【精英翻譯】的部落格

Debate begins over who pays for damage to the Legislature (2014/04/08)

Students departing the Legislature will leave behind millions of NT dollars in damage to facilities and equipment at the Legislature. They will rely on donations to pay for much of the damage, though it is unclear who will pay if they do not collect enough money. 

Speculation over Hon Hai Chairman Terry Gou’s role in settling trade row (2014/04/08)

During the student occupation of the Legislature, there were occasional reports of Hon Hai Chairman Terry Gou inserting himself into discussions. Some believe Gou played a useful role in negotiating an end to the stalemate while others think he was simply posturing for Beijing. 

Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin announces Songshan Line ready by year end (2014/04/08)

Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin announced today that the Songshan MRT line will open by the end of the year. A big change is that passengers coming from the Xindian area will no longer have direct access to Taipei Main Station and the Tamsui line. 

Students announce they will end occupation of Legislature (2014/04/07)

The curtain will soon come down on a three-week occupation of Taiwan's legislature by students protesting a controversial trade pact with China. The students say they will leave by 6 pm Thursday, but stressed the occupation has been a victory for Taiwan’s democracy. 

Ma Welcomes Student Withdrawal (2014/04/07)

The announcement by students that they will withdraw from the Legislature was praised by President Ma Ying-jeou. Ma said that a majority of people want to see the lawmaking body resume normal operations.

Speaker paves path to ending student occupation at cost of KMT discord (2014/04/07)

The fallout from Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng’s decision to prioritize a cross-strait monitoring mechanism over the trade-in-services pact is widespread. While it has opened a path to ending the student occupation it has also sparked internal strife within the KMT. 

KMT legislator suspects that Wang and students had secret agreement (2014/04/07)

Speaker Wang Jin-pyng’s surprise announcement infuriated some members of the KMT caucus who accuse him of selling out the party. Speculation followed, with KMT Legislator Alex Fai saying it seems like Wang made an agreement with student protesters prior to his visit yesterday. 

Economics officials discuss effects of delayed trade-in-services pact review (2014/04/07)

President Ma Ying-jeou argues that delay of the trade-in-services pact will affect Taiwan’s entry into other trade agreements. But National Development Council Minister Kuan Chung-ming believes this is just conjecture. 

BRIEFS (2014/04/07)

Spring Blossoming
Many flowers bloom in April. Hualien’s Ji'an Township is now experiencing the beauty of the golden trumpet tree in full bloom, with the wind carrying these beautiful yellow flowers which at times appear like golden rain. Unfortunately, they are in bloom for just 10 short days, meaning those who want to glimpse or photograph this beautiful scene should act quickly.

Speaker promises that monitoring mechanism will be completed before pact review (2014/04/06)

During the nearly three-week student occupation of the Legislature, onlookers have waited for Speaker Wang Jin-pyng to take control of the government body he oversees. Today Wang emerged from his relative silence to announce he will not let review of the trade-in-services pact Taiwan signed with China proceed until a monitoring mechanism for handling such pacts is in place. 

Student leader says Sunflower Movement participants will discuss future course (2014/04/06)

Presidential Office and Cabinet respond to Wang’s surprising promise (2014/04/06)

Wang’s pledge to legislate a cross-strait agreement monitoring mechanism before reviewing the trade-in-services pact makes it unlikely that President Ma Ying-jeou will get his wish for fast passage of the pact. Today the Presidential Office expressed support for the KMT caucus, rather than Wang, while the Cabinet said it respects the speaker’s authority. 

Ruling party reacts to ‘surprise’ concession made by legislative speaker (2014/04/06)

Speaker Wang Jin-pyng’s pledge to legislate a monitoring mechanism before reviewing the trade pact has brought to light stark friction within the ruling party. Several lawmakers who were present for Wang’s statement criticized the speaker by saying they felt Wang betrayed them and sold out the KMT. But others, such as KMT Legislator Lo Shu-lei, spoke out in Wang’s defense. 

Police, counter-protesters greet student protesting against New Taipei City lawmakers (2014/04/06)

Demonstrations against specific lawmakers who support the trade-in-services pact continued today. About 1,500 people gathered for a march in New Taipei City where they were greeted by not only counter-protesters but also police who warned them that they were protesting without a permit. 

DPP Response (2014/04/06)

Speaker Wang Jin-pyng’s pledge is largely in line with student demands. DPP Chairman Su Tseng-chang and caucus whip Ker Chien-ming expressed approval. 

White Shirt Counter-protest (2014/04/06)

In an effort to end student occupation of the Legislature, the Civil Justice Alliance mobilized nearly 100 supporters in white shirts at Taipei Main Station. They planned to march to the Legislature to start a dialogue with students inside the legislative assembly. 

Labor Day anti-trade pact rally to pit worker against worker (2014/04/06)

Laborers are at odds over an anti-services trade pact rally. A group of labor representatives announced the rally to take place on May 1 in response to student-led demonstrations against the pact. But other labor representatives voiced concern by telling workers to stay away from a movement that has already grown political. 

Students bring their grievances against lawmakers to voters (2014/04/04)

Students occupying the Legislature over the trade-in-services pact that Taiwan signed with China hope that their movement can have a lasting impact. A new tactic they used today is street demonstrations against specific lawmakers whom they hold responsible for non-transparent governance. 

Students plan own review of proposed cross-strait agreement monitoring mechanisms (2014/04/04)

With normal operations at the Legislature on hiatus, student demonstrators plan to hold their own people’s assemblies. Through deliberations they will review proposed monitoring mechanisms to be used for all agreements signed with China. 

Students, government at odds over citizens’ constitutional conference (2014/04/04)

Another area of dispute between the government and the students is whether to hold a national affairs conference on trade and economics or a citizens’ constitutional conference. The government has agreed to the former, which would concentrate on the trade-in-services pact and other economic issues. The students want the latter, which would be wide-ranging and even address government structural reform.