To intervene in Hong Kong would embarrass a China keen to persuade Taiwan that Chinese promises of autonomy mean what they say.

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Mr. Lin has thus far managed to steer clear of controversy by giving a nod to both his Taiwan and Chinese heritage, but if history is any guide, Mr. Lin's politicization is unlikely to stop there.

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Taiwan residents write Chinese using traditional characters, while mainlanders prefer simplified forms adopted in 1951.

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Beijing-watchers in Taiwan say senior Chinese officials differed about how to respond to Mr Ma's request.

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After a one-month quarantine, the pandas are expected to make their debut in Taiwan during the Chinese lunar new year.

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Its ability to defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion, say, or even to back up the Philippines or Vietnam in a clash with China over a contentious rock in the South China Sea relies on its willingness to see these conflicts become wars involving the superpowers or even nuclear confrontations.

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Ultimately, the relationship between the PRC and Taiwan is for the Chinese themselves to determine, peacefully.

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It affirms its interest in a peaceful settlement of the Taiwan question by the Chinese themselves.

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Analysts at Canalys said they expect that Chinese and Taiwan based manufacturers will dominate the domestic market and are well positioned to expand into overseas markets as well.

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Young men (and some women) also tend to go abroad as missionaries, usually after rigorous study of a foreign language (Mr Romney learned French, Mr Huntsman Mandarin Chinese in Taiwan).

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WHEN, in 1964, Emily Cohen chose to go home to the United States via India, after a year studying Chinese in Taiwan, she could scarcely have imagined that it would lead, indirectly, to over 20 years working on The Economist.

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It wants to make sure that mega-projects will not adversely affect Taiwan's competitiveness by providing a boost to Chinese exporters at the expense of their Taiwan rivals.

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Though Taiwan has de facto sovereignty, most of its population are ethnically Chinese and China continues to claim Taiwan as a part of China and has not ruled out the use of force to take the island.

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His most famous production, Legacy, featured the voyage of the first Chinese crossing to Taiwan 300 years ago.

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