We have been so busy that nobody has had time to post anything to the blog! We visited Soochow University and met with professors and students there, we visited a think tank called Taiwan Brain Trust, were guests at a luncheon hosted by the Institute for National Policy Research, received a briefing at the American Institute in Taiwan (the de facto embassy), attended a class and then had dinner with the professor and students at National Taiwan University, and visited National Chengchi University where we were greeted by the University Vice President and then had dinner with Professor Chen and his students. We have also visited both major political party (KMT and DPP) headquarters, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and had an excellent discussion with Michael Cole of the Taipei Times newspaper. We have one more meeting with Robin Winkler of the Wild at Heart Legal Defense Fund, who will brief us on key environmental issues in Taiwan. We have also done some wonderful sightseeing and had amazing food. We will leave for our trip down south on the 16th. There are many pictures that I promise to post to the blog as soon as I get a chance.