Focus Taiwan 2010/08/20 10:38:26 Washington, Aug. 19 (CNA) The U.S. government expressed concern Thursday over the Taiwan legislature’s approval earlier in the day of a tax reduction for rice wine — a kitchen staple among Taiwanese consumers. “The United States is concerned with the potential market impact of Taiwan’s tax reduction on rice wine,...
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Focus Taiwan 2010/08/20 Taipei, Aug. 20 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou on Friday instructed relevant administrative departments to outline measures to offer aid to thousands of natural disaster victims in China and Pakistan. Ma telephoned Premier Wu Den-yih and National Security Council Secretary-General Hu Wei-jen to give the instructions, Presidential Office spokesman Lo Chih-chiang said.   ...
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AFP August 20, 2010 TAIPEI — Taiwan stressed on Friday its claim to a disputed island chain, reacting to reports of a planned joint naval exercise between Japan and the United States in nearby waters. “The Diaoyu islands are our territory and we reiterate our sovereignty claim to the islets,” the foreign ministry said...
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TAIWAN’S STAKE: The islets are claimed by Tokyo, Taipei and Beijing. MOFA said it wanted to make clear the ROC has sovereignty over the atolls Taipei Times AFP AND REUTERS , TOKYO Aug 20, 2010 Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, left, meets Self-Defense Forces chiefs at his official residence in Tokyo yesterday. Japanese media...
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ino.com August 19, 2010 (RTTNews) – Taiwan has repeated its plea for advanced F-16 warplanes from the United States to defend itself — apparently from a potential Chinese military threat — in the wake of the latest Pentagon report on China’s military might. Receiving visiting U.S. Senator Roland Burris on Thursday, Taiwan President Ma...
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