Taiwan leader: China unification unlikely 'in our lifetimes'

Taiwan leader: China unification unlikely 'in our lifetimes'

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iy-eiL6SQss9s-x12ll6dxpWUNFwD90M4GQ81

Taiwan's new leader Ma Ying-jeou said Thursday that unification with
longtime rival China is unlikely "in our lifetimes" because the
Taiwanese oppose the mainland's authoritarian rule.

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Taiwan leader: democracy key to relations with China

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iy-eiL6SQss9s-x12ll6dxpWUNFwD90PG9UG1

Taiwan's new president on Tuesday tied improved political relations
with rival China to Beijing's progress toward democracy =97 a condition
the communist superpower may have trouble meeting.

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Taiwan wants to boost US arms deals

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23731028-26397,00.html

Taiwan's new President, Ma Ying-jeou, wants to improve ties with the
US and do arms deals to bolster the island's military capacity, he
said in his inauguration address yesterday.

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Taiwan asked to buy 66 F-16 C/D fighters from the US last year, but
the deal was held up because of US frustration at tensions caused by
the pro-independence rhetoric of Taiwan's outgoing government.

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