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...Peter M. Strait, a first-year at Columbia, said he was skeptical about the site’s future success. Columbia already has a similar webpage, the Columbia University (CU) Community, which has features unavailable on thefacebook.com such as an online journal...
...Community has exploded,” said Strait. “[On thefacebook.com], I felt my options were limited...
...Taiwan's march 20 presidential election, incumbent Chen Shui-bian has gone far beyond his predecessors in saying the island is an autonomous nation, not a breakaway province destined to be reunited with China. In addition, Chen has angered Beijing by planning to hold a controversial referendum on cross-strait issues on election day. In contrast, the main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), argues that warmer relations with China will benefit Taiwan's economy. Chen explained his stance last week to TIME's Executive Editor for Asia, Anthony Spaeth, and reporters Andrew Perrin and Joyce Huang...
...TIME: Do you accept the idea of eventual unification with China? Chen: Currently, there are two separate, independent countries across the Taiwan Strait, neither of which has jurisdiction over the other. But who knows if these two separate countries might become one over time? We do not exclude any possibilities for the future...
...TIME: In the past, hasn't ambiguity over Taiwan's status secured peace in the strait? Chen: China talks of "one China." The previous KMT administration also talked of "one China"?they wanted to recover the mainland and have refused to give it up. Even now the KMT still insists on the policy of eventual unification. I think this is very unrealistic. With both sides of the Taiwan Strait singing the same tune, the result is that Taiwan is isolated in the international community, giving China ever better excuses for its attempt to absorb Taiwan, to make Taiwan into...