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The year of charisma and talent — Celebs exemplify their monkey sign in notable and surprising ways

February 11, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jocelyn Moore Northwest Asian Weekly Way back when China’s Jade Emperor held the Great Race to determine the 12 Chinese zodiac animals, three animals stood before a river that separated them from the finish line. The monkey, who wittily picked out lengthy branches as makeshift paddles, helped the sheep and the rooster cross the […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2016, Celine Dion, Central Park, Channing Tatum, David Copperfield, Eleanor Roosevelt, Elizabeth Taylor, Great Race, Jade Emperor, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jason Segel, Justin Timberlake, Michelle Kwan, Retired Houston Rockets, Taiwan, Tom Hanks, Tsai Ing-wen, Vol 35 No 7 | February 13 - February 19, Zooey Deschanel, miley cyrus

Taiwan elects first female president and rejects pro-China party

January 30, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Bodeen and Ralph Jennings Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan elected Tsai Ing-wen as its first female president Jan. 16, handing her pro-independence party its first majority in the national legislature and rejecting the China-friendly party that has led the self-governing island for eight years. The result should be deeply unsettling to […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, Associated Press, Beijing, Chinese Cabinet, Democratic Progressive Party, East China Sea, Hsieh Lee-fung, John Kirby, Making Tsai, Nationalists Chu, Outgoing President Ma Ying-jeou, South China Sea, State Department, TAIPEI, Taiwan Affairs Office, Taiwan Strait, Tsai Ing-wen, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, Willie Yao

Analysis: Historic meeting symbolic for Taiwan-China relations

November 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Bodeen Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Many thought it might never happen: The presidents of China and Taiwan — inheritors to the Communist and Nationalist regimes that fought a civil war and remained bitter rivals for decades — coming together as equals for talks. While it isn’t yet clear what the impact will […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Andrew Nathan, Asia Society, Associated Press, China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Chinese, Columbia University China, DPP, Democratic Progressive Party, Ma Ying-jeou, Singapore, Taiwan Strait, Tsai Ing-wen, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, Xi Jinping, attention

Two women to vie in Taiwan presidential election

July 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ralph Jennings Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s top two political parties have each nominated a woman for president in 2016, a historic first signaling acceptance of female leadership and kicking off a campaign highlighted so far by clashing views on ties with rival China. The ruling Nationalist Party on Sunday picked as […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2015, Asia, Beijing, Chiang Kai-shek, China, Hung Hsiu-chu, Joanna Lei, New York-based, Park Strategies, Sheikh Hasina, South Korea, TAIPEI, Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, Vol 34 No 31 | July 25 - July 31, japan

Taiwan presidential front-runner: Can’t ‘be bound’ to China

January 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Johnson Lai Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The front-runner in Taiwan’s presidential race said last Sunday that she would seek stable relations with mainland China, but did not rule out revisiting the island’s official stance on independence, leaving open questions about how China would respond to her probable victory in next month’s elections. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2016, Associated Press, Beijing, China, Chinese Communist Party, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Democratic Progressive Party, Eric Chu, KMT, Last Sunday, Nationalist Party, President Ma Ying-jeou, TAIPEI, Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, Vol 35 No 1 | January 2 - January 8

China congress highlights contrast with Taiwan

November 17, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Peter Enav The Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — While ties between China and Taiwan may be closer than at any time since they split in a civil war, that said, formal Communist Party congress being held in Beijing highlights how far apart the two sides are politically.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Beijing, Chiang Kai-shek, China, Chinese Culture University, Communist Party, Despite Sheng, Emile Sheng, Eric Zhang, Mao Zedong, President Hu Jintao, Sina Corp, TAIPEI, Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou, Tsai Ing-wen, Vol 31 No 47 | November 17 - November 23, Wang Yingying

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou to try for a second term

April 30, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s president officially tossed his hat in the ring for a second four-year term Saturday, hoping a record of strong

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Beijing, China, Chinese, DPP, Democratic Progressive Party, Nationalist Party, TAIPEI, Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou, Tsai Ing-wen, Vol 30 No 18 | April 30 - May 6

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