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Agencies Mull Warships to
Somalia
(Taipei
Times, Jan. 9, 2009) The government is studying the possibility of sending
warships to protect Taiwanese fishing boats in the waters off Somalia, a
high-ranking official at the Mainland Affairs Council said yesterday.
Japan, China Meet Over Gas
Row
(AFP, Jan. 9, 2009) JAPAN and
China held talks on a renewed row over gas fields in the East China Sea, a
dispute that has long clouded ties between Asia's two biggest economies.
Taiwan Haunted by Plunging
Exports, Job Cuts
(Reuters, Jan. 8, 2009) Taiwan announced exports plunged
a record 42 percent in December from a year ago amid the worst global
downturn since the Great Depression.
Talks with Japan on Fishing
Rights to Open Next Month
(Taipei Times, Jan. 7, 2008) The 16th round of
talks between Japan and Taiwan on fishing rights disputes will be held in
Taipei next month, MOFA said, but added that the matter of sovereignty over
the Diaoyutai islands would not be discussed.
Pentagon Wary of PRC-Taiwan
Ties
(Taipei Times,
Jan. 7, 2008) Pentagon officials are worried that increasingly warm relations
across the Taiwan Strait could give China
new opportunities to spy on Taiwan’s
US-made weapons systems.
Pre-Trial Hearings Open for
Former Pres. Chen’s Case on January 19 (China
Post, Jan. 6, 2008) The Taipei district court will start pre-trial hearings
of former President Chen Shui-bian's graft and money laundering case on
January 19.
China, Taiwan to Talk
Business
(Reuters, Jan. 6, 2009) Top negotiators from
rivals Taiwan and China will meet again this week to discuss
issues facing island investors who see China as an important but
increasingly difficult place to do business amid the global economic crisis.
Envoy to Japan Ready to
Upgrade Two-Way Ties
(CNA, Jan. 6, 2009) Taiwan's top envoy to Japan,
John C. T. Feng, promised to do his best to enhance and cement ties between
the two countries.
Japan Says China’s Gas Drilling
‘Regrettable’
(Reuters, Jan. 5, 2009) Japan's foreign minister
said Tokyo had protested over Chinese gas drilling in a disputed East China
Sea field, which it called regrettable, and urged Beijing to resume talks
quickly.
China Accelerates Filling Up
Its Oil Reserves
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