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People’s will central to Taiwan-China ties: Taiwanese official

Focus Taiwan 2012/08/09 Taipei, Aug. 9 (CNA) Lai Shin-yuan, head of the Mainland Affairs Council, said Taiwan and China should respect the will of the people on both sides in the development of bilateral ties.
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Grenada wins court judgment in Taiwan debt dispute that centres around diplomatic reversal

canada.com June 28, 2012 By David McFadden, The Associated Press KINGSTON, Jamaica – A U.S. court has overturned an order allowing a Taiwanese bank to siphon payments owed to Grenada by airlines and cruise ship companies into an escrow account controlled by Taipei, officials said Thursday. For the last nine months, Taiwan’s Export-Import Bank...
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Repeat sex offenders will not be paroled: MOJ

The China Post May 24, 2012 The China Post news staff–The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) will no longer parole recidivistic sexual assault offenders in order to prevent them from re-offending, Vice Justice Minister Wu Chen-huan said yesterday. Wu made the remarks at a legislative session in response to a request raised by Kao Chin...
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Taiwan court upholds life term for spying general

Straits Times Apr 27, 2012 TAIPEI (AFP) – Taiwan’s top court has rejected an appeal by an ex-general sentenced to life in prison for spying for China, the toughest punishment meted out in an espionage case in decades, officials said Friday.
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Lawmaker urges residency rights for foreign parents

The China Post April 3, 2012 The China Post news staff–Government officials yesterday responded lukewarmly to a legislative proposal from an opposition legislator and a civic group that calls for an amendment to the current immigration laws that would, if it becomes law, allow foreign parents of young Taiwan citizens to reside in the...
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