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China's defence build-up to deter US intervention: Taipei Taipei (AFP) May 12, 2008 
China is building up its military defences to deter US intervention in case of war with Taiwan, the island's defence ministry said Monday. Beijing is focusing on developing long-range missiles "to strike at American bases and battle carrier groups stationed in the Asia-Pacific... so as to block the United States from coming to the rescue of Taiwan should war break out in the Taiwan Strait," ... read more |
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Taiwan's new China policymaker pledges harmony
Taipei (AFP) May 1, 2008Taiwan's incoming China policy coordinator Lai Shin-yuan on Thursday backed away from her previous pro-independence stance and pledged to promote cross-strait harmony under the new government. Lai's appointment had alarmed business leaders as she was previously a lawmaker from the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) which used to advocate declaring the island a country independent of China. ... more Taiwan-China meet started to 'thaw the ice': president-elect 
Taipei (AFP) April 14, 2008Weekend talks between Chinese President Hu Jintao and Taiwan's vice president-elect have started to "thaw the ice" in ties between the rivals, the island's incoming president Ma Ying-jeou said Monday. The landmark meeting on Saturday between Hu and Taiwan's Vincent Siew on the sidelines of a regional forum in Hainan, southern China, "has started to thaw the ice across the strait," Ma told ... more Taiwan's incoming VP readies for possible Hu meeting
Taipei (AFP) April 10, 2008Taiwan's vice president-elect flies to China on Friday for a forum that may include talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao, in what would be the highest-level contact ever between Beijing and Taipei. Any meeting between Vincent Siew and Hu would likely help smooth political tensions that have hamstrung relations despite the ever closer economic links tying the island to China, analysts say. ... more Taiwan plans drills simulating China invasion 
Taipei (AFP) March 25, 2008Taiwan's defence ministry Tuesday unveiled plans to hold annual war games simulating a Chinese invasion of the island, despite president-elect Ma Ying-jeou's pledge to ease tensions with Beijing. According to draft plans, this year's war games will begin with a computerised drill in April and peak in September with a large-scale live-fire military exercise, the ministry said. ... more Opposition's Ma Wins Taiwan Presidential Landslide; Extends Hand To China
Taipei (AFP) March 23, 2008Taiwan's president-elect Ma Ying-jeou extended his hand Sunday to big neighbour China, vowing to help pave the way for a century of mutual peace and prosperity in the region. Buoyed by a landslide election victory on Saturday, Ma said he wanted a "non-denial" agreement that would allow Taiwan and China - which claims sovereignty over the island - to exist side by side. ... more |
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Hong Kong (UPI) Dec 27, 2004Rough waters lie ahead for Taiwan in 2005, as President Chen Shui-bian seems determined to use his second term in office to extricate the island from its unstable and delusory connection to China. At present, the forces aligned against his push for independence are formidable: mainland China, with an array of powerful missiles aimed at the island to back up its position; the United States, w ... more |
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