Tai°p ei * Revi*e w 2002 This index of the articles appearing in the year 2002 issues of the monthly Taipei Review (Vol. 52) is arranged by major and minor subjects. Notes in parentheses have been added for clarification. INDEX ARTS international consumers) Dec., 20-25 Blocks of Memory Colored by Time (Profiles/established oil FILM painter Wu Hao is also renowned for his woodblocks) Darkness and Light (Profiles/ No\ 56-65 movie director Chang Tso- Green Cut Diamond (Profiles/bamboo sculptor Peng Ding- chi plays the role of the underdog in sung) Sept., 58-65 Taiwan’s film industry) Dec., 48-55 Nature’s Painted Colors (Profiles/flower-pressing artist LITERATURE lseng Wan-ting) Oct., SO-57 Not Just Kid Stuff (children’s literature in Taiwan) Nomadic Spirit (Profiles/Tsung Pu, a pioneer in Taiwan’s Apr., 50-57 installation art scene) Mar., 58-65 METALWORK Chis is Leather? (Profiles/the works of leather sculptor Yeh Cultured Blade (a family shop in Shihlin has made its special Fa-yuan) Apr., 58-65 design of pocketknife for 133 years) June, 53-57 ARCHITECTURE Thunder of the Gods (a third-generation workshop continues Architecture as Art (Arts/Design/the general public is the tradition of gong making) Nov., 50-55 beginning to appreciate the aesthetics of architecture in MUSIC addition to the technical aspects of the trade) Dec., /2-19 American Dreamers: ABC Artists in Taiwan (American- Building Dreams (Ilan County Government's plan to build born Chinese trying to find fame in Taiwan’s pop music homes that reflect the local culture, history, and climate) industry) July, 36-41 Jan 36 45 PAINTING Restoring the Past (renovation of facades on Hoping Street Anatomy by Paintbrush (Profiles/anatomy painter Lee Lee- in Tahsi Township) July, 50-57 min helps doctors with her art) Aug., 52-57 CALLIGRAPHY Finding Genius in the Four Treasures (Profiles/contemporary Mysteries of the Word (Profiles/calligrapher and critic inkwash painterL i An-cheng) Oct., 58-65 lu Chung-kao) Dec., 56-65 Painting with Passion (Profiles/a look at the artwork and life CERAMICS of contemporary artist Chen Ching-jung) Jan., 54-65 \ Lament in Clay (Profiles/Lee Yung-ming’s art is inspired Will to Paint, The (Profiles/Chiang Han-tung overcame by aboriginal life in Orchid Island) June, 58-65 physical ailments to resume his distinguished career) COMICS May, 56-65 Panels of Pleasure (Taiwan’s cartoonists winning greater PHOTOGRAPHY recognition and fans) Sept., 50-57 Up in the Sky (Profiles/Chen Ming-ming is one of Taiwan’s DANCE few aerial photographers) July, 58-65 From under the Sky into the Theater (profile of the Formosa POPULAR LITERATURE Indigenous Dance Foundation of Culture and Art) Tales of Swords and Chivalry (a look at wuhsia or knight- Oct., 12-15 errant serialized stories and books) Oct., 44-49 Persevering with Passion (the development of Taiwan's professional dance culture) Oct., 4-// Steps of Tradition (profile of the Taipei Folk Dance Theatre) Oct., 24-29 Engineering the Biotech Revolution (a review of Taiwan’s Waiting in the Wings: Ballet in Taiwan (profile of Capital biotech industry and what the government needs to do to Ballet-Taipei) Oct., 16-19 promote healthy growth in this sector) Dec., 30-35 When Dance Works (profile of Dance Works, an alternative dance company) Oct., 20-23 BOOK REVIEW DESIGN Architecture as Art (Arts/Architecture/the general public is Dissecting Dissent (lan Buruma, Bad Elements) June, 24-29 beginning to appreciate the aesthetics of architecture in In Search of Identity (Stéphane Corcuff, ed., Memories of addition to the technical aspects of the trade) Yec., 12-19 the Future: National Identity Issues and the Search for a Brick by Brick: Building Taiwan’s Design Sector (in a bid to New Taiwan) Sept., 30-35 improve the quality of life in Taiwan, the government is Reverberations from 2000 (Muthiah Alagappa, ed., fostering a more appealing environment) Dec., 4-// Taiwan's Presidential Politics; Deborah A. Brown, ed., Objects of Admiration (after years of copying foreign goods, Taiwan's 2000 Presidential Election) Apr., 38-43 Taiwan's product designers