Taiwan Cables
Taiwan elects Tsai Ing-wen as President - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "Taiwan elects Tsai Ing-wen - from the Democratic Progressive party - DPP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "as the first - female President !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "President Tsai Ing-wen vows to build - a new era of politics !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "after sealing a historic landslide - election victory !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "against the Nationalist - KMT - candidate Eric Chu !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Tsai Ing-wen says in her victory address - "thank you for helping the DPP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""
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- "stand up again - and for trusting us - to govern this country !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "we will put political polarisation - behind us !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and look forward to the arrival - of a new era of politics - in Taiwan !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "for me this is not just about - an election victory !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the results tell me - that the people - want to see a government !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "more willing - to listen to the people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "a government - that is more transparent - and accountable !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and a government - that is more capable of leading us past our challenges !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and taking care - of those in need !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the people expect a government - that can lead this country - into the next generation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and a government - that is steadfast in protecting - this country’s sovereignty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "democratic politics - is responsible politics !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "if a government cannot do it well - then we change it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Beijing’s Internet agency - had blocked her name on that night !"
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- "Nathan Batto - a political scientist from Taipei’s Academia Sinica - "her main focus is on domestic issues !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""
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- "talking more about - social welfare programmes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "maybe revising the - tax code !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "doing some kind of big judicial reform - and a food safety system !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Tsai Ing-wen vows to greatly contribute - towards peace and stability - in the region !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "with a consistent - predictable - and sustainable cross-strait relationship !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "following the will and consensus - of the Taiwanese people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "we work towards maintaining the status quo - for peace and stability - across the Taiwan Strait !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in order to bring the greatest benefits - and wellbeing - to the Taiwanese people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "I march forwards - together with the people of Taiwan !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "together we overcome - the challenges - that this country faces !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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the Election in Taiwan - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN_________________________________________
- "the polls predict that the conservative Nationalist party - KMT !"
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- "will pay for ties - to Beijing !"
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- "KMT’s stewardship of the economy - had been for the rich - and not for the middle class !"
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- "Tsai Ing-wen expected triumph - is largely the result - that something has to change !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Gerrit van der Wees - the editor of the Taiwan Communiqué political journal - said !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "also with China’s economy now slowing - closer economic ties - is a losing argument these days !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Tsai Ing-wen double-digit lead in the polls - was also a reflection that the KMT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "had lost touch with younger voters - who now saw it as distant and outdated !"
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- "you listened on TV - you watched their commercials - and thought - "who are you talking to ?!""
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- "often people comment - that their message would have seemed current - 30 years ago !"
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- "they seem to have missed - the boat on the generational change - that we have seen in Taiwan !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "on anything from - democracy - to human rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to empowering civil society - and NGOs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and being more - worldly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and Taiwan must not focus - on China !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( that has to be - more democratic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )"
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- "but Taiwan must find - and go - its own way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Taiwan poised to elect female President - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN_________________________________________
- "Taiwan is poised to elect its first - female leader - in a historic first !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "after two political parties nominated women - to contest next presidential election !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Tsai Ing-wen - DPP - and Hung Hsiu-chu - KMT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "though Taiwan has many female legislators - in the parliamentary representation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Taiwanese people are faced with a very serious test - that is whether !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "they are advanced - and civilised enough - to accept a woman leader ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "there is growing unease among most Taiwanese - who are watching closely !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "China’s response - in Hong Kong !"
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- "to the pro-democracy - umbrella movement demonstrations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Taiwan was an agricultural export market - for the US !"
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- "fish - and forest products !"
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- "but half was - biotech products !"
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- "the US embassy pressed Taiwan - for biotechnology regulation !"
- "had lobbied for more complex biotech events - on genetically-modified products - GM !"
US Security - US cable - 2010: LINK ¤ 10TAIPEI124
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- "Ma Ying-jeou has publicly welcomed - the US offer !"
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- "of a US$ 6.4 billion - defense package !"
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- "other politicians could raise doubts - about the efficacy - and the cost !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Barack Obama - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09AITTAIPEI585
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- "the media wrote - "Barack Obama evidently has - new considerations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""
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- "in terms of the priority - of its interests !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the UN member nations - have expectations for Barack Obama !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "they hope that the US - can work with the United Nations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to resolve - global problems !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Memory Chip Sector - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09AITTAIPEI59
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- "Taiwan's DRAM - dynamic random access memory chips - manufacturers !"
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- "a combination of over-production - price drops !"
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- "and stagnant demand - has produced a liquidity problem !"
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- "with potential implications - for US computer makers !"
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- "the DRAM companies - employee 25,000 people !"
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- "50 percent of all employment - in the chip production sector !"
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- "accounts for 4 percent - of Taiwan's total exports !"
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- "Taiwan ranks as the world's - 19th-largest economy !"
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- "the US embassy had lobbied - for more exports to Taiwan !"
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Dalai Lama - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08TAIPEI1694
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- "Ma Ying-jeou said - that it was not a good time !"
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- "for the Dalai Lama - to visit Taiwan !"
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- "( based on the nation's - "overall interests" ! )"
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- "the DPP - Democratic Progressive Party - politicians have criticized him - for this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Tsai Ing-wen ist die Präsidentin von Taiwan - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD_________________________________________
- "Tsai Ing-wen von der Fortschrittspartei - DPP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "gewinnt die Präsidentenwahl in Taiwan - mit deutlichem Vorsprung !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "ihr Gegenkandidat Eric Chu von der Kuomintang - gestand seine Niederlage ein !"
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- "die Rechts-Professorin Tsai Ing-wen - ist die erste Präsidentin - der demokratischen Inselrepublik !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "anders als Ma Ying-jeou von der Kuomintang - der wegen seiner China Politik - kritisiert worden war !"
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- "geht die Präsidentin Tsai Ing-wen - klar auf Distanz zu Peking !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "und betont die Eigenständigkeit - Taiwans !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Erdrutschsieg von Taiwans neuer Steuerfrau - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD_________________________________________
- "der Erdrutschsieg von Taiwans neuer Steuerfrau - überrumpelte Peking !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Taiwan hat eine "Steuerfrau" bekommen - die Kurs in Richtung Demokratie fährt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Tsai Ing-wen gewinnt für sich selbst mit überwältigender Zustimmung - die Präsidentenwahl !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "auch ihre Demokratische Fortschrittspartei - DPP - erringt eine absolute Mehrheit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "der Sitze im Legislativ-Yuan - dem Parlament Taiwans !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "schon in ihrer Dankesrede nach dem Wahlsieg - bietet Tsai Peking an - einen Dialog auf Augenhöhe zu führen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "beide Seiten sollen künftig so miteinander umgehen - wie es für sie akzeptabel ist !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "und dabei von gegenseitigen Provokationen - absehen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "zugleich fordert Tsai Ing-wen China selbstbewusst auf - Taiwans besondere !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Souveränität und Unabhängigkeit - zu akzeptieren !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "unser demokratisches System - unsere nationale Identität !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "und internationaler Bewegungsraum - müssen respektiert werden !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "jede Form von Einmischung würde die Stabilität - in den wechselseitigen Beziehungen verletzen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "China verschlug es - die Sprache !"
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- "und es versuchte die Folgen nach innen zu dämpfen - bei den vielen Blogs und Online-Beiträgen !"
Political Status of Taiwan - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ POLITICAL STATUS TAIWAN
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- "the controversy regarding the political status - on whether Taiwan - Penghu - Kinmen - and Matsu should !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "remain effectively independent - as territory of the Republic of China !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "or formally declare independence - and become the Republic of Taiwan !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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