China Restrained in Response to Taiwan Poll
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China offered a measured response on Wednesday to Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s party suffering an election setback over the weekend, but warned that his push for formal independence would exacerbate tensions.
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Taiwan&#39;s pro-independence parties lost a hotly contested legislative election Saturday - a defeat that might reduce the risk of a conflict with China but also continue the political gridlock that has paralyzed one of Asia&#39;s youngest democracies.
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China has rebuffed suggestions by US Secretary of State Colin Powell that it consider accepting the Taiwanese President&#39;s offer of talks to reduce cross-strait tension.
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China has rejected Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s call for dialogue and peace talks. President Chen made the overture during a much-publicized National Day speech in Taipei on Sunday.
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The United States stressed on Thursday that it opposes Taiwan plans to hold a referendum on United Nations membership, while China urged Washington to help block the vote that it calls a dangerous provocation.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's party  suffered a surprise defeat on Saturday in elections likely to  be welcomed in Beijing as a step back from what it sees as  dangerous moves toward independence from mainland China.
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China has kept quiet on Taiwan's recent  outbreak of street protests calling for the ouster of  independence-leaning President Chen Shui-bian because it fears  any strong reaction might backfire, analysts say.
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Taiwan said on Saturday it regretted  U.S. comments criticizing the island's planned referendum on  U.N. membership and hinted that Washington should not to give  in to pressure from China on the matter.
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China spurned Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's peace overtures Wednesday, accusing him of only paying lip service to easing tensions.
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TAIPEI -- Taiwanese voted yesterday not to give President Chen Shui-bian the legislative majority he had sought in a hard-fought campaign as reinforcement for his leadership and endorsement of his plans to edge the self-ruled island closer to independence.
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China's plan to run the Olympic torch through Taiwan, announced in April, met with a quick refusal.
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China spurned Taiwan President Chen  Shui-bian's peace overtures Wednesday, accusing him of only  paying lip service to easing tensions.
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China has kept quiet on Taiwan's recent   outbreak of street protests calling for the ouster of   independence-leaning President Chen Shui-bian because it fears   any strong reaction might backfire, analysts say.
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China said yesterday that a proposed anti-secession law announced last week is aimed at promoting self-ruled Taiwan&#39;s unification with the mainland but rejected suggestions that it would lead to military action by Beijing.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s push for independence is exacerbating tensions with China, a Chinese government spokesman said on Wednesday in the first official reaction to Chen&#39;s party suffering a weekend election setback.
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China rejected Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s call for talks, saying he must first acknowledge that Taiwan and China are part of one country, the China Daily reported, citing government researchers it didn&#39;t identify.
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China condemns the referendum as a step toward formal separation, and the United States has called it provocative and an unnecessary step that raises tension across the Taiwan Strait.