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Viewing cable 08AITTAIPEI1201, MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH OSSETIA, PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S

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08AITTAIPEI1201 2008-08-12 10:18 2011-08-23 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED American Institute Taiwan, Taipei
VZCZCXYZ0003
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHIN #1201/01 2251018
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 121018Z AUG 08
FM AIT TAIPEI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9738
INFO RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 8531
RUEHHK/AMCONSUL HONG KONG 9738
UNCLAS AIT TAIPEI 001201 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR INR/R/MR, EAP/TC, EAP/PA, EAP/PD - NIDA EMMONS 
DEPARTMENT PASS AIT/WASHINGTON 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH OSSETIA, PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S 
OVERSEAS TRIP 
 
1. Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused August 
12 news coverage on Taiwan tennis player Lu Yen-hsun, who defeated 
six-seeded Andy Murray of Great Britain in the first round of the 
Olympic tennis match Monday; on President Ma Ying-jeou's first trip 
overseas and his transit stops in the United States; and on the 
results of the senior high school entrance exams island-wide. 
 
2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, a column in the 
mass-circulation "Apple Daily" discussed the war in South Ossetia 
and called it a golden opportunity for Russia to restore its 
national prestige.  A column in the centrist, KMT-leaning "China 
Times" also commented on the cause of the conflict between Georgia 
and Russia.  The article said Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili 
misjudged the possible reactions of the United States and Western 
countries toward the conflict and has thus put Georgia in an 
embarrassing predicament.  An editorial in the conservative, 
pro-unification, English-language "China Post" said even with 
Russia's strong support, South Ossetia's independence does not 
assure peace and stability.  With regard to President Ma Ying-jeou's 
first overseas trip to Paraguay and the Dominican Republic, an 
editorial in the pro-independence "Taiwan News" said Ma's 
"ultra-low-profile" transit in the United States will not benefit 
Taiwan's national dignity and visibility at all.  End summary. 
 
3. South Ossetia 
 
A) "A Small War in Caucasus" 
 
Columnist Antonio Chiang commented in his column in the 
mass-circulation "Apple Daily" [circulation: 520,000] (8/12): 
 
"... For the United States, Georgia is an important pawn in the 
Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus, while South Ossetia is located on a 
major route for energy source transportation.  In order to prevent 
NATO from expanding eastward, Russia has been offering full support 
for this small country seeking independence, so that it can restrain 
Georgia easily.  Even though Georgia was the home of Joseph Stalin, 
it has deep hatred of the former Soviet Union; as a result, it has 
become Georgia's only choice to tilt toward the United States.  It 
is interesting, however, to note the public relations strategies 
adopted by the United States and Russia [toward this matter].  As it 
stands now, Washington's keynote position is to maintain the 
territorial integrity of Georgia, while Moscow said it supports the 
democratic principles of independence and freedom.  Washington's and 
Moscow's positions on this matter are exactly opposite to their 
respective positions over Kosovo's independence. ... 
 
"For Russia, this is a golden opportunity for it to restore its 
national prestige.  The Caucasus, the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea 
are all important energy and strategic sites, on which Moscow will 
not allow Washington to encroach.  But the war will not last long, 
or the ethnic and religious conflicts in the Caucasus will be 
rekindled again -- a development that will certainly put Russia in 
an unfavorable position. ..." 
 
B) "Georgia's Misjudgment in Attacking South Ossetia" 
 
The "International Lookout" column in the centrist, KMT-leaning 
"China Times" [circulation: 250,000] wrote (8/12): 
 
"... The reason why Russia waged a war [against Georgia] on such a 
scale is to punish someone as a warning to others; it meant to make 
a statement to those former Soviet Union countries which tend to be 
attracted by the West that  Georgia has committed something that 
violates Russia's interests, so Russia retaliated against it by use 
of force.  [Russia also meant to warn] other countries such as 
Poland and Czech Republic that if they commit something beyond 
Russia's tolerance, it will use force against them as well.  In the 
meantime, [Russia] is telling the West that it has special interests 
in the [Caucasus] region that must not be overlooked, the same way 
the United States does to Latin America. ... 
 
"What Georgia has anticipated is that in the wake of the war, with 
the intervention of the United States and the European Union, 
Russia, which has become a party in the conflict, will not be the 
peacekeeper [in the region] following the ceasefire.  [Georgia also 
hopes that] it will be either NATO or the European Union that will 
maintain peace between Georgia and Russia, rather than having Russia 
maintain peace between Georgia and South Ossetia.  Nevertheless, 
[Georgia] has overlooked the international status of Russia, which 
will certainly not tolerate seeing its status fall to such a 
condition.  It may well be asked: which Western countries, 
particularly those in Europe, would be willing to take the risk of 
engaging in conflict with Russia directly by supporting a small 
country, whose interests they are not directly involved in?  In what 
way are they going to support it?  It will not work in the United 
Nations.  Neither will NATO's intervention nor a boycott by the 
European Union will work." 
OVERSEAS TRIP 
 
 
C) "Caucasus Plagued by Wars" 
 
The conservative, pro-unification, English-language "China Post" 
[circulation: 30,000] editorialized (8/12): 
 
"While the Games for Peace and Harmony were about to begin on Friday 
evening in Beijing, fighting erupted in the Caucasus between 
Georgian attackers and Russian defenders over control of the South 
Ossetia region in Georgia. ... Like Kosovo's independence from 
Serbia with strong U.S. support, South Ossetia's independence from 
Georgia with strong Russian support, does not assure peace and 
stability, not to mention prosperity, for its people and the 
region." 
 
4. President Ma Ying-jeou's Overseas Trip 
 
"Ma to Face First Diplomatic Test" 
 
The pro-independence, English-language "Taiwan News" [circulation: 
20,000] editorialized (8/12): 
 
"... Naturally, the attention of the Taiwan media will be riveted on 
the transit stops in the United States, especially since the KMT in 
opposition had claimed that tight restrictions imposed on Chen's 
activities in his transit stops were due to the DPP president's 
'trouble-making' that had 'wrecked' trust between Washington and 
Taipei.  Whether Ma will secure any more dignified transit treatment 
from Washington is open to question, especially since the dignity 
and visibility of his visit is sharply self-discounted by his 
arriving on scheduled commercial flights instead of on a national 
carrier special flight. 
 
"The fact that Ma has already been mocked by some international 
media as 'the invisible president' is a sign that such 
ultra-low-profile arrangements may comfort Washington and Beijing 
but will not benefit Taiwan's own national dignity and visibility 
regardless of whom Ma meets or converses with in private in Los 
Angeles, Austin or San Francisco.  In sum, whether Ma is able to 
retain ties with Paraguay and complete his first presidential 
excursion with dignity will be decisive for establishing his 
credibility as Taiwan's national leader at home and abroad." 
 
YOUNG