Next week in Prague, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and US President Barack Obama will sign a new strategic arms reduction treaty (START). That agreement is an historic achievement and an inspiration for further progress in global arms control. At the same time, however, here and now, we must also prepare to defend against another, less encouraging trend.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2010/04/02/2003469512

Why is it that the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and political leader of the Tibetan people, does not live in Tibet? Many people are aware that the Dalai Lama lives in exile and that he has done so for 51 years, but surprisingly few in Taiwan are familiar with the story of why he was forced to flee 51 years ago.

Recently, a Chinese-­language version of the Dalai Lama’s autobiography My Land and My People was published in Taiwan and it is an absolute must for anyone curious about that time in history. More importantly, the book also provides many lessons for Taiwan today as it faces the formidable challenge of rapprochement with China.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2010/04/02/2003469541

http://www.nextmedia.com.tw/applenews/article/art_id/32402016/IssueID/20100401

逢此「世博」大戲即將開鑼，台灣大小統媒亦不免於猛敲邊鼓、樂得隔海唱和；並早已出動人馬臨場見證此百年千年難得一遇的盛世中之盛會，且引台北一家報紙「記者在現場」的讚嘆：站在上海盧浦大橋上，一座座雄偉、壯觀的世博場館群映入眼簾，就像西漢、盛唐、明、清，各國齊來朝貢一般，把最好、最新的東西拿到世博會參展，中國又將成為世界的舞台！

「民國百年」該喜或悲

作為兩年內，接連舉辦了特大規模之「奧運」、「世博」的東道主─中國，果然就此橫空崛起、從此邁向「中華民族復興」的偉大盛世了嗎？