> Taiwan leader: China unification unlikely 'in our lifetimes'
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> http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iy-eiL6SQss9s-x12ll6dxpWUNFwD90M4GQ81
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> 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
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> http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iy-eiL6SQss9s-x12ll6dxpWUNFwD90PG9UG1
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> Taiwan's new president on Tuesday tied improved political relations
> with rival China to Beijing's progress toward democracy — a condition
> the communist superpower may have trouble meeting.
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> Taiwan wants to boost US arms deals
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> http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23731028-26397,00....
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> 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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