Taiwan Strait tensions.(COMMENTARY)

The Washington Times | March 11, 2007 | Copyright

Byline: Richard Halloran, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The verbal shots across the Taiwan Strait were stark. "Taiwan is our territory," said Tan Naida, a delegate to the National People's Congress in Beijing. "Just look at history. Why can't we take Taiwan back?"

"Taiwan wants independence," said President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan in Taipei. "Taiwan wants to change its name, Taiwan wants a new constitution, Taiwan wants development."

That aspect of the running dispute between China and Taiwan over the island off the coast of China is clear ...

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