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Careless writing: sloppy research – Why do news organizations oversimplify things?

Dear Andy Morris, I’m writing concerning the factually incorrect statements about Taiwan Angus Reid is publicising on its corporate website. "In 1895, following a military defeat, China ceded Taiwan to Japan. At the end of World War II, the island was returned to Chinese control. In 1949, as Mao Zedong’s communists were gaining prominence in…

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Taiwan News: Chen Shui Bien’s Scandal

In the recent scandal surrounding former president Chen Shui Bien’s ‘campaign money’, Chen’s daughter has been making some very publich comments about the situation, some of which are undoubtedly embarrassing to her father. Chen Hsing-yu said she doubted any Taiwanese politician had ever declared all of his or her campaign funding. quoted in Taipei Times…