Taiwan makes an overture to Beijing
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TAIPEI President Chen Shui-bian called Sunday for the opening of peace talks with mainland China in a conciliatory overture after President Hu Jintao&#39;s consolidation of power last month in Beijing.
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The first airliner from Taiwan to land in Beijing in more than 55 years touched down in the Chinese capital on Saturday to fanfare as part of special charter flights between the arch-foes for the Chinese Lunar New Year.
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Taiwan seeks to shore up relations with its remaining allies after Costa Rica switches allegiance to China.
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Singapore&#39;s foreign ministry said yesterday that it welcomed President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s (é³æ°´æ) address a day earlier, calling it a development that would reduce tensions between Taiwan and China.
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When China's late leader Deng Xiaoping dreamt up the "one country two systems" formula for Hong Kong, he had a bigger prize in mind: Taiwan.
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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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&quot;Chen Shui-bian, the Taiwanese president, has this week launched a diplomatic offensive to improve the island&#39;s uneasy relations with the Chinese mainland.
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Chinese officials praised Secretary of State Colin L. Powell on Wednesday for warning Taiwan that it is not an independent nation and should not seek to become one.
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Taiwan's president says he wants talks with China to reduce military tension and misunderstanding.
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By the Liberty Times editorial. On Wednesday China&#39;s Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) made its first reaction to the results of Taiwan&#39;s legislative elections.
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Taiwan was optimistic about negotiations with China to launch landmark direct flights between the two rivals for next month's Lunar New Year holidays, a government official said.
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Taiwan invited China to send envoys to the island to discuss direct charter flights on Monday, a day after Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian called for peace talks between the rivals.
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China hailed the United Nations' standard rejection of Taiwan's membership bid on Thursday, saying the self-ruled island was an inseparable part of "one China".
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Taiwan's foreign ministry is considering  a proposal to use the name "Taiwan" more frequently to  distinguish the island from rival China, a spokesman said on  Tuesday, in a move likely to anger Beijing.
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Taiwan welcomed yesterday Japan&#39;s decision to issue a visa to former president Lee Teng-hui ( æç»è¼ ), while China demanded Japan rescind the move and warned bilateral ties would worsen if Lee was allowed to visit.
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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 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.