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DPP Rejects China's Invitation
to Talk
(Taiwan News, Mar. 15, 2006) Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao proposed talks with Taiwan's ruling Democratic
Progressive Party on condition that the party drops its pro-independence
stance, but the DPP bluntly rejected the overture, saying Beijing did not
understand democracy.
Cross-Strait Relations Need
Negotiation, Says Mayor Ma
(Taiwan News, Feb. 14, 2006) Taiwan must negotiate with China to solve
cross-strait differences, even if more than 700 PRC missiles are targeting
the island, said Taipei City Mayor Ma Ying-jeou.
Ma Says China Should Pull
Missiles If Serious About Talks
(CNA, Feb. 13, 206) China must agree to discuss dismantling its missiles pointing
at Taiwan before talks can be held, Kuomintang Chairman Ma Ying-jeou said in comments.
SEF Seeks Talks for Second
Time with China over Official's Visit
(China Post, Nov. 18, 2005) Taipei asked Beijing a second time for official
talks to pave the way for a visit from China's top Taiwan policy maker, who
has been invited here by an opposition party.
Chen Invites Hu to Hold
Peace Talks
(AFP, Sep.
23, 2005) Taiwan
President Chen Shui-bian has offered to hold unconditional talks with his
Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao, saying it may open 'a window of opportunity'
for peace across the Taiwan Strait.
China Can Show Maturity by
Talking to Taiwan: EU Chief
(Straits Times, July 16, 2005) Visiting European Commission president Jose
Ma- nuel Barroso urged
China to initiate direct talks with Taiwan before the 2008 Olympics, saying
that it would be a sign of 'great maturity'.
China Offers Talks with
Taiwan Ruling Party
(Reuters, Apr. 1, 2005) China renewed an offer to hold dialogue with Taiwan's
ruling party, seeking to ease tension in the wake of a new law mandating war
if the self-ruled island formally declares statehood.
KMT Chief Lien Chan Invited
to Visit China
(Straits Times, Apr. 1, 2005) China
invited Mr Lien Chan, chairman of Taiwan's
opposition Kuomintang, to visit the mainland, paving the way for more
cooperation between the Chinese Communist Party and its age-old rival.
DPP Majority Ushers in
Taipei-Beijing Talks: Chen
(China Post, Dec. 3, 2004) President Chen
Shui-bian said dialogue between Taipei and Beijing can begin only after
his ruling Democratic Progressive Party wins a parliamentary majority.
Beijing Rebuffs Powell on
Taiwan
(WP, Oct. 26, 2004) Chinese officials
rebuffed Colin L. Powell's suggestion that they use a possibly conciliatory
speech by Taiwan's president, Chen
Shui-bian, to restart cross-strait discussions.
Taiwan May Seek
'Facilitators' for Cross-Strait Talks
(Taipei Times, Oct 19, 2004) As cross-strait ties remain at a standstill
since Chen's National Day speech, the government may invite former US leaders
to help promote bilateral talks.
Chen Denies Asking CEO to Be
China Messenger
(China Post, Oct. 17, 2004) The Presidential Offic issued a statement denying President Chen asked HP
chairwoman and CEO Carly Fiorina
to serve as a go-between to improve cross-strait relations. Yet following the
meeting, Hewlett-Packard issued a statement rejecting Chen's request.
Hewlett-Packard Says No to
Taiwan on China Help
(Reuters, Oct. 16, 2004) President Chen
Shui-bian asked the visiting head of Hewlett-Packard Company to press China to open direct
charter air links with the island, but the company said it had refused to
become involved.
US Defends Taiwan Call for
Dialogue with China
(AFP, Oct. 15, 2004) The United States
defended Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's call for a dialogue with China even though it has
been angrily rejected by Beijing.
China Rejects Taiwan's Offer
to Resume Talks
(WP, October 14, 2004) After three days of
silence, the Chinese government has rejected the offer of Taiwan's president, Chen
Shui-bian, to make a fresh start on cross-strait discussions, saying Chen
cannot be trusted.
China Angrily Rejects
Taiwan's Peace Overture
(AFP, Oct. 13, 2004) China angrily rejected Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's peace overtures, saying Beijing's stance was
unchanged and warning that Chen risked "great catastrophe" by
pushing for independence.
