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Protesters demonstrate for Taiwan’s admittance to UN

Dozens of protesters yesterday marched in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, calling for an end to China’s opposition to Taiwan’s entry into the UN.

Marking Taiwan UN Day, an annual occasion started in 2007, participants in the protest said they wanted to see the Taiwanese public unite on the issue to put an end to Taiwan’s “international orphanage.”

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Sovereignty spat spills to film festival

A-list movie stars about to make a grand entrance at the prestigious Tokyo International Film Festival became the latest victims of turbulent cross-strait relations on Saturday after both the Taiwanese and Chinese delegations missed the star--studded ceremony amid a spat over names.

Despite spending days preparing for the 11-day event, Taiwanese actors and actresses failed to reach the eco-friendly “green carpet” after a Chinese delegation insisted that the Taiwanese group add the word “China” to their country’s name.

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Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen, left, and DPP Secretary-General Joseph Wu yesterday unveil their party’s new defence policy at a press conference in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: George Tsorng, Taipei Times

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday unveiled an ambitious national policy for Taiwan’s national defense industry, which the party said would help decrease Taiwan’s reliance on foreign arms exports and generate NT$400 billion (US$12.17 billion) in direct and secondary benefits.