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Pre-Trial Hearings Open for
Former Pres. Chen’s Case on January 19 (China
Post, Jan. 6, 2008) The Taipei district court will start pre-trial hearings
of former President Chen Shui-bian's graft and
money laundering case on January 19.
China, Taiwan to Talk Business
(Reuters, Jan. 6, 2009) Top negotiators
from rivals Taiwan and China will meet again this week to discuss
issues facing island investors who see China as an important but
increasingly difficult place to do business amid the global economic crisis.
Envoy to Japan Ready to
Upgrade Two-Way Ties
(CNA, Jan. 6, 2009) Taiwan's top envoy to
Japan, John C. T. Feng, promised to do his best to
enhance and cement ties between the two countries.
Japan Says China’s Gas
Drilling ‘Regrettable’
(Reuters, Jan. 5, 2009) Japan's foreign
minister said Tokyo had protested over Chinese gas drilling in a disputed
East China Sea field, which it called regrettable, and urged Beijing to
resume talks quickly.
China Accelerates Filling Up
Its Oil Reserves
(Wall Street Journal, Jan. 5, 2009) China
recently completed construction of four oil-reserve bases -- together
representing the first phase of its strategic oil-reserve plan. Those bases
can hold 102 million barrels of crude oil, and China is now pushing ahead with
the construction of the second phase.
Rice Cancels China Trip Due
to Gaza; Negroponte to Visit
(Bloomberg, Jan. 5, 2009) U.S. Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice
canceled a planned visit to China this week; Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte will
travel to Beijing to attend events to mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic
ties between the countries.
MND Unmoved by PRC Missile Report
(Taipei Times, Jan. 4, 2009) The Ministry of
National Defense said it would not cut back on the nation’s defense despite a
media report that said China
could gradually decrease the number of missiles targeting Taiwan.
China Braces for a Turbulent
2009
(The Age, Jan. 3, 2009) Is it time to dust off
predictions of the downfall of the Chinese Communist Party? No. But it could
easily be the most difficult year since the Tiananmen "incident" of
1989.
MOFA Mulls Easing Rules on
Meeting Chinese Officials
(Taipei
Times, Jan. 2, 2009) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is considering a
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