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"Continue to Promote the Reunification of the Motherland" including
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Text: 'The One-China Principle and the Taiwan
Issue'
(New China News
Agency, Feb. 21, 2000)
China Releases White Paper on Taiwan Issue
(People's Daily, Feb.
21, 2000)
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1996
Missile Tests
Mounting Tensions between China and Taiwan
China to Hold Missile Tests off Taiwan CNN
Contemporary Conflict - China/Taiwan
(Canadian Forces College)
The
Chinese Missile Threat (Centre for Defence and International
Security Studies)
Taiwan Planned Counterattack During 1996 Crisis
(Liberty Times, Jan. 19, 2000)
Taiwan to Ease
Curbs on Tourist Visits by Chinese
(Reuters, Nov. 23, 2001) Taiwan said it would partially ease decades-old
curbs on Chinese visiting the island in another goodwill gesture toward
political rival Beijing ahead of parliamentary elections next week. A
government statement said a daily quota of 1,000 visitors would be allowed.
China's Minister
Steps Up Rhetoric Against Taiwan
(Financial Times, Nov. 13, 2001) Tang Jiaxuan, mainland China's foreign
minister, has described Chen Shui-bian pictured, Taiwan president, as a
contemptible liar amid a harshening of rhetoric between rival Beijing and
Taipei. "I have never placed importance on Chen Shui-bian's words,
because I hold him in contempt."
Beijing Downplays
Using WTO for Cross-Strait Issues
(Taiwan Economic News, Nov. 12, 2001) After both Taipei and Beijing secured
WTO memberships over the weekend, mainland Chinese officials stressed Sunday
that only economic and trade issues of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait can
be settled under the WTO framework.
Taiwan Drops
50-Year Ban on Direct Trade with China
(Reuters, Nov. 7, 2001) Taiwan lifted a 50-year ban on direct trade and
investment in China in a move to boost its flagging economy and improve
President Chen Shui-bian's standing ahead of December parliamentary
elections. The government would scrap a US$50 million ceiling on individual
investments in China and allow offshore units of Taiwan banks to remit money
to and from China.
Processing Mainland
Goods for Higher Export Value OK'd
(Taiwan Economic News, Nov. 1, 2001) The Cabinet adopted a multiphase program
Wednesday to ease restrictions on Taiwan's economic interchange with mainland
China. A key measure is to allow partial entry of mainland products through
customs in Taiwan for processing.
Taiwan Eases
Restrictions on China
(AP, Oct. 30, 2001) Taiwan relaxed restrictions on visits by merchants and business
professionals from rival China on Monday, a move the island hopes will help
make it a hub for commerce in Asia.
Growing Anti-China
Feeling May Dampen Cross-Strait Ties: Analysts
(AFP, Oct. 29, 2001) The fanning of anti-China sentiment by Taiwan's
political leadership in a bid to solicit votes in crucial December elections
could further chill already icy cross-strait ties, analysts say.
'1992
Consensus' Does
Not Sell
Out Taiwan:
Opposition
(China Post, Oct. 23, 2001) Officials and lawmakers of opposition parties
Monday faulted President Chen Shui-bian's recent remarks which indicated that
to accept the "1992 consensus" is to "sell out the
country." Chen harshly criticized the opposition parties for trying to
force him to accept the "1992 consensus."
Taiwan
Boycotts APEC and Warns China on Ties
(Reuters, Oct. 19, 2001) Taiwan's delegation
prepared to walk out of an Asia-Pacific meeting in
Shanghai in a row over the island's status, warning that the spat could
damage ties between the political rivals. Taiwan President Chen
Shui-bian called the failure to send the island an invitation to this
weekend's summit of 21 APEC economies a
"total disregard of protocol".
ROC to Strive for
Normal Relations with PRC: Chen
(China Post, Oct. 11, 2001) President Chen Shui-bian said in his National Day
address that Taiwan would make more of an effort to normalize relations with
mainland China. "Our government has made every endeavor to normalize
cross-strait relations over the last 12 months, though we have yet to see any
goodwill gestures made by communist China," the president said.
Cross-Strait
Relations Begin New Era: Chen
(China Post, Aug. 30, 2001) President Chen Shui-bian said that Taiwan's
commercial relations with mainland China entered a new era when the Economic
Development Advisory Conference (EDAC) decided to scrap the "no haste,
be patient" policy. "I believe that the best way to normalize the
cross-strait ties is to first try normalizing the two sides' trading and
commercial relations."