are starting to impress Review/January 2003 Taipei Review 2002 INDEX CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS Structural Reengineering (the upgrading of Taiwan's industrial structure toward more value-added product Depoliticizing Health (editorial on why Taiwan should lines) July, 4-11 receive observer status in the World Health Organization) To Go or Not to Go? (Cross-Strait Relations/the pros and June, | cons of Taiwan investment in China) July, 12-17 Neither Tiny nor Renegade (editorial on unfair international Where the Future Lies (what is being done to foster research media coverage of Taiwan-China relations) Mar., / and development in Taiwan) July, /8-23 Oil and Sovereignty (Environment/Energy/Taiwan and LABOR China agree on a joint oil exploration project in the License to Work, A (the growing trend toward professional Taiwan Strait) July, 24-29 or skills certification) Apr., 44-49 Sound and Fury (Editorial on President Chen Shui-bian’s MANUFACTURING ‘a country on each side” of the Taiwan Strait comment) At the Fiber of Textiles (Society/Fashion/how the textile Oct., | industry has progressed from low-end garment lo Go or Not to Go? (Economics/Industry/the pros and cons manufacturing to high-end fiber production) of Taiwan investment in China) July, /2-17 Jan., 12-17 WTO: The Cross-Strait Dimension (Economics/Trade/ Cameras for the Digital Shutterbug (Economics/Business/ Mainland Affairs Council’s Tsai Ing-wen discusses how Taiwan’s digital-camera manufacturers are making WTO will affect relations with China) Jan., 3> 5 inroads into an industry once dominated by Japan) ECONOMICS No\ , 24 29 TRADE Going Up (Taiwan’s economy is recovering after a difficult Charting New Waters (Foreign Relations/editorial on year in 2001) June, 30-35 significance of Taiwan’s representative offices) Rising to the Challenge (details behind the government's Sept., 1 Economics over Politics (Foreign Relations/Asian countries new six-year plan, known as Challenge 2008) Aug., 24-31 raking up the Gauntlet (editorial on the economic conduct business with Taiwan through representative challenges facing the new Cabinet) Apr., / offices) Sept., 18-23 AGRICULTURE Entering the WTO: A Major Milestone (Board of Foreign Uphill Farming (Economics/Trade/how WTO membership Trade Director-General Wayne W. Wu discusses the will affect the agricultural sector) Apr., 18-23 benefits of WTO membership) Jan., 32-35 BUSINESS European Connection, The (Foreign Relations/Europe’s Cameras for the Digital Shutterbug (Taiwan’s digital trade representative offices in Taiwan) Sept., 24-29 camera manufacturers are making inroads into an industry Hello WTO (the prospective impact of WTO entry on once dominated by Japan) Nov., 24-29 Taiwan’s economy) Apr., 10-17 From Mind to Market (why Taiwan’s inventors win awards Road Less Traveled, The (Foreign Relations/the role and function of representative offices in Taiwan and abroad) but not much fame or fortune) {ug., 44-5] Home Creativity (Taiwan’s hand-tool makers are looking at Sept., 4-9 the domestic do-it-yourself market to boost sales) Oct., 30-35 Taking Care of Business (Foreign Relations/American Malls and More (how the shopping mall has slowly arrived countries do business with Taiwan through trade offices) in Taiwan’s retail industry) Mar., 32-39 Sept., 10-17 Mobile Life, The (cellular phones are creating a new way of Trade Talk (experts in six fields assess the ramifications of life, and big business) May, 40-47 WTO accession) Apr., 24-29 Playing the Game (Taiwan’s online computer game Uphill Farming (Agriculture/how WTO membership will companies are developing games aimed at the mainland affect the agricultural sector) Apr., 18-23 Waiting No More (editorial on Taiwan’s entry to the World market) Dec 36-4] Value of Life, The (the concept of life insurance has become Trade Organization) Jan., / widely accepted in Taiwan) May, 34-39 WTO: The Cross-Strait Dimension (Cross-Strait Relations/ FINANCE Mainland Affairs Council’s Tsai Ing-wen discusses how Banking Blues? (what is the state of Taiwan’s banking WTO will