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...between Taiwan and the U.S. as an affront to Chinese sovereignty. The U.S., which acknowledges China's position but supplies Taiwan with military material, also treads cautiously, frequently denying Taiwanese leaders permission to visit the U.S. in order to avoid unnecessarily upsetting China. Ma "differs from his predecessor," says Lin Chong-pin, President of the Foundation on International and Cross-Strait Studies. "He is more sensitive to what Beijing feels...
...According to Lin, Beijing also would like to see an end to the era of jockeying with Taiwan for allies. "Their attitude is: 'We have 172 countries recognizing us. Taiwan has 23. If we gain one or two more, it doesn't make too much difference to us, but it would cause a huge negative impact on the ruling administration in Taiwan.'" Aside from undercutting Ma's overtures toward détente, heavy-handed international maneuvering by Beijing could backfire by emboldening Taiwan's pro-independence faction. Lin says that in order to forestall that outcome, think tanks affiliated with...
When it comes to diving, the Chinese expect nothing less than perfection. On August 11, Chinese pair Lin Yue and Huo Liang triumphed in the men's synchronized 10m platform event, winning by a resounding 17.76 points. Silver went to the German squad, with the Russians - one of whom just recently recovered from a spinal injury - rounding out the medals count...
...Games Begin Your cover photo of swimmer Dara Torres would also make a great cover for SPORTS ILLUSTRATED's swimsuit edition [Aug. 4]. Best of luck to her in Beijing! C. Lin Jacobson, Pascagoula, Mississippi...
Your cover photo of swimmer Dara Torres would also make a great cover for SPORTS ILLUSTRATED's swimsuit edition [Aug. 4]. Best of luck to her in Beijing! C. Lin Jacobson, PASCAGOULA, MISS...