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Taiwanese have little fear of war with China: surveyTaipei (AFP) Sept 11, 2010 There is little fear in Taiwan of war with China, but the island's public has somewhat negative feelings towards the mainland's government and people, a survey published Saturday showed. On a scale from one to 10, where one means there is no risk whatsoever of war with China and 10 stands for extreme likelihood of war, the average response was 3.2, according to the survey, which was conducted by the United Daily News. However, 54 percent of the respondents had a negative impression of China's go ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) Sept 10, 2010China is on track to launch its second lunar satellite by year's end, as the country pursues its plans for a manned mission to the moon by 2020, state media said Friday. Preparations for the launch of the Chang'e-2 probe, which will go into orbit within 15 kilometres (nine miles) of the moon, are going smoothly, People's Daily said, citing Wu Weiren, a senior engineer overseeing the programm ... more  
Seoul (AFP) Sept 9, 2010South Korea's point man on North Korea warned Thursday of a global "nuclear domino effect" unless the communist state scraps its atomic weapons. Unification Minister Hyun In-Taek was speaking days before senior US officials travel to South Korea, Japan and China for talks on the issue. North Korea's atomic armament meant "major changes" in the region's security environment as well as the ... more  
Washington (AFP) Sept 9, 2010China may host US Defense Secretary Robert Gates for talks later this year after having cancelled an earlier visit over US arms sales to Taiwan, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Beijing had rebuffed the defense secretary in June, despite an expected visit, but now appears ready to issue another invitation, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell told a news conference. "So if it (an invitat ... more |
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Three Chinese set themselves ablaze in property row: reportBeijing (AFP) Sept 12, 2010 Three people were in serious condition in hospital in eastern China on Sunday after setting themselves on fire to protest over being forcibly evicted, state media reported. Chinese online reports of the incident in Jiangxi province showed graphic pictures of at least two people engulfed in flames, but many other reports appeared to have been quickly deleted by government Internet censors. China has witnessed a surge of violent confrontations over land seizures as officials forcibly remove reside ... read more |
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