<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Post</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</link><description>Post</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[The Complexity of Taiwan's Ties With Lobbyists]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6120-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6120-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 7:46:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Taiwan's relationships with its Washington lobbyists are sometimes as complicated and tortuous as its relationship with the U.S. government.]]></description><author> Judy Sarasohn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan-China Talks Fail to Ease Tensions]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60258-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60258-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 7:46:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ BEIJING, April 17  --  The foreign ministers of China and Japan met for urgently arranged talks Sunday as anti-Japanese protests continued in several Chinese cities. The two sides later reported little progress in resolving the political and territorial disputes that have plunged relations between the Asian powers to their lowest point in decades.]]></description><author> Philip P. Pan</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voice of America by Way of Hong Kong]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55134-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55134-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 7:46:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[American corporations, fleeing high labor costs, often head overseas. Turns out, some federal agencies may be doing the same.]]></description><author> Al Kamen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Innovations Could Alter Balance of Power in Asia]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45056-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45056-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 7:46:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A top-to-bottom modernization is transforming the Chinese military, raising the stakes for U.S. forces long dominant in the Pacific.]]></description><author> Edward Cody</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WASHINGTON IN BRIEF]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35262-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35262-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 7:46:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   House Bill Targets China On Undervalued Currency <br>Congress for the second time in two days gave notice yesterday to both China and the Bush administration that it will take action if nothing is done about undervalued Chinese currency, which gives Chinese goods an advantage over U.S. competition.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands Protest In Taiwan]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3945-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3945-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 7:46:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 26  --  Hundreds of thousands of Taiwanese marched through Taipei on Saturday to voice their opposition to an anti-secession law recently passed by China that authorizes the use of force against the island if it moves toward formal independence.]]></description><author> Tim Culpan</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-Secession Measure Backfires on China]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61389-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61389-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 7:46:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The action has shown China as willing to risk war across the Taiwan Strait and complicated Chinese diplomatic efforts to depict the nation's rise as non-threatening.]]></description><author> Edward Cody</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[E.U. Wavers on Allowing Arms Sales to Beijing]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56977-2005Mar22.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56977-2005Mar22.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 7:46:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The European Union's consensus to lift a 15-year embargo has fallen apart under increasing pressure from the United States, a new Chinese threat to Taiwan and intensified criticism at home.]]></description><author> Glenn Frankel</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tide of Tension on Taiwan Strait]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45090-2005Mar17.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45090-2005Mar17.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 7:46:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[China's new anti-secession law has produced a sudden rise in tension across the Taiwan Strait, leaving Taipei in a combative mood and putting a hold on improvements such as direct airline flights to mainland China.]]></description><author> Edward Cody</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[CORRECTION]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38664-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38664-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 7:46:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  A March 8 article misidentified the political party of Taiwan's president, Chen Shui-bian. It is the  Democratic Progressive Party, not the Democratic People's Party.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiwan Unites in Censure]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34319-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34319-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 7:46:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Taiwan denounced China's enactment of a law authorizing the use of force against the island as an act of aggression. It also suspended talks to allow additional charter flights across the Taiwan Strait.]]></description><author> Tim Culpan and Philip P. Pan</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Puts Threat to Taiwan Into Law]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32353-2005Mar13.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32353-2005Mar13.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 7:46:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[China has enacted a law authorizing the use of force against Taiwan if it moves toward formal independence, codifying its long-standing threat to attack the island.]]></description><author> Philip P. Pan</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Sends Warning to Taiwan With Anti-Secession Law]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15294-2005Mar7.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15294-2005Mar7.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 7:46:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A controversial anti-secession bill whose terms were announced today enshrines into law China's determination to use "non-peaceful means" as a last resort to prevent Taiwan from establishing formal independence.]]></description><author> Edward Cody</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORLD IN BRIEF]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12631-2005Mar6.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12631-2005Mar6.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 7:46:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    Taiwanese Protesters Denounce China's Planned Anti-Secession Law <br>   KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan --  More than 15,000 protesters marched in Taiwan on Sunday, denouncing China's planned anti-secession law and pledging to fight what they say is Beijing's attempt to force this self-ruled island to unify with the mainland.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Premier Pledges to Hold On to Taiwan]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9700-2005Mar5.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9700-2005Mar5.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 7:46:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Premier Wen Jiabao vowed never to allow Taiwan "to separate from China under any name or by any means" as the Chinese parliament opened its annual session and prepared to enact an anti-secession law targeting the self-governing island.]]></description><author> Philip P. Pan</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORLD IN BRIEF]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58907-2005Feb27.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58907-2005Feb27.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 7:46:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Chinese Want to Curb Sex-Specific Abortions <br>    BEIJING --  China's top lawmakers want to make it a crime for doctors to detect an unborn baby's sex for nonmedical reasons, in a bid to combat the abortion of female fetuses, government-run newspapers reported Sunday.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Proposes Business, Travel Links to Taiwan]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54487-2005Feb25.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54487-2005Feb25.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 7:46:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The proposals are designed to benefit the island's high-tech businessmen, its produce farmers and many families with loved ones on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.]]></description><author> Edward Cody</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Protests U.S.-Japan Accord]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39361-2005Feb20.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39361-2005Feb20.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 7:46:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[China issued a stiff protest Sunday over an updated U.S.-Japanese strategic agreement, saying its reference to Taiwan violates China's national sovereignty and its criticism of China's military buildup is "untenable."]]></description><author> Edward Cody</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S., Japan Call on North Korea to Resume Arms Talks]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38453-2005Feb19.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38453-2005Feb19.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 7:46:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Expressing deep concern about North Korea's nuclear weapons program, senior U.S. and Japanese officials pressed the communist nation to soon resume international talks aimed at halting its arms development.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan to Join U.S. Policy On Taiwan]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33297-2005Feb17.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33297-2005Feb17.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eastasia/taiwan/post</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 7:46:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Nations will declare Saturday for the first time in a joint agreement that Taiwan is a mutual security concern.]]></description><author> Anthony Faiola</author></item></channel></rss>