Cut
legislature seats on March1, 2004 ……
* Lin stages hunger strike to cut legislative seats
* Bald men back referendum
* Rally could aid Chen's re-election
* Anti-nuclear activists laud DPP's attitude
* Revenge or reconciliation?
* Chen: China has not reduced threat level despite overtures
* Debate focuses on missile sentiments
* Referendum has become Taiwan's destiny: Hsieh
* Fugitives: corruption in business and politics
* What is a "New Taiwanese?"
* Seeing the true colors of politicians
* Which referendum is the real one?
Nation's
intentions on March 4, 2004 ……
* No one can deny nation's intentions
* KMT plan would lead to nation's slaughter
* Blue camp shows its hypocrisy
Against
democracy on March 5, 2004 ……
* Academics skeptical of Beijing
* Opponents of the rally are against democracy
* Taiwanese-American groups give Bush 9,000 letters
* HK pro-democracy lawmaker defends trip to Washington
* Finding the chain of equivalence
It's
safe to vote on March 6, 2004 ……
* The future is up to the people
* Rally turns 228 around
* It's safe to vote for Chen, liberals say
* Wen Jiabao keeps vitriol against Taiwan in check
* HK democrats oppose Taiwan's independence
It
hostile toward Taiwan on March 7, 2004 ……
* Annette Lu defends screening process for Chinese spouses
* Taiwan `allies' get tongue-lashing
* Strength, peace go hand in hand
* Government is for the people
* Taiwanese identity not new
* China nixes US congressional trip
Martin
Lee on March 8, 2004 ……
* Hong Kong legislator gets trapped at airport
* `Threats never bring reconciliation'
* Make your voice heard, `yes' side argues
* Don't negotiate with Beijing, unificationist says
* DPP appropriates `black gold' theme
SARS
hero on March 9, 2004 ……
* `SARS hero' blasts Beijing for Tiananmen Incident
* Nobel Peace Prize winner facing fine
* Pan-blues make fools of themselves
* Chen deserves to win
* All China understands is power
China
needs some common sense on March 10, 2004 ……
* China needs some common sense
* DPP gives the thumbs-up to Taichung rally
* Vote to ensure voting in the future
Believing
in the people on March 11, 2004 ……
* Believing in the people
* Lien family's stake in a company in California disputed
* Lee: China's `empire' will deteriorate
* A `Taiwan first' policy will help the economy
* No change in cross-strait military tensions, CIA says
* Voting with confidence in the future
Legislative
reform on March 12, 2004 ……
* Camps split on agenda for legislative reform
* Reform is not an election gimmick
* Buddhists blast pro-blue monk
* If the blue win, whither Taiwan?
* Peace, freedom are good
* Just say no to China
Why?
Chinese fear democracy in Taiwan on March 13, 2004 ……
* Hong Kong shows that China fears democracy
* Chiou urges boycott of newspaper
* KMT apologizes about Hitler ad -- but not to Chen
* Seat reduction vote slated for March 19
* Chinese with ROC IDs can vote: MAC
* Two heads aren't better than one
* The referendum serves all of Asia
Progress
and decline on March 14, 2004 ……
* A choice between progress and decline
* Lien, Soong hold dramatic rally
* Chinese efforts to thwart support of Taiwan backfire
* DPP vows to root out corruption
* Soong's kneeling a planned highlight
* Pan-blues make foolish promises
* Lien's bait and switch
* People power for sale in democratic Indonesia
A
big decision on March 15, 2004 ……
* A big decision for the people of Taiwan
* Unregulated temples vex ecologists
* Taiwanese democracy helps US
* KMT: reactionaries, mostly thieves
Taiwan
100 on March 16, 2004 ……
* The winding path to a referendum
* The KMT is in trouble, win or lose
* Black gold was always blue
Reported
on March 17, 2004 ……
* DPP campaign to focus on building national identity
* Military on alert ahead of poll
* China accused of interfering in election
* Pan-blues aim to win election on their knees
* DPP in south promises victory
* Choosing the future or the past
* Pan-blue win will hold Taiwan back
Light
up pro-China? On March 18, 2004 ……
* DPP says it will `light up Taiwan' on election eve
* DPP says Tuntex fugitive dances to Beijing's tune
* Xinhua likens Hong Kong's Martin Lee to Chinese traitor
* P an-blue hospital chief out of line, say doctors
* Lien, Soong court international media, blast Chen
* China's Taiwan solution: Anschluss
* Fickle love, lack of vision
* Municipalities ordered to follow referendum policy
