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MARCH 23 SHOULD BE 'TAIWAN INDEPENDENCE DAY': VP.
TAIPEI, May 1 Asia Pulse - Taiwan is a sovereign state and "formally became independent" the day Taiwan people cast their votes to elect their president for the first time March 23, 1996, Vice President Annette Lu claimed Monday in the eastern city of Hualien, adding that March 23 should therefore be set as Taiwan's independence day.
In a speech to her supporters in the Hualien area, Lu said Hualien could be a "defensive frontline zone " instead of a safe place in the rear in the event of military attacks by China.
She lambasted Beijing for downgrading Taiwan's sovereign status when announcing a 2008 Olympic torch relay route plan recently that included Taiwan as a "domestic leg." She also blamed the administrative department for failing to take preventive or remedial ...
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...Beating the holiday by two days, ''Independence Day'' arrives in theaters today. And...will annihilate the competition. ''Independence Day'' is about the near-extermination...Intense! - had been used up, ''Independence Day'' conjures up one more for which...
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