Focus Taiwan 2012/03/25 Taipei, March 25 (CNA) Taiwanese scholars urged the government Sunday to establish a peace development committee to form consensus with opposition parties on cross Taiwan-Strait policies, which they said would accelerate relations with China. No matter which party rules, it needs a platform to forge consensus on China policies, Tung Chen-yuan,...
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boston.com March 21, 2012 By Annie Huang Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan—A Chinese attempt to develop a special economic zone with joint Taiwan management has run afoul of the government in Taipei, which sees it as an attempt by Beijing to make political inroads on the democratic island. The Pingtan Experimental Zone, an industrial park...
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NAME GAME:After the naming of islets in the Diaoyutai chain by Japan and China, the government filed a complaint in Tokyo, but said it had no plans to name the islets itself Taipei Times March 4, 2012 Following moves made by Japan and China to name islets belonging to the controversial Diaoyutai Islands (釣魚台列嶼),...
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Asia Times Mar 1, 2012 By Jens Kastner TAIPEI – Beijing is gearing up its efforts to achieve unification with Taiwan only a few weeks after Ma Ying-jeou of the Kuomintang (KMT), the mainland’s favorite candidate, won re-election as Taiwanese president. Since conditions are not ripe for opening cross-strait talks on political issues, Beijing...
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