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...past that anger has only strengthened Chen and the electoral prospects of his 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...
...Republic of China." Chen says he doesn't want to compete with China for representation, but to find a global voice for Taiwan's 23 million people. Any application to the U.N. by Taiwan would have no chance of succeeding, because China, as a member of the U.N. Security Council, would have veto power. But if Chen simply won the referendum, it could be a step towards a public and democratic declaration by the people of the island of independence from China...
...demanded an "exact calendar, an exact date and a clear way forward" on the question. "We prefer a diplomatic road," he said earlier. "But if we do not see hope, certainty, any efforts, we will be forced to act." In a report delivered Monday to the U.N. Security Council, Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon warned that eight years of efforts to find a peacful solution in the province could "unravel" if the question is put off too long...
...been pushing for full independence from Serbia since NATO bombers ousted Serb security forces from the province back in 1999. The ethnic violence and resulting NATO action saw some 10,000 deaths, including military casualties. Earlier this year, U.S. and European leaders said they hoped to win U.N. security council approval for a "supervised independence" plan by May. Under the plan, drawn up by the Finnish envoy, Martti Ahtisaari, the province will cease to be a part of Serbia but will still fall under the supervision of international administrators - and a significant foreign peacekeeping contingent - in order to ensure...
...asked if children tormenting and killing bulls can "save a dying sport." Bullfighting is dying a natural death as a so-called sport because people are making the choice not to support sickening animal torture. As a direct result of the outrage from citizens and tourists, Barcelona's city council passed a resolution opposing bullfighting. The picture of the young bullfighter and the young bull shows one being who has the choice of participating and another that has no choice and is ultimately always the loser. That is just plain wrong. Susan Hargreaves, JUPITER, FLORIDA...