U.S. happy cross-strait ties warming: American Institute in Taiwan AIT director voices continuing U.S. support for island’s security Central News Agency, Taiwan News 2008-11-13 01:14 AM American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Stephen Young said in a press conference yesterday that the Unit... Read more.
TSU official asks for probe into police abuse of power TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) Secretary-General Lin Jih-Jia filed a formal complaint with the Control Yuan yesterday against what he called dereliction of duty and abuse of power by the police during last week’s protests... Read more.
61% believe latest cross-strait pacts will benefit Taiwan : poll Central News Agency 2008-11-10 12:42 AM More than 60 percent of respondents to a government poll see the four agreements signed recently between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait in a positive light, pollsters said Sunday. The telepho... Read more.
Anti-China protesters injure 27 police officers TAIPEI, Taiwan — A total of 27 policemen have been injured so far trying to keep the peace as anti-China protests turned violent during the historic yet controversial visit by China’s top negotiator to Taiwan, the National Police Agency (NP... Read more.
Mainland Taiwan affairs chief describes cross-Strait visit as one of exploration, cooperation, peace 2008-11-07 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English BEIJING, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) — Wang Yi, Taiwan affairs chief of the Chinese mainland, on Friday described the historic cross-Strait visit as one of “... Read more.
Mainland envoy set for first visit to Taiwan 2008-10-31 (Beijing Time) China Daily Beijing’s top envoy on Taiwan affairs, who is scheduled to visit the island next week, said Thursday that he is “standing at the crossroads of history”. Chen Yunlin, president of the Association for ... Read more.
Mainland hopes for smooth visit of chief negotiator to Taiwan 2008-10-29 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English BEIJING - A Chinese mainland official said here Wednesday that the mainland hopes its chief negotiator’s upcoming visit to Taiwan will be safe and smooth. The mainland’s Association for... Read more.
SEF chairman says ARATS chief’s visit to Taiwan significant 2008-10-29 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English BEIJING - Chairman of the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chiang Pin-kung said the mainland delegation’s visit to the island would be of historic significance. The Chinese ... Read more.
Well-off Chinese peasants find delight in sports 2008-10-28 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English By Sportswriter Wu Junkuan QUANZHOU, Southeast China, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) — Shaohui, a poor village in China’s Fujian Province on the west coast of Taiwan Straits 30 years ago, now boasts four light ba... Read more.
ARATS chief to visit Taiwan after mainland scholar jostled 2008-10-27 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English SHENZHEN — The Chinese mainland’s Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) chairman Chen Yunlin will lead a delegation to Taiwan from December 3 to 7, the first meeting ... Read more.
