January 13th is the first anniver sary of the passing of President Chiang Ching-kuo. Over the past year, the government has operated smoothly, society has remained tranquil, and the economy has continued to grow, all thanks to the farsighted reforms he initiated during his lifetime.

At this commemorative moment, one cannot help reflecting on whether the reforms he promoted with such determination have all been carried out.

After the breaking of formal diplomatic ties between the Republic of China and the United States, when the country was placed in a situation of great difficulty, President Chiang insisted on developing the nation's defense forces, a determination that paid off last December 10th in the birth of the IDF defensive fighter.

In an address at its christening ceremony, President Lee Teng-hui announced that in grateful memory of the late president the new fighter would be named the Ching-kuo. He boarded the the plane's cockpit, asked questions about its operational functions, and raised his thumb in approval.

In addition to earning the president's approval, the new fighter has given the public greater confidence in its ideal of planting its feet on Taiwan, looking out on the world beyond, and bearing in its bosom the whole of China.

After the lifting of restrictions on newspapers, the number of newspapers rapidly increased, journalists were in hot demand, newspapers had more space for articles, and the media were characterized by greater diversity.

In publishing and the visual media, investigative journalists are being allowed to work for magazines, publications have been placed under the jurisdiction of the Government Information Office, academic works from the mainland can be brought into Taiwan depending on the circumstances, and satellite dishes have sprung up in great numbers, all of which have produced a flourishing development of books, periodicals, and the visual media and provided greater benefits for the public.

According to statistics, almost 250,000 people from Taiwan visited their relatives on the mainland in the past year. Due to the barriers that have separated the two sides of the Taiwan Strait for nearly forty years and the great differences in living standards, ideology, and culture, the visitors have all returned to Taiwan with the feeling of "it's good to be back."

In related openings, Chinese on the mainland can apply to come to Taiwan to attend funerals or visit ailing relatives; Taiwanese detained on the mainland can apply to visit their relatives on the island; and outstanding figures from the mainland can also apply to make visits.

However, because the visits have strengthened mutual interactions between the two sides, the relation ship between some laws and human interests requires additional at tention.

With the lifting of martial law, a number of laws have become unsuitable and new laws have had to be passed to replace them. The persistent obstruction of deliberations in the Legislative Yuan by some opposition legislators, how ever, has delayed the passage of several pressing bills, such as the replenishment of elected representatives in the parliament and the formation of civic organizations.

Politics being the art of compromise, the refusal of those out of power to designate themselves a loyal opposition would certainly create difficulties in communication between the two sides; only otherwise is there a possibility of quickening the pace of reform.

January 13th is the first anniver sary of the passing of President Chiang Ching-kuo. Over the past year, the government has operated smoothly, society has remained tranquil, and the economy has continued to grow, all thanks to the farsighted reforms he initiated during his lifetime.

January 13th is the first anniver sary of the passing of President Chiang Ching-kuo. Over the past year, the government has operated smoothly, society has remained tranquil, and the economy has continued to grow, all thanks to the farsighted reforms he initiated during his lifetime.

January 13th is the first anniver sary of the passing of President Chiang Ching-kuo. Over the past year, the government has operated smoothly, society has remained tranquil, and the economy has continued to grow, all thanks to the farsighted reforms he initiated during his lifetime.

In an address at its christening ceremony, President Lee Teng-hui announced that in grateful memory of the late president the new fighter would be named the Ching-kuo. He boarded the the plane's cockpit, asked questions about its operational functions, and raised his thumb in approval.

In addition to earning the president's approval, the new fighter has given the public greater confidence in its ideal of planting its feet on Taiwan, looking out on the world beyond, and bearing in its bosom the whole of China.

After the lifting of restrictions on newspapers, the number of newspapers rapidly increased, journalists were in hot demand, newspapers had more space for articles, and the media were characterized by greater diversity.

In publishing and the visual media, investigative journalists are being allowed to work for magazines, publications have been placed under the jurisdiction of the Government Information Office, academic works from the mainland can be brought into Taiwan depending on the circumstances, and satellite dishes have sprung up in great numbers, all of which have produced a flourishing development of books, periodicals, and the visual media and provided greater benefits for the public.

According to statistics, almost 250,000 people from Taiwan visited their relatives on the mainland in the past year. Due to the barriers that have separated the two sides of the Taiwan Strait for nearly forty years and the great differences in living standards, ideology, and culture, the visitors have all returned to Taiwan with the feeling of "it's good to be back.".

In related openings, Chinese on the mainland can apply to come to Taiwan to attend funerals or visit ailing relatives; Taiwanese detained on the mainland can apply to visit their relatives on the island; and outstanding figures from the mainland can also apply to make visits.

However, because the visits have strengthened mutual interactions between the two sides, the relation ship between some laws and human interests requires additional at tention.

With the lifting of martial law, a number of laws have become unsuitable and new laws have had to be passed to replace them. The persistent obstruction of deliberations in the Legislative Yuan by some opposition legislators, how ever, has delayed the passage of several pressing bills, such as the replenishment of elected representatives in the parliament and the formation of civic organizations.