Taiwan Supreme Court upholds president-elect acquittal on corruption charges
April 24, 2008
[JURIST] The Supreme Court of Taiwan [official website] Thursday upheld a December 2007 ruling [JURIST report] by the Taiwan High Court acquitting Taiwanese President-elect Ma Ying-jeou [personal website, in Chinese] on graft charges. Prosecutors had filed an appeal [JURIST report] of the High.... [more] 
Taiwan referendums on UN membership fail
March 22, 2008
[JURIST] The Taiwanese Central Election Commission [official website] said Saturday that two national referendums [JURIST report] on whether to proceed with a proposed bid for United Nations (UN) [official website] membership have failed. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) [party website],.... [more]
China paroles reporter convicted of spying for Taiwan
February 5, 2008
[JURIST] The Chinese government on Tuesday announced the release on parole of Hong Kong reporter Ching Cheong [advocacy website; JURIST news archive] ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year. Ching, sentenced to five years in prison [JURIST report] in 2006 for allegedly selling "state secrets and.... [more]
Taiwan election commission OKs referendums on UN membership
February 2, 2008
[JURIST] The Taiwanese Central Election Commission [official site] said Friday that it has approved two separate referendums on whether to proceed with a proposed bid for United Nations (UN) [official website] membership. The referendums, first announced [JURIST report] in June by Taiwanese.... [more]
Taiwan High Court upholds corruption acquittal of opposition leader
December 28, 2007
[JURIST] The Taiwan High Court [official website] on Friday upheld the acquittal [press release, in Chinese] of former Taipei mayor Ma Ying-jeou [personal website, in Chinese] on graft charges, clearing the way for Ma to run in Taiwan's presidential elections in March 2008. Ma was acquitted.... [more]
Taiwan VP pleads not guilty to corruption, forgery
November 19, 2007
[JURIST] Taiwanese Vice President Annette Lu [official profile] pleaded not guilty Monday as her trial on corruption and forgery charges began in Taipei. The charges [JURIST report] against Lu stem from allegations that she claimed 5.6 million Taiwan dollars in special expenses using more than.... [more]
US lawmakers propose resolution to support UN membership for Taiwan
November 10, 2007
[JURIST] Nineteen lawmakers in the US House of Representatives [official website] have introduced a resolution [HR 250 materials] to support Taiwan's bid for UN membership. Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) [official website] introduced the bill at a Thursday meeting of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.... [more]
Taiwan lawmaker tied to Chen indicted on corruption charges
October 22, 2007
[JURIST] Taiwanese lawmaker Gao Jyh-peng of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) [party website] led by beleaguered Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian [official profile; BBC profile] was indicted Monday on graft charges. Prosecutors allege that Gao, a close acquaintance of Chen, accepted.... [more]
Taiwan corruption trial of opposition presidential candidate begins
October 12, 2007
[JURIST] The Taiwan High Court [official website, English version] opened proceedings Friday in the corruption trial of Ma Ying-jeou [personal website, in Chinese], the opposition presidential candidate in the 2008 Taiwanese presidential election. Ma was acquitted [JURIST report] of the corruption.... [more]
UN General Assembly rejects Taiwan membership bid
September 22, 2007
[JURIST] The UN General Assembly [official website] agreed by consensus Friday to accept a committee recommendation that Taiwan's latest bid for UN membership [JURIST reports] be rejected. Taiwan, which officially refers to itself as the Republic of China, was kicked out of the UN in 1971 by.... [more]
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