affect relations with mainland China) Jan., 35 industry, and how effective are the efforts to strengthen ENVIRONMENT the sector) Dec., 26-29 INDUSTRY For the Birds (Taipei City’s Kuandu Nature Park is a bird Drive for Profit, A (how local carmakers manage to compete sanctuary as well as an oasis for bird and nature lovers) with international manufacturers) Aug., 38-43 Mar., 48-57 Taipei Review/January 2003 Road Less Traveled, The (Economics/Trade/role and function of representative offices in Taiwan and abroad) Sept., 4-9 Taking Care of Business (Economics/Trade/American countries do business with Taiwan through trade offices) Sept., 10-17 HEALTH Going Green (Nongovernmental Organizations/the role of environmental protection groups in guiding the Canine Curers (Taiwan’s Dr. Dog program whereby dogs government in the right direction on the topic of resource visit social centers for therapeutic purposes) Mar., 40-47 management) Aug., /2-]7 Depoliticizing Health (Cross-Strait Relaltions/Foreign CITY PLANNING Relations/editorial on why Taiwan should receive Capital Plaza: A New Urban Vision, The (Taipei City’s observer status in the World Health Organization) June, / international design competition for the Capital Plaza) Jan., 46-53 ENERGY Green Alternatives (efforts to increase the use of renewable LA Law in Taiwan? (the Modified Adversarial System is energy) June, 36-43 being introduced for criminal cases) May, 28-33 Oil and Sovereignty (Cross-Strait Relations/Taiwan and China agree on a joint oil exploration project in the NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS Taiwan Strait) July, 24-29 ENGINEERING Going Green (Environment/the role of environmental Braider of Rainbows (Profiles/Lin Chih-mu has built over protection groups in guiding the government in the right 200 of Taiwan’s suspension bridges) July, 42-49 direction on the topic of resource management) WATER/SOIL CONSERVATION Aug., 12-17 Stopping the Slides (new policies aim to prevent mudslide Make Way for the NGOs (editorial on the functions disasters) June, 4-/] nongovernmental organizations serve in diplomatically Taming a River (increased flood-control measures are being isolated Taiwan) Aug., / applied to the Keelung River) June, 12-17 Need to Give, The (Society/the level of Taiwan’s Where’s the Water? (a severe drought threatened Hsinchu volunteerism and what is being done to encourage growth and neighboring counties in early 2002) June, 18-23 in this sector) Aug., /8-23 Third Sector, The (what is the state of the country’s FOREIGN RELATIONS nongovernmental and nonprofit organizations) Aug., 4-/7 Charting New Waters (Economics/Trade/editorial on POLITICS significance of Taiwan’s representative offices) Sept., / Depoliticizing Health (Cross-Strait Relations/Health/editorial Cementing Democracy (analysis of the December 2001 on why Taiwan should receive observer status in the World elections) Feb., 34-39 Health Organization) June, / Election Reflections (discussion of election and legislative Zconomics over Politics (Economics/Trade/Asian countries reforms suggested during the campaign for the Fifth conduct business with Taiwan through representative Legislative elections) Mar., 4-9 Electoral Progress (editorial on how democracy is taking offices) Sept., 18-23 tnd to Ambiguity’ ) , An (the Bush administration may be hold in Taiwan with each successful election) Feb., / moving away from ambiguity in its relations with Taiwan) Gone Without Regret (editorial on the fifteenth anniversary of the lifting of martial law) July, / Aug., 32-37 suropean Connection, The (Economics/Trade/Eurcpe’s Meet the Freshmen (profiles of ten first-time legislators) trade representative offices in Taiwan) Sept., 24-29 Mar., 16-25 Friends in Need (diplomatic, economic, and cultural Political ‘Parents’ (a look at the winners in the county and relations between Taiwan and Central America) city elections) Mar., 10-15 Silence in the Nighttime, The (editorial on how the sunshine Mar., 26-31 legislation will benefit Taiwan’s political landscape) Dec., / Going Global (Taiwan seeks to affiliate with