Summary
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan -- More than 100,000 Taiwanese rallied Saturday to demand the United Nations accept the island as a member, the most important step yet in the government-orchestrated campaign to emphasize its separation from mainland China.
The demonstration in the southern city of Kaohsiung gave ballast to President Chen Shui-bian's pro-independence policies and defied threats from China. The two split amid civil war in 1949.See the full content of this document
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Taiwanese Rally for Ties to U.N.
The rally was called to back a planned referendum on membership in the world body under the name Taiwan, rather than the official title of the Republic of China.
Taiwanese U.N. m...See the full content of this document
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