Word: hui
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...live ammunition in today's latest round of games, which will involve planes, ships and troops. The war games are part of an effort by Beijing to intimidate Taiwan before its upcoming elections on Saturday. China regards Taiwan as a renegade province, and it fears Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, who is running for reelection, is pushing the island toward independence. Despite Beijing's claims that the intimidation tactics have weakened Lee's candidacy, opinion polls show Lee's support has been stable since the attacks began, and he is still expected to win reelection. "This kind of bullying mentality...
...eight days of missile launches near the island. China has said that the exercises are intended to quash pro-independence sentiment on Taiwan as it prepares for its first direct presidential election on March 23. The new exercises would straddle the election in which pro-independence President Lee Teng-hui is expected to win another term. "China is hoping to derail Lee Teng-hui's election, but they are practical enough to realize it is unrealistic," TIME's Jamie A. FlorCruz says. "Beijing is resigned to another four-year term of Lee. The ongoing military maneuvers tell Lee to take...
...however have a strong economy to help minimize the damage. The island of 21 million people is the world's 14th-largest trading partner and holds the second foreign exchange reserves. China's aim in its attacks is to intimidate the Taiwanese from reelecting pro-independence President Lee Teng-hui. While it seems unlikely that Lee will lose next week's vote, Beijing does hope to pressure the Taiwanese leader into softening his stance on independence. "To make the strategy work properly, the magnitude of the crisis should be so much that the business sector in Taiwan will apply pressure...
...Beijing bureau chief, says China wants to take the tests as far as it can without precipitating a military response from the United States. "Beijing's goal is to disrupt the normal life in Taiwan -- specifically the stock markets and foreign exchange -- and make people blame President Lee Teng-hui," FlorCruz says. "China is serving a warning to Taiwan that it better change its direction or otherwise it will have no peace of mind." The tests are scheduled to end on Friday.Top Detroit Mob Leaders Arrested
...games in a 6,600-square-mile area which stretches to the mid-point of the Taiwan Strait - an unofficial border between the two sides. Taiwanese officials have heightened military alert in response to China's maneuver. China is trying to intimidate Taiwanese from voting for President Lee Teng-hui in elections later this month. China regards Taiwan as a renegade province and Beijing is convinced Lee is seeking to make the island independent. There were peace overtures between the two sides last year, but Lee's visit to the United States renewed fears in Beijing that Taiwan was pushing...