the World Voters Speak, The (results of the year-end legislative and Health Organization and other international agencies) city and county elections) Feb., 28-33 Apr., 30-37 Taipei Review/January 2003 Taipei Review 2002 INDEX GOVERNMENT Looking into the Future (Taiwan's fortunetellers are getting ‘Combative Cabinet,” The (introducing the memberso f a boost from youths and modern technology) Aug., 58-65 Premier Yu Shyi-kun’s Cabinet) Apr., 4-9 Lotto Fever (lotteries are attracting a high degree of interest Midway Point (review of the first two years of the Chen and contributing to social welfare) May, 48-55 Shui-bian administration) May, 24-27 Need to Give, The (Nongovernmental Organizations/the storm la Peacup (editorial on how governments handle level of Taiwan’s volunteerism and what is being done to public protests) Nov., / encourage growth in this sector) Aug., 18-23 Not as a Stranger (the “mainlander” population has PROFILES participated in building a new society in Taiwan) May, 4-11 Anatomy by Paintbrush (Arts/Painting/anatomy painter Lee Who We Are (second-generation “mainlanders” talk about Lee-min helps doctors with her art) Aug., 52-5 their sense of identity) May, /8-23 Blocks of Memory Colored by Time (Arts/established oi] CULTURE painter Wu Hao is also renowned for his woodblocks) Weaving Past With Future a resurgent interest in aboriginal No 56-65 culture is reviving the traditional art of garment making) Braider of Rainbows (Environment/Engineering/Lin Chih Feb., 56-65 mu has built over 200o f Taiwan’s suspension bridges) EDUCATION Ju 42-49 English Spoken Here (an English-language educator's Darkness and Light (Arts/Film/movie director Chang Tso hypothesis of how “Taiwanese English” is emerging on chi plays the role of the underdog in Taiwan's film the island) Nov., 30-35 industry) Dec., 48-55 Filling in the Blanks (the General English Proficiency Test Finding Genius in the Four Treasures (Arts/Painting is gaining popularity as a standard certification system of contemporary inkwash painter Li An-cheng) language skills) Nov., /2-17 Oct. 58-65 In Pursuit of Excellence (the increase in the numbero f Green Cut Diamond (Arts/bamboo sculptor Peng Ding universities and colleges in Taiwan has not been met with sung) Sept., 35-05 a corresponding increase in budget spending on Lament in Clay, A (Arts/Ceramics/Lee Yung-ming’s art Is education) Dec., 42-47 inspired by aboriginal life in Orchid Island) June, 58-65 Interviews with English Speakers (a former diplomat, a Mysteries of the Word (Arts/Calligraphy/calligrapher and radio personality, and a taxi driver discuss the importance critic Tu Chung-kao) De 56-65 of learning English) Nov., /8-23 Nature's Painted Colors (Arts/flower-pressing artist Tseng Linking the World (how English learning has taken the Wan-tin Oct., 50-57 island by storm) Nov., 4 Nomadic Spirit Arts/Tsung Pu, a pioneer in Taiwan's FASHION installaartt iscoenne ) Mar., 58-65 At the Fiber of Textiles (Economics/Manufacturing/how the Painting with Passion (Arts/Painting/a look at the artwork textile industry has progressed from low-end garment and life of contemporary artist Chen Ching-jung) manufacturing to high-end fiber production) Jan., 12-17 Jan ) } 05 Between Two Extremes (the development of the island’s This is Leather? (Arts/the workso f leather sculp|t or Yeh retail fashion industry) Jan., 4-// Fa-yuan) Apr., 58-65 Disseminators of Style (the crowded and highly competitive Up in the Sky (Arts/Photography/Chen Ming-ming is one fashion magazine industry in Taiwan is dominated by both of Taiwan's few aerial photographers) July, 58-65 local and overseas titles) Jan., 18-23 W ay of a Master, rhe (Society/Sports/taichi chuan mastet laste Matters (four locally based fashion designers discuss Hsiung Wei wins followers with his form of taichi the difficulties in trying to establish labels in the Taiwan dao vin) Sé¢ pt 44-49 market) Jan., 24-31 Will to Paint, The (Arts/Painting/Chiang Han-tung FOOD overcame physical ailments to resume his distinguished Tofu Town (Shenkeng Township’s specially made tofu is career) May, 