United Daily News: U.S. should come clean on Diaoyutais | Editorial Abstracts | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS

United Daily News: U.S. should come clean on Diaoyutais | Editorial Abstracts | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS

        The   longstanding   China-Japan   dispute   over   the   Diaoyutai   came   to  a  head   last  autumn  after   Japan  Nationalized   three  of  the  Diaoyutai   islets  to   solidify  its   claim  over   the  small  island   chain  .  
       It   is   Japan's   move   appeared    to   be   an   attempt  to   change   the   status  quo   in  the   East  China  Sea  .   The   US  should  not   give   a  signal  of   misunderstanding  and   miscalculation  to   Japan .  It  may  be   a   real      Historic  Mistake    that   will  make   the  Asia-Pacific  Region   more   dangerous   place  .  The   US    should  take    a  lesson   from  Syria's   War .   Uncle   Sam  !    Would   you   want   to   be   a   Historic   Defendant    ?     According   to    former   Israeli   President   Shimon   Peres  words ,  "  I    would   like  to   say  to   the   Iranian   People  :   You   are   not  our   Enemies  and   we   are   not   Yours  "  Uncle  Sam  ,  you   are   the   leader   of   the   world   power  , " Can  you   say   like  this   ,  China   is  not   the  Japan's   enemy   and   the  Japan  is   not   the   China's  ." 
         God   bless   with   you   ! 

  

China's behaviour has been unsettling to neighbours - U.S. officials

Why   the  US 's   behaviouur  has   been   unsettling   over   the    Dsputed  Island      between   China   and   Japan  ? 

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Recent actions by China concerning air space over the East China Sea have worried its neighbours and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will raise this issue during a visit to Beijing next week, senior officials of the U.S. administration said on Wednesday.

Biden is due to visit China, Japan and South Korea during a week-long trip. He will seek to de-escalate tensions heightened after China demanded that airplanes flying near contested islands identify themselves to Chinese authorities.
Biden will tell Chinese policy makers that "there's an emerging pattern of behaviour that is unsettling to China's own neighbours, and raising questions about how China operates in international space and how China deals with areas of disagreement with its neighbours," an official told reporters on a conference call.
(Reporting By Mark Felsenthal; Editing by David Brunnstrom)

Which countries have declared the Air Defense Identification Zone ( ADIZ ).............

US, Japan slam China's new air defence zone
-----------------------------------------------------                                                                                                   The   following   Countries   have    declared   the   Air   Defense   Identification   Zone   (   ADIZ   )

United States[edit]

The United States formally defines an ADIZ in the Code of Federal Regulations: 14 CFR Part 99.^[1] It extends approximately 20 miles off the national coastlines and 10 miles over land.^[4] Furthermore 14 CFR Part 99.49 states "All airspace of the United States is designated as Defense Area", in which by definition the control of aircraft is required for reasons of national security. Therefore the ADIZ forms a transition zone in which aircraft come under positive identification and control by air traffic and defense authorities. 14 C.F.R. 99.11a states "No person may operate an aircraft into, within, or from a departure point within an ADIZ, unless the person files, activates, and closes a flight plan with the appropriate aeronautical facility, or is otherwise authorized by air traffic control", which appears to claim authority over all aircraft in the external U.S. ADIZ regardless of destination.
However, the U.S. Navy's Commander's Handbook on the Law of Naval Operations states the ADIZ applies only to commercial aircraft intending to enter U.S. sovereign airspace, with a basis in international law of "the right of a nation to establish reasonable conditions of entry into its territory".^[5] The manual specifically instructs U.S. military aircraft to ignore the ADIZ of other states when operating in coastal areas:

The United States does not recognize the right of a coastal nation to apply its ADIZ procedures to foreign aircraft not intending to enter national airspace nor does the United States apply its ADIZ procedures to foreign aircraft not intending to enter U.S. airspace. Accordingly, U.S. military aircraft not intending to enter national airspace should not identify themselves or otherwise comply with ADIZ procedures established by other nations, unless the United States has specifically agreed to do so.

Meanwhile in actual practice the U.S. does attempt to apply its external ADIZ to military aircraft which pass through its extended ADIZ without intending to enter U.S. sovereign territory [1]^{[dead link]}. A U.S. Air Force university dissertation states:

These regulations do not pertain to military aircraft, but to enter US airspace, without inducing the scrambling of fighter interceptors, these rules must be complied with and followed. The US does not claim sovereignty over these zones per se, but does closely monitor and request information of all objects entering the zone.^[6]

Canada[edit]

The joint US/Canadian ADIZ, which is almost exclusively over water,^[7] serves as a national defense boundary for aerial incursions. Any aircraft that wishes to fly in or through the boundary must file either a Defense Visual Flight Rules (DVFR) flight plan or an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flight plan before crossing the ADIZ.^[8] The aircraft must have an operational radar transponder and maintain two-way radio contact while approaching and crossing the North American ADIZ.

