Taiwan's President Calls for Vote
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Trying to keep a low pre-Olympic profile, Beijing is enlisting help from abroad to discourage Taiwan's separatist president
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian used his National Day speech Sunday to call for peace talks with arch foe China and urge adoption of a system to prevent an outbreak of conflict in the narrow strait dividing them.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian used his  Sunday National Day speech to call for peace talks with arch  foe China and urge both sides to adopt a system to prevent an  outbreak of conflict in the narrow strait dividing them.
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Beijing says the offer made by Taiwan&#39;s president is in itself a bid for independence that could lead to a disaster. Taiwan&#39;s leader made the offer during Sunday&#39;s National Day speech, saying the talks were needed so the rivals can avoid war.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian said  Sunday he was open to any form of political relations with  China and called for talks with his arch-foe based on a 1992  understanding over interpretation of the "one China" principle.
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Supporters of Taiwan's president are to hold a mass demonstration after opponents rally against him.
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Taiwan's leader used his National Day speech Sunday to urge China to begin peace talks so the two rivals can avoid war. Chinese and Taiwanese leaders haven't met since the Communists took over China in 1949 and Taiwan began resisting the mainland's rule. China insists that Taiwan is a Chinese province and has threatened to attack if it refuses to unify eventually.
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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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Voters in Taiwan are set to elect MPs in a contest seen as a barometer for March's presidential election.
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Legislators in Taiwan set to take a third vote on a recall motion aimed at ousting President Chen Shui-bian.
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Demonstrations calling for Taiwan's president to resign continue with thousands gathering in Taipei.
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Tens of thousands march in Taiwan to urge President Chen Shui-bian to resign over corruption allegations.
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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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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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TAIPEI, July 7 -- President Chen Shui-bian, dismissing U.S. objections as appeasement of China, said Taiwan will press ahead with a controversial referendum on whether the self-ruled island should apply for U.N. membership under the name Taiwan.
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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's President Chen Shui-bian said Tuesday he wanted an unconditional peace accord with China to end decades of hostility and defended his plans for a referendum on the island's UN membership bid.