China says conflict with Taiwan may be unavoidable
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One of China&#39;s top Taiwan policymakers said on Monday armed conflict will be unavoidable if the island keeps provoking and pushing for independence, but held out hope for the rivals reopening long-stalled dialogue.
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Taiwan's allies accused China on Thursday of expanding its arsenal of missiles aimed at Taiwan in readiness for an invasion and urged the United Nations to step in and promote a peaceful dialogue between the two parties.
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China on Wednesday rejected Secretary  of State Colin Powell's call to resume dialogue with Taiwan,  saying there was no basis for talks because of the island's  push for formal independence.
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Many security analysts see the Taiwan Strait as the most dangerous flashpoint in Asia. China claims sovereignty over Taiwan and has.
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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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Beijing, Sept 29. (PTI): China today warned Taiwanese leaders against clamouring for a cross-Straits war and stressed that the island&#39;s bid for independence was doomed to failure.
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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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China on Wednesday accused Taiwan &quot;Premier&quot; Yu Shyi-kun of clamoring for war with threats to fire missiles at Shanghai if the People&#39;s Liberation Army (PLA) attacks the island.
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The exchange of historic flights between  China and Taiwan, a rare Beijing offer to restart stalled talks  and a private visit by senior Chinese officials all point to a  thaw in tensions in one of Asia's most dangerous hot spots.
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China said Wednesday that peace with Taiwan can only be ensured if the island&#39;s leaders agree to unify with the mainland, brushing off suggestions that recent election wins by the Taiwanese opposition might ease tensions.
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Taiwan said on Friday the Olympic torch would not pass through the island on its route to the Beijing Games in 2008 because officials could not reach a deal with China, despite six months of talks.
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TAIPEI - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian urged his people yesterday not to lower their guard against China because Beijing is writing a reunification law that will codify its threats to attack the island.
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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.
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Taiwan&#39;s President has used his National Day speech to urge China to begin peace talks so that the two rivals can avoid war. &quot;Because we can&#39;t communicate, there&#39;s a lot of misunderstanding,&quot; Chen Shui-bian said.
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China has condemned as war provoking Taiwan&#39;s prime minister&#39;s threat to retaliate if Beijing launched missile attacks against the island.
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China faces an intractable problem in  dealing with Taiwan's independence ambitions and is almost  certainly counting on Washington to rein in the island after  legislative elections this weekend, analysts in Beijing say.
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday that the international standoff over Iran's disputed nuclear program must be resolved peacefully and he cautioned against the imposition of sanctions.