US WELCOMES CHEN&#39;S PEACE OVERTURE TO BEIJING IN NATIONAL DAY ...
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Washington, Oct. 10 (CNA) The US State Department expressed welcome Sunday to President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s peace overture to Beijing spelled out in his Oct. 10 National Day speech calling for a reopening of cross-strait dialogue.
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Some business and industry leaders said yesterday that they were glad to see the goodwill expressed to China in President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s National Day message.
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The State Department is welcoming what it describes as "the positive and constructive points" in a speech on China policy by Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell pressed ChiThe United States has praisedChina's role to date, but US officials say Washington is looking for Beijing to exert more pressure on Pyongyangna to convince North Korea to return to stalled talks on its nuclear weapons programs and urged Beijing to take up a Taiwanese offer for dialogue.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell  exchanged brief greetings with Taiwan's foreign minister when  the two attended the inauguration of Panama's President Martin  Torrijos this week, a gesture that might trouble China.
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Mr Powell says that while the US recognises the one-China policy, it will offer to assist Taiwan if it is threatened. A US State Department spokesman says the issue came up during talks with China&#39;s visiting military chief, General Liang Guanglie.
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China on Tuesday expressed &quot;respect&quot; to the latest Ukraine&#39;s presidential election result. &quot;China and Ukraine are friendly 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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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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TAIWAN&#39;S leader used his national day speech yesterday to urge China to begin talks to avoid war. &quot;Because we can&#39;t communicate, there&#39;s a lot of misunderstanding,&quot; President Chen Shui-bian said.
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The government on Monday welcomed a new proposal by US President George W. Bush aimed at reopening long dormant Middle East peace talks with a conference later this year.
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The United States commends the efforts of British Prime Minister Blair and the Irish Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, to negotiate a settlement in Northern Ireland to end all paramilitary activities and restore ...
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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, June 17    WASHINGTON -- The United States on Saturday welcomed a decision by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to invite a delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency to discuss the shutdown of its nuclear facilities.
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Chinese officials praised Secretary of State Colin L. Powell on Wednesday for warning Taiwan that it is not an independent nation and should not seek to become one.
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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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The United States on Saturday welcomed a call by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for fresh elections, expressing hopes it would quell factional violence and allow for a unity government that could work toward peace with Israel.
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The US welcomes North Korea's decision to invite UN nuclear monitors to discuss shutting down a key reactor.