Taiwan Plays Down China-U.S. 'Land Mine' Remark
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Taiwan played down on Thursday remarks  by a senior U.S. official who described the island as the  biggest land mine in Sino-U.S. ties and said Washington was not  required to come to Taiwan's defense if attacked by China.
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The 2008 presidential candidate of  Taiwan&#39;s ruling party appealed on Monday for U.S. understanding  of the island&#39;s frustration at being isolated by China and  vowed efforts to restore dialogue with Beijing.
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Taiwan said Wednesday that it planned to go ahead with a referendum next year on joining the United Nations under its own name, despite a warning from key ally Washington not to do so.
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WASHINGTON : Secretary of State Colin Powell clarified that US policy on China and Taiwan has not changed, in an apparent bid to assuage Taipei&#39;s concerns over remarks he made in a visit to Beijing.
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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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TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A proposed $18.2 billion purchase of U.S. weapons by Taiwan has bogged down in the island's hard-fought electoral politics despite repeated warnings from the Bush administration that the new arms are imperative to bolster defenses against China.
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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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Beijing, Sept 16 (PTI) China today urged Taiwan to accept Chinese sovereignty after Beijing foiled the 12th successive attempt of the cash-rich island to rejoin the United Nations.
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(InfoWorld) - Taiwan issued a warning to local companies not to export electronics components and other items that could be used to make military equipment to Iran or North Korea, promising penalties for failure to comply. "We have had a few cases recently where customs officials have caught sensitive products that were to be exported, and told the companies that they needed to gain permission to export such items to these countries. None of those items got past customs," said James Wu, deputy director general of Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade. It's an important reminder for Taiwanese companies because the island is one of the world's largest suppliers of high tech components such as semiconductors and PC parts, including DRAM (dynamic RAM) and motherboards, as well as precision tools. Taiwanese companies also engage in trade with North Korea, Iran, and other countries deemed high risk for the export of certain items that can be used to make military hardware. The government sent out a statement to companies and posted a notice on its Web site as a reminder that certain electronic components, chemicals, and machine tools can be used to make weapons, and therefore cannot be exported to North Korea and Iran. The list of controlled items includes consumer electronics devices such as computers, laser printers, optical disc drives, digital mobile phones and digital cameras, as well as industrial products such as silicon wafers and manufacturing robots and more unusual items such as heavy water or mushroom spawn containing narcotics. Last year, the government increased the number of sensitive products to 542 items, from about 300 previously. The change was partly the result of talks with the U.S., according to the statement released Tuesday. Violators of the policy can face jail time if officials believe they intentionally tried to export sensitive items, or for repeat attempts. But in most cases, companies have unknowingly boxed up sensitive items to ship overseas, and were given warnings, Wu said. The government can also cancel or suspend a company's export license for failure to comply with the ban.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, July 8 -- The news came as a shock to many Taiwanese. After 63 years as a faithful ally of this self-ruled island, Costa Rica was switching diplomatic relations to mainland China, acknowledging that money was the big lure.
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The head of U.S. Pacific Command pushed China on Tuesday to be more transparent about its defense build-up and suggested its growing military might was aimed at Taiwan, the self-ruled island Beijing claims as its own.
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Commenting on the remarks that &quot;the two sides across the Taiwan Straits will finally unite&quot; and &quot;Taiwan doesn&#39;t enjoy the sovereignty of a state&quot; made by US Secretary of State Colin Powell during his visit to Beijing on October 24 and 25, experts on the
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China's military will crush any major  moves toward independence by Taiwan no matter what the cost,  said a government policy paper released Monday that accused  Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian of escalating tension.
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Chinese officials rebuffed Secretary of State Colin L. Powell's suggestion that they use a possibly conciliatory speech by Taiwan's president, Chen Shui-bian, to restart cross-strait discussions, telling him in strong terms Monday that they are not impressed by Chen's words and are worried about his actions.
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Beijing, Oct 13 (PTI) China today rejected as &quot;grave provocation&quot; the peace overtures of Taiwan President Chen Shui Bian, saying Taipei must acknowledge Chinese soverignity over the island as a pre-condition for dialogue.
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China urged the United States on  Thursday not to allow Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian to set  foot on U.S. soil, describing his stopovers en route to Latin  America as a trick to sabotage Sino-U.S. relations.
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Recent comments by President Chen Shui-bian on the sensitive issue of Taiwan's name revealed his intention to steer the island toward independence, a Chinese government spokesman said.