In addition to stealing Taiwan's allies and thwarting the nation's attempts to participate in international organizations, China attempts to ensure that Taiwan is practically invisible.

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By Yang Chuen-jen 楊君仁
DURING MY RECENT visit to Bangkok, I was greatly impressed by the city's development and the attitude with which its citizens have embraced multiculturalism. I believe Taiwan, which tends to neglect its immigrants, could learn a lot from Bangkok.

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By Sushil Seth
WHAT EXACTLY is the US' China policy, if there is one? A dissection of recent statements by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates doesn't leave one any the wiser.

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By Jerry Hsia 夏學理
THE GOALS OUTLINED in the Cultural and Creative Industry Development Plan that formed part of the government's overall Challenge 2008 National Develop-ment Plan have not been met.

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The French leader has the classic Gaullist vision: Europe, with the UK's former prime minister in the chair, shaping the world
By Martin Kettle
Perhaps there are civil servants somewhere in the depths of the European Commission's Berlaymont building in Brussels who remain stubbornly more excited by the fine print of the Treaty of Lisbon than by French President Nicolas Sarkozy's love affair with Carla Bruni. Across the rest of Europe, though, it is no contest. The narcissistic French president and his new partner are the biggest European story of this year by a mile -- or by 1.6 kilometers, indeed.

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By Vanessa Gera
There was a time when Poles kept their life savings in dollars tucked under mattresses or hidden in socks, counting on the greenback's strength to help them weather the blows of political turmoil, inflation and their own weak currency.

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More than 80 percent of the residents of Taiwan want this country to be a member of the UN. As both of you have recognized in the past, this country is a sovereign nation.

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