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...prime threat to the safety of U.S. troops in Kosovo may come not from renegade Serbs or ultra-nationalist Albanians, but from Osama bin Laden. At least that seems to be the thinking behind a raid by NATO military police on the headquarters of the Saudi Joint Relief Committee, an Islamic charity operating in the war-ravaged territory. The BBC reported Tuesday that although the raid netted no evidence to back the claim, U.S. officials believe the group - which is partly funded by the Saudi government - may be linked with Bin Laden, and names two former officials as associates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Bin Laden Spooked the U.S. in Kosovo | 4/4/2000 | See Source »

RESIGNED. Outgoing Taiwanese President LEE TENG-HUI, 77, as head of the Nationalist Party; after the stunning election defeat of the party's presidential candidate to opposition politician Chen Shui-bian; in Taipei. The Nationalists' first loss of power since Taiwan's founding in 1949 sparked protests and calls for Lee's departure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Apr. 3, 2000 | 4/3/2000 | See Source »

...current growth rate, India will surpass China as the most populous country by 2015. Because India is a democracy, its destiny--whether it becomes a confident, peaceful global power or remains shackled by nationalist insecurity--depends less on the policies of its government than on the vision of its people. The following are four confident citizens shaping the face of India today and providing a glimpse into its tomorrow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Faces Of India's Future | 3/27/2000 | See Source »

...future won over the past, and hope overcame fear in Taiwan Saturday as voters chose opposition candidate Chen Shui-bian as their next President--despite warnings from Beijing that his election could mean war. Chen's win, which ended 55 years of Kuomintang (Nationalist Party) rule on the island, sent tremors around Asia in anticipation of Beijing's reaction, even as the streets of Taipei turned into a party. Only 14 years ago, Chen, a pro-democracy lawyer, had been languishing in jail on charges of libeling a high-ranking KMT member. "This is the greatest victory of Taiwan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taiwan Takes a Stand | 3/27/2000 | See Source »

...conflict is to be avoided, there must be dialogue between the two sides. But talks will not be between two one-party systems, as it had been decades before. The recent election has ended the dominance of the Nationalist Party in Taiwan, which now fosters political pluralism, in stark contrast to the chokehold of the Chinese Communist Party on the mainland. If there are any residual notions of unbreakable cultural and historical ties between the two nemeses, Taiwan can very well serve as an example of the possibilities beyond autocratic regimes for communist China...

Author: By Tzu-huan Lo, | Title: A Changing Tide for Taiwan | 3/24/2000 | See Source »

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