China slams independence talk from Taiwan
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BEIJING/TAIPEI  - China slammed Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's intensified talk of independence on Monday, saying anyone who sought a split from China would be a "criminal in history."
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In an escalating war of words, China denounced Taiwan Premier Yu Shyi-kun on Wednesday for threatening to fire missiles at Shanghai if the People's Liberation Army (PLA) attacks the self-ruled island.
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TAIWAN&#39;S leader used his national day speech yesterday to urge China to begin talks to avoid war. &quot;Because we can&#39;t communicate, there&#39;s a lot of misunderstanding,&quot; President Chen Shui-bian said.
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China hailed the United Nations' standard rejection of Taiwan's membership bid on Thursday, saying the self-ruled island was an inseparable part of "one China".
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China rejects the Taiwan leader's call for peace talks and warns against moves towards independence.
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China accuses Taiwan of "serious provocation" after the island's premier said it should be allowed offensive missiles.
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China denounced Taiwan's latest talk of independence as "deliberate provocation" and "a dangerous step" that does not take into account consequences for territory Beijing claims as its own.
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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 has stepped up its war of words with Taiwan, accusing the island&#39;s premier of &quot;clamouring for war&quot;. A senior Chinese official said recent comments about missiles by Premier Yu Shyi-kun were &quot;a serious provocation&quot;.
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China warned Japan not to allow former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui to visit, calling him a threat to peace between Taiwan and the mainland.
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Taipei yesterday played down Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong&#39;s warning against the island declaring independence, but said the real threat in the region was China.
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China Tuesday urged the United States  to halt all official contact with Taiwan and to stop selling  arms to the island, but made no comment on Taiwan President  Chen Shui-bian's recent peace overtures.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell on  Monday spoke of the eventual "reunification" of China and  Taiwan, a comment likely to annoy Taiwanese officials who  regard the island as an independent nation.
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Relations between China and Taiwan are grim and the Chinese people and army will crush any major moves toward independence at any cost, a government white paper said on Monday.
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Taiwan condemned China's proposed  anti-secession law on Saturday, calling it a move to establish  a legal basis to attack the island.
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China angrily rejected Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's peace overtures, saying Beijing's stance was unchanged and warning that Chen risked &quot;great catastrophe&quot; by pushing for independence.
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China on Wednesday rejected Secretary of State Colin Powell's call to resume dialogue with Taiwan, saying Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's overtures were meaningless and no grounds existed for talks.