Archive for January, 2006

Keep Alert About Japan’s Move on Taiwan.

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

People’s Daily Online
Jan 27, 2006.

Sino-Japanese relations have been described as “hot” in business but “cold” in politics for the past five years.
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Spokesperson’s Remarks on Lee Teung-hui’s Possible Visit to Japan.

Friday, January 27th, 2006

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, PRC
Jan 24, 2006.

The following is a press release from the MOFA in China regarding Lee Tung-hui’s future visit to Japan.
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Chen Urges Lions to Drop the `China’.

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

By Shih Hsiu-chuan
Taipei Times
Jan 26, 2006.

President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) yesterday appealed to the head of the Lions Club International (CLI) to assist Taiwan in changing its official title from “Chinese Taiwan” to “Taiwan,” a resolution the chapter’s representatives passed about two years ago.
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Taiwan to Promote Ties With Libya, Hope for Chen’s Trip Dim.

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

Japan Economic Newswire
Jan 26, 2006.

Taiwan will continue seeking to develop bilateral ties with Libya despite rival China’s opposition, the island’s new foreign minister, James Huang, said Thursday.
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Google Agrees to Censor Results in New Chinese Search Engine.

Wednesday, January 25th, 2006

By Michael Liedtke
CP
Jan24, 2006.

Online search engine leader Google Inc. has agreed to censor its results in China, adhering to the country’s restrictions in return for better access in the Internet’s fastest-growing market.
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AIT Director Douglas Paal to Step Down.

Sunday, January 22nd, 2006

Taiwan News
Jan 18, 2006.

The United States’ top representative in Taiwan, Douglas Paal, will leave Taipei on January 25 after three and a half years as head of the de facto U.S. embassy,…
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Chinese PM Warns on Rural Unrest.

Sunday, January 22nd, 2006

BBC
Jan 21, 2006.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said that land seizures by local authorities are a key threat to rural stability.
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New Taipei Vice-PM is Tough on China.

Sunday, January 22nd, 2006

AP
Jan 21, 2006.

The former head of the China policy agency will be the next vice-premier, the premier-designate said yesterday - a move that may maintain Taiwan’s tough stance on China.
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MAJOR Japanese Dailies Report on Taiwan Premier-Designate.

Friday, January 20th, 2006

By Mike Chang and Lilian Wu
CNA
Jan 20, 2006.

Major national Japanese dailies reported Friday that Taiwan Premier-designate Su Tseng-chang is very popular and is the most likely candidate to represent the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the 2008 presidential election.
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Taiwan Investment in China in 2005 Down by 13.45 Percent: MOEA

Friday, January 20th, 2006

By Lilian Wu
CNA
Jan 20, 2006.

Taiwan approved US$6,006.95 million-worth of investment in China in 2005, down 13.45 percent from the previous year, according to statistics released Friday by the Investment Commission under the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
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