China Spurns Taiwan President's Peace Overture
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China spurned Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's peace overtures Wednesday, accusing him of only paying lip service to easing tensions.
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Taiwan and China have tentatively reached an agreement to let the 2008 Beijing Olympics torch pass through Taipei, which rejected the emblem in April for political reasons, an official said on Friday.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian (é³æ°´æ) said yesterday a controversial arms deal was part of the government&#39;s attempts to deter any attempt by rival China to invade the island.
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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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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has called off annual military exercises in a goodwill gesture after China canceled its drills, Taiwan officials said on Tuesday.
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China warned Saturday that Taiwan's decision to hold a referendum on trying to join the United Nations could threaten peace in the Asia Pacific region, state media said.
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BEIJING/TAIPEI  - China slammed Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's intensified talk of independence on Monday, saying anyone who sought a split from China would be a "criminal in history."
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China has kept quiet on Taiwan's recent   outbreak of street protests calling for the ouster of   independence-leaning President Chen Shui-bian because it fears   any strong reaction might backfire, analysts say.
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President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan, in a conciliatory gesture aimed at China's newly consolidated leadership, proposed a fresh start Sunday on long-suspended talks to improve relations and lower tension across the Taiwan Strait.
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China angrily rejected Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's peace overtures, saying Beijing's stance was unchanged and warning that Chen risked &quot;great catastrophe&quot; by pushing for independence.
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Taiwan&#39;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&#39;t met since the Communists
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian proposed  on Tuesday to define direct transport links with rival China as  cross-Strait routes, in a bid to bypass a longstanding  political dispute, but Beijing is likely to ignore him.
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China on Tuesday branded Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian a "schemer" after the United Nations rejected Taiwan's bid to join the world body, a state news agency reported.
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In a careful and conciliatory move, Taiwan&#39;s President Chen Shui-bian called for wide-ranging peace talks with China in a bid to adopt a system to prevent an outbreak of war in the Taiwan Strait.
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China on Wednesday rejected Secretary  of State Colin Powell's call to resume dialogue with Taiwan,  saying Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's overtures were  meaningless and no grounds existed for talks.
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China hailed the United Nations&#39;  standard rejection of Taiwan&#39;s membership bid on Thursday,  saying the self-ruled island was an inseparable part of &quot;one  China.&quot;
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Taiwan&#39;s leader used his National Day speech today to urge China to begin peace talks so the two rivals can avoid war. Chinese and Taiwanese leaders haven&#39;t met since