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...Chinese government doesn't entirely disagree. At the urging of the U.S., the country has undertaken vast reforms of its banking sector over the past five years, including opening up the system to foreign banks offering debit cards. But officials remain cautious about letting consumer debt grow too fast, and have maintained safeguards such as low credit limits. Wang Huaqing, assistant chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, recently told the Washington Post that such decisions come from reports of people taking out loans to speculate in the stock market or on real estate, adding the indebtedness of young Americans...
...independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). "Whenever they speak with harsh words ... it would give more credit to the DPP and Chen's leadership," says Andrew Yang, secretary general of the Taipei-based Chinese Council of Advanced Policy Studies. Beijing, he says, is learning to be "more cautious...
...Indeed, mainland officials have taken steps to quietly encourage international opposition to the proposal. Part of their cautious approach, says Yang, is to let the U.S. take a lead role in opposing a referendum on U.N. entry. Shortly after Chen announced plans for the referendum U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said that the U.S. "opposes any initiative that appears designed to change Taiwan's status unilaterally. This would include a referendum on whether to apply to the United Nations under the name Taiwan." He added that "we do not support Taiwan's membership in international organizations that require statehood...
Indeed, mainland officials have taken steps to quietly encourage international opposition to the proposal. Part of their cautious approach, says Yang, is to let the U.S. take a lead role in opposing a referendum on U.N. entry. Shortly after Chen announced plans for the referendum U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said that the U.S. "opposes any initiative that appears designed to change Taiwan's status unilaterally. This would include a referendum on whether to apply to the United Nations under the name Taiwan." He added that "we do not support Taiwan's membership in international organizations that require statehood...
...again, off-again negotiations over Shalit's release. The disconnect arises partially out of Israel's refusal to deal directly with Hamas, which they consider a terrorist organization. While some informed Israelis say they are "optimistic" that Shalit will be free "within weeks," Hamas officials are far more cautious - one offered the glum assessment that bargaining could drag on for another year...