July 2, 2009

Crises Looming for Taiwan's Ma

William Fang, China Post

The first crisis as anticipated by many will come when the forthcoming government report on corruptions and abuses come out within a few days. Of this document, the most significant and noteworthy part should the findings about illegal activities within the military, including the alleged purchase of ranks and positions by the top brass. Since so many seemingly credible allegations about serious military wrongdoings on a large scale have been circulating for quite a while, the public generally expects investigation results to this effect and severe punishments to be meted out to offenders. If this happens, it will undoubtedly shake the very foundation of the military forces in terms of morale and capability to protect the security of this nation. There will absolutely be no reason...

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TAGGED: Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan

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