Guam[edit]

The Federal regulation governing ADIZ areas also provides for an ADIZ around Guam. Though like Puerto Rico it is an unincorporated United States territory, the island is home to Andersen Air Force Base, which is one of two major U.S. Air Force strategic bomber bases in the Asia Pacific region, the other being Diego Garcia which is actually on British territory.

Washington D.C.[edit]

The Washington Air Defense Identification Zone was created after the September 11 attacks. This ADIZ, however, shared none of the regulatory similarity with the border area ADIZes. This airspace was subsequently renamed the DC Special Flight Rules Area to avoid confusion.

Japan[edit]

Japan has an ADIZ that overlaps most of its Exclusive Economic Zone. In June 2010, Japan extended its ADIZ westward, causing controversy with its neighbours. The new Japnese ADIZ was extended 22km west of the original half way line (123 Degree East) between Taiwan and Japan. ^[9] Also, the extended Japanese ADIZ is only 130km from the coast of mainland China at its closest point. ^[10]

China[edit]

China has established their own version of an ADIZ in 23rd, November 2013^{[11][12] [13]} The Chinese ADIZ covers the disputed Diaoyou/Senkaku Island and is 130km from Japanese territory at its closest point.^[14] American defense secretary Chuck Hagel called the Chinese move "a destabilizing attempt to alter the status quo in the region".^[15]
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   S. Korea  Expands  its    Air   Defense   Zoone  Southward  .
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S Korea expands its air defense zone southward

• Xinhua
• 2013-12-08
• 16:30 (GMT+8)

A Chinese-language map showing the Korean air defense identification zone marked in green, which is said to be expanded southward. (Photo/CFP)

 China   Air   Defense   Identification  Zone  in   East   China   Sea  .
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An Extradition hearing for Zain Dean ,or Taiwan Sovereignty Issue .............,

Extradition hearing for Dean set for Jan. 8
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        Although   Taiwan   Government    has     control   over   its  internal    affairs    (Domestic   Sovereignty  )  ,   it   does   not  have   International   Legal   Sovereignty  ,which   would   confirm   its   status  as  independent   country  .
     From   1949  to   1971   ,  the   ROC   held  the   PRC  seat   in   the   United   Nations  and   participated    fully  in   International   Organizations   .
     But   the   question  of   who  (  the   ROC  or   the  PRC  )    exercises   international   legal   sovereignty  over   the   Island   of   Taiwan  remain. 
     The  severance   of   ties   between  the  ROC  and   the   Gambia  ,  and   the   abduction   of   a   Taiwanese  Woman   in   Malaysia   are   concerned  with   Taiwan   Sovereigty   Issue.    Under   the   internatioal  Laws   ,  Taiwan  is   not   in   itself   a   State  .  It   certainly   does   not   meet   the   criterion   of   sovereignty   or   independence  ,  the  right   to   unilaterally   secede   from   China   without   a   constitutional   structure  .  
    Can   Taiwan   exist   successfully    without   formal  international   recognition  ? 

    

The Main Barrier of DPP to make clear policy for Taiwan People ........

Former DPP legislator questions party's stance on cross-strait trade pact
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        The   service  trade   agreement  that   Taiwan   signed   with  China   has   received  the   Negative   Reviews   by  the   DPP  which  has  argued   that  the  pact  is   Incomplete     and     Unreasonable   and    is  not  Worth  .  Why  ?  ,  What  ?   .
      The   DPP  had  previously  also  opposed   any   Agrements  between   Taiwan  and    China  ,   such  as  the  signing  of   ECFA    ,   the   opening  of   direct   transport   link   the   two   sides  of   the   Taiwan  Strait  .  Why  ?   The  DPP's   Pro-independence  Stance  of   Taiwan   is   the   Barrier   to   make   clear  policy  for   the   taiwan   People  .
       Either  the  KMT  or   the   DPP   .is   without   clear   po;icy   for   Taiwan   People  but   only  lip  service  which   has   brcome   to   know  by   the   people  ,   for  the  people  .   Yes   or   No  is   from   the   Two   Parties  ,  not   from   the   Public   .

