China Rattles the Sabre at Taiwan
453870
Chinese lawmakers began considering a proposed anti-secession law today that Beijing says is aimed at pushing Taiwan to unite with the mainland and which the self-ruled island contends could serve as a pretext for a military attack.
46616
China spurned Taiwan President Chen  Shui-bian's peace overtures Wednesday, accusing him of only  paying lip service to easing tensions.
309835
Taiwan's elections revealed an unexpected groundswell of support for the Independence Party, dashing hopes for reconciliation with the Mainland.
128211
A new special report by China on its defence forces shows the countryâs military modernisation is targeted at rival Taiwan, the Taiwanese Defence Ministry claimed today.
351820
XIAMEN, China  - Just over a decade ago, China lobbed missiles into waters near Taiwan in an attempt to influence the island's presidential election. Troops were mobilized and fighter jets readied.
637582
China on Wednesday accused Taiwan &quot;Premier&quot; Yu Shyi-kun of clamoring for war with threats to fire missiles at Shanghai if the People&#39;s Liberation Army (PLA) attacks the island.
271117
Security analysts say that Beijing's newly-proven ability to shoot down satellites could upend the balance of power in the Taiwan strait
182298
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.
1159
Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian's  surprise defeat in Saturday's legislative elections looks  likely to soothe simmering tensions with rival China, but no  breakthrough in the bitter political impasse is expected soon.
297965
China accuses Taiwan's president of being a "criminal" after he makes a strongly pro-independence speech.
754605
High-level criminal charges on both sides of the Taiwan Strait illustrate how the two countries manage corruption.
512203
BEIJING/TAIPEI  - China's military will crush any  major moves toward independence by Taiwan, a Beijing government  policy paper said on Monday, prompting the self-governing  island to accuse Beijing of escalating tensions.
516287
China blasted Taiwan President Chen   Shui-bian on Wednesday for a plan to change the constitution   and rename the island, moves Beijing would consider a formal   declaration of independence of territory it claims as its own.
457082
Taiwan's prime minister has accused China of planning to kill or capture the island's leaders.
114947
Just over a decade ago, China  lobbed missiles into waters near Taiwan in an attempt to  influence the island's presidential election. Troops were  mobilized and fighter jets readied.
640254
BEIJING - China yesterday slammed Taiwanese Premier Yu Shyi-kun for threatening to fire missiles at Shanghai in the event of an attack by the mainland.
194336
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.