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As China's Communist Party prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary, the country is grappling with extraordinary domestic and economic challenges that threaten to overshadow the festivities. The crackdown on the Falun Gong sect, ailing economy, and deep rifts within the party have created a mood of troubled uncertainty.
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Engineer F.R. Siddiqui, president of the Bangladesh-China Cultural, Economic and Mass Communication Center (BCCEMCC), emphasized the importance of a unified China during a seminar on "Peaceful Reunification of Taiwan to the Motherland." The event, attended by 80 scholars, diplomats, politicians, and dignitaries, was held in Dhaka to
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The conflict between Taiwan and mainland China is escalating, with potential global implications. Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui's provocative statements about Taiwan's status have sparked a war of nerves between the two sides, putting the peace in Asia at risk. The situation is further complicated by Chinese
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Diebold Pacific Ltd. has made significant gains in the Asian market with two major contracts from the China Construction Bank and the Taiwan Hua Nan Commercial Bank. The China Construction Bank has awarded Diebold a US$9 million order for over 350 full-function ATMs and cash dispensers, while the Hua
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As Lee Teng-hui's statement advocating for a "state-to-state" relationship between Taiwan and China sets back cross-strait relations, the region's economic and trade interests will likely suffer. Reiterating the "one-China" principle is crucial for any future agreements. Lee's views also complicate
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The Vatican's diplomatic relations with Taiwan have become a major point of contention between China and the Holy See, leading to Pope John Paul II's visit to Hong Kong being put on hold. Beijing has cited the Vatican's ties with Taiwan as the reason
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The US has rejected claims of applying pressure on Taipei to resolve tensions with China, with Assistant Secretary of State Stanley Roth testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the US has been "scrupulously neutral" in trying to defuse the situation. Roth emphasized that the US position
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China has been using military maneuvers and intimidation to pressure Taiwan, following a series of missile tests and war games in the region. Analysts say attacking Taiwan would be too costly diplomatically, militarily, and economically, and China is instead relying on blockading ports and harassing shipping to squeeze the island.
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Taiwan's President Lee Teng-hui has stirred controversy by abandoning the "one China" fiction, giving Beijing a pretext to make demands on Washington and Taipei. Washington is now trying to coax or pressure Mr. Lee into modifying his statement promoting "special state-to-state relations" in reunification
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US and Chinese officials met in Singapore on Sunday, portraying their troubled relationship as improved despite ongoing differences. The high-level encounter was the first since the Chinese Embassy bombing in Belgrade, and both sides announced that President Clinton would meet Chinese leader Jiang Zemin in September. The key issues discussed
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President Lee Teng-hui's declaration that China-Taiwan relations must now be handled on a "state-to-state" basis has punctured the "one China" fiction, revealing a complex historical context and a potentially volatile diplomatic situation. Taiwan's complicated history, with the nationalists fleeing to the island
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China has intensified its pressure on Taiwan with a presidential warning that it may use force if the island moves towards independence. In a telephone conversation with US President Bill Clinton, President Jiang Zemin emphasized that Beijing cannot abandon the option of using force against Taiwan as long as attempts
