9.09.2004 - "China and Taiwan Make Nice -- but Not for Real, Experts Say" - Los Angeles Times
9.05.2004 - "Taiwanese PC Maker on Verge Of Sales Push Into U.S. and China" - New York Times
5.21.2004 - "U.S. Welcomes Taiwan Speech, China Doubts Linger" - New York Times
5.20.2004 - Transcript,
President Chen's Inaugural Speech 'Paving the Way for a Sustainable Taiwan',
elaborates on the foundational principles involved in Taiwan's democracy and
development; Taiwan's ethnic diversity and unity; the recent election controversies;
Taiwan's constitutional re-engineering project; Taiwan's peace, stability,
and security; Taiwan's international recognition and participation; Taiwan's
relation to Beijing; the "Spirit of Taiwan"; Taiwan's future...
4.23.2004 - "US
Congress presses for Chen visit" - The Taipei Times
4.23.2004 - "Presidential Office defends plan for new constitution" - The Taipei Times
4.20.2004 - "China Lets Cheney Speak on TV but Censors Remarks Afterward" - New York Times
3.29.2004 - Article in Washington Post, President Chen talks about his plans, why what has happened recently in Hong Kong shows that Beijing's One Country, Two Systems formula for Taiwan would be "a total failure," and how "insisting on having a democratic Taiwan, is the greatest defense and the best arms that we have in the face of China's military threat"
3.14.2004- "Chinese efforts to thwart support of Taiwan backfire"- The Taipei Times
3.08.2004 - Article in TimeAsia magazine, on 3/8, describing the new paradigm and widely accepted identity of Taiwanese
3.05.2004 - Read about the Hand in Hand Rally
2. 14.2004 - President Chen's interview with Time Asia
2.13.2004 - "Powell Approves of Referendum" - The Taipei Times
2.12.2004 - "US Asks China to Trim Threat to Taiwan" - New York Times
2.10.2004 - "US
is Preparing a Stick for China" - Taipei Times
2. 1. 2004 - "Taiwan
Holds Referendum Rally" - BBC
1.29.2004 - "Chen
and Lee to take part in 'hand-in-hand' peace rally" - eTaiwanNews
1.2.2004 - "New
National Identity Emerges in Taiwan" - The Washington Post
12.17.2003 - "Taiwan Passes 2 Resolutions Asking China to Remove Missiles" - from NY Times
12. 9.2003 - A Press Conference by Scott McClellan in the White House on December 9 after Premier Wen and President Bush's meeting, where American journalists grill the White House; it's almost hilarious to read.
12.11.2003 - "US experts greet Bush's comments with shock" - an article from the Taipei Times
12.11.2003 - "Self Determination Gets Support": at the International Human Rights Roundtable, experts say Taiwan's right to self-determination has its basis in international law, and "the basic human rights of Taiwanese people, such as the right to elect the nation's president and the right to hold referendums, were all deemed provocative in China's eyes."
12.10.2003 - An Article on CNN.com: Chen stays his course on planning to hold the referendum in March, and explains the "defensive referendum is for avoiding war and to help keep the Taiwanese people free of fear..."
12. 10. 2003 - Article in the NYTimes: Bush's condemnation of Taiwan and his support for China; and the voices within Congress that support democracy in Taiwan and oppose Bush's new stance.
12. 9.2003 - China's President Hu Jintao and Chinese officials warn Taiwan residents and speak of "liberation warfare scenarios." Read
12.9.2003 - Article on CNN: Bush's specific remarks Wednesday, with Chinese Premier Wen by his side.
12.5.2003 - An article about Premier Wen Jiabao of China's Agenda in coming to the US.