaliation. High dudgeon is in season. In Washington, some worry that … Seguir leyendo
Por Xulio Ríos, director del Observatorio de la Política China (EL CORREO DIGITAL, 05/12/09):
Taiwán no es poca cosa. Una isla que con la extensión aproximada de Galicia y una población equivalente a la mitad de España es la decimoctava potencia comercial, la vigésima economía del mundo y el cuarto país con más divisas extranjeras. No obstante, en tiempos de integración regional y global, su futuro está condicionado por la inflexibilidad de China, dispuesta a ceder sólo a cambio de contrapartidas. Las tensiones con los independentistas (2000-2008) bloquearon cualquier expectativa. De ahí que el Kuomintang (KMT), que retomó el … Seguir leyendo
Por Xulio Ríos, director del Observatorio de la Política China (REAL INSTITUTO ELCANO, 13/01/09):
Tema: Este ARI trata de la magnitud y consecuencias de la renovación e impulso del diálogo en el estrecho de Taiwán.
Resumen: La reanudación del diálogo institucional entre China y Taiwán obedece a un cambio de política auspiciado por el Kuomintang (KMT) en Taipei, cuyos ejes esenciales (en el orden económico, diplomático y militar) se identifican en este texto. En el continente, Hu Jintao también da muestras de una creciente flexibilidad. Los primeros acuerdos logrados, de alcance histórico, aventuran una rápida normalización, aunque … Seguir leyendo
By Simon Tisdall (THE GUARDIAN, 07/10/08):
China cancelled a visit to Washington by a senior general, slapped an indefinite ban on port calls by US naval vessels, and cancelled low-level diplomatic exchanges with the US today, in angry retaliation to a US plan to sell $6.5bn in advanced weaponry to Taiwan.
A spokesman for China’s foreign ministry in Beijing, Qin Gang, said the US move broke international law and would cast a shadow over bilateral relations. The proposed sale “has contaminated the sound atmosphere for our military relations and gravely jeopardised China’s national security”, Qin said.
China regards Taiwan, which … Seguir leyendo
Por Augusto Soto, consultor y profesor en ESADE (REAL INSTITUTO ELCANO, 16/04/08):
Tema: Los resultados de las elecciones presidenciales en Taiwán hacen posible un nuevo escenario para una aproximación con China, apoyada por los factores preexistentes de cercanía.
Resumen: Este análisis se propone, en primer término, destacar el significado de los resultados de las elecciones presidenciales y la relevancia que adquieren los antecedentes del candidato elegido. En segundo lugar, destaca por qué las experiencias de los políticos que acompañarán al presidente Ma Ying-jeou pueden conseguir avances con sus diversos homólogos en China. Por último, considera una serie de factores … Seguir leyendo
Por Xulio Ríos, director del Observatorio de la Política China y autor de Taiwán, el problema de China. (EL PAÍS, 25/03/08):
El resultado de los procesos electorales vividos en Taiwán el 12 de enero (legislativas) y 22 de marzo (presidenciales) abre un nuevo escenario: el retorno del Kuomintang (KMT) al centro de la vida política. En enero, impuso una severa derrota a su rival, el Partido Democrático Progresista (PDP), al obtener una mayoría holgada en el Parlamento. Y ahora, su candidato, Ma Ying-jeou, ha logrado la presidencia.
Tras perder la guerra civil contra el Partido Comunista de Mao Zedong, … Seguir leyendo
By Simon Tisdall (THE GUARDIAN, 26/02/08):
Hardliners in Washington, Beijing and Taipei continue to warn of an explosive military confrontation between China and the US as Taiwan’s short-fuse presidential election draws close. But growing evidence suggests hawks on both sides are purposefully exaggerating the risks. Rather than threatening war, China is increasingly relying on non-military means to bring its “renegade province” to heel.
Pentagon officials regularly ring alarm bells over the Taiwan Strait. Thomas Fingar, a senior intelligence official, told Congress this month “the danger of that (Taiwan) spinning out of control is real”. After terrorism, China posed the biggest … Seguir leyendo
By Simon Tisdall (THE GUARDIAN, 22/02/08):
Shieh Jhy-wey is Taiwan’s minister of information. He is also a 53-year-old rap star with several hits to his name, a cool line in designer specs, and an avid female following.
Asked during an interview in Taipei about next month’s presidential election – and a planned simultaneous referendum on whether Taiwan should apply for UN membership – Shieh dispensed with pro forma answers.
Instead he rose to his feet, dropped a shoulder, extended his arms to a startled audience of two, and launched into a quasi-tuneful rap song of his own making.
The printed … Seguir leyendo
By Ian Williams, the Nation’s UN correspondent (THE GUARDIAN, 03/01/08):
The leaders of China move into 2008 in celebratory mood in anticipation of this summer’s Olympics – the culmination of two decades of unprecedented growth. The scale of that economic achievement has blunted criticism of the democracy deficit that is in inverse proportion to the payment surplus. But it is legitimate to ask how the “people” are doing in the people’s republic. China’s disparities of wealth and power are now greater than anywhere else in the world, even though most of its trading partners are prepared to shrug off … Seguir leyendo