NY Times: Taiwan Passes 2 Resolutions Asking China to Remove Missiles

Taiwan Passes 2 Resolutions Asking China to Remove Missiles

HONG KONG, Wednesday, Dec. 17 — Taiwan's national legislature approved two separate resolutions on Tuesday that call on China to remove nearly 500 missiles pointed at the island, as Taiwan's vice president described the missiles as "state-sponsored terrorism."

The resolutions and the comments by Vice President Annette Lu were the latest signs that with closely fought presidential elections scheduled for March 20, many Taiwanese politicians are unwilling to back away from confronting China.

When Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China visited Washington last week, President Bush publicly called for President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan to stop raising tensions in the Taiwan Strait. But President Chen has been defiant, insisting at campaign rallies and in interviews that he will go ahead with plans to hold a national referendum on Election Day that will demand China's removal of the missiles and a Chinese renunciation of the use of force against the island.

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Taiwan Passes 2 Resolutions Asking China to Remove Missiles

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