New Taiwanese president reaches out to China

                   
guardian.co.uk     20-May-2008            

Taiwan's president called for a new era of cooperation with the Chinese mainland today in an inaugural speech that could set the stage for an easing of the hostilities that have plagued cross-Straits relations for almost 50 years. At the start of his four-year term, Ma Ying-jeou, of the... [read full story]                    

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Ma calls on China to give Taiwan space

ft.com     20-May-2008          

Taiwan’s new president has called on China to stop its suppression of the island on the international stage, highlighting the amount of goodwill he expects from Beijing in pursuing warmer ties. Ma Ying-jeou, who won the island’s presidential election in March on pledges of rapprochement with...                    

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New president offers China dialogue

tiscali.co.uk     20-May-2008          

By Ralph Jennings TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s new president took office on Tuesday with a historic offer to reopen dialogue with China, which claims the island as its territory, but pledged to maintain Taipei’s existing self-rule and separate international profile. Ma Ying-jeou, 57, the...                    

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New president offers China dialogue

reuters.co.uk     20-May-2008          

By Ralph Jennings TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's new president took office on Tuesday with a historic offer to reopen dialogue with China, which claims the island as its territory, but pledged to maintain Taipei's existing self-rule and separate international profile. Ma Ying-jeou, 57, the...                    

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New Taiwan president offers China dialogue

tiscali.co.uk     20-May-2008          

By Ralph Jennings TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s new president took office on Tuesday with a historic offer to reopen dialogue with China, which claims the island as its territory, but pledged to maintain Taipei’s existing self-rule and separate international profile. Ma Ying-jeou, 57, the...                    

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New Taiwan president offers China dialogue

reuters.co.uk     20-May-2008          

By Ralph Jennings TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's new president took office on Tuesday with a historic offer to reopen dialogue with China, which claims the island as its territory, but pledged to maintain Taipei's existing self-rule and separate international profile. Ma Ying-jeou, 57, the...                    

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