On Friday, Chinese President Hu Jintao (胡錦濤) issued a statement on the Taiwan issue, in which he highlighted President Chen Shui-bian's (陳水扁) "five noes" pledges. Hu's talk is generally perceived as responding to the 10-point consensus reached between Chen and People's First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong (宋楚瑜) last week.

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By the Liberty Times editorial
President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) signed an accord with People's First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong (宋楚瑜) after their meeting last week. The accord contains a 10-point consensus which encompasses the promise to "respect" the Republic of China (ROC) Constitution and a reiteration of the "five noes" commitment, among others. Later, Chen went on to declare that the campaign to change the title of the country and adopt a new constitution is being "self-delusional."

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By Chang Kuo-tsai 張國財
The meeting between President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) and People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong (宋楚瑜) -- which made the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) jealous, the PFP hesitant, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) excited and pro-independence activists worried -- finally became a reality on Feb. 24.

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China is the world's second largest oil user and it is now stealthily moving into territory the US used to consider its own backyard
Latin America is becoming a rich destination for China in its global quest for energy, with the Chinese quickly signing accords with Venezuela, investing in largely untapped markets like Peru and exploring possibilities in Bolivia and Colombia.

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The derivation of pop-up ads from other, older uses of pop-up is obvious, what what on earth is a "do rag" and what the heck does a do rag actually do?
By William Safire
When I was a little kid, I delighted in pop-up books: the paper inside was folded in such a way that when you turned a page, a castle with Rapunzel in it would suddenly appear. I would cry out, "Let down your hair!" and turn the cardboard page to see if she did that to trick the cruel enchantress and help the prince climb up the tower to her chamber.

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By Chen Ming-Chung
Up until the day China's anti-secession law is passed -- or rubber-stamped -- no one in the world, including those 1.3 billion Chinese to be ruled by it, except for a privileged few, knows its contents. ("US Congress may act too late," March 3, page 1.)

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By Charles Hong
Once upon a time, there was a farmer carrying two large empty baskets with a flat pole (or a shouldering pole) to cross a single-plank bridge. Walking to the center of the bridge, the farmer found a man (A) walking toward him. At the same time, there was another man (B) following the farmer. Both A and B would not go back to their original shores. How would you resolve this deadlock?

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