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...make it more relevant to today's Taiwan. (China considers both moves hostile.) At the same time, Chen has in recent weeks repeatedly pledged that he won't declare independence or have it written into a new constitution. That's not just campaign rhetoric. Though it is Taipei's main backer, Washington is currently enjoying excellent relations with Beijing and has made it plain to Chen that it will not tolerate any change in the status quo between Taiwan and China. Chen is "mobilizing his electoral base by appealing to fundamentalists," says Emile Sheng, associate professor of political science...
...sold for a song, government figures have taken bribes to waive export duties. "These deals are not sophisticated at all. They're sealed with a cash payment," says a ramsi official. As well, there's the Rural Community Development Fund. In exchange for diplomatic recognition by the Solomons government, Taipei provides each of the country's 50 M.P.s with a slush fund to spend on local projects, their constituents - or, more often, themselves. Audits, financial oversight and the monitoring of logging and fisheries have never been properly resourced, or have repeatedly been placed under the control of political lackeys. Governments...
...fully. After declaring that Taiwan is without sovereignty, Powell added, "and that remains our policy, our firm policy." In other words, what he said was not a statement of fact but of U.S. policy. From the end of World War II until 1979, there was an American embassy in Taipei in recognition of Taiwan as a sovereign state. What changed in 1979 was only Washington's policy recognizing the government in Beijing. The authority and sovereignty of Taiwan's government didn't change a bit. Colman Bernath Taipei...
...subject to pressure from the U.S., which is trying to sell us submarines, aircraft and missile defense systems. Many Taiwanese have likened it to being bullied, and they consider the $18 billion price tag for the armaments a protection fee. Is Taiwan getting ripped off? Ting Wai Tu Taipei...
...Taiwan question is the most important and the most sensitive," remarked Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue, shortly before Powell arrived. Powell has said that during his trip he would encourage Beijing to resume a dialogue with Taipei. The Administration, which has consistently stated it does not support independence for Taiwan, was pleased by the tone of the speech given by Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian on Oct. 10, though the initial reaction to the speech from Beijing was hardly a warm...