Vice-Minister of Health Gao Qiang (R) meets Director General of Taiwan Province's Center of Disease Control, Dr. Ih-Jeb after the opening of the WHO's first global conference on SARS in Kuala Lumpur on June 17, 2003. About 1,300 scientists, medical experts and public health officials are expected to participate in the two-day conference. [Reuters]

Taiwan chipmaker strikes Shanghai deal( 10/23/2003)
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp, a major supplier of made-to-order computer chips, will invest US$10 billion in Shanghai's Songjiang District over the coming decade, local authorities in the city said.

Two arrested after slaughter of Taiwan family( 06/27/2003)
The manhunt for two men suspected of involvement in the murder of a Taiwan businessman and his family in a home invasion in Shanghai last Monday ended June 25 when more than 50 Shanghai policemen arrested them in neighbouring Jiangsu Province.

Beijing condemns push for referendum( 06/26/2003)
Beijing yesterday accused the Taiwan authorities of pushing for an island-wide referendum on Taiwan's nuclear and healthcare issues to undermine cross-Straits peace and inflame bilateral relations.

Taiwan bars mainland handsets( 06/24/2003)
Cold water was dumped last week on Chinese mainland handset manufacturers seeking new markets amid increasing inventories and intensifying price wars, when Taiwan authorities announced their decision to maintain the ban on imports of mainland-made mobile phones.

Taiwanese investment on mainland up 43%( 06/22/2003)
Taiwanese investment on the Chinese mainland totaled US$1.734 billion during the first five months this year, up 43.69 percent year on year, according to figures released by Taiwan authorities.

Mainland on alert in Taiwan passport row( 06/18/2003)
The Chinese Foreign Ministry yesterday criticized the decision by Taiwan authorities to add the word "Taiwan" to the cover of its passports from September.

WHO lifts Taiwan travel warning over SARS( 06/17/2003)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday lifted its month-long recommendation against unnecessary travel to Taiwan issued because of a large number of SARS cases there.

Taiwan Delicacy Festival opens in Guangdong( 06/15/2003)
Taiwanese passport move denounced( 06/14/2003)
Taipei's decision to change its passport design threatens to become another creeping pro-independence move that will worsen cross-Straits relations, leading mainland experts on Taiwan studies warned yesterday.

Earthquake jolts northeastern Taiwan( 06/09/2003)
An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted Taiwan Monday morning, according to the State Seismological Bureau of China here on Monday.

Taiwan 'referendum' unlawful( 06/04/2003)
According to the Taiwan-based Taipei Times website, Taiwan's "legislative yuan" passed its first reading of a referendum draft bill last Wednesday through a procedure that opposition legislators have branded illegal because a call for a second vote was ignored.

Taiwan's SARS cases rise by four to 684( 06/02/2003)
Taiwan's probable SARS infections rose by four on Monday to 684, the Department of Health said, reporting the fourth straight day of single-digit infections in another sign the epidemic has stabilised.

Taiwanese investment continues flowing into E. China province( 06/02/2003)
Jiangsu Province, in east China, registered more than US$2.2 billion in Taiwanese investment in the first four months of this year.

China against new US move to help Taiwan join WHO( 06/02/2003)
The Chinese Government strongly opposes the US president's signing of a motion adopted by the US Congress in support of Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization (WHO), Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said on Saturday.

Taiwan undeniably part of China( 05/31/2003)
During a recent visit I made to Taipei, an exhibition on Taiwan's history happened to be on at the National Palace Museum.

Mainland-Taiwan cargo joint venture taking off( 05/29/2003)
The long-awaited air-cargo joint venture between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan will be set up in Shanghai soon.

Taiwan university students visit Chinese mainland( 07/02/2003)
A group of 24 students from Taiwan's Chinese Culture University Tuesday toured cultural and historical sites in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province, becoming the first group from a Taiwanese educational institution to visit the central part of the Chinese mainland following the SARS epidemic.

Beijing opposes contact between US, Taiwan( 06/25/2003)
China reiterated Tuesday that it opposes any form of official contact between the United States and Taiwan authorities, Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said at a press conference.

Beijing refutes 'blocking' claims( 06/11/2003)
Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan Tuesday refuted reports that the Chinese mainland has blocked Taiwan's efforts to get an early lifting of its SARS travel warning from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Cross-Straits freight charters proposed( 05/29/2003)
Beijing Wednesday agreed to consider a proposed plan to operate freight charter flights across the Taiwan Straits in a bid to help Taiwanese investors reduce the economic damage caused by SARS.