* Lee wants Soong's seized funds given to the public
Taiwanized
democracy on March 19, 2004 ……
* Politicians answer to Taiwanized democracy
* Election fever
* DPP confident of election victory
* Referendum guru speaks on tomorrow's ballot initiatives
* Commentators back referendum: China made referendum an international
problem
* Commentators back referendum: Referendum: a precious, if unusual, human
right
* Commentators back referendum: Referendum a credible move in world's
eyes
* Unification can only follow democratization
* From headache to migraine: why China can't really celebrate
* Group of bankers tells Chen Yu-hao to stop hiding and pay his bad loans
Taiwanese
face Chinese on March 20, 2004 ……
* Taiwan's democracy faces its biggest test yet
* A shameful day for a democracy
* Police confident arrests will be made soon
* President shot
* The day the shots rang out in Tainan
* Academics decry attack's impact on political fabric
* Tainan residents gather at hospital to support president
* Taiwan's date with destiny is today
* DPP urges supporters to stay calm
* 228 rally memorabilia donated
* Ballot boycott harms Taiwan: MAC says
* Democracy will help both sides
Referendum's
failure on March 21, 2004 ……
* Referendum results send a diluted message
* Voting strengthened the nation's identity, but the referendum added
little
* Controversial victory for Chen
* `Nation needs to stick together'
* Chen's election victory a boost for Taiwan's identity
* Election reaction is playing with fire
* Chen will not get a honeymoon
* Taiwan wants its own identity, free of the KMT
Chen
treatment photos released on March 22, 2004 ……
* Lien demands an immediate recount
* The referendum decided the election
Washington's
statement on March 23, 2004 ……
* All eyes on Washington for response to election
* Southern counties back to normal, for now
* Demagogue shows his face
* Experts weigh up post-election future
* Chen victorious is Taiwan's gain
* Pan-blue poster likens Chen to bin Laden, Saddam
Recount
on March 24, 2004 ……
* China leaves human rights talks
* Pan-blues may be backed into a corner over recount
* Kinmen official rules out ballot rigging
* Pan-blues need to change their tune
* Abiding by the law
Lien-Soong's
chaos on March 25, 2004 ……
* Chen offers to meet Lien, Soong
* Hu sued over `repulsive' bin Laden advertisement
* Academics warn about unrest
* Poor losers tarnish nation
* The assassination attempt
* At stake: democracy and rule of law
* Lien, Soong embarrass themselves, the nation
* Blues' distrust of democracy evident
Ballots
mean more than bullets on March 26, 2004 ……
* MOFA says US won't interfere in Taiwan's affairs
* US Congress sends letter to Chen, Lu
* US has no reason not to recognize Chen's win
* Bordering on insanity
* Every ballot has meaning
* In from the cold
* Ballots mean more than bullets
* Why the charade?
Kick
Japan on March 27, 2004 ……
* Japan holds PRC island activists
* Advertising Shooting was clearly a hoax
* Stop the conspiracy drivel
* Pan-blues dislike democracy
* China's future, here and now
* Justice minister criticizes Lien and Soong's actions
* Chen declared winner despite protests
* Jason Hu let `terror' poster stay in circulation
* Democracy will ultimately prevail
Toward
a culture of trust on March 29, 2004 ……
* Toward a culture of trust
* Taiwan found wanting
* Posters are a new low
* Sunshine state
* Lien: two-time loser
* Beijing `crushes' HK's democracy
* Lien, Soong are trying to save their own hides
* Rally brings 468,000 Lien supporters
* China condemns US for congratulations to Chen
* PFP lawmakers in legal trouble after violent rampage
* We must rely on legal mechanisms
Riot
on March 29, 2004 ……
* Riot police clean up Ketagalan Blvd
* Pan-blue camp plans to refile election suits
* Church slams Lien, Soong
* Under pressure at home, China plays patriotism card
* Emotion must not override reason
* Social programs can heal wounds
* Do we need a recount or a shrink?
Defend
democracy on March 30, 2004 ……
* US must defend democracy
* Scars are a sign of healing
Recount's
problems on March 31, 2004 ……
* Chen and Lu pave way for recount
* Chen wound caused by gunshot
* Referendum was no flop, President Chen says
* Presidential Office blasts `Washington Post' for distortion
* Military police says it didn't arm soldiers against rally participants
* Taiwan is in need of discerning media
* The truth shall set you free