Taiwan Denounces China Anti-Secession Law as `Provocation&#39;
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Taiwan said China&#39;s proposed anti- secession bill, aimed at setting up a framework for retaliation if the island declares independence, will escalate tensions and urged the rest of the world to lobby against its passage.
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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 is to introduce legislation against secession, state media reported on Friday, a move analysts have said is aimed at mandating eventual reunification with rival Taiwan.
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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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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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About 250,000 people demonstrated in two Taiwan cities on Saturday to back the island's doomed efforts at securing United Nations membership, a move condemned by rival Beijing and rejected by ally Washington.
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Taipei, Dec. 18 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Saturday are as follows: @The China Times: China to enact anti-secession law.
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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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Taiwan's prime minister has accused China of planning to kill or capture the island's leaders.
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BEIJING: China will enact a law against secession, the legislative leadership announced Friday, in a move which analysts said is aimed at preventing rival Taiwan from formally declaring independence.
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The United States said it is against moves by Taiwan to drop any references to China in its official name, warning it would disrupt the status quo in delicate cross strait relations.
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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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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.
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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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Dozens of protesters yesterday torched China&#39;s red flag in front of the Taipei office of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and demanded further US clarification about US Secretary of State Colin Powell&#39;s claim that their island is not an independent
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s push for independence is exacerbating tensions with China, a Chinese government spokesman said on Wednesday in the first official reaction to Chen&#39;s party suffering a weekend election setback.
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China plans to enact an anti-secession law, the government said Friday, in a move apparently aimed at promoting Beijing's campaign to pressure Taiwan into uniting with the mainland.