Taiwan Acknowledges Minister&#39;s `Improper Wording&#39; on Singapore
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Taiwan Foreign Minister Chen Tan- sun, who dismissed Singapore as ``a country the size of a booger,&#39;&#39; regretted his ``improper wording,&#39;&#39; said Foreign Ministry spokesman Michel Lu.
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Taiwan welcomed yesterday Japan&#39;s decision to issue a visa to former president Lee Teng-hui ( æç»è¼ ), while China demanded Japan rescind the move and warned bilateral ties would worsen if Lee was allowed to visit.
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Singapore&#39;s new Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has stressed that Singapore will not change its long-held&quot;one-China&quot; policy, and if Taiwan provokes a conflict, Singapore will not support Taiwan.
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Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian was accused Sunday of playing word games in his &quot;national day&quot; speech. Mainland researchers described his call for cross-Straits peace talks as &quot;more symbolic than substantial.
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ON TUESDAY, Singapore&#39;s highest-ranking United Nations official was cleared of sexual harassment and favouritism allegations. But instead of giving closure to an unfortunate situation, a wire report on Friday
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Taiwan accused the United States of a breach of trust after US Secretary of State Colin Powell in Beijing voiced support for cross-straits reunification.
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Commenting on the remarks that &quot;the two sides across the Taiwan Straits will finally unite&quot; and &quot;Taiwan doesn&#39;t enjoy the sovereignty of a state&quot; made by US Secretary of State Colin Powell during his visit to Beijing on October 24 and 25, experts on the
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SINGAPORE will not support Taiwan if it provokes a war with China, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday in his maiden rally speech, reiterating Singapore&#39;s position on cross-straits relations.
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WASHINGTON -- The State Department is welcoming what it describes as &quot;the positive and constructive points&quot; in a speech on China policy by Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Chen (é³åå±±) yesterday blamed the uneven levels of democratization in Singapore and Taiwan for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong&#39;s (æé¡¯é¾) refusal on Sunday to support Taiwan if it provoked cross-strait conflict over
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TAIPEI: Taiwanese authorities have denied reports that President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s plane was targeted by Chinese fighter jets when he was flying over the Taiwan Strait.
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China suggests Taiwan's president is a "criminal" after he makes a strongly pro-independence speech.
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Singapore's new PM says he would not back Taiwan if it provoked a war with China over independence.
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Taiwan criticized the Venice International Film Festival on Tuesday for listing a movie by Oscar-winning Taiwanese director Ang Lee as originating in "Taiwan, China," a label that suggests the self-ruled island is part of mainland China.
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SYDNEY Vanuatu&#39;s new diplomatic ties with Taiwan remain in place, a spokesman for Prime Minister Serge Vohor said on Friday, contradicting a claim by China that his South Pacific island government had renounced links with Taipei.
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said in Beijing early Thursday that facts have shown Taiwan, as part of China, is not qualified at all to join in the United Nations which is made up of sovereign countries.
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Taiwan condemned China&#39;s proposed anti-secession law on Saturday, calling it a move to establish a legal basis to attack the island.