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    ¡¥Decades¡¦ to unification, Ma¡¦s aides say

    TIMELINE: The Presidential Office said the ¡¥Wall Street Journal¡¦ had misquoted President Ma Ying-jeou in a Nov. 25 interview the business paper published online on Monday
    By Ko Shu-ling and Jenny W. Hsu
    It will take ¡§decades¡¨ for Taiwan and China to consider unification as the conditions are not currently ripe, the Presidential Office said yesterday, dismissing a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report that quoted President Ma Ying-jeou (°¨­^¤E) as saying that it will happen ¡§in the next decade.¡¨

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    New draft highlights climate talks deadlock

    The UN¡¦s climate conference was deadlocked yesterday on key issues, with a new draft text lacking any figures on targets for limiting global warming, as world leaders raised the pressure for results.

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    Officials riled by Taiwan¡¦s ranking in climate report

    By Vincent Y. Chao
    Environmental officials defended Taiwan¡¦s record yesterday after the nation was ranked behind Japan and South Korea in an influential climate change performance report that evaluates emissions trends, levels and climate policy.

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    Climate conference taking a heavy toll on the environment

    The Copenhagen climate talks will generate more carbon emissions than any previous climate conference, equivalent to the annual output of over half a million Ethiopians, figures commissioned by Denmark show.

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    EU, US call for Liu Xiaobo¡¦s release falls on deaf ears

    BEIJING WARNING: The Foreign Ministry said such appeals amounted to interference in China¡¦s judiciary and outsiders had no right to do so
    The EU and the US called on China on Monday to release a prominent pro-democracy writer and rights activist who faces trial on charges of subversion.

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