As news from China becomes increasingly common fare for media outlets around the world, reports from Xinhua news agency -- whose head is a top Chinese Communist Party official -- and other state-run media firms are proliferating, often as the only source, with little or no concern as to the trustworthiness of the content.

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By Huang Ter-yuan 黃德源
ON DEC. 6, before the Chinese inscription ziyou guangchang (自由廣場), meaning "liberty square," was installed on the main gate to the National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall square, the conflict between supporters and opponents of the change had already drawn blood.

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By Fan Yun 范雲
A PLACE GLORIFYING an authoritarian politician in the heart of the capital of a democratic society is an anachronism. After the government changed the name of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall to the National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall, the conflict shifted to pan-blues and pan-greens fighting about the removal of the characters dazhong zhizheng (大中至正). However, the more important question might be: What kind of Pandora's box has been opened with this new conflict?

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Biased news coverage a disgrace to the country
By Lillian Wang 王泰俐
THE DAY BEFORE the inscription dazhong zhizheng (大中至正) was taken down from the main gate at the National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall, an ETTV cameraman was run over by a truck. The whole country could see on the news how the cameraman was dragged in under the truck, while his colleagues cried as they filmed and photographed the incident. This shows the danger that journalists face, and how they are often torn between humanitarian and professional ethics. It's very distressing. But off-screen lurks a tragic reality.

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The new system is yet more proof of Microsoft's gift for maximizing profits rather than benefiting users
By Aaron Edlin
Before asking for a new Windows PC this holiday season, remember the old adage: "Be careful what you wish for."

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China's rapid economic growth, its lack of transparency and its suppression of dissent will have a devastating impact that will be felt around the world
By Will Hutton
For decades climate change protesters have had an easy target: the gas-guzzling Americans who emit more carbon dioxide per capita -- and more as a civilization -- than anybody else. If only the US would change its ways, all would be well.

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By Richard Halloran
Once again, rosy optimism is billowing out of the Korean Peninsula. And once again, the rest of the world might remember that atop the regime in Pyongyang sit world-class thugs who have repeatedly refused to abide by their agreements.

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