Cabinet Hopes PRC Will Agree
to Charter Talks
(TN, Oct. 12, 2004) The Cabinet issued
an open invitation to Beijing to hold discussions
in Taiwan, China or a third location
on issues regarding opening direct charter flight cargo or passenger services
across the Taiwan Strait.
U.S. Welcomes 'Constructive
Message'
(Reuters, Oct. 11, 2004) The U.S. State Department welcomed what it called the
constructive message in a speech by President Chen Shui-bian in which he
called for peace talks with China.
Chen Shui-bian's Call for
Talks Discredited
(China Daily, Oct. 11, 2004) Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian
was accused Sunday of playing word games in his "national day"
speech. Mainland researchers described his call for cross-Straits peace talks
as "more symbolic than substantial."
Taiwan Urges China to Begin
Peace Talks
(AP, Oct. 10, 2004) Taiwan's leader called for
peace talks and other ''concrete actions'' to reduce tensions with rival China during a National Day
speech. Chen said that the two sides could use a 1992 meeting in Hong Kong between the rivals'
envoys as a model for a new round of talks.
Government Must Negotiate
Direct Links: Official
(China Post, Jan. 13, 2003) Direct cross-strait links will have to be
established through government-to-government negotiations, National Security
Council secretary-general Chiu I-jen said.
Taiwan Says China Agrees to
WTO Talks over Steel
(Reuters, Dec. 5, 2002) China has agreed to
bilateral consultations with Taiwan under the framework
of the World Trade Organisation to discuss China's steel import
protection measures, said an economics ministry official.
Beijing Calls for
Taiwan-China Talks
(CNN.com, Nov.
28, 2002) Assuring Taiwan that China's
policy towards the island will not change under the new Communist Party
leadership, Beijing has once again called on Taipei to return
to the diplomatic table.
Taiwan and China Move Closer
to Official Talks
(Financial Times, Nov. 25, 2002) China appears ready to ease its ban on official
talks with rival Taiwan, saying it is now willing to allow
"consultations" between the two side's representatives to the World
Trade Organisation.
Singapore Lee's Quiet Visit
to Taiwan Highlights Unusual Bilateral Ties
(AP, Sep. 21, 2002) Singapore's elder statesman Lee
Kuan Yew wrapped up a four-day visit to Taiwan. Lee met behind
closed doors with President Chen Shui-bian as well as top China policy officials,
national security advisers and Taipei's envoy to the
mainland.
Mainland Cross-Strait
Negotiator Ready to Visit Taiwan Any Time
(China Post, July 8, 2002) Mainland China's top cross-strait negotiator Wang Daohan said in Shanghai yesterday that he is ready to
visit Taiwan anytime and is willing to meet both President Chen Shui-bian and
former President Lee Teng-hui.
Non-Profit Groups to Discuss
Three Links with Beijing: MAC
(China Post, May 23, 2002) The government will authorize private non-profit
groups to represent the island in direct shipping link negotiations with
mainland China, chairwoman of the Mainland Affairs Council said.
China Invites Taiwan
Businessmen for Talks
(BBC, May
23, 2002) Beijing has
invited two Taiwanese business leaders to the mainland for talks following an
announcement earlier this month by the island's President, Chen Shui-bian,
that private groups could represent his government.
C.F. Koo
Declares It's Time for New Cross-Strait Agenda
(China Post, April 29, 2002) Nine years after the first meeting with his
mainland counterpart Wang Daohan, Taiwan's top
cross-strait negotiator C.F. Koo said both sides
should get back to the negotiating table as soon as possible based on the
consensus and resolutions achieved nine years ago in Singapore.
WTO Provides Best Framework
for Talks, Says President Chen
(China Post, Feb. 27, 2002) The World Trade
Organization (WTO) provides the best, but not the only, platform for talks with
mainland China, President Chen
Shui-bian said. He told a 70-minute tele-conference
with scholars at Harvard University Taipei that he is willing to talk with Beijing under no
pre-conditions.
Beijing's Conditions Not
'Constructive': U.S. Envoy
(China Post, Jan. 29, 2002) Richard Bush, Washington's top
envoy to Taipei, said that pre-conditions set by Beijing for a
resumption of talks with Taipei are not "constructive."
Taiwan Using WTO as Leverage
to Push China for Talks: Report
(AFP, Dec. 30, 2001) Taiwan is not going to open
its market to China in the short term,
despite the arch-foes' accession to the World Trade Organisation
(WTO), in a bid to force Beijing into rapprochement
talks.
