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Path of future cross-Strait relations laid down (738 words) |
 | Founded on December 16, 1991, ARATS is a semi-official body that deals with cross-Straits relations due to an absence of official contact between Taiwan and the mainland. |
 | During the meeting, Soong said that Taiwan compatriots highly respected Wang for his contribution to peace and development across the Taiwan Straits. |
 | Soong was born in March 1942 in Juyu Village of Xiangtan County and left for Taiwan in 1949. |
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Politics of the Republic of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (5905 words) |
 | The rest of Taiwan and the Penghu Islands are administered together as the Province of Taiwan. |
 | While the Pan-Green camp favors Taiwan having an identity separate from that of China, some Pan-Blue members, especially former leaders from the older generation, seem to be strongly supportive of the concept of the Republic of China, which remains an important symbol of their links with China. |
 | The recent downplaying of Taiwan independence by the DPP as a party, however, led to the formation by hard-line advocates of a new political party called the Taiwan Independence Party in December 1996. |