56-65 drawing a legion of tourists) Feb., 48-55 GENDER ISSUES SOCIETY War and Peace (the relationship between men and women and the developments that have changed it) Feb., 4-1] Family Ties (the return of “mainlanders” to China for family Who’s Afraid of Marriage? (why people are delaying reunions and business dealings) May, /2-17 marriage and are less reluctant to divorce than before) Human Treasures (editorial on Taiwan as a haven for talent Feb., 12-19 from the mainland in 1949) May, / Taipei Review/January 2003 INDEX OF WRITERS AND INTERVIEWEES This index to the 2002 issues of the monthly Taipei Review (Vol. 52) is arranged by surname. BROWN, Deborah A. Museum of Faith, A (Society/Religion/museum of world religions opens in a suburb of Taipei) Sept., 36-43 Working Against Tradition (the situation between men and women in the workplace) Feb., 20-27 CAVEY, Paul RELIGION Banking Blues? (Economics/Finance/what is the state of Museum of Faith, A (museum of world religions opens in a Taiwan's banking industry, and how effective are the suburb of Taipei) Sept., 36-43 efforts to strengthen the sector) Dec., 26-29 SOCIAL WELFARE Nature’s Innocent Children (the Children Are Us Foundation CHANG, Tinna offers the disabled training and an opportunity to American Dreamers: ABC Artists in Taiwan (Art/Music/ contribute to society) July, 30-35 American-born Chinese trying to find fame in Taiwan’s SPORTS pop music industry) July, 36-4] Baseball Is Back (Taiwan’s international baseball teams are helping spur interest in the sport) Feb., 40-47 CHENG, Cheng-mount (with Wu Rong-I) Way of a Master, The (Profiles/taichi chuan master Hsiung Going up (Economics/Taiwan’s economy is recovering Wei wins followers with his form of taichi dao yin) after a difficult year in 2001) June, 30-35 Sept., 44-49 TOURISM CHUNG, Oscar Cycling into the East (small towns in eastern Taiwan are Anatomy by Paintbrush (Arts/Painting/Profiles/anatomy attracting tourists to the area with bike trails) Nov., 44-49 painter Lee Lee-min helps doctors with her art) Aug., 52-57 For the Birds (Taipei City’s Kuandu Nature Park is a bird Architecture as Art (Arts/Architecture/Design/the general sanctuary as well as an oasis for bird and nature lovers) public is beginning to appreciate the aesthetics of Mar., 48-57 architecture in addition to the technical aspects of the Home of Hot Springs (the Taipei district of Peitou makes a trade) Dec., 12-19 comeback) June, 44-52 ‘ameras for the Digital Shutterbug (Economics/Business/ Many More Mountains to Climb (the island’s concentration Manufacturing/Taiwan’s digital-camera manufacturers of high peaks makes for some world-class hikes) are making inroads into an industry once dominated by Nov., 36-43 Japan) Nov., 24-29 rain Station that Could, The (Chichi township reinvents “ycling into the East (Society/Tourism/small towns in itself as a tourist attraction with its historic train station) eastern Taiwan are attracting tourists to the area with Oct., 36-43 bike trails) Nov., 44-49 Zconomics over Politics (Economics/Trade/Foreign Relations/Asian countries conduct business with Taiwan through representative offices) Sept., 18-23 -ament in Clay, A (Arts/Ceramics/Profiles/Lee Y ung- ming’s art is inspired by aboriginal life in Orchid Island) June, 58-65 Malls and More (Economics/Business/how the shopping mall has slowly arrived in Taiwan’s retail industry) Mar., 32-39 Meet the Freshmen (Politics/profiles of ten first-time legislators) Mar., 16-25 Need to Give, The (Nongovernmental Organizations/ Society/the level of Taiwan’s volunteerism and what is being done to encourage growth in this sector) Aug., 18-23 Not as a Stranger (Society/the “mainlander” population has participated in building a new society in Taiwan) May, 4-// 5 Taipei Review/January 2003 Taipei Review 2002 INDEX Persevering with Passion (Arts/Dance/the development of Waiting in the Wings: Ballet in Taiwan (Arts/Dance/profile laiwan’s professional dance culture) Oct., 4-// of Capital Ballet-Taipei) Oct., 16-19 Taming a River (Environment/Water-Soil Conservation Way of a Master, The (Profiles/Society/Sports/taichi chuan increased flood-control measures are being applied to the master Hsiung Wei wins followers with his form of taichi Keelung River) June, /2-/7 dao yin) Sept., 44-49 Taste Matters (Society/Fashion/four locally based fashion When Dance Works (Arts/Dance/profile of Dance Works, designers discuss the difficulties in trying to establish an alternative dance company) Oct., 20-23 labels in the Taiwan market) Jan., 24-31 Who’s Afraid of Marriage? (Society/Gender Issues/why Tofu Town (Society/Food/Shenkeng Township’s specially people are delaying marriage and are less reluctant to made tofu is drawing a legion of tourists) Feb., 48-55 divorce than before) Feb., 12-19 Uphill Farming (Economics/Agriculture/Trade/how WTO Will to Paint, The (Arts/Painting/Profiles/Chiang Han-tung membership will affect the agricultural sector) Apr., 18-23 overcame physical ailments to resume his distinguished Where the Future Lies (Economics/Industry/what is being done career) May, 56-65 to foster research and development in Taiwan) July, /8-2>32 HALLORAN, Richard DICKSON, Bruce J. End to Ambiguity?, An (Foreign Relations/the Bush Dissecting Dissent (Book Review/lan Buruma, Bad administration may be moving away from ambiguity in its Elements) June, 24-29 relations with Taiwan) Aug., 32-37 DREYER, June Teufel HEATH, Gary Reverberations from 2000 (Book Reviews/Muthiah Alagappa Many More Mountains to Climb (Society/Tourism/the ed., Taiwan's Presidential Politics, Deborah A. Brown, island’s concentration of high peaks makes for some ed., Taiwan's 2000 Presidential Election) Apr., 38-43 world-class hikes) Nov., 36-43 GAO, Pat HER, Kelly Building Dreams (Arts/Architecture/Ilan County \t the Fiber of Textiles (Economics/Manufacturing/Society/ Government’s project to build homes that reflect the local Fashion/how the textile industry has progressed from low- culture, history, and climate) Jan., 36-45 end garment manufacturing to high-end fiber production) Election Reflections (Politics/discussion of election and Jan., 12-17 legislative reforms suggested during the campaign for the Canine Curers (Health/Taiwan’s Dr. Dog program whereby dogs Fifth Legislative elections) Mar., 4-9 visit social centers for therapeutic purposes) Mar., 40-47 Filling in the Blanks (Society/EducationG/etnehreal English Darkness and Light (Arts/Film/Profiles/movie director Proficiency Test is gaining popularity as a standard Chang Tso-chi plays the role of the underdog in Taiwan’s certification system of language skills) Nov., 12-17 film industry) Dec., 48-55 Going Global (Foreign Relations/Taiwan seeks to affiliate Family Ties (Society/the return of “mainlanders” to China with the World Health Organization and other for family reunions and business dealings) May, /2-1]7 international agencies) Apr., 30-37 Going Green (Environment/Nongovernmental Home Creativity (Economics/Business/Taiwan’s hand-tool Organizations/the role of environmental protection groups makers are looking at the domestic do-it-yourself market in guiding the government in the right direction on the to boost sales) Oct., 30-35 topic of resource management) Aug., /2-]7 Mysteries of the Word (Arts/Calligraphy/Profiles/ Green Alternatives (Environment/Energy/efforts to increase calligrapher and critic Tu Chung-kao) Dec., 56-65 the use of renewable energy) June, 36-43 Not Just Kid Stuff (Arts/Literature/children’s literature in Green Cut Diamond (Arts/Profiles/bamboo sculptor Peng Taiwan) Apr., 50-57 Ding-sung) Sept., 58-65 Playing the Game (Economics/Business/Taiwan’s online Home of Hot Springs (Society/Tourism/the Taipei district of computer game companies are developing games aimed at Peitou makes acomeback) June, 44-52 the mainland market) Dec., 36-4] In Pursuit of Excellence (Society/Education/the increase in Stopping the Slides (Environment/Water-Soil Conservation/ the number of universities and colleges in Taiwan has not new policies aim to prevent mudslide disasters) June, 4-/ / been met with a corresponding increase in budget Third Sector, The (Nongovernmental Organizations/what is spending on