U.S. regrets China's response to arms sales
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States said on Saturday it regretted China's announced cuts in bilateral contacts and its plans to punish U.S. companies involved in a $6.4 billon arms package for Taiwan.
Nations:North Korea People:Dalai Lama Barack Obama Yang Jiechi Ma Ying-jeou George W. Bush Hu Jintao Activities:China-U.S. Military Relations
2010-01-31
US, China lock horns over Taiwan arms sale
BEIJING (AFP) - China and the United States were locked Sunday in an escalating row over US arms sales to Taiwan, with Washington rebuffing Chinese protests and insisting the deal promotes stability in the Taiwan Strait.
Nations:North Korea U.S. People:Barack Obama Yang Jiechi Ma Ying-jeou George W. Bush Activities:China-U.S.-Taiwan Relations China-U.S. Military Relations Source:(AFP)
2010-01-31
China threatens U.S. with sanctions over Taiwan arms
BEIJING (Reuters) - China threatened to impose sanctions on U.S. arms firms and cut cooperation with Washington unless it cancels a $6.4 billion arms sale to Taiwan, in an unprecedented move signaling Beijing's growing global power.
Nations:U.S. North Korea Taiwan China People:Dalai Lama Barack Obama Ma Ying-jeou Hu Jintao Activities:China-U.S. Military Relations Source:(Reuters)
2010-01-30
China suspends military exchanges with US
BEIJING - China suspended military exchanges with the United States and threatened sanctions against American defense companies Saturday, just hours after Washington announced $6.4 billion in planned arms sales to Taiwan.
Nations:North Korea People:Robert Gates Dalai Lama Barack Obama Ma Ying-jeou Hu Jintao Activities:Taiwan-U.S. Military Relations China-U.S. Military Relations Source:(AP)
2010-01-30
Second storm slams into northern Philippines
MANILA, Philippines - Typhoon Parma slammed into the Philippines on Saturday, ripping off roofs, toppling power pylons and swelling rivers in the country's mountainous north. At least two people were killed, an official said.
Nations:Philippines Taiwan Cambodia Indonesia Source:(AP)
2009-10-03
Taiwan's Ma aims to boost image with cabinet shuffle
Taipei, Taiwan - Taiwan formally replaced most of its Cabinet Thursday in a bid to appease public anger over its response to last month's deadly Typhoon Morakot.
Nations:Taiwan People:Ma Ying-jeou Sun Yat-sen Activities:2009 Typhoon Morakot Ma Ying-jeou Admin. Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2009-09-13
Taiwan ex-president Chen given life term for graft
TAIPEI, Taiwan - A Taiwan court imposed a life sentence on former President Chen Shui-bian after convicting him of corruption Friday, marking a watershed in the island's turbulent political history.
Nations:Taiwan People:Chen Shui-bian Ma Ying-jeou Activities:Chen Shui-bian Corruption Case Source:(AP)
2009-09-11
Taiwan's Ma aims to boost image with cabinet shuffle
Taipei, Taiwan - Taiwan formally replaced most of its Cabinet Thursday in a bid to appease public anger over its response to last month's deadly Typhoon Morakot.
People:Ma Ying-jeou Sun Yat-sen Activities:Ma Ying-jeou Admin. Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2009-09-11
1,000 still stranded as Taiwan storm aid arrives
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The first shipments of foreign aid arrived Sunday as Taiwan struggled to reach more than 1,000 people still stranded a week after its deadliest typhoon in half a century.
Nations:Australia People:Ma Ying-jeou Jet Li Activities:2009 Typhoon Morakot Source:(AP)
2009-08-16
Taiwan seeks foreign aid after typhoon catastrophe
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan leaders, already under fire over the response to a typhoon that likely killed hundreds, have accepted foreign aid after earlier refusing the offers, officials said on Saturday, as the president apologized.
People:Ma Ying-jeou Activities:2009 Typhoon Morakot Source:(Reuters)
2009-08-15
Bowing to typhoon anger, Taiwan leader says sorry
LIUKUEI, Taiwan (AFP) - Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou bowed to public anger Saturday, apologising for his government's slow response to Typhoon Morakot, which devastated central and southern parts of the island.
Nations:Taiwan People:Ma Ying-jeou Andy Lau Jet Li Activities:2009 Typhoon Morakot Source:(AFP)
2009-08-15
Taiwan president says typhoon has killed about 500
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Floods and mudslides unleashed by Typhoon Morakot last weekend have killed about 500 people on the island, Taiwan's president said Friday as he called on rescue crews to step up their efforts.
Nations:Taiwan People:Ma Ying-jeou Activities:2009 Typhoon Morakot Source:(AP)
2009-08-14
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