IDENTITY CRISIS: Lien Chan's visit to China, as well as James Soong's forthcoming visit, hurt efforts to instill a national consciousness, Lee said
By Ko Shu-ling
Calling Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan (連戰) a "fool," former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) yesterday said that only President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) can solve cross-strait problems, and not "unrelated" people.

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GOING BACK: After fleshing out a communique with Hu, the KMT chairman visited his former elementary school in Xian and was received by singing and dancing children
By Caroline Hong
In a homecoming that has been over 60 years in the making, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan (連戰) yesterday made an emotional return to his hometown of Xian, Yunnan Province, as part of his historic trip to China.

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By Rich Chang
Taiwanese academics yesterday said that US policy toward China has returned to the "containment principle," and that Washington does not want to see Taiwan and China reconcile too quickly in the wake of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan's (連戰) meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao (胡錦濤).

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The legislative caucus of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said yesterday that Taiwan will "never fail" if the two sides of the Taiwan Strait engage in government-to-government dialogue.

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`GETTING RESULTS': The premier encouraged the KMT to be more like its chairman, who has achieved more in a meeting with Hu than the legislature has in months
By Jimmy Chuang
Premier Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) yesterday promised that the Cabinet will not propose any rash policies in the wake of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan's (連戰) five-point "peace agreement" and said that KMT lawmakers do not work as efficiently as their chairman.

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PRESIDENTIAL VISIT: Taiwan's Pacific island ally cleaned up, rehearsed motorcades, and kicked guests out of hotels to make way for Chen Shui-bian and his entourage
From newly-painted lines on roads to practice runs for motorcades, the Marshall Islands is sprucing up ahead of the first-ever official visit by a president -- even though he is a leader most of the world does not recognize.

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POLITICOS ON WHEELS: DPP candidates for the May 14 National Assembly election hit the streets to win support for the party and the constitutional reforms it advocates
A group of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidates for the May 14 National Assembly election biked along the Love River in Kaohsiung yesterday to elicit voter support.

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ANNUAL ATTEMPT: When nongovernmental groups first tried to help with the nation's bid to enter the WHO, they got the cold shoulder from the government
By Melody Chen
When Taiwan launched its first bid to re-enter the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1997 -- after being ousted from the UN health body 25 years earlier -- physician Wu Shuh-min (吳樹民) flew to Geneva to support his country.

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A group aimed at promoting female participation in sports in Taiwan and enhancing women's rights in the traditionally male-dominated field was formally established yesterday.

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GENDERED IDENTITY: Two DPP legislators are calling for an amendment to the 2002 Gender Equality in Employment Law, aiming to protect more people in the workplace
By Mo Yan-chih
Human-rights advocates said yesterday the Gender Equality in Employment Law (兩性工作平等法) should go beyond traditional gender roles and include employment rights of people with diverse gender identities and sexual orientations in its regulations.

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Taiwan must maintain proper defense capabilities to ensure its security until the termination of cross-strait military confrontation, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers said yesterday.

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ADB to meet in Turkey
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