·Taiwan turns its back on mainland medical aid ( 05/27/2003)
·Mainland offers aid to Taiwan( 05/24/2003)
·Mainland cherishes Taiwan people's health - Vice-Premier( 05/20/2003)
·Nation opposes US bill on Taiwan( 05/16/2003)
·Taiwan-invite to WHO opposed( 05/14/2003)
·Health Ministry hopes to join Taiwan in fighting SARS ( 04/12/2003)
·Beijing warns against Taiwan's referendum attempt( 03/27/2003)
·Beijing condemns CPEP's invitation to Chen Shui-bian( 03/17/2003)
·US warned not to send wrong signals to Taiwan( 03/14/2003)
· South China province to expand economic, trade ties with Taiwan ( 02/23/2003)
·Historic Taiwanese chartered flights conclude( 02/11/2003)
·Taiwanese back to mainland on charters( 02/07/2003)
·Charter flights take 1,300 Taiwanese home for New Near( 02/01/2003)
·Second Taiwan charter flight arrives in Shanghai ( 01/29/2003)
·Taiwan airliner flies into history books( 01/27/2003)
·First Taiwan flight in 50 years lands in mainland( 01/26/2003)
·Vice Premier pledges continuation of policy on Taiwan( 01/25/2003)
·Special team established to improve safety co-ordination ( 01/22/2003)
·Qian pledges to push direct links( 01/16/2003)
·Demand for Indirect cross-Straits charter flight subdued( 01/15/2003)
·Deputies of Taiwan to NPC elected( 01/11/2003)
·US role in Taiwan military exercise under fire( 01/08/2003)
·Indirect charter flights to start this month( 01/07/2003)
·Exchanges with Taiwan increased in 2002( 01/02/2003)
·Taipei obstructing indirect charter flight - official( 12/26/2002)
· Signs of metal fatigue found on crashed Taiwan plane( 12/25/2002)
·Indonesia denies it expects visit by Taiwan leader( 12/16/2002)
·US has a role to play concerning Taiwan - Jiang( 12/11/2002)
·Jiang: US has a role to play concerning Taiwan( 12/11/2002)
·Election reflects disappointment with DPP( 12/09/2002)
·Election reflects disappointment with Taiwan's DPP( 12/09/2002)
·Talks urged for cross-Straits flights( 12/06/2002)
·Taiwan taking local applications for indirect mainland flights( 12/04/2002)
·US-Taiwan military co-op unacceptable: Beijing( 12/04/2002)
·US-Taiwan military co-op unacceptable( 12/04/2002)
·Beijing urges Taipei to resume dialogues( 11/28/2002)
·Taipei urged to return to dialogue( 11/28/2002)
·Taiwan "premier" stays in office, two "ministers" resign( 11/25/2002)
·Taipei's refusal dashes direct charter hopes( 11/22/2002)
·Taiwan-related provisions opposed( 11/18/2002)
·US not to form free trade zone with Taiwan( 11/14/2002)
·Beijing criticizes Taipei's rejection of cross-Straits direct charter flights ( 11/14/2002)
·FM: China opposes Lee Teng-hui's visit to Japan( 11/13/2002)
·Report conveys goodwill gesture to Taiwan( 11/12/2002)
·Report conveys goodwill gesture to Taiwan( 11/12/2002)
·Jiang's report provides guidelines for Taiwan-related work: official( 11/11/2002)
·Jiang’s report on improving cross-Straits ties sincere: CPC delegates( 11/11/2002)
·All cross-Straits issues can be discussed under one-China principle( 11/08/2002)
·Trade across Taiwan Straits expected to top US$ 40b( 10/31/2002)
·Direct cross-Straits flights may start early next year( 10/31/2002)
·Speech in English elaborates on consensus and Taiwan question( 10/25/2002)
·Taiwan pilgrims flock to Meizhou's Mazu Temple( 10/21/2002)
·Mainland offers Taiwan goodwill gesture( 10/18/2002)
·Beijing urges Taiwan not to set obstacles to direct links( 10/17/2002)
·Taiwanese businesses press for direct links( 10/16/2002)
·Taiwanese businesses press for direct links( 10/16/2002)
·Scholars angry with island leader( 10/11/2002)
·Beijing holds out autonomy for Taiwan ( 09/28/2002)