education) Dec., 42-47 the state of the country’s nongovernmental and nonprofit License to Work, A (Economics/Labor/the growing trend organizations) Aug., 4-1/7 toward professional or skills certification) Apr., 44-49 Up in the Sky (Arts/Photography/Profiles/Chen Ming-ming Linking the World (Society/Education/how English learning is one of Taiwan’s few aerial photographers) July, 58-65 has taken the island by storm) Nov., 4-// Taipei Review/January 2003 Tales of Swords and Chivalry (Arts/Popular Literature/a look at wuhsia or knight-errant serialized stories and books) Oct., 44-49 This is Leather? (Arts/Profiles/the works of leather sculptor Yeh Fa-yuan) Apr., 58-65 rain Station that Could, The (Society/Tourism/Chichi township reinvents itself as a tourist attraction with its historic train station) Oct., 36-43 Nature’s Innocent Children (Society/Social Welfare/ Value of Life, The (Economics/Business/the concept of life the Children Are Us Foundation offers the disabled insurance has become widely accepted in Taiwan) training and an opportunity to contribute to society ) May, 34-39 July 30-3 25 Working Against Tradition (Society/Gender Issues/the Nature’s Painted Colors (Arts/Profiles/flower-pressing artist situation between men and women in the workplace) Tseng Wan-ting) Oct., 50-57 Feb. , 20-27 laking Care of Business (Economics/Trade/Foreign Relations/American countries do business with Taiwan JACOBS, J. Bruce through trade offices) Sept., 10-17 Cementing Democracy (Politics/analysis of the December Trade Talk (Economics/Trade/experts in six fields assess the 2001 elections) Feb., 34-39 ramifications of WTO accession) Apr., 24-29 War and Peace (Society/Gender Issues/the relationship KAO, Leanne (Formerly KAO, Raye) between men and women and the developments that have Brick by Brick: Building Taiwan’s Design Sector (Arts/ changed it) Feb., 4-/] Design/in a bid to improve the quality of life in Taiwan, the government is fostering a more appealing HWANG, Jim environment) Dec., 4-11 Between Two Extremes (Society/Fashion/the development of the island’s retail fashion industry) Jan., 4-1 / KAO, Raye Cultured Blade (Arts/Metalwork/a family shop in Shihlin Blocks of Memory Colored by Time (Arts/Profiles/ has made its spIe cial desig§ n of Ip ocketknife for 133 y; ears) established oil painter Wu Hao is also renowned for his June, 5 3-57 woodblocks) Nov., 56-65 Drive for Profit, A (Economics/Industry/how local Braider of Rainbows (Environment/Engineering/Profiles/ carmakers manage to compete with international Lin Chih-mu has built over 200 of Taiwan’s suspension manufacturers ) Aug., 38-43 bridges) July, 42-49 For the Birds (Environment/Society/Tourism/Taipei City’s Capital Plaza: A New Urban Vision, The (Environment/City Kuandu Nature Park is a bird sanctuary as well as an oasis Planning/Taipei City’s international design competition for bird and nature lovers) Mar., 48-57 for the Capital Plaza) Jan., 46-53 From Mind to Market (Economics/Business/why Taiwan's Disseminators of Style (Society/Fashion/the crowded inventors win awards but not much fame or fortune) and highly competitive fashion magazine industry in Aug., 44-5] Taiwan is dominated by both local and overseas titles) Interviews with English Speakers (Society/Education/a Jan., 18-23 former diplomat, a radio personality, and a taxi driver European Connection, The (Economics/Trade/Foreign discuss the importance of learning English) Nov., 18-23 Relations/Europe’s trade representative offices in Taiwan) Lotto Fever (Society/lotteries are attracting a high degree of Sept., 24-29 interest and contributing to social welfare) May, 48-55 From under the Sky into the Theater (Arts/Dance/profile of Objects of Admiration (Arts/Design/after years of copying the Formosa Indigenous Dance Foundation of Culture and foreign goods, Taiwan’s product designers are starting to Art) Oct., 12-15 impress international consumers) Dec., 20-25 Hello WTO (Economics/Trade/the prospective impact of Political ‘Parents’ (Politics/a look at the winners in the WTO entry on Taiwan’s economy) Apr., 10-17 county and city