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Taiwan can learn much from Scotland, says Steele

Sir David Steel, speaker of the first Scottish Parliament, as well as former president of the Liberal International organization, outlined his vision on Scotland's longstanding pursuit for its autonomy and how the Scottish experience could shed light on cross-strait relations. in an interview with 'Taipei Times' reporter Monique Chu, the 63-year-old political figure also analyzed what he saw as the rationale behind Liberal International's recent decision to award President Chen Shui-bian the 2001 Prize for Freedom

By Monique Chu  /  STAFF REPORTER

China is not going to be immune from global influences and I don't believe the present closed system can prevail in the long run.

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