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	Premier of the Republic of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The premier is appointed by the President of the Republic of China.
		The vice premier, ministers, and chairpersons of the Executive Yuan are appointed by the president on the recommendation of the premier.
		The relationship between the premier and the legislature again became a contentious issue after the 2000 Presidential election, which led to the election of the Democratic Progressive Party's Chen Shui-bian to the presidency, while the legislature has remained under the control of the Pan-Blue Coalition.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Premier_of_the_Republic_of_China (919 words)

	Su Tseng-chang nominated as Taiwan's new premier - Boston.com
		Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian nominated his former chief of staff, Su Tseng-chang, to be premier of a new cabinet on Thursday, weeks after adopting a tougher policy stance toward rival China.
		TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian nominated his former chief of staff, Su Tseng-chang, to be premier of a new cabinet on Thursday, weeks after adopting a tougher policy stance toward rival China.
		In his New Year address, Chen warned that Taiwan's economy should not be too dependent on China, in comments widely perceived to herald a tightening of economic policy toward the mainland.
	www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2006/01/19/su_tseng_chang_nominated_as_taiwans_new_premier_1137673412 (495 words)

	ChangChunHsiung
		Among the comments we had about Taiwan, coming from a close friend of Taiwan, if an American Congressman was to witness the so-called democratic election of the island, he would be shocked and unlikely to support a system where corruption is endemic.
		Although when they first landed on Taiwan KMT troops were hailed as liberators, the rapacity of the new mainland Chinese overlords drove the Taiwanese to a bloody rebellion in 1947.
		Premier Chang Chun-hsiung echoed Chen and said that it was “very odd” that a party with different ideals cannot change a previous government’s policy.
	www.asian-affairs.com /Taiwan/changchunhsiung.html (3737 words)

	China's Premier Threatens Taiwan Voters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Former Taiwan Gov. James Soong, an independent candidate for president, said the people of Taiwan are not intimidated by military threats, adding that if and when he is elected he will conduct direct and constructive talks with the Chinese leaders to ease the tensions in the area.
		Taiwan accuses China of downgrading it as a local government, while China becomes the central government under the one-China formula laid down by the Beijing interpretation.
		On Wednesday, Chairman of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council Su Chi refuted that China was not in any position to meddle with Taiwan's elections, because Taiwan was to choose its president, neither a governor nor a chief under China's special administrative region.
	www.newsmax.com /articles/?a=2000/3/16/51639 (705 words)

	Taiwan Premier May Seek Compromise
		TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Taiwan's premier indicated on Friday he may seek a compromise with the legislature and restore a nuclear power project scuttled three months ago.
		Premier Chang Chun-hsiung made the remarks after meeting the president of the legislature, Wang Jin-pyng, to discuss resolving months of squabbling over the $5.4-billion nuclear plant, which is one-third complete
		The premier is appointed by the president and responsible for dealing with lawmakers.
	www.nci.org /taiwan/taiwan-ap2201.htm (301 words)

	Taiwan
		Bands of Japanese are said to have conquered portions of the island in the 12th century, and from the 15th century onward Japan regarded the eastern half of Taiwan as its possession.
		In 1991 Taiwan formulated a plan to restructure the government, and a long-term, three-phase plan for reunification with mainland China was introduced.
		In April 1993 representatives from Taiwan and China met in Singapore to discuss the relationship between China and Taiwan and establish a schedule for subsequent meetings between the two governments.
	www.webear.com /taiwanengl.html (1106 words)

	BBC News \| ASIA-PACIFIC \| Taiwan nuclear plant scrapped
		Taiwan's Government says it is scrapping construction of a controversial $5.6bn nuclear power plant.
		Announcing the move, Taiwan's newly appointed Premier, Chang Chun-hsiung, said safety and environmental concerns were key factors in coming to the decision.
		He denied suggestions that Taiwan would suffer power shortages as a result of the decision, saying the island could manage until at least 2007 even if no replacement for the plant were found.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/993802.stm (340 words)