China Rejects Taiwan
Call On Trade
(WP, Aug. 30, 2001) Beijing rebuffed Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's call
for direct trade links between Taiwan and China, insisting that restrictions
on transportation, communication and the exchange of goods across the Taiwan
Straits cannot be lifted until the island accedes to Beijing's position that
there is only one China.
China Newspaper
Cautious on Taiwan Trade Links
(Reuters, Aug. 29, 2001) An official Chinese newspaper gave a cautious
welcome to a proposal from a Taiwan
government advisory group to open direct commercial links with the mainland.
In the first reaction in Chinese state media, the China Daily said in an
editorial the proposal contained some "positive changes" but direct
trade links would remain uncertain unless Taipei recognised Beijing's
"one China" principle.
Taiwan Doubts China's
‘Seven Guarantees’
(Taipei Times, July 16, 2001) Beijing's "one country, two systems"
model - though modified by a so-called "seven guarantees" to make it
more palatable to Taiwan - is unworkable and unacceptable. The Presidential
Office said Beijing has apparently misread the will of the people in Taiwan
as evidenced in its repeated proposal to end the cross-strait entanglement
under the "one country, two systems" framework.
Chen Condemns Hong
Kong-Style Unification Plan
(Agence France Presse, July 14, 2001) In one of his strongest attacks on
China since taking office last year, Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian
yesterday condemned as outrageous Beijing's offer to reunify under a Hong
Kong-style "one country, two systems" formula.
KMT's Confederation
Idea Rejected by China
(Straits Times, July 11, 2001) China yesterday shot down the idea of
confederation proposed by a Taiwan opposition party while some reunification
diehards from the island were in Beijing to try to end the cross-strait
stalemate.
'Mini Links' to be
Further Liberalized: GIO
(China Post, July 10, 2001) The government will ease its policy on direct
"mini links" between Taiwan's two outlying islands of Kinmen and
Matsu and mainland China's Xiamen and Mawei ports, the Government Information
Office (GIO) said.
KMT Fleshes Out
Beijing Union Idea
(Reuters, June 30, 2001) The Kuomintang has floated the idea of a confederation
with China, the most specific the main Taiwan opposition party has been about
reunion with the mainland.
MAC Makes Six-Point
Statement on Cross-Strait Ties
(CNA, June 21, 2001) Mainland Affairs Council Vice Chairman Lin Chong-pin
issued a six-point statement to reaffirm Taipei's position on the development
of cross-strait relations.
Tycoon Slams Gov't
for Upholding 'Go Slow' Policy
(China Post, June 20, 2001) Formosa Plastics tycoon Wang Yung-ching yesterday
renewed his attack on the "go slow" mainland policy, saying Taiwan
must accept the "one China" principle, and completely lift the
cross-strait investment ban..
US Makes Suggestions
for Cross-Strait Dialogue
(China Times, June 13, 2001) The United States government Tuesday for the
first time proposed three suggestions for initiating a dialogue across the
Taiwan Strait: The two sides should resume direct dialogue; they should begin
with economic issues; and they should increase understanding in order to
enhance mutual trust.
Taiwan President
Lashes Out at 'One Country, Two Systems' Formula
(CNA, May 30, 2001) Republic of China President Chen Shui-bian said in Panama
City Tuesday that Beijing's cherished "one country, two systems"
formula aims to annihilate the ROC and that the23 million people of Taiwan
will never accept it.
China Stops Vessel
Near Taiwan Isle
(Taipei Times, May 17, 2001) A Kaohsiung-registered fishing boat was held for
several hours by a Chinese anti-smuggling vessel off Pengchia islet, Taiwan's
northern-most territory, coast guards said. The Tsaifu No. 1 fishing boat was
released later yesterday by the Chinese ship after hours of negotiations with
vessels sent by Taiwan's coast guard and navy.
Taiwan Must
Eliminate Risks in Cross-Strait Links: Tsai
(United Daily News, May 14, 2001) Mainland Affairs Council Chairwoman Tsai
Ing-wen stated that there have been significant changes, both qualitative and
quantitative, in exchanges between Taiwan and mainland China, and the two
sides have now arrived at a crucial moment for adjusting cross-strait
relations.
