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President Tsai Ing-wen - BBC: LINK ¤ B B C

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• "Tsai Ing-wen - who leads the Democratic Progressive Party - DPP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "is Taiwan's first - female President !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "vows to keep China - at a distance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "this is the will - of the Taiwanese people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "adding Beijing must respect - Taiwan's democracy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and both sides must ensure - there are no provocations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "President Tsai Ing-wen hails a "new era" - in Taiwan !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "pledges to co-operate - with other political parties - on major issues !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and to improve the lower wages - and reducing the wealth gap !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "so that there is more - social justice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and more environmental - and climate protection !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Tsai Ing-wen also emphasises that both sides - of the Taiwanese Strait !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "have a responsibility - to find mutually acceptable means !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "of interaction - that are based on dignity - and reciprocity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "we must ensure that no provocations - or accidents - take place !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "so that there is stability - in the cross-strait relations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Eric Chu of the conservative Kuomintang - KMT - admitted defeat !"

 

 

 

 

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• "Taiwanese voters have voted - to keep Beijing at a distance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "this reflects also widespread dissatisfaction - with Ma Ying-jeou of the KMT !"

 

 

 

 

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• "who had some ties - to China !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and who did not try - to solve the social challenges !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the message voters have sent Beijing is that - while they want reduced tensions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "they cherish Taiwan's sovereignty - democracy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and self-rule - even more !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Taiwan Report - BBC: LINK ¤ B B C

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• "Taiwan is an island - which has for all practical purposes - been independent since 1950 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the USA are the main supplier of defence - to the island - against China !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "to defend Taiwan - against China !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Taiwan is ranked highly - in terms of freedom of the press !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "health care - and public education !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in the early 1990s - Taiwan made the transition to democracy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "in 2014 activists - dubbed the Sunflower Movement - occupied Taiwan's parliament building !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in a unprecedented protest - against a proposed trade pact - with Beijing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
  

 

 

 

 

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• "and for independence - more democracy - and more equality !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "this led to a crushing defeat for the Kuomintang party - in local elections !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "forcing Ma Ying-jeou - to step down !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "unlike the KMT - the DPP - Democratic Progressive Party !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "supports formal independence - straining relations with China !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sovereignty - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06TAIPEI1732

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• "a PRC academic - affirmed publicly !"

 

 

 

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• "the prospect of - "sharing" - its sovereignty with Taiwan !"

 

 

 

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• "Shanghai institute professor Ding Xinghao stated a - "shared sovereignty"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Taiwan - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06TAIPEI382

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• "President Chen Shui-bian from the DPP party - was considering !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "abolishing the National Unification Council - NUC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and National Unification Guidelines - NUG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "using the name Taiwan - in applying to join the UN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "and holding a - constitutional referendum !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

• "comment US - the US embassy must work out - a reaction !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Trade - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06TAIPEI1901

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• "the US embassy had lobbied - the Taiwan government for !"

 

 

 

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• "copyright enforcement on university campuses - and computer systems !"

 

 

 

 

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• "an IPR - intellectual property rights - court !"

 

 

 

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• "and protection of - patented pharmaceuticals !"

 

 

 

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• "the US embassy consulted with - pharmaceutical manufacturers !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Security - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07TAIPEI1386

 

• "the US embassy had strongly urged - Taiwan !"

 

 

 

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• "for a defense budget - as a percentage of GDP - 2.85 percent !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06TAIPEI2387

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• "Taiwan's Central Bank of China - CBC - was questioning !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "the Bank of America - BOA - branch in Taiwan !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "about its dumping of US dollars - manipulated !"

 

 

 

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• "the NTD:USD exchange rate - NTD - new taiwan dollar !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Carlyle - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06TAIPEI3985

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• "Carlyle Group announced plans - to acquire !"

 

 

 

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• "Taiwan's Advanced Semiconductor Engineering - ASE !"

 

 

 

 

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• "a chip packaging firm - by purchasing ASE shares from the Taiwan Stock Exchange - TSE !"

 

 

 

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• "the Carlyle bid was - US$ 5.45 billion !"

 

 

 

 

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• "foreign investors had tried to use inexpensive local funding - for merger and acquisition !"

 

 

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• "NT Dollar loans - obtained from local banks !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Semiconductor - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06TAIPEI399

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• "Taiwan firms created - the fabless-foundry model - in semiconductor manufacturing !"

 

 

 

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• "with "foundries" - contract chip manufacturers !"

 

 

 

 

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• "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company - TSMC - had 50 percent of the global market !"

 

 

 

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• "United Microelectronics Corporation - UMC - 20 percent !"

 

 

 

 

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• "under the fabless-foundry model - fabless firms designed semiconductor products !"

 

 

 

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• "and then hired "foundries" - to manufacture the chips for them - under contract !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formosa - US cable - 1999: LINK ¤ 99TAIPEI3700

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• "1979 - in Kaohsiung a group of demonstrators - connected to the "Dang Wai"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "outside the KMT party magazine - "Meilidao" - or "Formosa"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "attempted to march to a nearby park - where they planned !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "to rally in commemoration of - international human rights day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "shortly after the march began - the demonstrators ran into a phalanx of police !"

 

 

 

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• "and there were hundreds of local - "Liumang" - Hoodlums !"

 

 

 

 

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• "this was called - Formosa incident !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tiananmen - US cable - 1989: LINK ¤ 89TAIPEI3647

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• "the Taiwan authorities had reacted - to the June 4 events - in Beijing !"

 

 

 

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• "President Lee issued a support - for the Tiananmen demonstrators !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
  

 

 

 

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• "and called for international support - for the Chinese democracy movement !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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