elections) Mar., 10-15 Looking into the Future (Society/Taiwan’s fortunetellers are Road Less Traveled, The (Economics/Trade/Foreign getting a boost from youths and modern technology) Relations/the role and function of representative offices in Aug., 58-65 Taiwan and abroad) Sept., 4-9 Mobile Life, The (Economics/Business/cellular phones are Structural Reengineering (Economics/Industry/the creating a new way of life, and big business) May, 40-47 upgrading of Taiwan’s industrial structure toward more Nomadic Spirit (Arts/Profiles/Tsung Pu, a pioneer in value-added product lines) July, 4-// Taiwan’s installation art scene) Mar., 58-65 Taipei Review/January 2003 Taipei Rev ew 2002 INDEX Panels of Pleasure (Arts/Comics/Taiwan’s cartoonists winning greater recognition and fans) Sept., 50-57 Steps of Tradition (Arts/Dance/profile of the Taipei Folk Dance Theatre) Oct., 24-29 Thunder of the Gods (Arts/Metalwork/a third-generation workshop continues the traditiono fg ong making) Nov., 50-55 To Go or Not to Go? (Cross-Strait Relations/Economics/ Industry/the pros and cons of Taiwan investment in China) July, 12-17 Voters Speak, The (Politics/results of the year-end Weaving Past With Future (Society/Culture/a resurgent legislative and city and county elections) Feb., 28-33 interest in aboriginal culture is reviving the traditional art of garment making) Feb., 56-65 STANLEY-BAKER, Joan Where’s the Water? (Environment/Water-Soil Finding Genius in the Four Treasures (Arts/Painting/Profiles/ Conservation/a severe drought threatened Hsinchu and contemporary inkwash painter Li An-cheng) Oct., 58-65 neighboring counties in early 2002) June, 18-23 Who We Are (Society/second-generation “mainlanders” TSAI, Ing-wen (interviewed) talk about their sense of identity) May, /8-23 WTO: The Cross-Strait Dimension (Cross-Strait Relations/ Mainland Affairs Council’s Tsai Ing-wen discusses how KENNEDY, Brian WTO will affect relations with China) Jan., 35 LA Law in Taiwan? (Law/the Modified Adversarial System is being introduced for criminal cases) May, 28-33>? VALENCIA, Mark J. Oil and Sovereignty (Cross-Strait Relations/Environment/ KLINTWORTHG,ar y Energy/Taiwan and China agree on a joint oil exploration In Search of Identity (Book Reviews/Stéphane Corcuff, ed., project in the Taiwan Strait) July, 24-29 Memories of the Future: National Identity Issues and the Search for a New Taiwan) Sept., 30-35 WILSON, Jeffrey Baseball Is Back (Society/Sports/Taiwan’s international KOWAL, Kristopher baseball teams are helping spur interest in the sport) English Spoken Here (Society/Education/an English- Feb., 40-47 language educator’s hypothesis of how “Taiwanese English” is emerging on the island) Nov., 30-35 WONG, Joseph Engineering the Biotech Revolution (Biotechnology/ PEREZ, Francisco Luis a review of Taiwan’s biotech industry and what the Friends in Need (Foreign Relations/diplomatic, economic, government needs to do to promote healthy growth and cultural relations between Taiwan and Centra! in this sector) Dec., 30-35 America) Mar., 26-31 WU, Rong-I (with Cheng Cheng-mount) SHAPIRO, Don Going up (Economics/Taiwan’s economy is recovering after Entering the WTO: A Major Milestone (Economics/Trade/ a difficult year in 2001) June, 30-35 Board of Foreign Trade Director-General Wayne W. Wu discusses benefits ofW TO membership) Jan., 32-35 WU, Wayne W. (interviewed) Midway Point (Politics/Government/review of the first two Entering the WTO: A Major Milestone (Economics/Trade/ years of the Chen Shui-bian administration) May, 24-27 Board of Foreign Trade Director-General Wayne W. Wu Rising to the Challenge (Economics/details behind the discusses benefits of WTO membership) Jan., 32-35 government's new six-year plan, known as Challenge 2008) Aug., 24-3] WTO: The Cross-Strait Dimension (Cross-Strait Relations/ Economics/Trade/Mainland Affairs Council’s Tsai Ing-wen discusses how WTO will affect relations with China) Jan., 35 SHENG, Virginia Painting with Passion (Arts/Painting/Profiles/look at the artwork and life of contemporary artist Chen Ching-jung) Jan., 54-65 Taipei Review/January 2003