A fight broke out in Taiwan’s parliament Thursday when opposing sides clashed over as agreement that lays out terms of trade with China – a pivotal election issue. Gary Hamilton Reports.
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Fight Breaks Out in Taiwan’s Parliament
FPTV: Would the U.S. protect Taiwan From China?
With the world focused on Iraq, the standoff in the Taiwan Strait grows more explosive every day. Would the United States really go to war to protect Taiwan from China? Find out what top experts think about a clash between two nuclear superpowers in this first episode of FPTV.
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Changing times in China-Taiwan ties – 20 May 09
A year after coming to power Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan’s president, has engineered a significant thaw in relations between Taiwan and China.
But some see dangers in the detente with China, as Al Jazeera’s Wayne Hay reports from Taipei.
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How much Chinese should I learn when meeting women in China/Taiwan?
Hello. What platonic things can I say when meeting about approaching women in China? I know a few things:
Li Hao/Nin Hao – hello
Ni Hao Ma? – How are you?
Wo hen hao – I am fine
What other expressions can I use?
Please help me out – thank you.
chinese people, like all people, appreciate it when you try to speak their language. although some will laugh its mostly because they think its surprising a westerner can speak chinese because it’s not nearly as common as chinese people speaking english. just try and use body language. sometimes that can be the most effective.
Protesters slam Taiwan-China trade deal
Thousands of demonstrators gather in Taiwan to protest a landmark free-trade deal with China, fearing cheap Chinese goods could flood Taiwan’s market.
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What would happen if China invaded Taiwan?
What would be the repercussions, the immediate and long-term ramifications, if China launched a military strike designed to overwhelm Taiwan? How would the world, and especially the United States, respond?
Militarily, the only way that China could successfully defeat Taiwan would be to destroy it with nuclear weapons or a massive conventional missile attack on a grand scale the world has never seen before. Nether of these scenarios are in China’s interest. They covet Taiwan’s economic value. Destroying Taiwan would be self-defeating for China.
Without destroying Taiwan and attacking it using conventional warfare, China would not be successful according to the Pentagon’s study of countless scenarios.China could not invade without first destroying Taiwan.
The Taiwanese military with US support could repel a Chinese invasion. USA would militarily come to Taiwan’s aid immediately because it is obligated by treaty to do so. USA has made it’s position clear to China many times in the past that it will honor it’s treaty with Taiwan.
The world body always condemns the aggressor in any warfare. However, China would most likely stage an incident whereby it could claim that their action was in retaliation or self defense.
None of the above are likely to ever happen. Eventually, China will absorb Taiwan through peaceful means like it did Hong Kong. Anything else is just chest beating and saber rattling.
BTW, obviously the UN would not be able to intervene because China has a permanent seat on the Security Council and would veto any military measures against itself. The only reason that the UN was able to vote for military action to support South Korea during The Korean War was because USSR made a mistake by walking out of the proceedings as a sign of protest. They could have easily vetoed any military measures that would support South Korea. China was not represented in the UN at the time.Taiwan had the seat China presently has.
Jim Rogers Discusses His Strategy for China’s Yuan: Video
June 21 (Bloomberg) — Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers Holdings, talks with Bloomberg’s Carol Massar about his investment strategy for the Chinese yuan.
Rogers speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “Street Smart.” (This report is an excerpt of the full interview. Source: Bloomberg)
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FT’s Lex Columnist McLannahan on China’s Currency Policy
June 14 (Bloomberg) — Ben McLannahan of the Financial Times’ Lex commentary team talks with Bloomberg’s Linzie Janis about China’s yuan policy.
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MIT’s Huang Says Rising Wages to Create Risks for China: Video
June 10 (Bloomberg) — Yasheng Huang, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, talks with Bloomberg’s Susan Li about rising wages for factory workers in China.
Taiwan’s Foxconn Group said on June 6 it agreed to more than double wages at its Shenzhen factories following a spate of suicides. Honda Motor Co. halted work at two car-assembly factories in Guangzhou as workers at a plant partly owned by affiliate Yutaka Giken Co. walked out demanding higher pay. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Taiwan’s Ma pushes China trade pact
Taiwan is set to sign a free trade deal with China, in a move that will bring the two sides the closer than they have been in decades.
Ma Ying-jeou, the island’s president, believes it will pull the island out of the economic doldrums and help end its international isolation.
The trade pact has been met with significant opposition, but as Al Jazeera’s Steve Chao reports, Ma is determined to press on.
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