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TAIPEI (Reuters) - The Taiwan government said on Monday it was not claiming the territorial waters around two small islands that have long been part of its frontline defence against political rival China.
On this date: In 1718 , English pirate Edward Teach - better known as "Blackbeard" - was killed during a battle off the Virginia coast. In 1890 , French president Charles de Gaulle was born in Lille, France.
BERAL, INC. Andrew G. Racz Director of Research 300 East 54 Street, Suite 26C New York, New York 10022 When President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill met in Casablanca in January, 1943, the President received a letter...
The unpopularity of Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou remains significantly high, according to a poll by Global Views. 58.6 per cent of respondents are dissatisfied with Ma’s performance, down one point since September.
Publication: China Brief Volume: 9 Issue: 23 Category: China Brief, Featured, Home Page, Military/Security, China and the Asia-Pacific Taiwan's National Defense Report 2009 On October 19, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense...
A quartet of new biographies explores the lives of four very different women: self-sacrificing New Englander Louisa May Alcott; imperious Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, who, with her husband, ruled China; influential...
AAP, The West Australian November 18, 2009, 9:32 am YCLING, rail tours and youth hostels are being promoted by the Taiwan Tourism Bureau - and you can put them all together for a holiday that's easy on the wallet. More than...
The grandchildren of Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong and his arch rival Chiang Kai-shek have met in Taiwan in a rare encounter mirroring warming ties between Beijing and Taipei. Kong Dongmei, believed to be the first Mao...
Cordwainer Smith a the pen name of Doctor Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger: Science Fiction writer, poet, and psychological warfare expert. He was a man of the world, but had particular ties to China and the Far East; his...
Nien Cheng was the author of a single book, Life and Death in Shanghai, an autobiographical account of her sufferings during China’s Cultural Revolution. Published in 1986 after her emigration to the US, the book became a...
