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Tuesday, March 8, 2005 at 11:00 AM EST
Scared Strait
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China’s leaders introduced a bill today that would authorize the use of “non-peaceful measures” if Taiwan ever moves to declare formal independence. Beijing described the bill as a pre-emptive move against Taiwan’s pro-independence president Chen Shui-ban.

Taiwanese officials reacted strongly, protesting the Chinese stance and announcing military exercises aimed at repelling any invasion from the mainland.

Kathleen McLaughlin, Shanghai correspondent The Christian Science Monitor, discusses the reasons behind the introduction of the bill.

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Kathleen McLaughlin, Shanghai correspondent The Christian Science Monitor.

 
 

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