Taipei Times
June 22, 2005.
Yesterday at about nine in the morning, Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平), accompanied by about 15 legislators from the National Defense Committee, joined National Defense Minister Lee Jye (李傑) on board a fully armed 3,855-tonne Knox-class frigate.
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By Deborah Kuo
Central News Agency
June 22, 2005.
Vice-President Annette Lu is scheduled to make an official visit to Palau 26-29 June, officials from the Presidential Office reported Wednesday.
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By Daniel Sneider
Mercury News
June 22, 2005.
Taiwan welcomes recent visits by opposition party leaders to mainland China as an “icebreaker” in relations between the island’s democratic government and the communist leadership in Beijing, Taiwan’s foreign minister said Tuesday.
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By Mac William Bishop
Taipei Times
June 20, 2005.
A “Friendship Flotilla” of three Taiwanese naval vessels returned to Tsoying Naval Base in southern Taiwan yesterday after circumnavigating the globe and making port calls at several of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies.
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Taipei Times
June 19, 2005.
The MOE is investigating to see if any laws were broken after the Hsiuping Institute of Technology removed the flag for the benefit of Chinese guests.
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Embassy of the United Staes Japan
June 7, 2005.
North East Asia is vital to the interests of the United States not only in the Asia-Pacific context but globally, says Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill.
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Taiwanese Canadian Social Service Center
June 04, 2005′
Dear Premier Hsieh (謝長廷):
We in Canada have been impressed by the effort of Minister of Education Tu Cheng-sheng (杜正勝) to foster in the young generation of Taiwan a strong consciousness of being Taiwanese, while simultaneously emphasizing the importance of the unique heritages of Taiwan — the cultural debt we owe to China, Japan and the First Nations (Aboriginals).
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By Jing-dong Yuan
Asia Times Online
June 7, 2005.
China is increasingly the focal point of American policymakers and strategic analysts.
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By Vanessa Hua and Rachel Gordon
San Francisco Chronicle
June 3, 2005.
A half-century feud between China and Taiwan has flared up again in San Francisco this week at the United Nations World Environment Day conference.
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