Taiwan Defies U.S., Seeks U.N. Membership Under Debated Name
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BEIJING, July 21 -- Brushing aside warnings from the Bush administration, the Taiwanese government of President Chen Shui-bian announced Friday that it has applied for U.N. membership under the name Taiwan.
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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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Taiwan will hold a referendum next month on joining the United Nations under the name "Taiwan", the election commission said Friday, in a move certain to infuriate rival China.
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Taiwan&#39;s high court yesterday rejected opposition leader Lien Chan&#39;s petition to nullify the highly disputed March 20 &quot;presidential&quot; election.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian  made his case for U.N. membership in an unusual satellite news  conference on Wednesday, saying his country was the victim of  "political apartheid" engineered by China.
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Taiwan prepares to make its 15th attempt to become a member of the UN - a bid fiercely opposed by China.
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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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After more than 90 speeches on Wednesday - the vast majority against putting Taiwan on the assembly&#39;s agenda - President Jean Ping of Gabon asked the assembly&#39;s General Committee if there were any objections to not including the issue.
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The UN again rejects a membership bid from Taiwan as the general assembly begins in New York.
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The statement by US Secretary of State Colin Powell that &quot;[Taiwan] does not enjoy sovereignty as a nation,&quot; and his call for a peaceful unification between Taiwan and China have stirred up heavy political crossfire in Taipei.
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China rejected on Wednesday Secretary of State Colin Powell&#39;s call to resume dialogue with Taipei, saying Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s overtures
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Hundreds of thousands of Taiwanese took to the streets on Saturday in support of the island&#39;s latest bid for United Nations membership, which has been criticised by China and the United States.
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Taiwan makes it first bid for UN membership using its own name in a move dismissed by China.
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TAIPEI : Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has pledged to push for the island&#39;s inclusion in the United Nations under the name of &quot;Taiwan,&quot; in a move certain to anger rival China, it was reported on Monday.
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Taiwan said on Saturday it regretted U.S. comments criticizing the island's planned referendum on U.N. membership and hinted that Washington should not to give in to pressure from China on the matter.
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About 250,000 people demonstrated in two Taiwan cities on Saturday to back the island's doomed efforts at securing United Nations membership, a move condemned by rival Beijing and rejected by ally Washington.
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Taiwan says it regrets the United Nations&#39; decision not to consider allowing the island a seat in the world body. Taiwan&#39;s foiled bid is seen as another victory in China&#39;s efforts to diplomatically isolate the self-governed island.