China Tourists to Fuel Taiwan Retail Property Boom, Cushman Says Prime shop rents in Taipei may grow as much as 15 percent in the next two years on expansion by global retailers seeking to tap an increase in mainland Chinese tourists, according to Cushman & Wakefield Inc.
June 26, 2013 - Bloomberg
In Taiwan, activist Chen urges democracy for China TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — An activist who fled house arrest in China before moving to America last year got his first taste of Taiwan's democracy Tuesday when raucous lawmakers occupied the legislative floor while he delivered a speech in an adjacent room.
June 25, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
China dissident cites Tiananmen in praising Taiwan democracy By Clare Jim TAIPEI (Reuters) - Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng said on Tuesday that the pushing and shoving that comes with Taiwan's raucous democracy was superior to "having tanks going rampant on the streets and squares", referring to China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on protesters. Chen, who was invited to Taiwan by a human rights group, sparked a diplomatic crisis between the United ...
June 25, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
Robert Gates in International Herald Tribune We should maintain our capabilities to resist China's use of force or coercion against Taiwan and assist Taipei in maintaining its self-defense,Gates said in testimony submitted Tuesday to the Senate Armed Services Committee, which is to hold...
Captain Muhammad Sarwar in The News International India, Iran, Afghanistan, Chinese Taipei, Malaysia, Thailand, and Nepal have sent their confirmation letters,the PKF secretary Muhammad Sarwar told 'The News' from Islamabad.
John McCain in Washington Post McCain added: "We should understand that the possibility of productive ties between Taiwan and China are enhanced, not diminished, when Taipei speaks from a position of strength."