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China Has No Right To Decide Whether We Are A Country, Taiwan Says
Taiwan's formal name is the Republic of China, the name of the government which in 1949 fled to the island after losing a bloody civil war with Mao Zedong's communists, who established the People's Republic of China.
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China Could Take Control Of Taiwan Without Firing A Shot, Warns Report
China's military could isolate Taiwan, cripple its economy, and compel the democratic island to submit to Beijing's Communist Party without firing a shot, CNN reported citing a Washington think tank.
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Nuclear-Powered Russian Submarine Arrives In Cuba
A Russian nuclear-powered submarine and other naval vessels arrived in Cuba Wednesday for a five-day visit to the communist island off Florida's coast in a show of force amid spiraling US-Russian tensions.
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China's Xi Pledges "Reunification" With Taiwan On Party's Birthday
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to complete "reunification" with self-ruled Taiwan and vowed to "smash" any attempts at formal independence for the island, taking a tough line on the 100th birthday of the ruling Communist Party.
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Cuba Mourns Fidel Castro
Cuba mourned revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on Sunday as the communist island prepared to say its last goodbyes to the towering giant of its modern history with mass memorials and a four-day funeral procession.
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Raul Castro, Stepping From Fidel Castro's Towering Shadow
Cuban President Raul Castro has proved far more pragmatic than his late brother Fidel, ushering in a gradual opening on the communist island and a historic thaw with the United States.
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Cuba's President Raul Castro Keeps Top Job But Leadership Changes To Come
President Raul Castro will serve a second term as head of Cuba's Communist Party alongside other veterans, as the island's aging leaders see out a final period in power amid economic reform and detente with the United States.
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Raul Castro Rejects Privatization, 'Shock Therapy' For Cuba
Cuban President Raul Castro rejected rapid privatization and vowed never to pursue "shock therapy," setting the tone for a Communist Party congress reviewing progress in revamping the island's moribund Soviet-style economy.
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Rolling Stones Rock Cuba Ready For 'Change'
Cubans had never seen the Rolling Stones before and after Mick Jagger rocked them in their hundreds of thousands in Havana, they and their communist island were unlikely ever to be quite the same again.
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Barack Obama Due In Cuba, Ending Half A Century Of Conflict
US President Barack Obama is due in Cuba today to bury the hatchet in a more than half-century-long Cold War conflict that turned the communist island and its giant neighbor into bitter enemies.
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Cuba Visit Opens 'A New Chapter' In Relationship: Barack Obama
President Barack Obama said on Saturday that engaging Cuba -- the communist island he is set to visit in March -- is the best way "to advance American interests and values" and help the Cuban people.
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Barack Obama To Meet Dissidents On Historic Visit To Cuba
US President Barack Obama will meet with dissidents when he makes a historic visit to Cuba next month, the White House said on Thursday, but Republicans complained that the trip would only lend legitimacy to the island's Communist government.
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France Welcomes Cuba's Castro In Historic Visit
Cuba's Communist President Raul Castro starts his official trip to Paris today, his first-ever state visit to Europe, seen as a key step in rebuilding his island nation's ties with the West.
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US Concerned Over Chinese Test Flight In South China Sea
The US on Monday expressed concern over China landing a plane on an artificial island in the strategic South China Sea, saying these are inconsistent with the region's commitments, a day after the Communist giant said it has conducted a "test flight".
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China, Vietnam Pledge to Manage Maritime Differences
Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Vietnam's top leaders agreed today to manage disputes over the South China Sea amid strained ties made more uncertain by an upcoming reshuffle of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party.
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China Has No Right To Decide Whether We Are A Country, Taiwan Says
Taiwan's formal name is the Republic of China, the name of the government which in 1949 fled to the island after losing a bloody civil war with Mao Zedong's communists, who established the People's Republic of China.
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China Could Take Control Of Taiwan Without Firing A Shot, Warns Report
China's military could isolate Taiwan, cripple its economy, and compel the democratic island to submit to Beijing's Communist Party without firing a shot, CNN reported citing a Washington think tank.
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Nuclear-Powered Russian Submarine Arrives In Cuba
A Russian nuclear-powered submarine and other naval vessels arrived in Cuba Wednesday for a five-day visit to the communist island off Florida's coast in a show of force amid spiraling US-Russian tensions.
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China's Xi Pledges "Reunification" With Taiwan On Party's Birthday
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to complete "reunification" with self-ruled Taiwan and vowed to "smash" any attempts at formal independence for the island, taking a tough line on the 100th birthday of the ruling Communist Party.
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Cuba Mourns Fidel Castro
Cuba mourned revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on Sunday as the communist island prepared to say its last goodbyes to the towering giant of its modern history with mass memorials and a four-day funeral procession.
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Raul Castro, Stepping From Fidel Castro's Towering Shadow
Cuban President Raul Castro has proved far more pragmatic than his late brother Fidel, ushering in a gradual opening on the communist island and a historic thaw with the United States.
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Cuba's President Raul Castro Keeps Top Job But Leadership Changes To Come
President Raul Castro will serve a second term as head of Cuba's Communist Party alongside other veterans, as the island's aging leaders see out a final period in power amid economic reform and detente with the United States.
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Raul Castro Rejects Privatization, 'Shock Therapy' For Cuba
Cuban President Raul Castro rejected rapid privatization and vowed never to pursue "shock therapy," setting the tone for a Communist Party congress reviewing progress in revamping the island's moribund Soviet-style economy.
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Rolling Stones Rock Cuba Ready For 'Change'
Cubans had never seen the Rolling Stones before and after Mick Jagger rocked them in their hundreds of thousands in Havana, they and their communist island were unlikely ever to be quite the same again.
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Barack Obama Due In Cuba, Ending Half A Century Of Conflict
US President Barack Obama is due in Cuba today to bury the hatchet in a more than half-century-long Cold War conflict that turned the communist island and its giant neighbor into bitter enemies.
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Cuba Visit Opens 'A New Chapter' In Relationship: Barack Obama
President Barack Obama said on Saturday that engaging Cuba -- the communist island he is set to visit in March -- is the best way "to advance American interests and values" and help the Cuban people.
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Barack Obama To Meet Dissidents On Historic Visit To Cuba
US President Barack Obama will meet with dissidents when he makes a historic visit to Cuba next month, the White House said on Thursday, but Republicans complained that the trip would only lend legitimacy to the island's Communist government.
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France Welcomes Cuba's Castro In Historic Visit
Cuba's Communist President Raul Castro starts his official trip to Paris today, his first-ever state visit to Europe, seen as a key step in rebuilding his island nation's ties with the West.
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US Concerned Over Chinese Test Flight In South China Sea
The US on Monday expressed concern over China landing a plane on an artificial island in the strategic South China Sea, saying these are inconsistent with the region's commitments, a day after the Communist giant said it has conducted a "test flight".
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China, Vietnam Pledge to Manage Maritime Differences
Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Vietnam's top leaders agreed today to manage disputes over the South China Sea amid strained ties made more uncertain by an upcoming reshuffle of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party.
