Taiwan Urges China to Begin Peace Talks
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President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan, in a conciliatory gesture aimed at China&#39;s newly consolidated leadership, proposed a fresh start Sunday on long-suspended talks
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China on Wednesday rejected Secretary  of State Colin Powell's call to resume dialogue with Taiwan,  saying there was no basis for talks because of the island's  push for formal independence.
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China and Singapore on Monday urged the international community to help calm Beijing&#39;s dispute with Taiwan over its push for independence.
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SHANGHAI - China&#39;s state-controlled media on Monday rejected the Taiwanese President&#39;s National Day call for peace talks with Beijing, saying it was &#39;too insincere and vague to be treated seriously&#39;.
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BEIJING/TAIPEI  - China rejected on Wednesday  Secretary of State Colin Powell's call to resume dialogue with  Taipei, saying Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's overtures were  meaningless and no grounds existed for talks.
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Taipei, Oct. 10 (NNN): Taiwan&#39;s President Chen Shui-bian has said he is ready for talks with communist China on defusing military tension between the two countries.
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Taiwan&#39;s President Chen Shui-bian says he plans to make a key announcement that he hopes will improve the island&#39;s relations with China.
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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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Taiwan'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't met since the Communists took over China in 1949 and Taiwan began resisting the mainland's rule. China insists that Taiwan is a Chinese province and has threatened to attack if it refuses to unify eventually.
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A Chinese military expert has urged Taiwan's military to resist moves towards independence, pressing the island's soldiers to "join hands" with mainland forces to avoid possible war.
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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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Taiwan&#39;s president has called for peace talks with its arch-enemy, China, in a national day speech hailed by the US as constructive.
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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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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 Tuesday urged the United States to halt all official contact with Taiwan and to stop selling arms to the island, but made no comment on Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s recent peace overtures.
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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 President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s push for independence is exacerbating tensions with China, a Chinese government spokesman said on Wednesday in the first official reaction to Chen&#39;s party suffering a weekend election setback.