	Taiwan premier, cabinet offer resignations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		TAIPEI (Reuter) - Taiwan Premier Lien Chan and his cabinet offered their resignations on Thursday in a constitutional formality before the island's first directly elected president takes office on May 20.
		Under Taiwan's constitution, the premier, who is nominated by the president and endorsed by the legislature, must resign before a new president or a new legislature takes office.
		Lee succeeded as Taiwan's first native-born president in 1988 after the death of Chiang Ching-kuo, ending a decades-long rule by the family of late Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/world/96/05/16/taiwan.html (242 words)

	CNN.com - China embraces former Taiwan premier - May 11, 2001
		Siew insists he is not representing the government or any political party on Taiwan, the democratic island Beijing considers a breakaway province that must be re-united with the mainland, by force if necessary.
		The former premier stayed at the Diaoyutai Guesthouse, where visiting foreign dignitaries are housed, and also met Chen Yunlin, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, China's cabinet.
		A Taiwan local newspaper reported Siew said dealing with cross-straits relations is like climbing the Great Wall in China, one has to be "patient, determined and wise".
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/05/11/taiwan.siew.qian.meet (683 words)

	Taiwan premier quits in expected cabinet shuffle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Taiwan media have speculated Chen will appoint his popular former chief of staff, Su Tseng-chang, in a bid to shore up his own poor approval rating.
		Beijing has viewed Taiwan as a breakaway province to be brought back to the fold, by force if necessary, since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949.
		The premier has also faced many policy obstructions in parliament, which is dominated by a KMT alliance holding a slim majority of legislative seats.
	www.heraldnewsdaily.com /stories/news-00125703.html (575 words)

	Taiwan - Congressional Record
		Taiwan's legal system is based on European and Japanese models and does not provide for trial by jury.
		Taiwan has indeed taken some significant steps to move away from its authoritarian political system to a more pluralistic one.
		President Lee and Premier Hau, both of whom received part of their education in the U.S., are equally committed to human rights protection.
	www.fas.org /news/taiwan/1991/s911009-taiwan.htm (1272 words)

	Taiwan Premier Proposes Nuke Referendum
		But whips of Taiwan's three main opposition parties insisted the energy bill be drafted by the cabinet instead of parliament, a move analysts said would drag out the political impasse.
		Taiwan stocks posted strong gains Friday, boosted by signs of calm on the domestic political front, and a surprise central bank rate cut.
		Premier Chang, a member of Chen's anti-nuclear Democratic Progressive Party, took office last October when his predecessor, a stalwart of the Nationalist Party, resigned after falling out with the president over the power station.
	www.nci.org /taiwan/taiwan-reuters2201.htm (700 words)

	Taiwan's Vice Premier Resigns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Premier Tang Fei, Taiwan's No. 3 leader, said he had accepted President Chen Shui-bian's request for him to stay at least until ``the political situation stabilizes.'' Tang, who offered to resign on Monday, did not elaborate.
		Taiwan was riveted over the weekend by TV coverage of the four construction workers in their gray shirts and straw hats gripping each other tightly as they stood knee-deep in the rushing waters on Saturday.
		Taiwan's emergency efforts have come up short in the past, especially during last September's massive earthquake, which killed about 2,400 people and destroyed thousands of homes.
	www.jsonline.com /news/intl/ap/jul00/ap-taiwan-politics072400.asp?format=print (385 words)

	Taiwan's Right to Freedom (washingtonpost.com)
		Taiwan is committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes; China has 700 missiles aimed at our country and refuses to renounce the use of force.
		Taiwan is an ally of the United States and has actively supported the U.S.-led Proliferation Security Initiative.
		Taiwan agrees with the democratic vision of President Bush: Security will ultimately be guaranteed only through the advance of liberty.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A64569-2005Mar24.html (912 words)

	RAND \| National Security Research Division \| New at Center for Asia Pacific Policy
		Siew explained that Taiwan’s fundamental challenge is continuing its commitment to the values of democracy and human rights while fostering economic growth.
		Premier Siew cited new Chinese President Hu’s recent reaffirmation of the “One China” policy.
		Taiwan is also dealing with problems with its universal health care system, which Siew labeled politically popular but said has become “a financial burden.” Government reform is required to make it sustainable, but Taiwan is uncertain how to carry out such reform.
	www.rand.org /nsrd/capp/happen/03/taiwanpm.html (633 words)

