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...Harvard-educated and notoriously unnotorious, might still succeed in navigating the treacherous straits separating Taiwan and the mainland...
...relationship between the People's Republic of China (the mainland) and the Republic of China (Taiwan) is one of "creative ambiguity," as the names suggest. For example, an airplane flight between Taipei and Beijing is neither domestic nor international, Ma said...
Such a scenario is difficult, as even the U.S. refuses to recognize Taiwan's independence, wanting to preserve diplomatic stability with the mainland government...
...mainland government intervened, however, forcing its contestants to withdraw...
...Despite mounting tension between Beijing and Taipei over the island's status, President Jiang Zemin immediately offered aid and condolences to the victims, and China's Red Cross began allocating funds and relief supplies for the island. The quake "hurt the hearts of people on the mainland as the Chinese people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are as closely linked as flesh and blood," China's official news agency quoted Jiang as saying. But assistance from Beijing may turn out to be a political hot potato, because unlike Greece and Turkey, which have recently managed to overcome some...