Mainland Leaves Open
Prospect of Taipei Talks
(AFP, Dec. 12, 2001) China said it would not
rule out a resumption of talks with Taiwan in the near future
but would keep watch on any moves by the island towards independence.
Taiwan Hails Visit from Top
Cadre
(South China Morning Post, Sep. 1, 2001) Taiwan's
Mainland Affairs Council confirmed that a vice-chairman recently met the top Taiwan
affairs official from Beijing's Liaison Office in Hong Kong, who was visiting the island at the head of a private delegation.
Beijing Says "No!"
to Official Contacts with Taiwan
(People's Daily, July 5, 2001) A central official recently told news media
that the mainland will have no direct contacts with "official
bodies" of Taiwan, this is our consistent principle and it remains
unchanged.
MAC Seeks Official Contacts
with PRC
(Taiwan Headlines, July 3, 2001) The Mainland Affairs Council in a press
release said that seeking official cross-strait contacts and negotiations is
a view held by both the ruling and opposition camps in Taiwan, and a goal
which the government is working hard to achieve.
Chen Says China 'Afraid' to
Talk
(Taipei Times, June 2, 2001) President Chen Shui-bian said that Taiwan will
never accept Beijing's "one country, two systems," saying the real
reason China's communist leaders refuse to negotiate with Taiwan is that
"they lack confidence" and "are afraid of" rational
dialogue.
Foes Remain of Two Minds on
One China
(NYT, Apr. 28, 2001) Eight years after they began a historic but ultimately
aborted dialogue on future relations, mainland China and Taiwan both called
today for new talks.
Taiwan President Says
Singapore's Lee Not Emissary
(Reuters, Sept. 28, 2000) Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian said on Wednesday
Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew was not an
emissary and did not deliver any messages from rival China, a day after Lee
wrapped up his controversial visit to the island. "Senior Minister Lee
is not a so-called mediator or an emissary.
Clinton Warned Jiang on Talk Delays
(Taipei Times, Sept. 22, 2000) US President Clinton told China's President Jiang Zemin this month that any
delay in resuming cross-strait dialogue could result in a hardening of
positions on both sides that could make future talks more difficult to
arrange or conclude, a US official said.
US to Hold `Track Two' Cross-Strait Talks
(Taipei
Times, Sep. 11, 2000) A US-based think tank associated with the Democratic
party is to hold a confidential forum on cross-strait relations next week,
drawing Taiwanese high-ranking officials and scholars to join what insiders
dubbed as the Democrats' effort to lure support from Taiwan during the US
presidential election.
Taiwan Renews Invitation to
China Envoy to Visit
(Reuters, Sep. 3, 2000) Taiwan's top envoy for
relations with China has renewed an invitation
to his Chinese counterpart to visit the island, saying obstacles to the trip
have disappeared, media said on Sunday.
Taiwan's New Government Won't Hold Secret Talks
with China
(AFP,
July 20, 2000) Taiwan's new government was cautiously positive towards five
years of secret talks between the Kuomintang (KMT) government and China, but
said it would not follow suit to solve the sovereignty disputes with Beijing,
officials said Thursday.
Albright Urges China Talk with Taiwan, Jiang
Rejected
(CNN, June 23, 2000) The United States urged China to resume a
cross-straits dialogue with Taiwan Thursday, but China's President Jiang Zemin rejected the
appeal. Resumption of a dialogue between China and Taiwan was foremost on her
mind during meetings with Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan.
China Cold To President
Chen's Call For Summit
(Reuters,
June 20, 2000) Taiwan President Chen
Shui-bian, inspired by a successful meeting between leaders of the rival Koreas, on Tuesday invited
his Chinese counterpart Jiang Zemin
to join hands at a summit for peace.
Taiwan's President Calls for Summit With China
(Washington
Post, June 20, 2000) Taking his cue from
the historic summit between the leaders of North and South Korea, Taiwan's President Chen
Shui-bian today invited his Chinese counterpart, Jiang
Zemin, to meet "to shake hands and reconcile
in creating a historic moment."
Taiwan Says Korean Summit a Model But China
Disagrees
(AFP,
June 13, 2000) Taiwan and China should be inspired by the landmark Korean
summit to improve their relations, officials and lawmakers here said Tuesday,
but Beijing refuted the model as inappropriate.
