$ z/ l! Y/ f* L+ H/ b/ t, g& sTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。After nearly five years in office, Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou on Monday finally joined the ranks of an elite group of world leaders than includes former US President George W. Bush and outgoing Chinese Premier Wen Jia Bao. 0 `/ R1 @# ~. X, P/ I1 Fos.tvboxnow.comWhether Mr. Ma sees his inclusion in the league as brag-worthy is unclear. 3 A, J5 [/ B6 z) ^- j V; oos.tvboxnow.com 2 c# S0 O4 W8 H6 nTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 : m$ d% b/ E$ J- D# BWhile delivering a speech at Taiwan Human Rights Jingmei Park, Mr. Ma was heckled and jeered by a group of pro-Taiwan independence protesters who demanded his resignation, saying Taiwan’s human rights condition has worsened under his watch. Eventually, the protesters got riled up enough to attempt to hit Mr. Ma with shoes — as well as a few bags and hats. 8 d5 a% f C! }* g- X u0 JTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) g. X) c* I) i
; z a5 A4 {, I4 B! Z* \3 jMr. Bush famously dodged an airborne shoe during a news conference in Iraq in late 2008. A few months later, Mr. Wen experienced a similar (if less accurate) assaultwhile giving a speech at the University of Cambridge. / {; c9 o. c! u9 _公仔箱論壇Neither had to dodge multiple items, however.os.tvboxnow.com1 { v8 M& p% M7 }
The protesters appeared to have been moved to throw the objects after Mr. Ma repeatedly refused to acknowledge their angry chants, instead plowing ahead with his speech as if he couldn’t hear them. The presidential security detail immediately ran up the stage to protect the president, who finished his talk behind the human wall. No arrests were made. * D8 ]; W. Q3 K2 L. L1 mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPresident Ma, who was reelected in January with 51% of the vote, has watched his approval rating plummet to the 13% in less than a year (pdf). Heated demonstrations against the president are becoming a frequent sight in Taipei as public discontent climbs while the economy continues to nosedive.os.tvboxnow.com/ w9 X" t1 @. V- b8 ~' n4 _
Those who are dissatisfied with the president blame the government for Taiwan’s snail-paced economic growth. According to the island’s official statistics agency, the island’s full year gross domestic product is tipped to rise 1.13% year-on-year, down from 4.07% in 2011 and 10.79% in 2010.公仔箱論壇- v* f. w+ ^! X, L8 n* g: c
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Taiwan’s unemployment rate still remains above 4% and wages have been stagnant for a decade. Despite his promise that signing a trade pact with China would jump start Taiwan’s exports, data shows Taiwan’s exports is expected to fall 2.16% from a year earlier.! }, {1 n# }' t, A' @; D
Those who support Ma lay blame the dour global economy for Taiwan’s anemic growth and note that the government has meted out a variety of measures to revive market, such offering tax breaks to Taiwanese companies that move their operations back to the island from mainland China, relaxing cross-Strait banking ties, and raising the cap on foreign manual workers to solve Taiwan’s labor shortage problem. 7 Y7 z/ l8 j9 w& J公仔箱論壇The government’s recent refusal to grant a visa for to Dalai Lama has given Ma bashers yet another reason to accuse him of kowtowing to China. 1 {0 W; V* g+ _5 G. oos.tvboxnow.comLike many of the current world leaders, Mr. Ma has been dealt a bad hand, such as two major worldwide economic crises and a deadly typhoon during his terms. But unless he can quickly offer new and sound measures to boost the economy and quell people’s concerns of Taiwan’s over-reliance on China, the president may end up playing dodge ball with the protesters more times than he would like in the next three years. % @/ G7 N* P/ ~2 f5 ]& E7 aTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。os.tvboxnow.com9 i( v2 F! W& D/ e$ b
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