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An American diplomatic cable says that Taiwan s President told the outgoing head of the US Pacific Command that activities by China s People s Liberation Arm stanley cup y could force the island into political talks with Beijing. HT Image The cable released by WikiLeaks this week describes a meeting between Ma Ying-jeou and Adm. Ret. Timothy Keati stanley cup ng on December 15, 2009 weeks after Keating left his WikiLeaks . It cites Ma suggesting that PLA activities in recent months demonstrated that Taiwan may need to move beyond economic discussions into political discussions with the mainland. Ma has presided over expanded economic dialogue with Beijing, but many Taiwanese see political talks as undermining their de facto independence. The sides split amid civil war in 1949. Read breaking news, latest... See more Read breaking news, latest updates from US, UK, Pakistan and other countries across the world on topics related to US Election Live, politics,crime, and national affairs. News / World News / WikiLeaks: Ma sees Taiwan-China political talks .freemium-card h4{color: fff; padding-bottom:20px;} .freemium-card .freemium-content .subcTxt{padding-bottom:16px; color: fff;} .freemium-card .freemium-content{width: auto; max-width: inherit;} .freemium-card .freemium-content .subcTxt{max-width:inherit; font-size:18px; padding-top:0; line-height:24px} .freemium-card .btnSubc{margin} .freemium-card .btnSubc a{bac stanley cup kground: 000; color: fff; min-width:auto; padding:5px 1 Rmqy 5 policemen, 22 militants killed in Afghanistan
Typhoon Ketsana slammed into Vietnam today, killing at least 31 people during floods and landslides that caused almost 170,000 people to flee their homes, officials said. HT Image The death toll in Vietnam added to at least 246 who died in the Philippines when Ketsana, then a weaker tropical storm, devastated Manila at the weekend. Flood and storm control committee officials said today that 31 people had died, many of them in Kon Tum, a mountainous inland province which recorded 13 fatalities. Most of the victims there jordan died because of landslides and the collapse of their houses during the vicious winds and heavy rains, Le Trong Chien, a Kon Tum official in charge of storm relief, said earlier. There is still heavy rain in our province, he said. The typhoon made landfall around 10:30 IST about 80 kilometres south of Vietnam s fourth-largest city, Danang, the national flood and storm committee said. What worries us is that the flooding could worsen because of heavy rain raising water levels in the rivers but in particular rising sea water, which threatens coastal residents, said Duong Van Ngoc, vice-president of Phu Vang district in Thua Thien-Hue province. Flooding hit parts of Danang as well stanley cup as Hue, the former capital and a UNESCO World Heritage site, where residents used small wooden and steel boats to move around, an AFP reporter saw. Read breaking news, l stanley cup atest... See more Read breaking news, latest updates from US, UK, Pakistan and other countr |
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