Democratic Progressive Party

...even though the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) was not mentioned in the US-China joint statement issued during Obama's visit to Beijing. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has voiced concern about the omission. Shen said that although the...

In this article: Barack Obama, China, Taiwan, US, and Beijing

...later told reporters that political issues should be tackled when the timing and conditions were ripe. At a separate setting yesterday, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said it was too early to contemplate...

In this article: China, Lien Chan, Tsai Ing-wen, Hu Jintao, Republic of China, Beijing, and Taiwan

...the Act Governing Food Sanitation (食品衛生管理法) to ban "risky" US beef products despite a looming deadline to push through legislation. Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus whip Wang Sing-nan (王幸男) told reporters yesterday the caucus...

In this article: US, Wang Sing-nan, Offal, and Cattle

NOT MINCING HER WORDS: Democratic Progressive Party Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen said the government should renegotiate or step down and let the opposition do it A boy in a horn-shaped hat takes part in a protest against the lifting of the US...

In this article: US, Tsai Ing-wen, Taipei, Department of Health, Reuters, and Ma Ying-jeou

...government must return to the negotiating table for another round of talks with the US," said Tsai Ing-wen, chairwoman of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which mobilised a large number of DPP supporters to join the...

In this article: US, Offal, Taiwan, Taipei, Cattle, Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Ma Ying-jeou, and Tsai Ing-wen

By Ko Shu-ling and Jenny W. hsu Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Chai Trong-rong, center, and caucus whip Wang Sing-nan, second left, hold a banner stating that the relaxed restrictions on US beef imports violate a legislative...

In this article: US, Su Huan-chih, Taipei, and Taiwan

...and minimize the risks." Ma's dA©tente with mainland China marks a turnaround from the policies of his predecessor, Chen Shui-bian, whose Democratic Progressive Party had sought to ease Taiwan toward a more formal independence. Ma's...

In this article: Taiwan, China, Beijing, Taipei, Chen Shui-bian, United Nations, and Dalai Lama

The high degree of polarisation between the two major parties, the China-friendly Nationalists (KMT) and the anti-China opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has also raised questions about long-term political stability and...

In this article: Taiwan, China, Ma Ying-jeou, Beijing, Typhoon Morakot, Nationalists, and Dalai Lama

...the government opened up to Chinese passport holders last year is evidence that the "three links" policy has been ineffective, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said yesterday. "When Taiwan first opened up to Chinese tourists in July...

In this article: Taiwan, Revenue, Ma Ying-jeou, South Korea, US, China, and Taiwan Strait

...who made the remarks in response to a report published in the Liberty Times (the Taipei Times' sister paper) yesterday. The report quoted Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators Kuan Bi-ling (管碧玲) and Tsai Huang-liang (蔡煌瑯) as...

In this article: Allegation, Kuan Bi-ling, Taipei Times, and Liberty Times