    

    

A scenario play in the Legislature with a Director ........../

Judiciary Committee calls for Huang to resign

         Scenario  start  to   play  as   the   following  :
  
        Ker   then  suddenly  requested  Lo  to    switch  Role  with   him  .
       "  I  will  pretend   to   be  the   Minister   of  Justice   and   you  can  question  me   as   a  Lawmaker   "  Ker said  .
      Lo   followed   Ker's  suggestion  and   started  to   question   him   by   saying   : 

  =Minister   Ker   , Huang   is  not  coming  today  ,  did   you  ask   him  why  and  inqure   as   to   his  reasons   ?
=  Ker  answered  ,  As   the  MOT   minister  ,  how  could  I   deal   with  this  Embarrassing   situation  ?   .........................
=  " I  will   demand  him  (  Huang  )   to  resign  Immediately  "
= Lo   said   ,  "  Minister  Ker   ,  you   are   not   answering  my  Question  ?  
 The   best   Scenario  is  found   in  Taiwan  Legislature   History  .

It   had   a   few   questions  for  Ker  to   Answer  :
  What  is   Moral   Courage  ?
 Who   is   the   Defendant   ?
 Who  is  the   Accused   Person  ?
Who  is  asking  the  Leading  Questions  in  the   Cross   Examination   ?
Do   you   know   the   the   functions  of  the   Judge  Evaluation  Committee  and   the   Prosecutor  Evaluation  Committee  .
I  think  !  Mr.  Ker   has   no   ability  to  answer  the  above  these   questions   because  he   doesn't  understand  the  Indictment  in  Judicial   Branch  of  the   Govrnment  .
        God   bless   with   you  ,  Mr.  Ker  !  

 

Are we ( The U.S. ) without adequate Federal Laws for nearly 100 years ago ? -----------

No clemency for Snowden: White House, lawmakers

       The   US  Federal   Prosecutors    have    charged  Mr.  Snowden  with  theft   and   with   two  Violations  of   the  Espionage  Act   of   1917  .  
       Snowden   has   dnied   any   treasonous   intent   ,  saying  the   disclosed   secrets  to    the   news   media  ,  not  to   hostile  foreign   powers  ,   and   did   so  to   push  for  reform  which   is   now   clear   because   reforms   to   politics  ,  supervision   and   laws    are  being  suggested  .
            [  Snowden   exclaimed   his   position  in   an   open   letter   to   the   US   GOVERNMENT   . ]
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"Citizens have to fight against the suppression of information about affairs of essential importance for the public. Those who speak the truth are not committing a crime."
Mr Snowden also set out his position in a letter, which Hans-Christian Stroebele showed to reporters at a news conference in Berlin on Friday.
"Speaking the truth is not a crime," Mr Snowden wrote. He claimed that the US government was persecuting him by charging him with espionage.
On Sunday, the White House said that no offers for clemency were being discussed.
This view was echoed by the Republican Congressman Mike Rogers and Democratic senator Dianne Feinstein.
She said that if Mr Snowden had been a true whistleblower, he could have reported privately to her committee, but had chosen not to.
"We would have seen him and we would have looked at that information. That didn't happen, and now he's done this enormous disservice to our country," Senator Feinstein said in an interview on CBS television.
"I think the answer is no clemency," she said.
The scale of the alleged US espionage has provoked international concern and calls for tighter supervision.
Reports that the US bugged German Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone for years have caused a diplomatic rift.
The head of US intelligence has defended the monitoring of foreign leaders as a key goal of operations but the US is facing growing anger over reports it spied on its allies abroad.
It has also been reported that the NSA monitored French diplomats in Washington and at the UN, and that it conducted surveillance on millions of French and Spanish telephone calls, among other operations against US allies.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said last week that in some cases, US spying had gone too far.
He said he would work with President Barack Obama to prevent further inappropriate actions by the NSA.
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      The   Espionage   Act   of   1917  is   too   old   for  present   International     Community  . 
      
The  President   Woodrow   Wilson   asked   Congress   for   the  legislation     in   December   7,  1915  .

