Taiwan Stakes Its Claim on Disputed Isle
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, Feb. 2 -- Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian inaugurated a runway on one of the disputed Spratly Islands on Saturday and insisted the archipelago belongs to Taiwan despite claims by China and several other Asian countries.
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TAIPEI: Taiwan vowed to continue its fight to join the United Nations despite its 12th consecutive failure to gain a seat due to opposition from rival China.
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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.
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Taiwan makes it first bid for UN membership using its own name in a move dismissed by China.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, July 7 -- President Chen Shui-bian 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, dismissing U.S. objections as appeasement of China.
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BEIJING,  - A secession law being drafted by China could provide the legal basis for using force against Taiwan, but it is unlikely to include a clear deadline for when reunification must take place, analysts said.
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KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - More than 100,000 Taiwanese rallied yesterday to demand the United Nations accept the island as a member, the most important step yet in the government-orchestrated campaign to emphasize its separation from mainland China.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian on Saturday visited the Spratly islands, the defence ministry said, in a move aimed at underscoring Taipei's claim to the disputed group but which will likely spark tensions in the region.
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Taiwan is considering applying to join the United Nations under the island's own name, a move that China would see as a provocative declaration of independence by a renegade province.
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China pressed visiting Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte on Saturday to reject a proposed sale of missiles to Taiwan, the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own territory.
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Taiwan is ready to meet China&#39;s demands for resumption of cross-Strait charter flights, paving way for direct transport links disrupted by more than 50 years of dispute over sovereignty.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec. 11 -- 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 and endorsement of his plans to edge the self-ruled island closer to independence.
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Taiwan pledged Thursday to press on with its diplomatic battle for a seat at the United Nations after the world body turned down its 15th bid for membership amid opposition from China.
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Taiwan protested on Tuesday against some unchoreographed steps by folk dancers from China, which claims the island as its own, after they snatched a Taiwan flag from an Israeli stage.
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China claimed victory Thursday in a diplomatic battle with rival Taiwan for relations with Vanuatu, saying the tiny Pacific island nation was withdrawing its recognition of the Taiwanese government in fa
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By Richard McGregor in Shanghai and Caroline Gluck in Taipei. China said yesterday its armed forces had a &quot;sacred responsibility&quot; to crush moves towards independence by Taiwan, whatever the cost, and described relations with the island as &quot;grim&quot;.
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Taiwan is considering applying to join the United Nations under the island&#39;s own name, a move that China would see as a provocative declaration of independence by a renegade province.