Beijing stands firm on Taiwan torch relay
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Beijing insists that Taiwan will only be included in the 2008 Olympic torch relay under the terms of the written agreement reached with the island's Olympic Committee earlier this year.
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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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China rejects the Taiwan leader's call for peace talks and warns against moves towards independence.
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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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China spurned Taiwan President Chen Shui-bianâs peace overtures on Wednesday and said that his calls for easing tensions were false.
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Air pollution in Beijing will not significantly improve before next year's Olympic Games, a UN report suggests.
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The Olympic torch will not stop in Taiwan en route to the Beijing Games in 2008, Taiwanese officials said on Friday after talks broke down with China which considers the self-ruled island sovereign territory.
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SYDNEY Vanuatu&#39;s new diplomatic ties with Taiwan remain in place, a spokesman for Prime Minister Serge Vohor said on Friday, contradicting a claim by China that his South Pacific island government had renounced links with Taipei.
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China&#39;s state-run media has rejected calls from the Taiwanese president for peace talks with Beijing. The China Daily newspaper said Chen Shui-bian&#39;s idea was &quot;too insincere and vague to be treated seriously&quot;.
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US President George W. Bush said Thursday he had not changed his plans to attend the Beijing Olympics, despite a growing row over China's support for Sudan amid the Darfur crisis.
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China told critics on Friday not to link the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games to political issues or boycotts, saying that any attempt to do so would be "inappropriate and unpopular".
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China rejected Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s call for talks, saying he must first acknowledge that Taiwan and China are part of one country, the China Daily reported, citing government researchers it didn&#39;t identify.
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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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China spurned Taiwan President Chen  Shui-bian's peace overtures Wednesday, accusing him of merely  paying lip service to easing tensions between the two arch  foes.
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The Olympic torch will pass through the capital of isolated North Korea on its way to Beijing for the 2008 Summer Games, the North's media said at the weekend.
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A Beijing official denies reports the city will expel migrant workers during the 2008 Olympics but the government is considering how to keep the mentally ill from "damaging the public interest" during the Games.
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China's plan to run the Olympic torch through Taiwan, announced in April, met with a quick refusal.