·Scholar slams Chen as separatist ( 09/20/2002)
·More flights to Taiwan offered from Shanghai( 09/18/2002)
·Agricultural science boosts China's grain output( 09/17/2002)
·Chen's "pro-independence" speeches slammed( 09/16/2002)
·Nation's sovereign integrity upheld( 09/13/2002)
·Privileges assured for Taiwan investors( 09/10/2002)
·Opinion: Separatist aims misled( 09/05/2002)
·Chinese FM spokesman on Taiwan, Mongolia moves( 09/04/2002)
·FM spokesman on Taiwan, Mongolia move ( 09/04/2002)
·Taiwan's "Beacon diplomacy" doomed( 09/03/2002)
·Reunification task of all Chinese( 08/22/2002)
·Scholar: Separatists threaten security( 08/20/2002)
·Annette Lu's activities in Indonesia a farce: FM spokesman ( 08/19/2002)
·Commentary on "Taiwan independence diplomacy" ( 08/19/2002)
·Taiwan leader's proposed 'poll', a disastrous step( 08/19/2002)
·Commentary: Taiwan's two trouble makers ( 08/16/2002)
·Taiwan private groups protest "one country on each side" claim ( 08/15/2002)
·Macao NPC delegates condemns Chen Shui-bian's remarks ( 08/15/2002)
·Seminars slam Chen's "Taiwan independence" speech ( 08/15/2002)
·"Taiwan independence" a dead end: expert ( 08/15/2002)
·No tolerance for Taiwan independence( 08/15/2002)
·Chinese envoy: Taiwan's UN bid doomed to fail( 08/13/2002)
·HK NPC deputies condemns Chen Shui-bian's remarks ( 08/12/2002)
·Taiwan's UN entry proposal opposed ( 08/12/2002)
·Int'l news agencies urged not to mislead Taiwan: scholars ( 08/10/2002)
·Taiwan's UN entry proposal opposed ( 08/10/2002)
·HK noted figures criticize Chen Shui-bian's separatist claim ( 08/10/2002)
·'Each side is a country' theory will push cross-Strait relations to crisis ( 08/10/2002)
·Chen's recoil betrays his shame: China Daily editorial( 08/09/2002)
·HK media, community refute "Taiwan independence" claim ( 08/09/2002)
·The dangerous 'each side is a country' theory: People's Daily commentary ( 08/09/2002)
·Chen's separatist cavils fool none, says official ( 08/08/2002)
·HK public figures condemn Taiwan leader's splittist remarks( 08/08/2002)
·Macao Daily criticizes Chen's independence speech( 08/08/2002)
·Taiwan calls off military exercise ( 08/07/2002)
·Cambodia's Chinese communities condemn Taiwan leader's " independence" remarks( 08/07/2002)
·PLA blasts pro-independence move ( 08/07/2002)
·"Taiwan independence" certain to be rejected by overseas Chinese: official( 08/07/2002)
·People's Daily: Chen's words tell his untrustworthiness and political naivete( 08/07/2002)
·Chen's support ebbs after Taiwan independence talk( 08/06/2002)
·Chinese Americans condemn Chen's pro-independence statements( 08/06/2002)
·taiwan( 08/06/2002)
·Chen's fallacy of "each side is a country" condemned in New Zealand( 08/06/2002)
·Interview: CPPCC vice-chairman criticizes Chen's "Taiwan independence" speech( 08/06/2002)
·Remarks could lead to crisis ( 08/06/2002)
·Editorial: Chen's 'Taiwan road' a dead end( 08/06/2002)
·PLA to simulate landings, attacks ( 08/06/2002)
·Beijing fires strong warning ( 08/06/2002)
·Taiwan leader's "independence" remarks condemned in Hong Kong, Macao ( 08/05/2002)
·Pro-independence remarks trigger nationwide worries ( 08/05/2002)
·Referendum of Taiwan independence criticized ( 08/05/2002)
·Independence threat undermines ties( 07/31/2002)
·Opinion: Taiwan question core of Sino-Japanese relations( 07/30/2002)
·Taiwan urged to protect mainland fishermen( 07/30/2002)
·Mainland official calls for immediate direct Taiwan links( 07/26/2002)
·Banks allowed to open direct cross-Straits remittance links( 07/12/2002)
·China urges US to stop arms sales to Taiwan ( 07/12/2002)
·China condemns possible US missile sales to Taiwan ( 07/05/2002)
