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both sides have refused to recognize each other s sovereignty since 1949. but taiwan s relations with china have warmed since 2008 when ma came into power primarily on the economic front. he realized the first ministerial meeting with beijing in february last year. ma leaves office in about six months. voters will go to the polls in january to choose his successor. they believe ma wants to use the talks with xi to show how his government has strengthened ties with the mainland. public sentiment turned against relations. last year students occupied the parliament building to oppose the government s move to strengthen economic ties with the mainland. in washington, white house press secretary josh earnest welcomed the planned meeting. we would certainly welcome steps that are taken on both sides of the taiwan strait to try to reduce tensions and improve cross-strait relations. but earnest also expressed caution. he said the u.s. will have to wait and see what actually ....
both sides have refused to recognize each other s sovereignty since 1949. but taiwan s relations with china have warmed since 2008 when ma came into power primarily on the economic front. he realized the first ministerial meeting with beijing in february last year. ma leaves office in about six months. voters will go to the polls in january to choose his successor. they believe ma wants to use the talks with xi to show how his government has strengthened ties with the mainland. public sentiment turned against relations. last year students occupied the parliament building to oppose the government s move to strengthen economic ties with the mainland. in washington, white house press secretary josh earnest welcomed the planned meeting. we would certainly welcome steps that are taken on both sides of the taiwan strait to try to reduce tensions and improve cross-strait relations. but earnest also expressed caution. he said the u.s. will have to wait and see what actually ....
report. he reported his vessel had been shadowed by a chinese destroyer for about ten days before approaching the reef. officials from russia and egypt are dismissing claims that a bomb may have caused the crash of an airliner over the sinai. british prime minister david cameron had mentioned a strong possibility the plane was brought down by explosives. we cannot be certain that the russian airliner was brought down by a terrorist bomb, but it looks increasingly likely that was the case. the plane went down on saturday after leaving the egyptian resort of sharm el-sheikh. all 224 people on board died. most of the passengers were russian. an islamic state affiliate has claimed responsibility for the crash. prime minister cameron told russian prime minister vladimir putin it was increasingly likely a bomb was to blame but putin said the cause of the accident should be determined based on information from the official investigation. observers say it would be a serio ....
china is conducting reclamation report. he reported his vessel had been shadowed by a chinese destroyer for about ten days before approaching the reef. officials from russia and egypt are dismissing claims that a bomb may have caused the crash of an airliner over the sinai. british prime minister david cameron had mentioned a strong possibility the plane was brought down by explosives. we cannot be certain that the russian airliner was brought down by a terrorist bomb, but it looks increasingly likely that was the case. the plane went down on saturday after leaving the egyptian resort of sharm el-sheikh. all 224 people on board died. most of the passengers were russian. an islamic state affiliate has claimed responsibility for the crash. prime minister cameron told russian prime minister vladimir putin it was increasingly likely a bomb was to blame but putin said the cause of the accident should be determined based on information from the official investigation. o ....
hit the coast of central chile and tsunami waves have been observed. officials in thailand say the nation s tourism industry is struggling one month after a deadly bombing. prime minister shinzo abe is a step closer to realizing a policy goal. members of the upper house committee approved a set of goals to change japan s security policy. if enacted, the legislation would allow the country to exercise its right to collective self-defense. members of the opposition crowded around the committee chairperson in attempt to stop the voting. lawmakers of the ruling liberal democratic party and their coalition partner pushed the vote. a majority endorsed the bills. ruling block lawmakers want to propose putting the bills to a vote before session of the upper house. the new policy allows forces to defend a country that is in a close relationship with japan if that country came under attack. the leaders of five opposition parties say the are ready to use other strategies to ke ....