Taiwan leader faces mass protest
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Tens of thousands march in Taiwan to urge President Chen Shui-bian to resign over corruption allegations.
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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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Dozens of protesters yesterday torched China&#39;s red flag in front of the Taipei office of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and demanded further US clarification about US Secretary of State Colin Powell&#39;s claim that their island is not an independent
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Hundreds of thousands of protesters thronged central Beirut on Sunday ahead of a rally called by the Hezbollah-led opposition, escalating their campaign to oust Lebanon's Western-backed government.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's push  for independence is exacerbating tensions with China, a Chinese  government spokesman said on Wednesday in the first official  reaction to Chen's party suffering a weekend election setback.
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The opposition has set a huge protest to demand the president admit electoral defeat, sparking fears of more violence
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China blasted Taiwan President Chen   Shui-bian on Wednesday for a plan to change the constitution, a   move Beijing would consider a formal declaration of   independence of a self-ruled island it claims as its own.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian headed Saturday to the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea, media reported, in a move likely to spark tensions in the region.
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China condemned a massive rally organized by Taiwan's president calling for the island's membership in the United Nations, warning Sunday that Beijing was now preparing for a "serious situation."
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Thousands of slogan-chanting protesters have rallied to push for the resignation of Taiwan&#039;s embattled President Chen Shui-bian before a key vote on his political fate this week.
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Accusations of corruption levied against both the president and his family have led a group of activists to protest for his resignation.
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Tens of thousands of supporters of Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian are set to march in Taipei in a show of strength just one day after 300,000 people angrily called for his resignation.
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Thousands of people descended on central Beirut on Sunday ahead of a mass rally called by the Hezbollah-led opposition to escalate their drive to oust Lebanon's Western-backed government.
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Hundreds of Taiwanese protestors prepared to spend a second night in the cold rain as they pursued their round-the-clock campaign to force President Chen Shui-bian from office.
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TOKYO: Japan issued a visa yesterday for former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui to visit for sightseeing, prompting another round of angry protests from China.
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BEIJING, Feb. 13 -- Ma Ying-jeou, leader of Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party, was indicted on corruption charges Tuesday, seriously undermining his aspiration to become the self-ruled island's next president.
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Taiwan&#39;s President Chen Shui-bian on Friday stepped up rhetoric pushing for a referendum on seeking United Nations membership for the island under the name &quot;Taiwan,&quot; despite fresh warnings from Beijing and Washington.