Chen Hopes US Can Help Restart Talks
(China
Times, June 13, 2000) President Chen Shui-bian said yesterday that
cross-strait negotiations have been stymied by the PRC's
ossified doctrines, and its lack of goodwill and sincerity.
SEF Officials Downplays Role of Private Groups
(Liberty
Times, June 12, 2000) Straits Exchange Foundation Secretary-General Shi Hwei-yow yesterday said that private-sector groups
shuttling between Taiwan and mainland China may be helpful in resolving
individual cases, but do not help the overall state of cross-strait
interactions.
China Develops New Channels to Tackle Cross-Strait
Affairs
(AFP,
June 11, 2000) Beijing has begun to develop new channels for handling
cross-strait affairs in light of the refusal of Taiwan's Straits Exchange
Foundation (SEF) to take a clear stance on the 'one-China principle.'
'1992 Consensus Can Bring Sides Together'
(South
China Morning Post, June 6, 2000) Differences over the "one China"
principle could be resolved on the basis of understandings already reached
between Taipei and Beijing, Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian said.
Taiwan Premier Pledges China Talks
(Associated
Press, June 2, 2000) Taiwan's premier pledged
today to push for talks with China and seek ways to
exchange military information with the communist rival to prevent a
devastating war.
'Three Links' Complications Inevitable: Chen
(China
Post, May 31, 2000) President Chen
Shui-bian said yesterday that pressure to open direct "three links"
across the Taiwan Strait is an inevitable problem that
the government has to deal with.
Three Principles Required Before Talks, Says Chen
(Taipei
Times, May 6, 2000) While China continues to increase its pressure on Taiwan
to meet its demands and accept "one China," President-elect Chen
Shui-bian said that equality, no pre-conditions and a desire to handle the
issue peacefully were needed.
Taiwan Top Envoy Urges China to Restart
Rapprochement Dialogue
(AFP,
April 29, 2000) Taiwan's top mainland affairs envoy Saturday appealed to
Beijing for a resumption of peace talks to relieve tension in their
sovereignty dispute.
Beijing Stresses 'One China' To Taiwan
(Washington
Post, April 28, 2000) China combined tough talk with an olive branch today,
warning Taiwan's president-elect that he was courting disaster if he did not
accept the "one China" principle but also announcing that if Chen
Shui-bian does accept the formula, the island will be treated as an equal in
any negotiations with the mainland.
Envoy Reaches Out to Beijing For Taiwanese
(Washington
Post, April 1, 2000) An American
scientist who helped negotiate arms control treaties with the Soviet Union came to China tonight on a
sensitive and unannounced trip to talk to Chinese leaders about Taiwan.
Clinton Urges Resumption of
Cross-Strait Talks After Taiwan Election
(CNA, March 9, 2000) "There must be a shift
from threat to dialogue across the Taiwan Strait," Clinton said, adding:
"We will continue to encourage both sides to seize this opportunity
after the Taiwan election."
Congressman Predicts
Cross-Strait Dialouge to Resume after Election (CNA, Jan. 17, 2000) A visiting US congressman predicted
on Monday that dialogue across the Taiwan Strait could resume after
the Republic of China's March 18 presidential election.
Mainland's Olive Branch to 'Right'
Taiwan President (South China Morning Post, Jan.
5, 2000) A recent top-level meeting on Taiwan has recommended that Beijing
resume high-level contacts with the Taipei leadership.
Taiwan Appeals For Renewed
Talks With China (AFP, Dec 31, 1999) As the world
was ushering in the new millennium, Taiwan Friday called for
renewed talks with China but demanded parity
and democracy as preconditions.
President Lee 'Prepared to
Forego Title' (South China Morning Post, Nov. 1, 1999) Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui is willing to drop his title as president if he
meets a mainland envoy, a Taiwan newspaper reported yesterday, a small
gesture to encourage Beijing not to cancel a visit that has been postponed
due to recent tension.
Taipei Still Wanting for
Beijing's Response to Koo's Offer (CNA, Oct. 22, 1999) Taipei is still waiting for Beijing's response to Koo Chen-fu's recent offer that he himself to go to the
mainland to invite his counterpart Wang Daohan to
visit Taiwan, said an official of
the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Friday.
Beijing Brushes Aside Koo's
Olive Branch (Taipei Times, Oct. 16, 1999) Beijing yesterday rejected an
offer from Taiwan for its top
negotiator to travel to China in an attempt to
jump-start stalled cross-strait talks.
