forces or even the geographic scope of the "area surrounding Japan" | Macartney, Jane 6 March 2007 |
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It has its own constitution, democratically elected leaders, and 400,000 troops in its armed forces | Gary Phillips 17 November 2007 |
This appears to be one of the reasons for the abrupt decline in the approval rating of the Ma administration.
BBC News, "Taiwan Flashpoint", "Since neither outcome looks likely in the short or even medium term, it is perhaps not surprising that opinion polls suggest most Taiwanese people want things to stay as they are, with the island's ambiguous status unresolved | BBC News, "Taiwan Flashpoint", "But Taiwan's leaders say it is clearly much more than a province, arguing that it is a sovereign state |
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Crisis Group 6 June 2003 | Ko Ji-seon September 11, 2015 |
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Julie Lee Wei, Ramon Hawley Myers, Donald G | In 1949 Chiang Kai-shek had transferred to Taiwan the government, gold reserve, and some of the army of his Republic of China |
'It is very difficult for us to see any unification talks even in our lifetimes,' Ma said.
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