MAC Chief Refutes
Predecessor's Allegations about 'Two-States'
(CNA, May 13, 2001) Tsai Ing-wen, chairwoman of the Cabinet-level Mainland
Affairs Council, made the denial in response to her predecessor Su Chi's
allegations that the Democratic Progressive Party-led government has been
carrying out a "two-states"-oriented policy toward mainland China
without the public's knowledge.
Taiwan Urges
China to Drop Invasion Threat
(Reuters, May 10, 2001) Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian commissioned a batch
of French-made Mirage fighter jets on Thursday but ruled out an arms race
with China and urged it to renounce its threat of invasion.
Chen Backs 'Common
Market' Concept
(Taipei Times, Mar. 27, 2001) Taiwan and mainland China should put aside
their political differences for now and focus on economic cooperation and
exchanges, President Chen Shui-bian said.
China Rattles Sabres
at Pro-Independence Taiwan Business
(AFP, Mar. 13, 2001) China Tuesday warned pro-independence Taiwanese
businessmen with investments on the mainland they could face penalties for
their political views.
Poll: 90 Percent of
Taiwan Tech Firms to Invest in PRC
(Taiwan Economic News, Feb. 20, 2001) Up to 90 percent of Taiwan-based
high-tech firms polled by the Taipei Computer Association (TCA) plan to
invest in mainland China, according to the findings of a survey released on
Tuesday.
Chen Sees Benefit in
'Interim Agreement'
(Taipei Times, Feb. 16, 2001) Signing any "interim agreement"
between Beijing and Taipei could help improve cross-strait ties, although
such a deal was not the ultimate solution to the standoff between the two
sides, President Chen Shui-bian told visiting former US state department
official Stanley Roth yesterday. "If during the first phase of contact,
both sides work out an agreement or arrangement, then during the second phase
we should respect the people's choice [here in Taiwan].
Cross-Strait Data
Up 27pc as Bans Ease
(South China Morning Post, Jan. 30, 2001) Taiwan's trade with the mainland
surged 27.2 per cent to US$29.77 billion in the first 11 months of last year,
compared with the period a year earlier.
China Woos Rival
Taiwan, Warns U.S. to Stay Out
(Reuters, Jan. 23, 2001) China's top foreign policy official urged Taiwan on
Monday to move toward political talks and warned the United States to stay
out of the cross-strait dispute.
Vice President
Annette Lu Seeks to Cool "China Fever"
(Reuters, Jan. 18, 2001) Taiwan's outspoken Vice President Annette Lu tried
to cool enthusiasm among local firms to invest in rival China on Thursday,
saying they could blindly expose themselves to great risk.
'Political
Integration' in Line with DPP Policy: Hsieh
(China Post, Jan. 8, 2001) Talk of "political integration" by
President Chen Shui-bian during his New Year address is right in step with
his party's basic platform, Democratic Progressive Party Chairman Frank Hsieh
said over the weekend.
Beijing Signals New
Flexibility on Taiwan
(Washington Post, Jan. 5, 2001) China's top foreign policy official, Deputy
Prime Minister Qian Qichen, signaled today that his country is willing to be
more flexible on Taiwan and urged the incoming Bush administration not to
view Beijing as a "strategic competitor."
Kuomintang Chairman
Proposes Cross-Strait Confederation
(CNA, Jan. 4, 2001) Opposition Kuomintang Chairman Lien Chan proposed a
cross-strait commonwealth or confederation as a useful method of seeking
political integration across the Taiwan Strait.
Legislative Yuan to
Form Cross-Strait Affairs Task Force
(CNA, Nov. 15, 2000) With its standoff with President Chen Shui-bian's
minority administration showing no signs of abating, the opposition-dominated
Legislative Yuan passed a resolution Tuesday to form a special task force to
cope with cross-Taiwan Strait issues.
Taiwan Relaxes
Restrictions on Chinese Journalists
(Straits Times, Nov. 11, 2000) In another concrete move to improve
cross-strait relations, the Taiwanese government yesterday announced the
easing of restrictions on Chinese journalists visiting the island, which will
allow Chinese media to station reporters here.
China Names Two New
Deputy Heads of Top Taiwan Policy Agency
(AFP, Nov. 7, 2000) China has named two new deputy heads for its Taiwan
Affairs Office, the government's top agency dealing with Taiwan, state press
reported Tuesday.
