Taiwanese Vote Today May Boost Separatism
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Taiwan votes Saturday in high-stakes legislative elections likely to reinforce President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s drive to bestow more trappings of independence on this self
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Taiwan&#39;s President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s surprise defeat in Saturday&#39;s legislative elections looks likely to soothe simmering tensions with rival China, but no breakthrough
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Taiwan is to push ahead with plans for a  referendum on joining the United Nations under its own name  despite U.S. and Chinese objections, a ruling party official  said on Wednesday.
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Taiwan's opposition nationalists, who favour closer ties with China, on Saturday won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections, boosting their party's chances of regaining the presidency in March.
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Taiwan voters went to the polls to pick a new parliament on Saturday in an election viewed as a referendum on pro-independence President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s policy toward arch-rival China.
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Taiwan's elections revealed an unexpected groundswell of support for the Independence Party, dashing hopes for reconciliation with the Mainland.
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East Timorese voted on Saturday in a parliamentary election that could put the impoverished, young country on a new path after communal violence last year.
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China&#39;s legislature has started discussing a proposed &quot;anti-secession law&quot; aimed at preventing Taiwan from declaring formal independence.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s party failed to win a majority in today&#39;s legislative vote, which could hamper his proposals to further the island&#39;s national identity that would have deepened a rift with China.
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Taiwanese opposition lawmakers cruised the streets in trucks Sunday, thanking voters for their upset victory in an election expected to calm U.S. fears that the island was headed toward a conflict with rival China.
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After an upset victory by the anti-independence camp in Taiwan&#39;s legislative elections on Saturday, Beijing is likely to conclude that its efforts to make war seem imminent
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Taiwan's opposition was basking in the support it garnered at parliamentary elections for its pledges to improve relations with China and remove fears of a cross-strait war.
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Taiwan&#39;s opposition Nationalist Party supporters celebrate in front of party headquarters in Taipei after the party and its allies won legislative elections, December 11, 2004.
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Taiwan&#39;s pro-independence parties suffered an upset defeat in legislative elections Saturday, a result sure to please Chinese leaders who regard the island as part of the mainland.
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Hong Kong goes to the polls today in an election seen as a showdown over calls for greater democracy in the territory. A record voter turnout is expected in Hong Kong.
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Today residents of Hong Kong will go to the polls to participate in what remains of its fragmented and suppressed democratic system.
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Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party (KMT) took a big lead in early election results on Saturday, boosting its hopes to retake the presidency in March and auguring improved relations with China.