Taiwan&#39;s road to peace, democracy
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President Chen Shui-bian offered a progressive and feasible vision for the development of Taiwan&#39;s democracy, the defense of our independence and the preservation of peace in the Taiwan Strait in his National Day Message and National Day Address yesterday
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TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's leader called for peace talks and other "concrete actions" to reduce tensions with rival China during a National Day speech on Sunday that was far more conciliatory than in years past.    President Chen Shui-bian avoided language and issues that have raised tensions in the past during the speech, and even extended Taiwan's best wishes as China prepares for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...
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President Chen Shui-bian (é³æ°´æ) on Thursday said the best abbreviated title for the country is Taiwan. &quot;A country&#39;s abbreviated title is an important, serious matter,&quot; said Chen, who
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TAIPEI  - In a move likely to anger China, Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian has vowed to push through a new constitution describing the island as an independent state and threatened to hold a referendum on Taiwan&#39;s future.
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VIENTIANE : Myanmar vowed Friday to keep to its promised &quot;road map&quot; to democracy as Southeast Asian officials here cautiously welcomed the military regime&#39;s planned release of thousands of prisoners as a sign of progress.
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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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Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Chen (é³åå±±) yesterday blamed the uneven levels of democratization in Singapore and Taiwan for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong&#39;s (æé¡¯é¾) refusal on Sunday to support Taiwan if it provoked cross-strait conflict over
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian used his  National Day speech Sunday to call for peace talks with arch  foe China and urge adoption of a system to prevent an outbreak  of conflict in the narrow strait dividing them.
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Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian said Tuesday he wanted an unconditional peace accord with China to end decades of hostility and defended his plans for a referendum on the island's UN membership bid.
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Taiwan&#39;s President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s surprise defeat in Saturday&#39;s legislative elections looks likely to soothe simmering tensions with rival China, but no breakthrough
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BANGKOK - After 14 years of on-and-off sessions, a constitutional convention in Burma produced a set of charter guidelines yesterday, the first step on a "road map to democracy" whose end is still not in sight.
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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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Voters in Taiwan were set to decide Saturday whether the ruling party and its pro-independence allies will win a majority in the legislature for the first time in Taiwan&#39;s history -- a change that could bring the island closer to a
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Tensions between Taiwan and China landed on Seattle&#39;s doorstep last night when Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian visited Seattle under tight security, greeted by demonstrators both for and against Taiwan independence.
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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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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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&quot;It is the sacred responsibility of the Chinese armed forces to stop the &#39;Taiwan independence&#39; forces from splitting the country,&quot; says a white paper on national defense issued here Monday.