… activities of "Taiwan independence" forces are in the common interests of both China and the United States, and the Asian-Pacific countries, said Chinese President Hu Jintao Monday in Beijing. Hu made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Secretary…

… is to create a sovereign, independent Republic of Taiwan out of the lands currently administered by the Republic of China. It is supported by the pan-green coalition on Taiwan and opposed by the pan-blue coalition and the People's Republic of China,…

… party was formally established in Taiwan. The party was named Nation-building Party (NBP) in Taiwanese, and Taiwan Independence Party (TAIP) in English. Its leaders have declared that building an independent Taiwan nation is the primary goal of the…

… of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, in which China ceded its sovereignty over Taiwan in perpetuity. The Treaty was signed in April 1895, at the end of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, in which the modernized Japanese imperial army defeated the antiquated Chinese…

… history. When it took place, it was hardly noticed internationally, but since then it has been recognized as an important turning point in the island's recent transition to democracy. It galvanized both the Taiwanese people in Taiwan as well as the overs…

… presents his ill-fated "eight-point plan" on Taiwan. Old wine in a leaky bottle. April 8, 1995 Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui offers a "six-point" response to Jiang. Early May 1995 Both houses of the U.S. Congress pass resolutions (by votes of 97…

… January and February 1995, the question of copyrights and intellectual property rights was high on the agenda between the US and China. The problem was that rampant Chinese piracy of American computer software, music CDs, videos and movies…

… Macao Daily published an editorial on Oct. 12, saying that the speech by Chen Shui Bian on Oct.10 has not only showed no goodwill for promoting peace talks across the Taiwan Straits but expressed further his idea for "Taiwan Independence", betraying…

… American people's faith in their government was lost as the New York Times published the "top secret - sensitive" Pentagon Papers. Commissioned by Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and written by Daniel Ellsberg, this 7 000-page document outlines the…

… of the Republic of Vietnam with the fall of Saigon on the 30th and the beginning of Communist rule. The United States could not believe that the war they had pumped billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of soldiers into was in vain; it was…