In the famous American film Fatal Attraction, in one scene the male lead is unable to get his umbrella open, and the female lead says to him "Made in Taiwan?" But in the TV show Miami Vice, there's another scene: two criminals robbing a warehouse have to decide where to start. "Of course with the most valuable Proton TV's!" A broken umbrella and a Proton TV are both "Made in Taiwan." How can the image be so different?
The uneven quality of Taiwan Products is naturally a stumbling block to those who wish to raise the international status of the ROC However, quality is one chip in trans-forming the international image of the ROC In the past, raising quality was the concern of only a few enterprises that wished to have "name brands." Today it is the goal of the whole nation. We report on what the government and private sector are doing about it.
On December 25, 1945, 51 years of Japanese rule in Taiwan ended. This is the "Retrocession Day" everyone knows. But 350 years ago there was another kind of retrocession day--do you know about it? Sinorama headed off to the Netherlands to lead you on an exploration of Dutch trading in the 17th century to tell you about this earlier "retrocessioll."
The series on the original inhabitants of Taiwan introduces "Taiwan's Sherpas"--the Bunung aborigines. Also recently the ROC announced its folk arts roster. This month we introduce shadow puppet master Chang Te-ch'eng.
September 12 was the 100th day after the Tienanmen massacre, and memorial services were held throughout the world. Taiwan was no exception. This issue we have selected a commemorative report to remind the people of the world to remember those courageous, immortal Chinese.
