Strait relations. Most taiwanese people see little practical value in changing the status quo toward legal independence. So, taiwans policy has been to cut rate is good relations with the prc, but avoid being drawn into political talks that could erode the islands freedom of action. Thats whats keeping taiwan in check. What is keeping the prc in check are at least three things, im sure many of you could think of many more. First, the prc recognizes that acting to change the status quo, mean a noncoercive way, would definitely be difficult, definitely be costly and definitely be risky. So its safer and easier to kick the can. Second, bay shipping believes that time is on its side. Its relative power is growing, as is taiwans economic dependence on the prc. Then third, chinas internal challenges are very significant and we have heard a little bit about that already today, but they are manageable as long as the leadership keeps giving them sufficient attention. So, having serious but mana
None of the main figures in the party chose to stand for election and perhaps for wise reasons. The one candidate that emerged at the end was a relatively less wellknown personality in taiwan, who has recently been the deputy seek of the legislative uon. Before the Public Opinion poll to determine whether if she would qualify to be the Party Candidate was held, the party did not arrange any time when she would present her platform to the public. And so when the voters that were polled, not the voters, the people who were polled reacted to her, what were they reacting to . They were reacting to her personal story which is quite compelling and interesting, and they were reacting to personality as an outspoken and atypical kmt politician. When the poll was conducted, she surprised many people, including myself, and got a 46 support rate, which was well beyond the threshold that the party had set for a potential candidate. Shortly afterward, however, her poll numbers began to collapse. Why
Political type revolution, someone pointed out already that we have new generation of or maybe geographical changes. Do you characterize this coming election outcome, characterize it more by recuring political outcome or having coming together . Do you want to take that . Yeah. I think i already mentioned in my remark there that this election will obviously trigger a generational shift. That will clearly be the case with dpp or for the green camp as a whole. And also, a lot of people in their 30s or even late 20s, they have been very active in social movement and also grassroots organization. They will steadily climb up the ladder and become an important forces in shaping the electoral politics. It depends on how his party and his own turn out. Ing . He might be around for quite a while, if his party turns out to be a critical voting bloc, then you know. On the other hand, if in the end, a lot of the voters abandoned him in the very end and his party actually couldnt really play a very
Slushers mother and her mothers boyfriend. Are facing murder and assault charges. Pam we begin our Team Coverage with kron 4s scott rates. Pam he is live in napa with reaction from a neighbor who talks about what she saw. That left her feeling so disturbed. Scott . Reporter i spoke with so many good people in this apartment complex and they have all told me the same pink. The distraught tried to figure out all of these disturbing details. You see the memorial of tear off to the distance. Growing because of the people out here. I do not know, i am speechless right now and shaking. Too much. Reporter too much for anyone to handle let alone Yvette Espinoza she lives directly where police say they found 3yearolds body. According to Court Documents kayleigh was stored in a suitcase for three days then placed in a freezer this after she was beaten to death. I saw the freezer when they were taking it out and i was hoping that it was not that. I am speechless right now. I do not know . Reporte
, all of growth that does set a slower, more sustainable trajectory is in the u. S. Interest, and i say that for several reasons. One is i do agree with the fundamental assessment that the current strategy has played itself out. The implications for social and political stability, and stability in the domestic context is certainly in our interest. I think also they are projecting that the vision includes a more integrated china with the world economy. I think certainly that is an americas longterm interest. So i think bottom line is we have a national interesting, ber interests, the leadershipses is assessment that they need to change that ever economic model. Now, chris had reverended some new considerations with respect to xi zhengping and the current leadership. I think one very significant change, structurally in the decisionmaking process is been the reemerge ends, not that it was ever dormant, but the party under xi, as he projects it will play a much larger role than it has in t