·Chinese ambassador protests US official contacts with Taiwan( 03/14/2002)
·Direct cargo shipping from mainland to Taiwan begins( 02/28/2002)
·Taipei calls for dialogue rejected as insincere( 02/27/2002)
·Taiwan makes dangerous decision to rename 'liaison offices'( 02/26/2002)
·Taiwan urged to open its door to mainland visitors( 02/26/2002)
·Mainland-based Taiwanese's return trip shortened( 02/10/2002)
·Offer to Taiwan DPP excludes Chen Shui-bian, Annette Lu( 01/31/2002)
·One-China principle is Beijing's bottom line, experts concede( 01/30/2002)
·Reunification of motherland to be realized - Ma Man Kei( 01/26/2002)
·Goodwill gesture but principle unshakeable( 01/26/2002)
·Seventh anniversary of eight-point reunification proposal marked( 01/25/2002)
·Taiwan authorities urged to grasp opportunity of reopening dialogues( 01/25/2002)
·Door opens for Taiwan DPP members( 01/25/2002)
·Taiwan 'cabinet' reshuffle won't help ties with the mainland( 01/22/2002)
·Spokesman on "gradual independence of Taiwan"( 01/16/2002)
·Taiwan's passport gambit condemned( 01/16/2002)
·Nation confident on US commitment( 01/16/2002)
·Taiwan not invited as observer at WHO( 01/15/2002)
·Taiwan passport alteration draws fire ( 01/14/2002)
·Taiwanese investors pour into Shanghai( 01/09/2002)
·Taiwan urged to ease mainland-trade policy( 01/09/2002)
·'One China, several systems' formula rejected( 09/11/2001)
·Direct link to benefit both sides( 09/11/2001)
·Vice Premier: Patience on Taiwan question( 09/11/2001)
·Taiwan missile test-fires increase tensions( 06/20/2001)
·Japan to stop visas for Lee Teng-hui( 05/19/2001)
·Overseas Chinese in Panama not welcoming Chen Shui-bian's visit( 05/17/2001)
·Taiwan issue( 04/30/2001)
·China protests Japan's decision to allow Lee's visit( 04/30/2001)
·New approach to direct links( 04/30/2001)
·China opposes to arms sales to Taiwan -- Vice Premier( 04/30/2001)
·Students oppose Lee Teng-hui's planned trip to US ( 04/30/2001)
·China concerned with Powell's remark on Taiwan ( 04/30/2001)
·Mainland boat sets off on first official trip to Taiwan in 50 years( 04/30/2001)
·China opposes foreign interference in Taiwan issue( 04/30/2001)
·Beijing offers goodwill gesture to Taipei for links( 04/30/2001)
·Taiwan opposition parties in mainland to study full links ( 04/30/2001)
·First Taiwan boat on direct trip reaches mainland ( 04/30/2001)
·New rules to guide cross-Straits trade( 04/30/2001)
·One-China principle overrides all ( 04/30/2001)
·Shanghai CPC chief meets KMT leader from Taiwan ( 04/30/2001)
·Opposition to examine Chen recall ( 04/30/2001)
·Chen Shui-bian apologises over nuclear power plant ( 04/30/2001)
·Taiwan opposition pushes to dismiss Chen ( 04/30/2001)
·Scrapping of nuclear plant plunges Taiwan into political crisis( 04/30/2001)
·China will do its utmost for peaceful reunification: white paper ( 04/30/2001)
·New bid, 8th in row, to seat Taiwan in UN doomed ( 04/30/2001)
·Cross-Straits direct links urged: magazine ( 04/30/2001)
·Mainland scholar discovers ten major benefits of peaceful reunification ( 04/30/2001)
·Cross-straits talks must be based on one-China principle: official ( 04/30/2001)
·Secession of Taiwan from motherland impossible ( 04/30/2001)
·Taiwan leader must recognize one-China principle before visit ( 04/30/2001)
·China opposes any country inviting Chen Shui-bian to visit( 04/30/2001)
·Chen Shui-bian wins Taiwan's election ( 04/30/2001)
·Chinese mainlanders oppose Taiwan independence: Poll ( 04/30/2001)
·"One Country, Two Systems" principle sure to score greater success: Jiang ( 04/30/2001)
·White Paper on Taiwan Issue ( 04/30/2001)