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Independence of Taiwan

Chinese military build-up 'counterproductive': US

WASHINGTON: China's military build-up opposite Taiwan is counterproductive and fans pro-independence tendencies on the island, US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said on Thursday. While stressing the United States' long-standing position that it does not support independence for Taiwan,...

Incoming president of Taiwan doubts China unification

Taiwan's president-elect said Thursday that unification with China is unlikely "in our lifetimes," but pledged to reach out to the longtime rival while maintaining good relations with the United States. The strategic triangle between Taipei, Beijing and Washington is the fundamental mechanism for...

Administration credits China with policy shifts

By BARRY SCHWEID AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Launching a congressional critique of China, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said Thursday that persistent, peaceful dialogue is paying off in aligning Beijing with the United States on several major world fronts. "The trend lines...

Taiwan unfazed by warming Japan-China relations

TAIPEI (Kyodo) Two days before Chinese President Hu Jintao signed a historic joint statement with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda in Tokyo, another historic, albeit quiet, agreement emerged between Japan and Taiwan. ... "Typically, when Japan gears up for high-level summits...

Taiwan's incoming chief of China affairs rejects claims she supports independence

Taiwan's incoming chief of China affairs said Thursday she backs President-elect Ma Ying-jeou's policies of boosting ties with the mainland, rejecting accusations she is a closet supporter of formal independence for the island. ... Lai Hsin-yuan's comments follow...

Turning point for Taiwan's relations with China

Expect Taiwan to forge closer ties with China now that Ma Ying-jeou is president – and that should lead to an economic boom. ... Many Taiwanese have long felt they have missed out on the benefits of China’s economic boom even though the mainland is Taiwan’s biggest...

Taiwan's Lien to visit China to meet President Hu

Taipei - The honorary chairman of Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang (KMT), Lien Chan, plans to make his fourth visit to China next week to promote Taipei-Beijing ties with Chinese President Hu Jintao, the Taiwan press said on Satur...

Tibet, Taiwan Independence Rejected in Hong Kong

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The majority of people in Hong Kong are opposed to Tibet and Taiwan attaining sovereignty, according to a poll by the Hong Kong University Public Opinion Programme. 71.1 per cent of respondents disagree with Tibet becoming independent, and 79.8 per cent would reject...

Taiwan's defeated party rebuilds

In addition to losing the presidency, Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party now has less than 25% of the seats in the legislature. It's been a steep slide for the party, which now needs to figure out where to go, including how to hold on to core voters as well as rebuild its platform to appeal to...

Rethinking Spheres of Influence

In Winston Churchill’s memoirs, he records a meeting with Josef Stalin in October 1944: “The moment was apt for business, so I said ‘Let us settle our affairs in the Balkans. ... ... So far as Britain and Russia are concerned, how would it do for you to have 90 percent...