China condemns Taiwanese U.N. rally
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China condemned a massive rally organized by Taiwan's president calling for the island's membership in the United Nations, warning Sunday that Beijing was now preparing for a "serious situation."
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Taiwan&#39;s President Chen Shui-bian on Friday stepped up rhetoric pushing for a referendum on seeking United Nations membership for the island under the name &quot;Taiwan,&quot; despite fresh warnings from Beijing and Washington.
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President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan denounced a peace overture from President Hu Jintao of China Thursday, one that has received a cautious welcome here from two Taiwan presidential candidates .
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China rejects the Taiwan leader's call for peace talks and warns against moves towards independence.
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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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Secretary of State Colin Powell has angered Taiwanese officials and lawmakers by making unusually strong comments denying that the island is an independent nation and suggesting Taiwan should unify with China.
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Thousands of protesters marched through  Taiwan's capital on Saturday, urging the government to scrap a  big U.S. weapons package they said would trigger an arms race  with China and squeeze social welfare.
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China blasted Taiwan President Chen   Shui-bian on Wednesday for a plan to change the constitution   and rename the island, moves Beijing would consider a formal   declaration of independence of territory it claims as its own.
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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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About 250,000 people demonstrated in two Taiwan cities on Saturday to back the island's doomed efforts at securing United Nations membership, a move condemned by rival Beijing and rejected by ally Washington.
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China denounced Taiwan's latest talk of independence as "deliberate provocation" and "a dangerous step" that does not take into account consequences for territory Beijing claims as its own.
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China hit back on Tuesday at critics of its human rights record, saying the world was using the Olympics, which Beijing will host in August, as an excuse to make a villain out of its government.
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China rejected an overture from Taiwan for talks on direct charter flights and stepped up accusations that President Chen Shui-bian is plotting to declare the island&#39;s independence.
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Taiwan's prime minister has accused China of planning to kill or capture the island's leaders.
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Taiwan&#39;s ruling party hit back Wednesday at comments by a senior US official who said Taipei&#39;s plans for a referendum on joining the United Nations were a mistake.
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Hundreds of thousands of Taiwanese took to the streets on Saturday in support of the island&#39;s latest bid for United Nations membership, which has been criticised by China and the United States.
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China summoned Japan&#39;s ambassador Wednesday to protest at Tokyo&#39;s issuance of a visa to Taiwan&#39;s former president Lee Teng-hui, warning that it must bear responsibility for the consequences.