Archive for August, 2005

Taiwan, Japan Lawmakers to Meet Regularly on Security Issues.

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

Central News Agency
Aug 27, 2005.

A convener of the Legislative Yuan’s Defense Committee said Thursday that its counterparts in the Japanese Diet have agreed to have regular exchanges of visits.
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China President to Promote `Force for Peace’ Image on U.S. Trip.

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

By Audra Ang
AP
Aug 30, 2005.

President Hu Jintao will promote an image of China as a force for peaceful development during his visit to the United States next week, trying to ease U.S. worries about growing Chinese economic and military power, a senior official said Tuesday.
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Embassy Spokesperson’s Remarks on the Taiwan Affairs Act Being Debated by the Canadian House of Commons.

Monday, August 29th, 2005

June 21, 2005.

The following are comments by the Embassy of the Peoples Republic of China in Canada on the proposed Taiwan Affairs Act.
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Canadian Foreign Minister Opposed to Taiwan Bill.

Monday, August 29th, 2005

CNA
Aug 19, 2005.

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew said yesterday that Canada supports Taiwan’s right to join the World Health Organization (WHO) but opposes a lawmaker’s bill that would formalize bilateral relations.
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B.C. Teacher May Face Death Penalty in Taiwan.

Monday, August 29th, 2005

CTV
Aug 29 2005

A Canadian teacher is facing the death penalty in Taiwan after being arrested for allegedly smuggling and trafficking cocaine.
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B.C. Teacher Faces Death Penalty in Taiwan.

Monday, August 29th, 2005

CBC News
29 Aug 2005.

A B.C. teacher is facing the death penalty in Taiwan after being arrested for allegedly smuggling and trafficking cocaine.
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GIO Unveils Latest PR Campaign For Taiwan UN Effort.

Friday, August 26th, 2005

AP
Aug 26, 2005

Taiwan kicked off its annual media campaign to overcome China’s opposition to its UN membership bid yesterday, by wishing the organization an “UNHappy 60th birthday.”
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China’s North American Spy Mission Pays Off.

Friday, August 26th, 2005

By Judi McLeod
Canada Free Press
Aug 24, 2005.

The first spy mission payoff for the People’s Republic of China was boldly displayed earlier this summer when China put its new missile destroyers out on public view.
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Japan Coastguard Hopes to Build Lighthouse on Islet Disputed with China.

Thursday, August 25th, 2005

Agence France Presse
Aug 24, 2004.

Japan’s coastguard says it hopes to build a lighthouse on a remote atoll in the Pacific in a move that could reinforce the country’s claim in a territorial dispute with China.
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Take Action Against Business Scum.

Thursday, August 25th, 2005

Editorial
Taipei Times
Aug 25, 2005.

Richard Chang (張汝京), founder and CEO of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC, 中芯), was given a fine of NT$5 million by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) for illegally investing in SMIC, now China’s largest supplier of made-to-order chips.
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