SOS: PFP lawmaker Lee Ching-hua called on General Hau Pei-tsun to explain why the foreign affairs minister was mentioned in his book
By Brian Hsu
PFP Legislator Lee Ching-hua (李慶華) yesterday called on ex-chief of the general staff General Hau Pei-tsun (郝柏村) to step forward to explain whether Minister of Foreign Affairs Eugene Chien (簡又新) was one of the "evil forces" he mentioned in one of his books.

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DIVIDE: As the international community is fundamentally split over whether Saddam Hussein should be given more time to disarm, the US and Britain agreed on `trip points'
Britain and the US are to agree to a set of disarmament "trip-points" detailing specific weapons in Saddam Hussein's arsenal that need to be destroyed or accounted for by March 17 to prevent war.

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The UN has begun a top-level investigation into the bugging of its delegations by the US, first revealed in The Observer newspaper last week.

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EXCHANGE: Officials talked about the impact of the crisis caused by Pyongyang on Northeast Asia and how Taiwan could set an example for the region
By Sandy Huang
While reminding Taiwan to remain alert to all subsequent developments over the tension ignited by North Korea's nuclear weapons program, academics at a seminar yesterday said that Taiwan should take the crisis as an opportunity to highlight its democratic reforms.

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ATTACK?: Pyongyang says its people will defend themselves against the Pentagon's use of cruise missiles, air strikes and tactical nuclear weapons
North Korea yesterday accused the US of plotting a "nuclear attack" as US and South Korean soldiers staged a military exercise near the border with the communist country.

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