Thursday, November 22, 2007

Daily Links, November 22, 2007 -UPDATED-

Mention My Name in Atlantis: over on Wiki discussion page for the Ma Ying-jeou entry, I drew the following complaint:

This article is extremely biased, likely due to the influence of prominent anti-KMT (Ma's party) bloggers such as Michael Turton (http://michaelturton.blogspot.com/) and Taiwan Matters (http://taiwanmatters.blogspot.com/).

Hey, I'm a "prominent anti-KMT blogger"! And there I was, imagining the only prominence I had was that bulge around my waistline. I think poor Brian there made my day. Meanwhile, let's hand out some recognition to bloggers who are less biased than my poor "Just because the DPP [says] it makes it right" self....

  • Culture portal opinions: Josambro has an article on Taiwanese who deliberately speak Taiwanese to you when they could be speaking Mandarin, and David Reid of David on Formosa has an article on film. Check out their event list for art events in Taiwan. They are looking more and more promising, and well worth repeat visits.

  • Mark Wilbur blogs on the speech of Morris Chang, Taiwan Semiconductor CEO, to the American Chamber of Commerce a few days ago, apparently in response to Feiren's posting of off-the-cuff comments made by Chang at a seminar last year, on the very different goals of Taiwanese firms and the local foreign chambers of commerce.

  • A-gu blogs more on the kind of language that Chen Shui-bian uses, resonating in the South, meeting upturned noses elsewhere...

  • J Michael Cole strikes again with a great response to Primor's piece on moral nakedness....

  • Onion-style, Sean breaks the news that Japan plans to hunt pandas for scientific research.

  • The Wild East writes on an English teacher who advocates Taiwan independence in his classes. Hmmm....

  • ROC the Boat has been blogging on the long-dreamed of Taiwan-US FTA.

  • Red A blogs on the rising "China Price."

  • Sponge Bear blogs on Ma's trip to Japan in the media there.

  • From the world of I'm Not Making This Up: Eliana Burki and her Funky Alphorn is giving a concert in Taipei.

  • bent blogs on Asustek and the future of the electronics industry.
  • ADDED LINK: Global Voices online has an interesting discussion of the relationship between the US-Costa Rica free trade agreement, China, and Costa Rica's switching from Taiwan to China.

    MEDIA: The Lonely Planet's China guide is banned (or maybe not)(thanks, Ian) in China. European parliamentarian calls on Taiwan to adopt emissions trading scheme.

    3 comments:

    Mark said...

    My thing on Morris Chang was because I read it in the (physical) paper at Subway yesterday and thought it was interesting. I'd analyzed his company for investment before, so I was familiar with who he was. It's always interesting to hear what someone so successful has to say about topics we blog about.

    I have no idea who "feiren" is. I've noticed him (her?) writing a comment here and there on your blog, though.

    Michael Turton said...

    Got a brother in law who works for TSMC. Very well run company.

    Sorry, can't tell you who Feiren is. But s/he's an extremely knowledgeable and connected expat.

    Michael

    TicoExpat said...

    Michael,

    Thanks for the Costa Rica link. I am quite concerned about the refinery, especially if the oil deposits under the tropical forests or the eastern coastline are going to be affected.

    The relationships between Taiwan and most of its allies are not healthy, and the government doe snot have enough reliable and comprehensive intelligence on the issues to anticipate and manage the problems derived thereof.

    Sad but true. There are many good reasons to support Taiwan and its democratic cause, but most of them are stained and hidden under loads of bad PR and even worse policies.