Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 06AITTAIPEI4141, MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S FUTURE

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #06AITTAIPEI4141.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06AITTAIPEI4141 2006-12-18 08:30 2011-08-23 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED American Institute Taiwan, Taipei
VZCZCXYZ0001
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHIN #4141/01 3520830
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 180830Z DEC 06
FM AIT TAIPEI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3465
INFO RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 6104
RUEHHK/AMCONSUL HONG KONG 7333
UNCLAS AIT TAIPEI 004141 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR INR/R/MR, EAP/TC, EAP/PA, EAP/PD - DAVID FIRESTEIN 
DEPARTMENT PASS AIT/WASHINGTON 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S FUTURE 
 
 
1. Summary:  Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their 
coverage December 16-18 on First Lady Wu Shu-chen's trial on 
corruption charges in the Taipei District Court Friday where she 
faint during the proceedings; a possible cooperation between the KMT 
nativist faction of Taipei city councilors with their DPP colleagues 
in the upcoming election of Taipei's council speaker and vice 
speaker; and a United Daily News poll regarding the approval ratings 
of 23 mayors and county magistrates in Taiwan. 
 
In terms of editorials and commentaries, two editorials implied that 
President Chen Shui-bian will be able to finish his term of office. 
An editorial in the limited-circulation, pro-unification, 
English-language "China Post" said that the Council of Grand 
Justices has been subservient to the authorities, and chances are 
that the Grand Justices would acquiesce to the demand raised by DPP 
legislators to give President Chen Shui-bian permanent immunity from 
prosecution regardless of what wrong he may have done while in 
office.  The pro-unification "United Daily News" mentioned in its 
editorial that the incident in which First Lady Wu Shu-chen fainted 
and was sent to the hospital during her trial at the Taipei District 
Court on December 15 has an impact on the justice of the trial.  The 
editorial added that prosecutors might not be able to complete the 
Presidential Office Allowance for State Affairs case before 
President Chen Shui-bian steps down.  End summary. 
 
2.  President Chen's Future 
 
A) "Can Grand Justices Uphold the Independence of the Court?" 
 
The conservative, pro-unification, English-language "China Post" 
[circulation: 30,000] said in an editorial (12/16): 
 
"Taiwan has a constitutional court, which is the Council of Grand 
Justices. All grand justices are appointed by the president, subject 
to confirmation by the Legislative Yuan. Now the grand justices are 
being asked to give the man who gave them their job permanent 
immunity from prosecution regardless of what wrong he may have done 
while in office. 
 
"The request was made by all but three of the 86 lawmakers of 
President Chen's Democratic Progressive Party on the eve of first 
lady Wu Shu-chen's trial on corruption charges. The legislators, who 
asked the grand justices to review and explain a Constitutional 
article on presidential immunity, also wanted an injunction to 
suspend her trial. The Constitution in Article 52 says: The 
President shall not, without having been recalled, or having been 
relieved of his functions, be liable to criminal prosecution unless 
he is charged with having committed an act of rebellion or treason. 
The lawmakers of the ruling party want the grand justices to explain 
whether the president "shall not ... be liable to criminal 
prosecution" after he is "relieved of his functions" and whether his 
immunity from prosecution shields him against criminal investigation 
and subpoena for appearance in court to give testimony. ... 
 
"Should the grand justices go along, all charges against President 
Chen would have to be dropped and he would be immune from 
prosecution after he bows out on May 20, 2008. He could not be 
subpoenaed to testify in court to substantiate the charges brought 
against the first lady. If the injunction is issued, the Taipei 
district court won't be able to hand down the verdict on her before 
her husband leaves office. The grand justices may even rule the 
first lady shares presidential immunity from prosecution, and then 
the court may be forced to dismiss the case against her. 
 
"Taiwan's constitutional court has been subservient to the powers 
that be. The chances are that the grand justices would acquiesce to 
the demand. We wonder if there are enough grand justices to uphold 
the independence of our constitutional court." 
 
B) "The Impact on the Justice of the Trial Caused by Wu Shu-Chen's 
Standing Trial and Being Sent to the Hospital" 
 
The pro-unification "United Daily News" [circulation: 400,000] 
editorialized that (12/16): 
 
"... The situation shows that the trial of the case [of the 
Presidential Office Allowance for State Affairs] cannot be completed 
before Chen Shui-bian finishes his term of office.  The problem is 
not embedded in the dispute regarding the President's immunity on 
criminal charges but the variable of [First Lady] Wu Shu-chen's 
physical health.  Some people originally guessed that Wu Shu-chen 
might ask the court for a day off yesterday, but the subsequent 
developments showed that when something happens to Wu Shu-chen, the 
biggest impact is to the justice of trial.  Perhaps, the trial 
proceedings might resume in the future, when Wu Shu-chen feels that 
her physical condition allows it, but no one can be sure that she 
will not once again be sent to the hospital in the middle of the 
session.  Hence, we can assert that the trial cannot proceed 
smoothly. ..." 
 
 
WANG