In Claudia Jean's Eyes

KMT’s Hau Lung-bin did NOT promote Deaflympics Taipei 2009 as he claimed

Claudia Jean — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:43:58 +0000

On 22 October, Yang Hui-ju and Taipei City Councillor, Yen Sheng-kuan, disclosed some shocking news on Yang’s radio programme. Earlier this year, Taipei City hosted the Deaflympics 2009. The Taipei Mayor, Hau Lung-bin, (Chinese Nationalist Party) claimed that his administration and the Taipei Deaflympics Committee would make Taiwan more visible to the whole world. Hau’s administration [...]

Ma Ying-jeou gives preferential treatment to the Chinese in Taiwan?

Claudia Jean — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:32:26 +0000

J. Michael Cole posted his brilliant analysis a couple of days ago on how the Chinese have penetrated or will penetrate Taiwan. Another policy that may also threaten Taiwan in the long run is the Ministry of Education’s new regulation to allow children from any previous relationship of Chinese spouses in Taiwan to enter any senior high [...]

Update on limestone mining and cement industry in Taiwan

Claudia Jean — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:18:41 +0000

I blogged about the government decision to lift the ban on mining in 12 limestone conservation areas before. After meeting strong resistance from all the DPP local governments, environmentalist groups and local residents, the government announced on 24 September that they would NOT lift the ban and those 12 areas would still remain protected. The reactions [...]

Taiwan’s environment and land restoration under serious threat

Claudia Jean — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:31:54 +0000

When the public are focusing on Chen Shui-bian’s trial and the new Premier, something detrimental to Taiwan’s environment is going on. It may just prove that Ma Ying-jeou’s promise to place land restoration and flood prevention first and start necessary policy revisions was empty. I blogged about how the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) boycotted the former [...]

Morakot: water management that could have reduced damage in Taiwan

Claudia Jean — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:51:40 +0000

The floods and mudslides bought by Typhoon Morakot got the public wonder again what efforts the Taiwanese government have made in water and flood management and how effective they are. Taipei Times has published an article that discusses the various issues surrounding water management. Two water management projects were mentioned in the article, one of which was [...]

Morakot: Ma Ying-jeou’s idea of land restoration?

Claudia Jean — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:03:20 +0000

When asked by ITV correspondent, Ma Ying-jeou blamed the victims for not evacuating. In fact, the worst hit village, Hsiao-lin, did evacuate but the places they were supposed to go to in the evacuation plan were also affected by the flood and mudslides. So those who made to these places were still in great danger. [...]

Morakot: the inefficiency of Ma Ying-jeou’s administration

Claudia Jean — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:12:41 +0000

It has been seven days since Typhoon Morakot hit Taiwan. The death toll is likely to be over 500 and we may not know the real figure. The government has been heavily criticised. Jay sent me an article that gives details and insight into the Ma administration, compared to former President Lee Teng-hui’s administration. I [...]

Morakot: the serious lack of concern of the Ma-Ying-jeou administration

Claudia Jean — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:51:22 +0000

Taiwan has been hit by typhoon Morakot on 7th and 8th August and the heavy rainfall caused serious flooding and landslide in the South. At the time of the writing, the death toll is reported to be 62 and many are either trapped or unaccounted for. The Ma administration has been criticised for their slow [...]

Invisible forces that almost ruined World Games in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Claudia Jean — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:49:03 +0000

After the World Games, a DPP opinion poll found that 91.6% of the Taiwanese population consider the Games a great success, with 97.4% of green supporters and 93.5% of blue supporters holding this view. Taiwanese have not had this level of agreement on many things. China’s suppression Ma Ying-jeou gave the credit to China and thanked China, [...]

Update on hospital PR officer who disregards patients’ rights

Claudia Jean — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:41:42 +0000

I blogged about the treatment Chen Shui-bian’s family received from the hospital PR officer, Wang Kuang-fu (王廣福) a few weeks ago. Since it happened, Wang and the hospital have never apologised publicly although she has apologised to Chen’s son and daughter-in-la in private. On 31 July, it was confirmed that Wang has left her position at [...]