Taiwan's Lee targets political center ahead of vote
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Reviled by China as a "splittist" fit only for the "dustbin of history", former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui has shaken up the island's political scene by distancing himself from the pro-independence camp, analysts say.
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Taiwan's nationalists on Sunday celebrated their landslide win in legislative elections, setting their sights on the race to succeed President Chen Shui-bian, who headed in defeat to Guatemala.
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government forces and will soon unveil plans to pursue his goals through politics rather than conflict, aides say. this year, to renounce violence and to enter the political arena ahead of elections due to be held in January.
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Taiwan&#39;s voters go to the polls on Saturday for parliamentary elections which could shape the way the island handles relations with China.
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Japan plans to issue a visa for former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui to visit this year, a government spokesman said Thursday, a decision that China urged Tokyo to reconsider to avoid damaging ties between the two countries.
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The vote, which could shape the way the island handles relations with China, was the first since Mr Chen narrowly won the presidency in March.
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High-stakes elections are likely to reinforce President Chen Shui-bian's drive to bestow more trappings of independence on this self-governing island despite warnings from the Chinese government and the U.S.
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Taiwan's main opposition party, which once ruled all of China, will mull a proposal to amend its charter to underline its commitment to the island as it competes for Taiwan-identity votes in upcoming elections.
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A landslide victory in Taiwan's legislative polls gave the opposition Kuomintang a fresh mandate to control parliament, but it needs to ride that momentum to retake the presidency in March, newspapers said on Sunday.
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Taiwan's lawmakers are expected to give their long-delayed approval next month to a special budget for U.S. weapons purchases worth as much as &#36;15 billion, Taiwan's point man on China policy said on Wednesday.
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Taiwan's president plans to make a key announcement, hoping to improve relations with China.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian set out  for a landmark visit to the disputed Spratly Islands on  Saturday to assert a territorial claim in a move likely to  upset China, Vietnam and other nations.
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Former Taiwanese president Lee Teng-hui (æç»è¼) is to leave for Japan today in the face of strong protests from China over the visit, officials said yesterday.
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Japan plans to issue a visa for former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui to visit this year, a government spokesman said Thursday, a decision that could further fray Tokyo's relations with China.
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Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian's  surprise defeat in Saturday's legislative elections looks  likely to soothe simmering tensions with rival China, but no  breakthrough in the bitter political impasse is expected soon.
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South Korea's parliament announces a fraud investigation of Presidential candidate Lee Myung-bak just two days before polls open. But it may be too late to change the results
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As South Koreans headed to the polls for their countryâs presidential election on Wednesday, voters appeared ready to choose Lee Myung-bak, a pro-business candidate.