China Spurns Taiwan President's Peace Overture

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China Spurns Taiwan President's Peace Overture

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China Spurns Taiwan President's Peace Overture

Wed Oct 13, 2:17 AM ET Top Stories - Reuters

By Benjamin Kang Lim

BEIJING (Reuters) - China spurned Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's peace overtures Wednesday, accusing him of merely paying lip service to easing tensions between the two arch foes.

Chen called for peace talks with China in his National Day speech Sunday, but asserted that the island was a sovereign nation and not a mere province of China.

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