PFP Unveils Guidelines on Its China Policy
(CNA, Aug. 25, 2000)
China Appoints New Officials to Deal with Taiwan
(Associated Press, Aug. 11, 2000)
Chinese Defense Minister Warns Taiwan On PLA
Anniversary (AFP, Aug. 1, 2000)
MAC Head Discusses 'Safety Net'
(United Daily News, June 26, 2000)
US Not to Play Role of Mediator in Cross-Strait
Disputes (CNA, May 14, 2000)
Mainland Policy Towards Taiwan 'Torn Three Ways'
(South China Morning Post, May 3, 2000)
China Concedes Reunification With Taiwan Will Take
Time (AFP, March 26, 2000)
Poll: Taiwanese Divided on Likelihood of
Unification (United Daily News, Nov. 5, 1999)
DPP to Unveil New Mainland Policy
(China Times, Nov. 1, 1999)
Taiwan Businessmen
on Mainland More Aware of Political Boundaries
(Central News Agency, Dec. 31, 2001) Beijing's censorship of text books used
in Taiwan's schools in mainland China and the formation of Chinese Communist
cells in Taiwanese corporations in mainland China have driven home to
Taiwanese businessmen the political risk of doing business across the Taiwan
Strait.
Game Theory and
Cross-Strait Ties By Tao Zai-pu
(Taipei Times, Dec. 28, 2001) Society is teeming with discussion about
how economic leverage can facilitate cross-strait integration. In the conflict
and cooperation of game theory, how to play the
"things-are-beyond-our-control" game is a matter of strategy and
technique, not a question of pessimistic or optimistic expectations.
Consensus Needed on
Cross-Strait Questions By Chang Wu-ueh
(Taipei Times, Dec. 12, 2001) During the election campaign, the political
parties simplified cross-strait relations into slogans. Now that the polls
are over, facing China's reaction and high expectations held by the people of
Taiwan, no party should act flippantly in regard to the cross-strait issue in
the political realignment and power struggles.
Improved
Cross-Strait Relations: Key to Getting Taiwan Economy Out of Predicament
(People’s Daily, Nov. 10, 2001) How to face up to the one-China principle and
the "92 Consensus" is the key to stabilizing Taiwan's political
situation, stabilizing cross-Strait relations, bringing about closer
cross-Strait economic and trade ties and proceeding to push Taiwan's economy
out of difficulties, and guaranteeing the long-term development of the
Taiwanese economy.
Taiwan a Beacon for
Mainland Democracy: Chen
(Taiwan Headlines, Nov. 9, 2001) In an exclusive interview recently given to
a German news weekly, Die Zeit, President Chen Shui-bian said he wishes very
much that he could ask mainland Chinese leader Jiang Zemin exactly when the
PRC will be willing to accept direct democratic elections, so that opposition
parties will have the chance to become the ruling party.
Beijing's Refusal to
Talk Will Further Alienate Taiwan: Chen
(Central News Agency, Nov. 2, 2001) President Chen Shui-bian said Thursday
that Beijing's recalcitrant insistence on the "one China" principle
as a precondition for resuming dialogue with Taipei will only push the two
sides of the Taiwan Strait further apart.
Turning a
Blind Eye By Allen
T. Cheng
(Asiaweek, Nov.2, 2001) The APEC summit gave China a fitting stage to project
an image of not only a rising economy but a power ready for global
leadership. But beneath the surface, Beijing's assertion of its elbow room
chafed a few of its neighbors. While the sharpest jabs were felt by Taiwan,
some other delegations also felt uneasy about Beijing's growing might.
Emboldened China Hits
at Taiwan Slowing Economy
By James Kynge and Richard
McGregor
(Financial Times, Oct. 18, 2001) China fired
a series of oral salvos at Taiwan, telling the island its slowing
economy and falling stock prices were caused by its refusal to
acknowledge it is part of China. Foreign diplomats said the
unusual strength of the criticisms indicated a resurgent sense
of confidence in Beijing that it can take a tougher line with Taipei without
fearing reprisals from Washington.
Jiang Zemin Urges
Taiwan to Accept One-China Principle
(People’s Daily, Oct. 9, 2001) Jiang Zemin called on the Taiwan authorities
Tuesday to put the national interest first, go with the tide of history and
unequivocally accept the one-China principle. Provided the Taiwan authorities
accept the one-China principle, cross-strait negotiations can resume, and
mutual exchange can make fresh progress, Jiang promised.
