Palin appealed against that verdict, and she was granted a retrial on 28th August last year. Yesterday, the week-long retrial ended with a different jury reaching the same conclusion, that the newspaper did not intentionally defame Palin. After yesterday’s verdict,New York Timesspokesperson Daniel...
If so, she should take a gander at the waves of Mainland tourists ascending to the top of the Taipei 101 Building and crowding the night markets. Leave her ambiguous rhetoric aside for the moment. Tsai Ing-wen also says that “The ROC is a government in exile.” But she has yet to ...
As of last night, diplomats from the two nations remained stalemated. Aquino III decided to dispatch a special envoy to Taipei to explain. The move was probably more procrastination than anything else. One need not expect too much from it. Consider the nature of the incident. The Philippine ...
A verdict in the Lee Chuan-chiao vote buying case is near impossible in the near term. if Lai Ching-teh continues to use it as a pretext for refusing to appear before the city council, Tainan’s democracy and local autonomy will be seriously undermined. Many policies cannot be implemented....
After all, the courts are under overwhelming pressure. Suppose they render a guilty verdict based on pressure from public opinion. In the eyes of third parties or the international community, will the verdict reflect independent judgment or social pressure? Excessive media influence can only undermine...