The Espionage Act of 1917 was passed, along with the Trading with the Enemy Act, just after the United States entered World War I in April 1917. It was based on the Defense Secrets Act of 1911, especially the notions of obtaining or delivering information relating to "national defense" to a person who was not "entitled to have it", itself based on an earlier British Official Secrets Act. The Espionage Act law imposed much stiffer penalties than the 1911 law, including the death penalty.^[3]
President Woodrow Wilson in his December 7, 1915 State of the Union address asked Congress for the legislation:^[4]

There are citizens of the United States....who have poured the poison of disloyalty into the very arteries of our national life; who have sought to bring the authority and good name of our Government into contempt....to destroy our industries....and to debase our politics to the uses of foreign intrigue....[W]e are without adequate federal laws....I am urging you to do nothing less than save the honor and self-respect of the nation. Such creatures of passion, disloyalty, and anarchy must be crushed out.   

The Prosecutors Evaluation Committee Starts to find out JUSTICE ....

Prosecutors Evaluation Committee begins influence-peddling probe
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        Legislative    Speaker  Wang  Jin-pying   and   DPP  legislator   Ker  Chien-ming   refused   to  be  interviewed   over   a  stemming  from   allegation   of  influence   peddling  case  .
       Both, Wang  and  Ker  said  that  such   an  interview   committee  would  infringe   on  the  independence  of  the   Legislature  .
      Evaluation  Committee  commenced  its  investigation  of   the  influence -peddling  case  against   Wang   Jin-pying  .
      It   is  not  against   any  law  and  anyone's  legal   rights  .  Its   function  is  simply  to  help  weed  out   prosecutors   unfit   for   the   job  .
     Wang   and   Ker  did  not  understand   the  Separation  of  Power  in   Democratic  System   but   they  knew   that  they   may   be   giilty  of   influence  peddling   case  .
    They  will  be  summoned  by   the  committee  according  to   the   procedure  . It   is   the   legal   rights  for   them  to  explain   themselves .
     God   bless   with  them  !

 
           Speaker  Wang  in  hope   of   KMT  membership  :
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Wang has not only showed his respect to President Ma Ying-jeou, but also loyalty to the KMT after the revocation of his KMT membership. However, according to a KMT member, since Wang didn't appeal the ruling by the KMT's Disciplinary Committee within 20 days of it revoking his party membership on Sept. 11, the party could do nothing even if Wang decided to appeal now. Wang canceled his appearance at a meeting with Premier Jiang Yi-huah (江宜樺) and other KMT members recently after his eldest brother Wang Zhu-qing (王珠慶) passed away. Wang yesterday also showed his appreciation for condolences offered by President Ma. When asked about Prosecutor-General Huang Shih-ming's (黃世銘) conviction for disclosing wiretapped conversions to President Ma, Wang said he has confidence in the Judicial Yuan and would respect the result. 　Wang failed to show up for an interrogation requested by the Prosecutors Evaluation Committee (PEC, 檢察官評鑑委員會) on Monday. “Their demand violated the autonomy of the Legislative Yuan and was not in accordance with the rules. It would also make an impact on the lawsuit I filed, which is still under way,” said Wang.
 

      The  Wiretapping   occurred   during  an  investigation  ............ 
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The wiretapping occurred during an investigation of a case involving possible corruption by opposition Legislator Ker Chien-ming. Asked whether President Ma and Premier Jiang Yi-huah would be asked to answer questions about Huang's premature disclosure to them of wiretapped conversations between Wang and Ker, Peng said that would be decided only after talking with Huang. Huang briefed Ma on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 and Jiang on Sept. 4 while an investigation into Wang's alleged influence peddling was still ongoing, the Taipei District Prosecutors Office said in its indictment handed down on Friday. The investigation included the questioning of a witness on Aug. 31 and the wiretapping of the telephone of Lin Hsiu-tao, a prosecutor who played a key role in the case, according to the document. It was not until Sept. 5 that the SID concluded its investigation and decided not to press any criminal charges against the speaker or Ker, the indictment said. Wang allegedly tried to illegally lobby the justice minister and one of Lin's superiors to keep Lin from appealing a ruling by the High Court that found Ker not guilty. The disclosure violated the Criminal Code, which forbids leaks of information in a criminal investigation, the indictment said. Because Wang's alleged influence peddling was discovered through the wiretap on Ker's cell phone, Huang also violated the Communication Security and Surveillance Act when he briefed the president, prosecutors said. Huang denied on Friday that he did anything wrong and said he would resign if he is convicted in his first trial.
        Overview   of   the   Indictment   :  Huang  denied   that  he  did  anything  wrong  and   said   he   would  resign  if  he  is  convicted   in   his  first  trial  . I  think  he  may  commit  in  an   honest  mistake  or   habitually  repeated  .  God   bless  with   you ,  Huang  !