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Taiwan's Current Events, People, History, Culture, Economy, Environment and International Status
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Useful Info
* The Constitution
* Profile
* Almanac
* Geography
* Travel Info
Taiwan
* President Chen To Visit Foreign Countries
* Vice President Lu To Head Human Rights Panel
* Taiwan's Foreign Exchange Reserves totaled US$113.52 billion
* Weeklong heavy rain  &  4.9 Magnitude  Quake Hit Taiwan
Secret Cross-Strait Contacts 
*Culture, Values - Not Just Politics Divide Taiwan & PRC
*What Makes Chen Shui-bian formidable (Julian Baum)
* "Reunification": A Reasonable Negotiation Goal NOT An Acceptable Precondition!!!
* Taiwan's Defense Flaw Must be Corrected!
* Kwang-Ming Koo & Concerned Citizens of Taiwan's Statement - Democratic Taiwan Speaks Out to End the Myth of "One China"
International
* TaiwanLaunches UN Bid 
* PRC Objects to President Chen 's L.A. Stop
* IsraelCancels PRC  Arms Sale ;   World Bank Rejected Loan to PRC
* PRC 'preparing for war with US over Taiwan' Rejects Overture by Taiwan 
* HongKong SAR Government : Businessmen Free To Choose Business Partners
* Hong Kong: City of Protests Anger As PRC Tries To Censor PressRemembers Tiananmen; Rule Of Law Damaged; PRC’s Overt Interference in Hong Kong's Legal Autonomy
* French Satellite Sale to Taiwan Russia Set to Build More Destroyers for PRC
* State of PRC in 2000: Persistent Protesters From Banned Falun Gong; 1.2 Trillion Renminbi($150 Billion) In Bad Debt Owed By State Enterprises Farmers' Fear; 100 million Already Hit The Road;Growing Army Of Street Children; the visit of Edgar Snow's widowHuman RightsArrest ChristiansExpelled N. Korean Refugees; Yangjiazhangzi Miners' Protest; &  the Mystery over Fate of a Web Site's Operator*
* PRC pressure Taiwanese Businesses Not to Back Sovereignty & Sent Mixed Messages To Taiwan
* Learn "The Real PRC Story" &  "Stand by Taiwan"!!!
* PRC's Taiwan White Paper
*  Can One China Really Have Two Systems? (strotfor.com)  &  Chris Patten on Hong Kong
* 50 Years of Evil ; Time to See PRC As What It Is (Newsweek)
* Tiananmen Sqr. '89 Slide Show & 10 yr After;  PRC's 50 yrs of Cummunism 
U S Relations
* Adopt A New, Blended Strategy Of "Congagement" Toward PRC (Rand Review)
* Taiwan Politicians Attend Republican Convention; Republican Platform On Taiwan Applauded 
* U.S. Experts Bless Anti-Missile Sales to Taiwan 
* U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 Passed House 237 - 197 & Placed on Senate Calendar
* U.S. State and City Representative Offices in Taiwan
* Greater Trade With PRC Is Being Oversold As A Cornerstone Of American Foreign Policy
* The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Urges Rejection of PRC Trade Bill 
*  Letter from Senators to President Clifton Regarding Taiwan's WHO Membership
* "Two Chinese States" - Senator Jesse Helms
* Violation of Principle & Strategic Error to Acquiesce to PRC's Use of Force Against Taiwan
*  US Rejects PRC's Taiwan Views (NY Times)
* Taiwan Security Enhancement Act (H.R. 1838) Passed in House 341 to 70 (text & status); Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar - 4/13/2000
*  Clinton Signed Bill Supporting Taiwan in W.H.O. - H.R. 1794
* H. Con. Res. 166 : Adopt "One China,One Taiwan Policy" to Reflect the Reality
The One China Fiction & Dangers &  Time for 2 Chians Policy (Am. Enterprise Institute)
H.Con.Res. 22 : Seek Public Renunciation by PRC of threat to use Force against Taiwan
H.Con.Res. 61: People of Taiwan Deserve to be in International Institutions
Deterrence of PRC Military Attack must be Unambiguous (the Nixon Center)
* Taiwan IS a "State", Get Over It! (American Enterprise Institute)
*  House Expressing Sympathy for the Victims of the Earthquake : H. Res. 297
*  U S - Taiwan Economic Relations 1999
* The 1982 "Six Assurances" to Taiwan
*  1982 Joint  U. S. -  PRC  Communiqué - Reagan
*  1979 Joint  U. S. -  PRC Communique - Carter
* Taiwan Relations Act  (U.S. Public Law 96-8) & Commemorating It's 20th Anniversary
*  1972 ShanghaiCommuniqué - Nixon
* 1954 United States - ROC Joint Statement
*  Send Senator Jesse Helms a Note for Taiwan's Strong Defense & Full Memb. in W.T.O./W.H.O. (Click)
History 
* Past 400 Yrs
* The Unruly  Past
* Chronology Since 1945
* Presidential Election 2000
People
* Population
* Original People
Culture
* Festivals
* Music of Indigenous Tribes
* Cuisine
Environment
* Wild Birds
Natn'l Parks
* Endangered Birds Wintering
Economy
*Robust Growth
* CitiGroup & Taiwan Fubon Equal Partners
* Trade Surplus Hits 12 Yr High
*Nankang Software Park
* 6 Firms in Forbe SME List
* Best Yr for IT
International Status
* Summary
* Sovereignty
* Non-legal Determinants
Our Concerns
* Democratic Taiwan Speaks Out
* WHO Participation 
Taiwan Links:
* New Taiwan, Ilha Formosa
* Taiwan Document Project
*  NATPA
* Intercollegiate TwAmer. StudtAssoc.
* China Times (Mandarin)
*Other Links
*  DPP2000