TIMES CHANGE: The president commented on the contrast between this year's visit and the previous trip, when the Clinton administration restricted his moves
Returning to Taiwan yesterday, President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) said his trip to Latin America has raised Taiwan's international profile in the face of rival China's ever-tightening diplomatic embargo.

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BANDIT BATTLE: President Gloria Arroyo is considering giving the military forces greater power to deal with rebels who are holding US and Philippine hostages
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said yesterday she was considering imposing martial law on a southern island to end a rebel menace as fighting raged between troops and Muslim guerrillas holding US and Philippine hostages.

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By Crystal Hsu
A packed agenda yesterday delayed the severance of diplomatic ties between Skopje and Taipei even as Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski signaled a willingness to maintain trade links with Taiwan.

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CROSS-STRAIT TALKS: Minister of Economic Affairs Lin Hsin-yi met with his Chinese counterpart yesterday, but the two found little that they could agree on
By Monique Chu
Minister of Economic Affairs Lin Hsin-yi (林信義) met with his Chinese counterpart yesterday, becoming the second DPP Cabinet official to travel to China since President Chen Shui-bian took office last year.

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