Scholar Says Both
Sides Must Make Some Concessions
(Taipei Times, Oct. 2, 2001) After drawing considerable attention with his
proposal for a resolution to the cross-strait problem presented during an international
seminar held by the Cross-Strait Interflow Prospect Foundation last week,
Steven Tsang, director of the Asian Studies Center at Oxford University,
spoke about his proposal and what steps Taiwan can take to better defend
itself.
Taiwan Missing
Opportunities to Better China Ties
(Taipei Times, Sep. 30, 2001) Zhao Suisheng (an associate professor at the
Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver): Taiwan does
not want to be a front in a fight between the US and China. Taiwan should
find a way to work with these two big powers in a more stable environment.
Taipei Moguls Eye
Mainland By Robert Keatley
(South China Morning Post, Sep. 8, 2001) Most Taiwanese business and
government leaders hope to exploit a trend they realise cannot be stopped,
even though some politicians would rather apply the brakes for security
reasons, as they fear Beijing might gain an economic stranglehold. But the
others have two distinct policy lines under consideration.
Taiwan Has to Do
More for Cross-Strait Trade Gains By Goh Sui Noi
(Straits Times, Sep. 6, 2001) After the initial euphoria over the
breakthrough consensus to open up cross-strait trade, reality has sunk in.
Some commentators contended that there was little substantive content in the
proposals while others called the move 'suicidal', warning of dire
consequences, including security risks and the increased pace in the
hollowing out of Taiwan's economy.
China, Taiwan Face
Dilemma By Ted Anthony
(Associated Press, Aug. 24, 2001) On the complex Asian political map, sits
the island of Taiwan - flypaper of terminological prickliness, touchstone of
a thousand arguments. "The words may confuse outsiders, but to us they
represent the continuing struggle for a proper solution or arrangement in
dealing with Beijing."
China's Taiwan Policy: Still
Listening and Watching By Bonnie S. Glaser
(Pacific Forum, CSIS, Aug. 17, 2001) Beijing's assessment of Taiwan's
economic and political situation has not changed significantly in the past
six months. China views the island's sluggish economy and Chen Shui-bian's
beleaguered political position as working in the Mainland's favor.
The 'Constructive
Engagement' Myth
(Editorial, Taipei Times, Aug. 8, 2001) If Joseph Biden, chairman of the U.S.
Senate's Foreign Relations Committee, really wants to understand what is
blocking dialogue across the Taiwan Strait, he need look no further than the
bully-boy attitude of the Beijing regime.
China and Taiwan:
Brother-Brother Relations By Zhang Tianguang
(Korea Times, Aug. 2, 2001) There is no doubt that the Taiwan issue is a big
headache for Beijing. More than 50 years have passed without an adequate
solution being envisioned. Is the Taiwan question really so difficult to
resolve? Not if Beijing could think of it differently.
Qian's 7 Measures
Evoke Hail and Worry on Taiwan Island
(People’s Daily, July 23, 2001) Qian listed seven measures to illustrate the
matter. Overseas public opinions, particularly Taiwan's public opinions, pay
great attention to these seven measures, thinking that superficially, this is
a passage of quite concise language, but actually it contains the mainland's
concrete ideas concerning Taiwan after reunification.
The
United States of China - How Business is Moving Taipei and Beijing Together
By Allen T. Cheng
(Asiaweek, July 6, 2001) Political infighting in Taiwan and bungled economic
policies have led to a sharp increase in investments in the mainland. The
latest wave of Taiwanese investors began heading for China last summer when
the DPP began a battle to shut down Taiwan's fourth nuclear plant.
Economics Across
the Taiwan Strait By Philip Bowring
(International Herald Tribune, June 12, 2001) The waters across the Taiwan
Strait are now choppy. That is less because of a gathering storm than because
winds blow one way and the currents run another.
Q&A with
Taiwan's Top China Policymaker
(Business Week, June 11, 2001) Most people [in Taiwan] prefer that we have
the three links. But it's not unconditional. They want us to make sure that
our national security is O.K. and that our economy will not be adversely
effected.
Rebuild Cross-Strait
Harmony
(Editorial, China Times, May 18, 2001) Under today's circumstances, in which there
is no ongoing cross-strait dialog, and no consensus among Taiwan's parties,
the situation naturally can only attain a point of "no
deterioration," but not actual progress.
