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Taiwan's incoming VP hopes to 'melt the ice' with China
AP ^ | 4/12/2008 | Peter Harmsen

Posted on 04/11/2008 10:03:14 PM PDT by steelboy

) - Taiwan's vice president-elect said Friday he hoped to "melt the ice" with China in an historic encounter with Chinese President Hu Jintao expected here following decades of animosity.

Flashing his trademark smile, Vincent Siew arrived at the Boao resort, on the east coast of the tropical Chinese island of Hainan, where he was scheduled to meet for 20 minutes with Hu on Saturday as part of the Taiwanese delegation.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; taiwan

1 posted on 04/11/2008 10:03:14 PM PDT by steelboy
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To: steelboy

Merging with mainland China would “melt” a lot of ice. I see this in the, not to distance, future.


2 posted on 04/11/2008 10:11:41 PM PDT by doc1019 (God is in control ... not Global Warming.)
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To: steelboy

Can he assassinate a gaggle of the commie leaders instead, and do the world a favor?


3 posted on 04/11/2008 10:19:23 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: steelboy

So, Taiwan’s to blame for Global Warming.


4 posted on 04/11/2008 10:47:37 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Dad of a 2nd BCT 10th Mountain Soldier home after 15 months in the Triangle of death)
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To: steelboy

> ) - Taiwan’s vice president-elect said Friday he hoped to “melt the ice” with China in an historic encounter with Chinese President Hu Jintao expected here following decades of animosity.

He is either mad or a pragmatist. The ChiCom are determined to have Taiwan, come hell or high water.


5 posted on 04/11/2008 10:53:52 PM PDT by DieHard the Hunter (Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fàg am bealach.)
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Twenty minutes to bedazzle the Chi-coms with his trademark smile. Hmmmm——what we soldier-boys used to call a ‘quickie’.


6 posted on 04/11/2008 11:18:20 PM PDT by perchprism
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To: steelboy
Taiwan's vice president-elect said Friday he hoped to "melt the ice" with China in an historic encounter with Chinese President Hu Jintao expected here following decades of animosity.

In short, the head that was China wants warmer relations with the big headless body that is China.

7 posted on 04/11/2008 11:54:03 PM PDT by kipita (“Love” is to humanity as gravitons are to an infinite # of universes.)
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