	CNN.com - Taiwan premier targets GDP growth - Oct. 30, 2003
		Taiwan Premier Yu Shyi-kun set a new target of five percent economic growth in 2004 on the back of large infrastructure projects and increased foreign investment.
		In a statement sent to media late on Wednesday, Yu said the economy was recovering, pointing to an expected third-quarter rise in GDP of 3.6 percent compared with a contraction of 0.08 percent in the previous quarter.
		Taiwan's economy grew 3.59 percent in 2002, turning around from its first full-year contraction of 2.18 percent in 2001, when global demand for computers and networking equipment slumped.
	cnn.com /2003/BUSINESS/10/30/taiwan.gdp.reut/index.html (281 words)

	New University Paper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Discussing the recent controversial razor-thin results of the Taiwanese elections in a speech entitled “The 2004 Election and Beyond: Taiwan Politics and the Implications for United States-China Relations,” Tang Fei, former premier of Taiwan, addressed a large audience in the Crystal Cove Auditorium on May 6.
		Tang proposes that Taiwan’s relationship with the United States, the cornerstone of Taiwanese economy as well as defense against China since the 1950s, will be in danger should President Chen continue to push for Taiwanese independence from China.
		Though nothing innovative was suggested by Tang to resolve the problems among Taiwan and China, he expressed the need for a new approach to appease both sides of the strait.
	horus.vcsa.uci.edu /article.php?id=2024 (577 words)

	AWSJ: Taiwan's Premier Supports Reforms to Constitution
		Taiwan's plans for constitutional reform have been a key source of tension across the Taiwan Strait.
		Chen named premier this week, voiced his support for revising the constitution, saying flaws -- such as the unclear relationship in the document between Taiwan's legislature and its cabinet, which the premier heads -- need to be fixed to improve government effectiveness.
		The 58-year-old, who earned high approval ratings and a reputation as a pragmatist during his previous stint as mayor of Taiwan's second-biggest city, says he wants his cabinet to be the "negotiation cabinet," in contrast to that of his predecessor, which was known as the "combat cabinet."
	www.taiwandc.org /wsj-2005-01.htm (659 words)

	China's Premier Dismisses Taiwan Election as Corrupt "joke" [Free Republic]
		While his party still champions Taiwan's outright independence from China, Chen was not as vocal about it during the presidential campaign.
		But he has steadfastly refused to yield to Beijing's demands that he acknowledge that Taiwan is a part of China as a condition for talks.
		Whether the party scraps the Taiwan independence platform at an upcoming congress is "an indicator of whether the DPP is sincere about wanting to improve relations between the sides," Xinhua said.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3950e8e4157c.htm (659 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Taiwan Premier to Follow Chen's Tough China Tack
		TAIPEI - Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang was sworn in with a new cabinet on Wednesday, pledging to uphold President Chen Shui-bian's latest policy statement which signalled a tougher stance on China.
		In his New Year speech, Chen warned that Taiwan should not be too economically dependent on China, which has threatened to use force against the island it considers its own if it pushes for formal independence.
		China and Taiwan have been diplomatic and military rivals since their split at the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949, but trade, investment and tourism have flourished since the 1980s.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/6-1-25/37360.html (505 words)

	Taiwan premier's plane forced to land in Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Taiwan premier's plane forced to land in Japan
		A flight with Taiwan Premier Yu Shyi-kun on board was diverted to Japan on Wednesday to avoid a powerful typhoon, forcing an unscheduled visit which could antagonize China.
		China regards Taiwan as part of its territory awaiting reunification, by force if necessary, and angrily opposes any overseas visit by high-level officials from the island.
	www.terradaily.com /2004/040825102741.um7y5kq0.html (293 words)

