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Taiwan Quick Take

■ Cross-strait ties
Globalization can beat China
A globalized Taiwan will be able to stand up to the growing threat and challenge posed by China, Mainland Affairs Council Vice Chairman Chen Min-tong (陳明通) said yesterday. Speaking at a Taipei seminar on Chinese affairs, Chen said Taiwan should adapt itself to the world trend of globalization. If Taiwan can globalize, it will be able to rise to the challenge of the economic and security threat posed by China, and to help convert it into a free democratic country, he said. Chen said China is growing into a regional power and is posing a major economic and security threat to its neighboring countries. This growing trend will peak in 2008, when the Olympic Games are held in Beijing, he said.

■ China incident
Officer kidnapped in Strait
Coast Guard Admin-istration officer Chiang Shao-nan (江少南) was abducted by Chinese fishermen yesterday afternoon while on duty. The administration pointed out that the Chinese fishing boat Min Chang Yu 4108 crossed the Taiwan Strait's middle line yesterday afternoon. Chiang and three officers boarded the boat to check up on the crew. However, the crew threatened Chiang and another officer with a knife, and the other two officers retreated. The officer who was kept on the boat with Chiang managed to get away by jumping overboard. The fishing boat eventually managed to return to China. The Straights Exchange Foundation contacted China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait upon hearing about the abduction, and demanded Chiang's immediate return. The foundation said the two sides were still negotiating.

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