China&#39;s Preparing to Enact Law Against Taiwan Secession
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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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A number of European countries have expressed understanding of Taiwan's stance against China's planned anti-secession law, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Michel Kau ( ^ Z) told reporters in Berlin on Tuesday.
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BEIJING,  - A secession law being drafted by China could provide the legal basis for using force against Taiwan, but it is unlikely to include a clear deadline for when reunification must take place, analysts said.
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Recent comments by President Chen Shui-bian on the sensitive issue of Taiwan&#39;s name revealed his intention to steer the island toward independence, a Chinese government spokesman said.
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Taiwan&#39;s president, Chen Shui-bian, has called for a &quot;new code of conduct&quot; with mainland China. Taiwan&#39;s leader is asking for direct talks with Beijing on arms control and ways to avoid military confrontation.
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At first glance it is not obvious why China needs an anti-secession law: lack of such legislation has never stopped Beijing using harsh measures to silence anyone advocating independence for
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CHINA&#39;S legislature on Saturday began deliberating a proposed âanti-secession lawâ aimed at preventing Taiwan from declaring formal independence, the Xinhua news agency said.
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China plans to enact an anti-secession law, the government said Friday, in a move apparently aimed at promoting Beijing&#39;s campaign to pressure Taiwan into uniting with the mainland.
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Taiwan&#39;s President Chen Shui-bian says he plans to make a key announcement that he hopes will improve the island&#39;s relations with China.
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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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Analysts say the move could legally bind the Communist Party leadership to follow through on its long-standing threat to attack Taiwan if the island formally declares independence.
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The first-ever direct commercial flights come as Taiwan eyes a new Chinese 'antisecession' law.
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Taiwan is considering applying to join  the United Nations under the island's own name, a move that  China would see as a provocative declaration of independence by  a renegade province.
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BEIJING - As China publicly calls for stability and reconciliation in Burma, it is also preparing for the possibility that the mounting protests could lead to the downfall of the military junta ruling its resource-rich neighbor, political analysts said yesterday.
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If the Bush Administration is truly concerned about maintaining the âstatus quoâ in the Taiwan Strait, it must treat Chinaâs new propaganda campaign for an âanti-secession lawâ as a dangerous escalation of tensions.
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A vote is due to be held in Taiwan on plans to halve the number of seats in the island's famously heated legislature.
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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.