Signs in China and
Taiwan of Making Money, Not War By Craig S. Smith
(New York Times, May 15, 2001) Despite the visions of war conjured by
President Bush's suggestion that the United States could help defend Taiwan
from a Chinese invasion, the social and economic integration between the
mainland and the island is stronger than ever, and growing.
Take Force Out
of Cross-Strait Issue By Zhang Tianguang
(South China Morning Post, Apr. 19, 2001) To escape the present cycle
of refusing to renounce the use of force leading to an arms race and so
creating tensions, I propose a new approach: conditionally renouncing the use
of force against Taiwan.
Goodwill and
Proactive Exchange: How Taipei Manages the Cross-strait Relations
By Chong-Pin Lin
(Jan. 12, 2001) After the May 20, 2000 inauguration of President Chen
Shui-bian, the new administration has adopted much continuity in its
cross-strait policy from the previous one. A number of principles and
practices, however, have received greater emphasis.
Qian's Remarks Show
Flexibility in Beijing's Strategy: KMT Official
(Central News Agency, Jan. 22, 2001) Mainland Chinese Vice Premier Qian
Qichen's latest speech on relations across the Taiwan Strait indicates that
Beijing is ready to adopt a more flexible strategy toward Taiwan, an
opposition Kuomintang (KMT) official said.
China Is Gaining Leverage
on Taiwan By
Dougles H. Paal
(International Herald Tribune, Dec. 27 2000) China's leaders have relaxed
considerably from the alarmist posture they took when Chen Shui-bian was
elected president of Taiwan in March. They now conclude that far from being
poised to move the island toward outright independence, Mr. Chen is being
squeezed by political and economic forces toward accepting the mainland's
terms for talks.
China-Taiwan
Relations: Relaxed, but not Re-linked By David Brown
(Comparative Connections, Pacific Forum, CSIS, Oct. 2000) The good news in
cross-Strait developments is that tensions have eased, the situation has
stabilized, and both sides want to resume dialogue. The bad news is
that there has been no breakthrough on a formula for resuming dialogue and
the prospects for resumption in the coming months are not bright.
Confidence-Building
Across the Taiwan Strait: Taiwan Strait as a Peace Zone Proposal By I Yuan
(Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, Brookings Institute, Sept. 2000)
This paper proposes that President Chen advocate a Taiwan Strait Peace Zone
(TSPZ).
Small Three Links
and National Security
(Peace Forum, Division of Strategic and International Studies, Taiwan
Research Institute, Sep. 2000) Papers include “The
Status of the 'Small Three Links' and Economic Security” (by Horng-ming
Tsai), “On
the 'Small Three Links': A View of National Security” (byJiann-fa Yan),
and “Discussion
of the Policy to Discriminalize of the 'Small Three Links'” (by Fortune
F. Y. Shieh). To spur
economic development on Taiwan’s outlying islands, the government is
currently evaluating the decriminalization of the “small three links”.
China-Taiwan: Groping for a Formula for
Cross-Strait Talks By David Brown
(Comparative
Connections, Pacific Forum, CSIS, July 2000) The tensions that followed Chen
Shui-bian's election in March have eased. Since President Chen's remarkably
conciliatory comments on cross-Strait relations in his inaugural address,
both Taipei and Beijing appear to be groping, thus far unsuccessfully, for a
formula for reopening talks.
Now, a Beijing Peace Offensive By Todd
Crowell
(Asiaweek, July 28,
2000)
Rules Have Changed on 'One China' By
Wu Hsin-Hsing
(Taipei Times, Oct. 27, 1999)
Fifty Years of Tension Across the Strait
By Masahiro Wakabayashi (Taipei Times, Sep. 29, 1999)
In Taiwan, China's 50th Shakes Old Truths
By Jeffrey Parker (Reuters, Sep. 29, 1999)
Relations Across the Taiwan Strait
By June Teufel Dreyer (Visions of China: 50 Years of People's
Republic, CNN, September 1999)
The Balance of Power Remains in Taiwan's Favor
By Richard Halloran (International Herald Tribune, September 7, 1999)
China's Half-Century of Intimidation of Taiwan
Backfires (AFP, Sep 29, 1999)
Siamese Twins By Thomas L.
Friedman (New York Times, Aug. 31, 1999)
Ocean of Differences Lie Across Taiwan Strait
By Frank Langfitt (Baltimore Sun, Aug. 25, 1999)
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