nytimes.com - 4/29/2009
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HONG KONG President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan announced Wednesday that Chinese officials had dropped their objections to Taiwan’s participation as an observer at a United Nations body, a step forward in Taiwan’s effort to win greater international recognition. China strongly hinted that it was ...
online.wsj.com - 4/23/2009
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From today's Wall Street Journal Asia Jackie Chan
may be good at kung fu, but he sometimes...
takes aim at the wrong targets. Take his recent head-punch to the democratic ideals enjoyed in Hong Kong and Taiwan. "I'm not sure if it's good to have freedom ...
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China Drops Objection to Taiwan Joining U.N. Body
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... and good will toward Taiwan compatriots, and this promotes the cross-straits relationship and the peaceful development of relations. The World Health Organization, preoccupied with the global spread of a new strain of influenza, had no immediate comment on Wednesday. Taiwan made its participation more palatable to the mainland by agreeing to use the name Chinese Taipei instead of its legal name, the Republic of China, or the name by which it is best known, Taiwan. Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/world/asia/30taiwan.h...
Beijing Allows "Chinese Taipei" Observer Status at WHA
Weekly Standard Blog —
The New York Times reports:
President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan announced on Wednesday that Beijing officials had dropped their objections to Taiwan’s participation as an observer at a United Nations body, a step forward in Taiwan’s effort to win greater international recognition....
Mao Qunan, the spokesman for China’s Health Ministry, said in a statement that the World Health Organization had invited Taiwan to participate next month.
He added, “The current arrangement reflects our overall concern and good will toward ...
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