Powell Discusses Human Rights in China
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Secretary of State Colin Powell won agreement from top Chinese officials Monday to resume joint discussions on human rights issues, but he failed to persuade them to open a dialogue with old rival Taiwan.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell embarked on a North Asian tour focused on resolving the North Korean nuclear deadlock, China and Taiwan and the presence of US troops in Japan and South Korea.
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The United States expressed concern Tuesday that a dialogue between representatives of Tibet&#39;s spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and China has stalled for more than a year amid &quot;extremely serious&quot; human rights abuses in the Himalayan territory.
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Mr Powell says that while the US recognises the one-China policy, it will offer to assist Taiwan if it is threatened. A US State Department spokesman says the issue came up during talks with China&#39;s visiting military chief, General Liang Guanglie.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell on  Monday spoke of the eventual "reunification" of China and  Taiwan, a comment likely to annoy Taiwanese officials who  regard the island as an independent nation.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell is paying a brief visit to East Asia, speaking to regional partners about the drive to resolve the North Korean nuclear
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Secretary of State Colin Powell urged China on Monday to exert its influence over North Korea to resume stalled talks on scrapping its nuclear weapons programs and pressed Beijing to accept a Taiwan offer of talks.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell is beginning his four-day trip to East Asia Saturday with a visit to Japan. In the coming days, Mr.
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Senior diplomats from the United States and China launched a broad dialogue Wednesday that could touch on a range of issues from Beijing&#39;s military build-up to its human rights record and help in ending the Darfur conflict.
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China remains "highly repressive," with routine violations of basic rights and widespread corruption despite promises of legal and political reform, the U.S.-based group Human Rights Watch said Friday.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell will  urge China Monday to exert its influence over North Korea to  resume six-party negotiations on scrapping its suspected  nuclear weapons program.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Japan, China and South Korea beginning next week for talks on the stalled effort to end the impasse over North Korea's nuclear program, Iraq, terrorism and other matters, the State Department said.
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BRUSSELS, Dec 7 (IPS) - The European Union must raise the issue of human  rights abuse in China when its leaders meet their Chinese  counterparts at a summit this week, say leading human rights  groups.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell urged  China on Monday to exert its influence over North Korea to  resume stalled talks on scrapping its nuclear weapons programs  and pressed Beijing to accept a Taiwan offer of talks.
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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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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday pressed China to improve human rights and take on greater international responsibilities as its global influence grows.
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Chinese officials praised Secretary of State Colin L. Powell today for warning Taiwan that it is not and should not seek to become an independent nation.