Taiwan poll to shape China ties
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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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Voters in Taiwan went to the polls Saturday to choose a new parliament, with analysts predicting a win for the opposition nationalists over the party of independence-leaning President Chen Shui-bian.
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China has proposed exchanging landmark  direct charter flights between four Chinese cities and Taiwan  during the Lunar New Year holidays in February in a move seen  to ease tensions between the arch-rivals.
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Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian has reiterated his pledges to push for a new constitution and United Nations membership, moves that are likely to anger China.
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Taiwanese voted Saturday not to give President Chen Shui-bian the legislative majority he had sought in a hard-fought campaign as reinforcement for his leadership
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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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China appealed to Taiwan on Wednesday to allow direct flights to the mainland for the Lunar New Year, pushing for expanded travel ties that the self-ruled island worries would jeopardize its security.
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TAIPEI, July 7 -- President Chen Shui-bian, dismissing U.S. objections as appeasement of China, said Taiwan will press ahead with a controversial referendum on whether the self-ruled island should apply for U.N. membership under the name Taiwan.
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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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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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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 elections revealed an unexpected groundswell of support for the Independence Party, dashing hopes for reconciliation with the Mainland.
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Taiwan's opposition was basking in the support it garnered at parliamentary elections for its pledges to improve relations with China and remove fears of a cross-strait war.
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Taiwan&#39;s President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s surprise defeat in Saturday&#39;s legislative elections looks likely to soothe simmering tensions with rival China, but no breakthrough
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China&#39;s legislature has started discussing a proposed &quot;anti-secession law&quot; aimed at preventing Taiwan from declaring formal independence.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has pledged to push for the island's inclusion in the United Nations under the name of &quot;Taiwan,&quot; in a move certain to anger rival China, it was reported.
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China agreed on Monday to direct  charter flights with Taiwan during the Lunar New Year holiday  in February, visiting opposition legislators from the island  said.