Taiwan' Koo Offers To Visit
China To End Impasse (Reuters, Oct. 14, 1999) Taiwan's
top envoy to rival China offered Thursday to visit the communist mainland a
second time if it would help break a negotiating deadlock dating back to
Taipei's July demand for political equality.
Taiwan Urges Beijing Not to
Hinder Top China Envoy's Visit (CNA, Oct. 13, 1999) Mainland
China should not set any prerequisites to hinder its top envoy's planned
visit to Taiwan, a senior ROC negotiator with the mainland said on Wednesday.
Taipei Rejects Terms for China
Envoy's Visit (Reuters, Sep. 10, 1999) Taipei said yesterday that
it welcomed a proposed visit by China's top Taiwan affairs envoy, but
flatly rejected Beijing's condition that the island
backed down from a call for political parity.
Conditions Set for Taiwan
Talks (AP, Sep. 8, 1999) China's President Jiang
Zemin said Wednesday he has set two conditions for
a proposed visit by top Chinese negotiator Wang Daohan
to Taiwan
Taiwan Renews Pledges For
Talks With China (Reuters, July 25, 1999) Taiwan on Sunday told a U.S. emissary sent to
defuse cross-strait tensions that it was committed to dialogue and pursuit of
democratic union with rival China.
China, Taiwan Negotiators Agree To Landmark Visit (Reuters, June 28,
1999) Chinese and Taiwan negotiators agreed on
Monday that a top China envoy would make a
landmark visit to the island this year as part of rapprochement between the
rivals.
Taiwan Recommends China Visit by Senior Negotiator
Late June (AFP, June 10, 1999) Taiwan proposed its senior
negotiator visits the mainland in late June to help arrange the scheduled
historic visit to the island by China's top envoy Wang Daohan.
Taiwan's Top Envoy Appeals for 'Interim Agreements'
with China (AFP, May 18, 1999) Taiwan's top envoy on affairs with rival
China Tuesday called for the signing of "interim agreements"
between Taipei and Beijing amid stalled bilateral ties.
Tawian Open to Signing of Cross-Strait Interim
Agreements (CNA, Mar. 26, 1999) Premier Vincent Siew
said on Friday that the Republic of China is open to the signing of
"interim agreements" with mainland China.
Rifts in PRC-US Ties Hinders Mainland Envoy's
Taiwan Visit (CNA, Mar. 21, 1999) A recent downturn in relations between
Beijing and Washington has prompted mainland China to postpone its top
envoy's planned visit to Taiwan from spring to autumn, a senior Taiwan
negotiator with the mainland said on Sunday.
Negotiator Leaves Hailing 'Good Basis' For
Taiwan-China Talks (Agence
France Presse, Mar. 19, 1999) Chinese negotiator Li
Yafei left for home Friday hailing "a good
beginning" to future cross-strait talks following negotiations in Taipei
over the scheduled visit by top mainland envoy Wang Daohan.
China Envoy in Taiwan For Talk, But Gap Still Wide (Reuters, Mar. 17,
1999) A key China negotiator arrived on Wednesday in Taipei eager for
progress toward a historic tour of the island by Beijing's top Taiwan-affairs
envoy. Analysts said big bilateral gaps made major accords unlikely.
Hubbub over Ma's Remarks
Escalates
(Taipei Times, Feb. 14, 2006) The nation's main political parties fought
a war of words over cross-strait relations yesterday, with the top pan-blue
leader backtracking on his stance regarding talks with China, while a pan-green
lawmaker dubbed the opposition's policies hypocritical.
For Talks, Both Sides Need
to Bend By Edward Chen
(Taipei Times, Oct. 26, 2004) Beijing has to go back to
the 1992 consensus, but Taipei also must go back to the 1992 consensus, which
it has tried to deny over the past four years.
Taiwan: Seeking a Meaningful
Dialogue By Joseph Wu
(Taipei Times, Oct. 18, 2004) Taiwan will seek to establish an interim
framework for peace and stability to govern the activities between the two
sides before a final settlement can be found.
'Taiwan Independence' Notice
Under the Cover of 'Peace': Commentary (People’s Daily, Oct. 15, 2004) "October
10 speech" is a product of Chen's deepening his "one country on
each side theory", which indicates that Chen Shuibian
has no sincerity for promoting resumption of talks between ARATS and SEF.
