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Taiwan Strait
Taiwan Strait Chinese Taiwan haixia, arm of the Pacific Ocean, between China's Fujian coast and Taiwan, linking the East and South China seas. It contains the Pescadores . It is also called the Formosa Strait.
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TAIWAN: PRESIDENT CHEN MEETS REPS. SOLOMON ORTIZ, STEVE CHABOT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 1/9/2008; 700+ words
; The office of the President of Taiwan issued the following news release: President...Congressmen for making the long journey to Taiwan for the meetings. The president said that Congressman Ortiz has visited Taiwan over 40 times and in some respects one...
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Taiwan belongs in WHO.(COMMENTARY)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 5/13/2007; 700+ words
; ...unsuccessfully many years for observer status, Taiwan now seeks full membership in the World...governing assembly meets in Geneva tomorrow, Taiwan will seek to formalize its relations with...global bases. The case for admitting Taiwan to WHO could not be clearer: (1) Taiwan...
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Taiwan Strait tensions.(COMMENTARY)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 3/11/2007; 700+ words
; ...THE WASHINGTON TIMES The verbal shots across the Taiwan Strait were stark. Taiwan is our territory, said Tan Naida, a delegate to...Beijing. Just look at history. Why can't we take Taiwan back? Taiwan wants independence, said President...
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TAIWAN: PRESIDENT CHEN MEETS LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT MAHENDRA AMARASUIYA
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/19/2007; 700+ words
; The office of the President of Taiwan issued the following news release: President...Chen Shui-bian on December 19 said that Taiwan would welcome China to enter Lions Clubs International. However, Taiwan should not be banished from the organization...
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Taiwan Stock Exchange Encourages Taiwan Firms in Malaysia to Raise Funds at Home.
Business Wire; 5/15/2008; 700+ words
; ...Malaysia -- Dr. Rong-I Wu, Chairman of the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation, hosted a media...to share the exchange's plans to attract Taiwan companies based overseas to raise funds in Taiwan. Dr. Wu will return to Taiwan today, whereas...
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Taiwan deserves its own voice in World Health Organization. (fair comment).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Insight on the News; 6/10/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...international community was missing. The Republic of China on Taiwan--home to 23 million people, a genuine democracy...participate, even as an observer. But don't blame Taiwan. Taiwan wants to participate in the WHO but cannot for reasons...
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Taiwan: Nuclear nightmare averted.
Magazine article from: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; 1/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; A nuclear-armed Taiwan facing off against a nuclear-armed...happened. From time to time, officials in Taiwan admit they once had a nuclear weapons...enjoy the widespread perception that Taiwan is a "virtual proliferant"--a state...
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Taiwan Has the Right to Speak Out About China
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/18/1989; 700+ words
; ...they can," but warned that "the Taiwan government should stay out of the mess...since the June 4 Beijing massacre, Taiwan has been doing exactly the same things the rest of the world is doing. Taiwan recognizes the student movement as...
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Taiwan in a Changing World: Search for Security
Magazine article from: The China Journal; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Taiwan in a Changing World: Search for Security, by Harish...inexpensive book endeavors to provide an assessment of Taiwan's foreign policy along with a review of related developments in Taiwan since Chiang Kaishek retreated to the island in 1949...
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TAIWAN HAS NOT LOST ITS PLACE AS 'ASIAN TIGER': PRESIDENT CHEN.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 10/11/2007; 700+ words
; ...domestic and international tallies, said that Taiwan is no less impressive economically than South...his National Day address, Chen said that Taiwan is a success story and that the people of Taiwan should not underestimate or look down on themselves...
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Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corporation No. 4, Nanchang Road, Section 1 Taipei Taiwan Telephone: +886 2 2321-4567 Fax: +886 2...Company Incorporated: 1901 as Monopoly Bureau of Taiwan Governor's Office Employees: 7,000 Sales...
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Taiwan
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World
TAIWAN Republic of China Major Cities: T'aipei, Kaohsiung...Keelung, T'aitung INTRODUCTION The island nation of TAIWAN is a dynamic, vibrant country. Since its creation in 1949, Taiwan has transformed itself from an underdeveloped, agricultural...
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd...Science-Based Industrial Park Hsinchu 300 Taiwan Telephone: +886-3-578-0221 Fax...69 billion (2001) Stock Exchanges: Taiwan New York Ticker Symbol: TSM NAIC: 334413...
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Taiwan Aboriginal Peoples
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
Taiwan Aboriginal Peoples Orientation The indigenous people of the island of Taiwan (Formosa) are now only a small minority of the Taiwan population, which is mainly Han Chinese. Many of the aboriginal groups are now assimilated almost completely...
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Taiwan Strait Crises
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Taiwan Strait Crises (1955; 1958).Several small, obscure island groups in the 100‐mile‐wide Taiwan Strait, which separates the Chinese mainland from Taiwan Island (also known as Formosa), twice became the center...
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