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...unrealistic," TIME's Jamie A. FlorCruz says. "Beijing is resigned to another four-year term of Lee. The ongoing military maneuvers tell Lee to take a softer stand or he'll find it hard to govern." For his part, Lee told an enthusiastic crowd of 1,500 farmers outside Taipei that he and running-mate Lien Chan were not "wimps with weak feet" and would not bow to "intimidation and surrender to Communist China...
...TAIPEI: Taiwan's recent war of nerves with China has taken its toll on the island's economy. China's military threats have damaged public confidence, as Taiwanese have rushed to sell their stocks and change their money into U.S. dollars, causing markets to plunge. Despite a government-led $7.4 billion effort to help stabilize the markets, economic growth projections for 1996 have been downgraded from 6.52 percent to 6.36 percent. "If this drags on, Taiwan will lose its competitive edge of market stability, and in a way that is Beijing's ultimate message," FlorCruz says. "China doesn't have...
...invitation of the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Justice, the group will visit polling sites in and around Taipei City to observe the balloting process, tabulation of votes and other election procedures, said Peter C. Kuo, a second-year Law School student and spokesperson for the delegation...
TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN March will be the first time in Chinese history that a leader will be elected directly by the people. This will bring an end to an era of dictatorship. Taipei officially agrees that Taiwanese and Chinese have shared a common heritage for the past 5,000 years. However, this does not mean that Taiwan wants to be part of the communist regime that currently rules the People's Republic of China. The world will watch closely as tension along the Taiwan Strait continues to build. JUNG T. TSAI Elizabeth, New Jersey...
China has "real worries about Taipei breaking away permanently," Forbes notes correctly, "so I'd reiterate that we're against independence. I still want Taiwan in the U.N.," he adds, "but not now. China's succession struggle has everyone trying to out-tough each other. You don't fuel the fire at a time like this...