Taiwan ex-communist on long march for independence
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Taiwan-born Su Beng trained assiduously under Chairman Mao Zedong 60 years ago to be a communist, shunning marriage and refusing to have children so he could follow the Chinese revolution.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian set out  for a landmark visit to the disputed Spratly Islands on  Saturday to assert a territorial claim in a move likely to  upset China, Vietnam and other nations.
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One of China&#39;s top Taiwan policymakers said on Monday armed conflict will be unavoidable if the island keeps provoking and pushing for independence, but held out hope for the rivals reopening long-stalled dialogue.
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Reviled by China as a "splittist" fit only for the "dustbin of history", former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui has shaken up the island's political scene by distancing himself from the pro-independence camp, analysts say.
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China&#39;s legislature has indicated that it is preparing to enact a law against secession, possibly mandating military action if Taiwan declares independence.
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Huang Ju, a Politburo member who rose out of Shanghaiâs political elite to become one of the most powerful leaders in China, presided over reforms to the countryâs banking system.
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BEIJING, Aug. 22. - Chinaâs month-long celebration of the birth centenary of its late leader Deng Xiaoping, chief architect of the countryâs reform and opening up drive, reached its climax today with
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TOKYO - First he struggled through 40 years of life in North Korea as a deserter. Then he spent a month in an American military prison for abandoning his US Army post for the isolated communist state.
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Former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui strongly defended his visit to a Tokyo war shrine that had angered Beijing and clouded Sino-Japanese ties, and repeated his view that the self-ruled island was independent.
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BEIJING - President Hu Jintao yesterday hailed the authoritarian side of the late leader Deng Xiaoping, as shown in the Tiananmen Square crackdown - and issued a further warning to Taiwan not to pursue independence.
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Direct commercial flights between historic foes China and Taiwan resume after 55 years.
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Premier Yu Shyi-Kun hopes economic ties to the mainland will guarantee peace. If not, &quot;Taiwan has to have to ability to defend itself&quot;.
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China's military will crush any major  moves toward independence by Taiwan no matter what the cost,  said a government policy paper released on Monday that accused  Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian of escalating tension.
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BEIJING - Taiwan&#39;s President Chen Shui-bian has verbally changed Taiwan&#39;s Constitution in his National Day speech, taking the island further down the road of independence, according to an analyst here.
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Recent comments by President Chen Shui-bian on the sensitive issue of Taiwan's name revealed his intention to steer the island toward independence, a Chinese government spokesman said.
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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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Thousands of slogan-chanting protesters have rallied to push for the resignation of Taiwan&#039;s embattled President Chen Shui-bian before a key vote on his political fate this week.