Critics See China Behind Hong Kong's Snub of Taipei Mayor
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When Ma Ying-jeou, the popular mayor of Taipei, visited Hong Kong three years ago, crowds greeted him as if he were a film star and the territory's leaders hosted a red-carpet reception for him. Even the government in Beijing seemed to bless the visit, sending representatives to an event at which he delivered the keynote address.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's party  suffered a surprise defeat on Saturday in elections likely to  be welcomed in Beijing as a step back from what it sees as  dangerous moves toward independence from mainland China.
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao sidestepped Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's invitation Tuesday to visit Japan, a sign ties between Asia's major powers remain bedeviled by a spat rooted in Japan's wartime history
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China pressed visiting Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte on Saturday to reject a proposed sale of missiles to Taiwan, the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own territory.
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Hong Kong yesterday disputed criticism from Singapore founding father Lee Kuan Yew that the Chinese territory suffered because its interests are subordinated to Beijing&#39;s, boasting instead that the territory had unparalleled access to the mainland market.
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China rejected an overture from Taiwan for talks on direct charter flights and stepped up accusations that President Chen Shui-bian is plotting to declare the island&#39;s independence.
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Taiwan played down on Thursday remarks  by a senior U.S. official who described the island as the  biggest land mine in Sino-U.S. ties and said Washington was not  required to come to Taiwan's defense if attacked by China.
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China's lawmakers are ignoring unusually strong pro-independence remarks from the Taiwanese president, saying Monday that any response will only encourage him.
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Taiwan's ruling party scored a surprise victory in a tight mayoral race in one of the island's two major cities against a backdrop of accusations and counter-accusations, but the opposition demanded recount.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell&#39;s comments this week on Taiwan have upset many on the island, but analysts believe he likely misspoke, and they note
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BEIJING, OCTOBER 25: Chinese officials Monday rebuffed Secretary of State Colin Powellâs suggestion they use a possibly conciliatory speech by Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian to restart cross-straits discussions, telling him in strong terms that they
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China welcomed U.S. pressure on Taiwan to drop its plan for a referendum on membership of the United Nations, saying the island's attempts to assert nationhood were doomed to failure.
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The spying conviction against a prominent Hong Kong journalist has brought criticism against China from human rights and media advocacy groups.
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Taiwan's prime minister defends a controversial set of history textbooks which have angered China.
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Hong Kong journalist Ching Cheong, jailed in China last month on charges of spying for Taiwan, may not hear his appeal in court, according to a media report quoting his lawyer.
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Chinese officials Monday rebuffed Secretary of State Colin L. Powell's suggestion they use a possibly conciliatory speech by Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian to restart cross-straits discussions, telling him in strong terms that they are not impressed by Chen's words and are worried about his actions.
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About 250,000 people demonstrated in two Taiwan cities on Saturday to back the island's doomed efforts at securing United Nations membership, a move condemned by rival Beijing and rejected by ally Washington.