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Bush opposes ease on Taiwan contact

WOULDN'T BE PRUDENT The Bush administration came out against a measure that would loosen rules regarding contact between US and Taiwanese officials

By Charles Snyder  /  STAFF REPORTER IN WASHINGTON

The curbs were first put in place after Washington switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1978 in order to avoid offending Chinese sensibilities about the "unofficial" US-Taiwan ties.

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