Taiwan UN bid 'provocative' - US
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice opposes Taiwan's bid to join the UN, saying it is "provocative".
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BEIJING, July 21 -- Brushing aside warnings from the Bush administration, the Taiwanese government of President Chen Shui-bian announced Friday that it has applied for U.N. membership under the name Taiwan.
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WASHINGTON - The United States has warned that North Korea might have to be brought before the United Nations Security Council if it refuses to take part in six-party talks to end its nuclear weapons drive.
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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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Taiwan will hold two referendums next month on joining the UN, the island's election commission says.
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BEIJING, Jan. 17 -- China demanded Thursday that the United States do more to prevent Taiwan from holding a controversial pro-independence referendum, but a senior U.S. official said Washington has already done all it can to get the vote called off.
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The United States urged Taiwan to open direct transportation and business links with China despite lingering hostility across the strait.
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Taiwan accused the United States of a breach of trust after US Secretary of State Colin Powell in Beijing voiced support for cross-straits reunification.
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WASHINGTON, Oct 28  - US Secretary of State Colin Powell underlined Thursday the US commitment to defend Taiwan and respect for the one-China policy, during talks with China&#39;s visiting military chief.
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Taiwan will top the agenda when US Secretary of State Colin Powell visits Beijing, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said yesterday, calling for Washington to end arms sales to the self-ruled island.
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Taiwan is considering applying to join  the United Nations under the island's own name, a move that  China would see as a provocative declaration of independence by  a renegade province.
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Taiwan will hold a referendum next month on joining the United Nations under the name "Taiwan", the election commission said Friday, in a move certain to infuriate rival China.
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The United Nations again blocked  Taiwan&#39;s quest for membership in the world body on Wednesday  despite a high-profile campaign this year by Taipei that has  irritated the United States as well as China.
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China urges the United States to stop developing its military relations with Taiwan, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao Tuesday.
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Taiwan&#39;s President Chen Shui-bian on Friday stepped up rhetoric pushing for a referendum on seeking United Nations membership for the island under the name &quot;Taiwan,&quot; despite fresh warnings from Beijing and Washington.
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Singapore and its close informal ally  Taiwan traded barbs this week over a Taiwan referendum asking  voters about United Nations membership, with Singapore calling  the move "provocative" and "irresponsible."
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell pressed ChiThe United States has praisedChina's role to date, but US officials say Washington is looking for Beijing to exert more pressure on Pyongyangna to convince North Korea to return to stalled talks on its nuclear weapons programs and urged Beijing to take up a Taiwanese offer for dialogue.