All Democracies Must Include Taiwan (A.D.M.I.T.)

Taiwan News
4/27/06.

We strongly support yesterday’s call by Premier Su Tseng-chang for the public chastising of executives of Taiwanese gravel companies…
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By Katie Nguyen
Reuters
4/28/06.

Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday wrapped up a world shopping trip for oil supplies to fuel his booming economy by concluding an offshore exploration deal with Kenya.
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Reuters
04/23/06.

Australia is sending additional troops to the Solomon Islands, as more Chinese nationals fled the country on Sunday amid rising tensions before parliament opens for the first time since post-election rioting.
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AP
04/12/06.

CEO Eric Schmidt defended the search engine’s co-operation with Chinese censorship as he announced Wednesday the creation of a Beijing research centre and unveiled a Chinese-language brand name.
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By Susan Korah
(Communications Officer, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Ottawa)
Embassy Online (LTTE)
04/05/06.

Several assertions by Gwynne Dyer (”Taiwan: Chen Shui-bian’s Last Stand” March 22) call for instant rebuttal because they totally misrepresent the goals and aspirations of the 23 million people of Taiwan.
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By Zuo Wenxing
(Spokesperson, Chinese Embassy in Canada)
Embassy Online (LTTE)
04/12/06.

Some of the assertions made by Susan Korah in her letter “Taiwan is not a piece of political theatre” (Letters, April 5) call for our immediate response.
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L.A. Lorek
San Antonio Express-News
04/23/06.

While growing up, I always felt like I had some kind of link to this place.
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By Mo Yan-chih
Taipei Times
04/16/06.

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday said that Taiwan’s stock market would likely break through the 10,000 barrier if the government established direct cross-strait flights and allowed more Chinese tourists to visit Taiwan.
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By Bradley Winterton
Taipei Times
04/16/06.

The new edition of `Pressed’ offers some strong poetry and prose. Although the publication remains an open forum, it still has some way to go to deliver on its promise.
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By William R. Stimson
Korean Times
04/16/06.

What touches my heart about Taiwan is its cracks. You find them everywhere _ in the walls of houses and buildings, in sidewalks, highways, curbstones, and cement planters-the legacy of the island’s frequent earthquakes.
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