	Chinese Premier Warns Against 'Taiwan Independence'
		Premier Zhu Rongji warned in Beijing Wednesday that China will not tolerate "Taiwan independence" and that the Chinese people are ready to shed blood and sacrifice their lives to defend the unity of their motherland and the dignity of the Chinese nation.
		The premier said that the upcoming Taiwan election is a local election, that the election is the Taiwan people's own affair, and that the Chinese government will not interfere.
		The premier rebuffed the presumption that China dare not use force to resolve the Taiwan question.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/china/2000/eng20000316N101.htm (716 words)

	PLA
		Tang, 68, became Taiwan's shortest serving premier when he stepped down citing deteriorating health.
		Taiwan To Set Up China Protections (AP, Jan. 15, 2000) A new bill approved by Taiwan's legislature Saturday will let the government buy billions of dollars in stock to help protect financial markets against hostile moves by China.
		Majority of Taiwan People Still Favor Maintaining Status Quo (Central News Agency, Jan. 31, 2000) Most people in Taiwan are in favor of maintaining the status quo regarding the development of cross-strait relations, the cabinet-level Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said on Monday.
	www.taiwansecurity.org /TSR-Taiwan-2000.htm (1058 words)

	Clinton Refuses to Meet Taiwan Premier [Free Republic]
		Taiwan wages a constant battle to attract international support but China accuses it of using chequebook diplomacy to win over allies.
		The two arch-rivals have been locked in a war of words since President Lee last`=iNid cross-strait relations should be "state to state," spurning the usual line upheld by Beijing that Taiwan is part of "one China".
		The White House denied a report Friday that [impeached] US President Bill Clinton will meet Taiwan Premier Vincent Siew [Clinton will not meet Siew, Siew will meet Clinton] in Panama [could be somewhere else] next month [who knows, it could be this month or October] during the inauguration of Panama's new president.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a37bdc8bf7644.htm (471 words)

	Taiwan premier quits in Cabinet shuffle - Asia-Pacific - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian said on Tuesday he had accepted the resignation of Premier Frank Hsieh, kicking off a long-awaited Cabinet reshuffle weeks after signaling a tougher policy stance toward rival China.
		Hsieh steps down as premier after less than a year in office and said he had offered to resign twice since the election.
		Like his predecessors, the next DPP premier is likely to face obstruction in the opposition-dominated parliament.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6448213/did/10886699 (707 words)

	PETA: Taiwan's Dogs Still Need Your Help (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Taiwan activists collect 140,000 signatures demanding that authorities crack down on shelters and implement the Animal Protection Law.
		Activists from several animal rights organizations in Taiwan inspected Hualien dog pound on February 8, 10, and 14 and found that the dogs were in such a wretched state of hunger that they had resorted to cannibalism.
		On March 17, 1999, PETA distributed a report written by Andrew Sutton, a British independent animal welfare advisor, to the president and to the premier of Taiwan, as well as to the vice chairperson of the Council of Agriculture and to Taiwanese and international animal protection organizations.
	www.peta.org /feat/taiwan (713 words)

	ANTI-SECESSION LAW HELPS ENHANCE TAIWAN IDENTITY: PREMIER
		Taipei, March 15 (CNA) Premier Frank Hsieh said Tuesday that China's enactment of its Anti-Secession Law means both a crisis and an opportunity for Taiwan.
		In contrast, he went on, Taiwan has invariably committed itself to safeguarding peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and has consistently sided with the democratic camp.
		Nevertheless, he continued, the nation should exercise self-restraint to let the world understand that Taiwan is a peace-loving country that is determined to make every possible effort to protect cross-strait peace.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/taiwan/2005/taiwan-050315-cna02.htm (491 words)

	Chinese premier hits Taiwan ... - Dec. 13, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Referring to the Taiwanese people as "our blood brothers and sisters", Wen said in a CNN interview that Chen was using talk of democracy to disguise a push for independence, which threatens the status quo between Taipei and Beijing.
		In a separate CNN interview, Chen, leader of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), stood firm, saying he would not be swayed from his plans to hold the referendum.
		Chen said the United States should respect the people of Taiwan in their pursuit of democracy and their right to hold referendums.
	www.inq7.net /wnw/2003/dec/13/text/wnw_2-1-p.htm (463 words)

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