Move Ahead with Cross-Strait
Talks By Andy Chang
(Taipei Times, Oct. 15, 2004) Beijing and Taipei should actively plan
to undertake action, not just work on ways to interpret the statement. What
is needed is action, not empty words.
A Peace Overture from Taiwan
(Editorial, Japan Times, Oct. 14, 2004) Taiwanese President Chen
Shui-bian last weekend bid to improve relations with China. In his National Day
speech, Mr. Chen called on Beijing to resume
long-stalled talks and help build confidence and lower tension across the Taiwan Strait.
China Likely to Spurn Taiwan
Peace Overture-Analysts By Alice Hung (Reuters, Oct. 13, 2004) Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's peace overture may be a concession, but it
may not be enough to lure a deeply distrustful Beijing back to the negotiating
table.
Chen's Speech a 'Stepping
Stone' to Cross-Strait Talks
(Taipei Times, Oct 12, 2004) Officials and analysts say the president's
national day address showed a willingness to accept ambiguity in order to
find practical solutions.
Chen Seeks Cross-Strait Code
of Conduct
(China Post, Oct. 11, 2004) President Chen Shui-bian used his National Day
speech to call for peace talks with arch foe China, urging Beijing to draw up
a code of conduct with Taipei to defuse rising military tensions.
Taiwan Talks Peace But Waves
a Snotty Rag at China's Rhino By Catherine Armitage
(The
Australian, October 4, 2004) Taiwan claims to be trying
to create a "more conciliatory environment." So how to explain the
recent fighting words from some of its most senior government figures?
Taiwan Strait
Talks Lack Vision By Willy Lam
(CNN.com, June
4, 2002) The good news about the Taiwan Strait is that a
number of auspicious signs and initiatives have recently been floated. The
flip side of the coin, however, is that both the mainland and Taiwan
authorities seem to lack statesmanlike vision and a conciliatory spirit to
pursue these openings.
Beware China's
Trojan Horse
(Editorial, Taipei Times, May 23, 2002) After two years of resistance and a
wait-and-see attitude, China seems to have changed its "listening to his
words and observing his actions" policy toward President Chen Shui-bian.
Chances to Improve
Cross-Strait Ties Missed By Ralph
A. Cossa
(Taipei Times, May 10, 2002) Taipei sees China's
continued insistence on acceptance of a "one China"
policy, regardless of definition, as "creeping jurisdiction." The
casualty in all this is what is really needed: namely, creeping
reconciliation.
Taiwan Cannot
Afford to Delay Talk
(Editorial, United Daily News, Dec. 21, 2001)
Given that Beijing has already become a formal member of the World Trade
Organization, to be followed by Taipei in January, there is great and intensifying pressure to change
this situation. As Taiwan loses time and bargaining chips, we can no longer afford to
sidestep the situation.
Don't Waste ARATS,
SEF
(Editorial, China Times, Dec. 17, 2001) Over the past three
years, the SEF and ARATS have both gradually turned into nominal entities no
one pays attention to.
Historic 1993 China,
Taiwan Talks Took Five Years of Groundwork
(AFP,
July 19, 2000) Emissaries from Taiwan and China admitted Wednesday to having
held a lengthy series of secret talks in the run-up to a landmark dialogue
between the arch rivals in 1993.
Lee Kuan Yew's
Cross-Strait Advice
(China
Post, June 19, 2000) The relationship
between Taiwan and mainland China is reaching a new turning-point
and the island must proceed with extra caution, advised Singapore's Senior Minister Lee
Kuan Yew before concluding a visit to the mainland
recently.
Is Taiwan Ready for
Strait Talk? By Bruce Dickson
(Taipei
Times, June 2, 2000) Almost immediately
after Chen's speech ended, China began to soften its
tone.
'Track Two' Diplomacy a
Cross-Strait Catalyst
(China
Times, April 26, 2000) The pros outweigh
the cons for an active U.S. role in track two
diplomacy.
Cross-Strait Thaw
Unlikely
(China
Post, April 25, 2000) President-elect Chen
Shui-bian's prudent rhetoric toward Beijing since his election
last month has failed, so far, to melt the ice between the two sides. It
appears that no rhetoric, however friendly and sincere it may sound, could
bring a quick thaw in cross-strait relations.
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