Chen Under Pressure to Work with Taiwan Opposition
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian is under pressure to find ways to work with an opposition-dominated parliament after his party suffered a surprise setback in weekend legislative elections.
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Taiwan's main opposition party, which once ruled all of China, will mull a proposal to amend its charter to underline its commitment to the island as it competes for Taiwan-identity votes in upcoming elections.
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Labor Party Chair Shimon Peres is facing growing opposition from his party over his decision to continue coalition talks with Likud despite the Likud convention&#39;s resolution last week against bringing Labor into the government.
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Thousands of Taiwanese have taken to the streets of Taipei to demand the resignation of President Chen Shui-bian over a string of corruption allegations implicating him and members of his family.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, Sept. 21 -- Vice President Annette Lu and two other senior figures from Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party were charged Friday with corruption and forgery, the latest in a series of scandals that have created turmoil in President Chen Shui-bian's independence-minded gove...
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Taiwanese voted Saturday not to give President Chen Shui-bian the legislative majority he had sought in a hard-fought campaign as reinforcement for his leadership
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Taiwan's opposition was basking in the support it garnered at parliamentary elections for its pledges to improve relations with China and remove fears of a cross-strait war.
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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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Chen made the remarks yesterday when meeting a group of Canadian officials. The group was led by David Kilgour of Canada's Liberal Party, who is a member of the Canadian House of Commons.
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China&#39;s new leader is forging ahead with policies set by Jiang, but trouble with Taiwan looms. BEIJING--Having taken over Sunday as chairman of the ruling Communist Party&#39;s
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TAIPEI  - In a move likely to anger China, Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian has vowed to push through a new constitution describing the island as an independent state and threatened to hold a referendum on Taiwan&#39;s future.
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Armed conflict may be unavoidable if  Taiwan keeps provoking China and pushing for independence, one  of Beijing's top Taiwan policy-makers said on Monday, but he  spelt out a condition for reopening dialogue.
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China&#39;s military will crush any major moves towards independence by Taiwan no matter what the cost, said a government policy paper that accused Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian of escalating tension.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian said Sunday a controversial arms deal was part of the government&#39;s attempts to deter any attempt by rival China to invade the island.
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The 2008 presidential candidate of  Taiwan&#39;s ruling party appealed on Monday for U.S. understanding  of the island&#39;s frustration at being isolated by China and  vowed efforts to restore dialogue with Beijing.
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BEIJING, Feb. 13 -- Ma Ying-jeou, leader of Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party, was indicted on corruption charges Tuesday, seriously undermining his aspiration to become the self-ruled island's next president.
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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.