Taiwan Says China Setting Out Legal Basis to Attack
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Taiwan condemned China&#39;s proposed anti-secession law on Saturday, calling it a move to establish a legal basis to attack the island.
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TAIPEI  - In a move likely to anger China, Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian has vowed to push through a new constitution describing the island as an independent state and threatened to hold a referendum on Taiwan&#39;s future.
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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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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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China is determined and has the ability to crush any attempt by Taiwan to declare independence, Communist Party chief Hu Jintao said on Sunday amid tensions with the self-ruled island over which Beijing claims sovereignty.
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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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China has sounded a fresh warning to self-ruled Taiwan over a planned referendum on its bid to join the United Nations, saying such a move by an island it considers sovereign territory would endanger regional peace.
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China is on high alert for moves toward  independence by Taiwan as the island's president, Chen  Shui-bian, speeds up his efforts to split Taiwan from the  motherland, a government spokesman said on Tuesday.
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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.
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Beijing, Dec 25 (PTI) China&#39;s parliament today discussed the first-ever law against secession aimed to prevent arch-rival Taiwan from declaring independence.
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China has accused Taiwan Premier Yu Shyi-kun of clamouring for war with threats to fire missiles at Shanghai if the People&#39;s Liberation Army (PLA) attacks the self-ruled island.
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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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Taiwan's president says he wants talks with China to reduce military tension and misunderstanding.
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China is determined and has the ability to crush any attempt by Taiwan to declare independence, Communist Party chief Hu Jintao said yesterday amid tensions with the self-ruled island over which Beijing claims sovereignty.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian (é³æ°´æ) said yesterday a controversial arms deal was part of the government&#39;s attempts to deter any attempt by rival China to invade the island.
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TAIPEI - China is likely to have 800 ballistic missiles targeting Taiwan before the end of 2006, Taipei&#39;s defence minister said yesterday as he pressed the case for an US$18-billion ($30.
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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.