Chen to hold summit with South Pacific leaders

The China Post - President Chen Shui-bian left for the Marshall Islands Thursday night for the second Taiwan-South Pacific island leaders summit. Full Story

MOFA: Chen to visit to Marshall Islands in October

The China Post - President Chen Shui-bian will take a direct flight to the Marshall Islands in October for a meeting with his counterparts from Taiwan's six diplomatic allies in the South Pacific region, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said yesterday. Full Story

Scholars debate Taiwan's United Nations bid

The China Post - Views on the implication of Taiwan's U.N. membership bid and the U.S. position on President Chen Shui-bian's determination to hold a referendum on the issue were shared by pro-independence law and politics professors in a forum Saturday. Full Story

China denounces Taiwan's United Nations vote

The China Post - China's foreign minister warned the U.N. General Assembly on Friday that Taiwan's push to assert a separate identity would "gravely endanger peace and stability" in the region if it does not stop. Full Story

Chen to attend summit of Taiwan-South Pacific leaders

The China Post - President Chen Shui-bian will visit the Marshall Islands next month to attend the Taiwan-South Pacific leaders' summit scheduled to take place Oct. 12, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said yesterday. Full Story

Mass rallies held in Kaohsiung, Taichung

The China Post - Opposing political camps yesterday held massive rallies separately in central and southern Taiwan to promote their own campaigns for the nation to gain a seat in the United Nations. Full Story

Shanghai holds air raid drill with eye on Taiwan

The China Post - Shanghai, a city which Taiwan has threatened to bombard in the event of conflict, held a major air raid drill Saturday, a sign that China still views war as possible with the self-ruled island it claims as its own. Full Story

President Chen stays the course on Taiwan's United Nations bid

The China Post - President Chen Shui-bian yesterday reiterated that the government's proposed referendum on Taiwan's U.N. bid has nothing to do with changing the country's official title or violates his "four noes" promises to the United States. Full Story

Chen: Blocking United Nations bid 'a step backward'

The China Post - President Chen Shui-bian yesterday encouraged members of the European Parliament to stand up in defense of the universal values of freedom, democracy, human rights, peace and justice, and denounce U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's interpretation of Taiwan sovereignty, during a videoconference between the Presidential Office in Taipei and the European Parliament in Brussels. Full Story

Ma blasts Chen over United Nations referendum for 'troubles'

The China Post - Opposition presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou yesterday said the United States has given a series of solemn and grave warnings to President Chen Shui-bian on his proposed referendum on a bid to join the U.N. under the name of Taiwan. Full Story

United States won't recognize 'Taiwan,' official says

The China Post - The United States does not recognize Taiwan as an independent state and considers Taipei's recent call for a referendum on its U.N. bid a "needlessly provocative" step toward changing its status quo, a senior U.S. State Department official said Tuesday. Full Story

Ma 'unsurprised' with United States opposition to bid

The China Post - Kuomintang presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou yesterday said he was not surprised that a senior U.S. State Department official gave a long talk detailing the reasons behind Washington's opposition to President Chen Shui-bian's proposed referendum on Taiwan's U.N. bid. Full Story

Chen's 3rd letter to United Nations also returned

The China Post - Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said yesterday that President Chen Shui-bian's third letter to the United Nations (U.N.) authorities would also be returned to Taiwan, based on the same interpretation of U.N. General Assembly resolution 2758. Full Story

President Chen wants high-level security dialogue with U.S. resumed

The China Post - President Chen Shui-bian said yesterday that a dialogue mechanism for high-level national security officials between Taiwan and the United States has been disrupted for some time and that he hopes it will be resumed. Full Story

Chen blasts China for blocking United Nations bid

The China post - President Chen Shui-bian said again yesterday that Taiwan and China are "one side, one nation," stressing this is exactly the status quo in the Taiwan Strait area. Full Story

United Nations bid a serious mission: Chen

The China Post - President Chen Shui-bian said yesterday that the efforts of his administration and ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to seek membership at the United Nations are a painstaking yet serious mission that requires wholehearted support of the country's compatriots. Full Story