Frustrated Taiwan May Rethink Strategy for UN
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Taiwan is considering applying to join the United Nations under the island&#39;s own name, a move that China would see as a provocative declaration of independence by a renegade province.
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About 250,000 people demonstrated in two  Taiwan cities on Saturday to back the island&#39;s doomed efforts  at securing United Nations membership, a move condemned by  rival Beijing and rejected by ally Washington.
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China faces an intractable problem in  dealing with Taiwan's independence ambitions and is almost  certainly counting on Washington to rein in the island after  legislative elections this weekend, analysts in Beijing say.
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Taiwan&#39;s foreign minister has sparked a diplomatic row by calling Singapore &quot;the size of a piece of snot&quot;. Chen Tan-sun was angry over comments made by Singapore&#39;s foreign minister, George Yeo, who recently said Taiwan should not press for independence.
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Taiwan angrily denounced a proposed anti-secession law being considered in Beijing. Officials in Taipei say the new law could provide mainland China with a legal pretext for a military assault on Taiwan.
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Comment is free: Jonathan Steele: After six months in the job, the UN secretary general should be taking the lead, but his record so far is underwhelming.
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A divided UN Security Council struggled to find common ground on how to react to North Korea's plan to test a nuclear bomb, with the United States demanding a tough &quot;strategic response&quot; and China urging restraint.
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Taiwan's foreign ministry is considering  a proposal to use the name "Taiwan" more frequently to  distinguish the island from rival China, a spokesman said on  Tuesday, in a move likely to anger Beijing.
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Singapore criticised Friday Taiwan&#39;s plan to go ahead with a referendum on joining the United Nations under its own name as &quot;provocative and irresponsible&quot;.
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China has threatened to crush Taiwan at any cost if the island declares independence. The belligerent rhetoric is at the center of a new national defense policy.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell&#39;s comments this week on Taiwan have upset many on the island, but analysts believe he likely misspoke, and they note
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It is now more than obvious that developments in Myanmar have taken a sad turn. The harden- ing of the junta&#39;s position does not augur well for future United Nations involvement.
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Armed conflict will be unavoidable if  Taiwan keeps provoking China and pushing for independence, one  of Beijing's top Taiwan policymakers said on Monday, but he  spelt out a condition for reopening dialogue.
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said in Beijing early Thursday that facts have shown Taiwan, as part of China, is not qualified at all to join in the United Nations which is made up of sovereign countries.
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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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A senior White House official Thursday called Taiwan&#39;s planned referendum on joining the United Nations &quot;perplexing,&quot; saying it adds unnecessary tension to regional relations.
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A key General Assembly committee rejected Taiwan's bid to join the United Nations on Wednesday, the 15th straight year the island has been thwarted in its attempt to become a member of the world body.