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Lee Says Powell's Remarks Should Motivate Taiwan
(CNA, Oct. 31, 2004) The Taiwanese people should take US Secretary of State Colin Powell's recent remark on the status of Taiwan as an encouragement for them to continue to strive for the country, former President Lee Teng-hui said.

MAC Welcomes Kerry's Comments About Taiwan
(Taipei Times, Oct. 30, 2004) The Mainland Affairs Council welcomed Senator John Kerry's remarks that the "one country, two systems" model could not be replicated in Taiwan.

No Shift in Taiwan Policy: Powell
(AFP, Oct. 30, 2004) US SECRETARY of State Colin Powell has told a visiting military chief from China there is no change in Washington's policy towards Taiwan.

Powell Underlines Commitment to Defend Taiwan to Chinese Military Chief (AFP, Oct 29, 2004) US Secretary of State Colin Powell underlined the US commitment to defend Taiwan and respect for the one-China policy, during talks with China's visiting military chief.

Powell Backs Off of Taiwan Comments
(AP, Oct. 29, 2004) Taiwan's government applauded U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's decision to back away from his earlier controversial claim that both China and Taiwan favor unification.

Official Says U.S. Clarification Is 'Helpful and Positive'
(Taiwan News, Oct. 29, 2004) "That the U.S. reaffirmed no change in its 'Six Assurances' to Taiwan has actually clarified Powell's earlier statement in which he said Taiwan as 'not an independent and sovereign nation.'"

MOFA Asks Washington to Reaffirm Six Principles
(Taiwan News, Oct. 28, 2004) The United States government should reaffirm the key principles guiding its policy toward Taiwan as a way of restoring confidence following controversial remarks made by the U.S. secretary of state, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Chen said.

AIT Chief Reassures Taiwan Following Powell's Remarks
(China Post, Oct. 28, 2004) The Bush administration assured Taiwan that the U.S. policy remains unchanged as it revised a comment by Secretary of State Colin Powell concerning the island's eventual reunification with mainland China, Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said.

China Praises Powell for Warning Taiwan on Independence
(NYT, Oct. 27, 2004) Chinese officials praised Secretary of State Colin L. Powell for warning Taiwan that it is not and should not seek to become an independent nation.

Taiwan Voices Discomfort over Powell Remarks
(Taiwan News, Oct. 27, 2004) Taiwan government officials expressed dismay over Powell's latest remarks on the island's status, but reiterated their desire to resume dialogue with China.

Powell Comments May Irk Taiwan
(Reuters, Oct. 26, 2004) "We want to see both sides not take unilateral action that would prejudice an eventual outcome, a reunification that all parties are seeking," Powell told CNN International. "Taiwan is not independent. It does not enjoy sovereignty as a nation, and that remains our policy, our firm policy," Powell told Phoenix TV.

Strategic Thinking Needed in Handling U.S.-Taiwan Ties
(Editorial, Taiwan News, Nov. 1, 2004) The core problem embedded in this fiasco concerns the extent to which the triangular relationship between the U.S., Taiwan and the PRC has been transformed and how this transformation would influence Washington's policy.

US Needed to Jolt Taipei Awake By Ching Cheong
(Straits Times, Oct. 28, 2004) Mr Powell has told Taiwan in no uncertain terms that separatism is a dead end. The island's future lies in working out a formula for peaceful resolution with China.

Warnings by Powell to Taiwan Provoke a Diplomatic Dispute By Joseph Kahn (New York Times, Oct. 28, 2004) The comments went beyond the ambiguous language American officials had used for several decades in managing relations between China and Taiwan.

Powell Comments Upset Taiwan By Edward Cody
(Washington Post, Oct. 27, 2004) Secretary of State Colin L. Powell was in China less than 24 hours this week, but that was enough to stir up a diplomatic tempest with some unorthodox and apparently unintended remarks about U.S. policy on Taiwan.