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Cupertino - impact of immigrants from South Asia, Taiwan, and China on voting base

By Raj Abhyanker, Editor
Here are some interesting aggregate statistics about Cupertino, CA as of the year 2009. The city of Cupertino has about 54,000 residents. Approximately half or 27,200 are registered to vote. The city of Cupertino is rich with diversity, its residents coming from all parts of the globe. The two largest (and fastest [...]

Visits to Taiwan by Chinese trade groups increase - Taipei Times border=

Visits to Taiwan by Chinese trade groups increase - Taipei Times

Taipei Times
The Chinese government plans to send as many as nine trade teams to Taiwan this year to buy agricultural and electronic products, part of a push to improve trade and help bolster Taiwan's economy, a Chinese official said.
Voice of America
The Associated Press
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China Taiwan official makes rare Beijing trip - guardian.co.uk border=

China Taiwan official makes rare Beijing trip - guardian.co.uk

guardian.co.uk
By Ralph Jennings TAIPEI, May 21 (Reuters) - A leading figure in Taiwan's anti-China opposition party took a political risk on Thursday by flying to Beijing to sell her hometown's World Games, an alternative to the Olympics that has seen disappointing …
Al Jazeera
Reuters India
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Taiwan accepted into WHO meeting - BBC News

BBC News
Officials in Taiwan say China has dropped its objections to the island's participation in a key United Nations body, the World Health Organization.
eTaiwan News
Wall Street Journal
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Taiwan Takes Step Forward at UN Health Agency - New York Times

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By KEITH BRADSHER HONG KONG - President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan announced Wednesday that Chinese officials had dropped their objections to Taiwan's participation as an observer at a United Nations body, a step forward in Taiwan's effort to win greater …
BBC News
Voice of America
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Freighter sinks replica sailing ship off Taiwan - The Associated Press border=

Freighter sinks replica sailing ship off Taiwan - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
HONOLULU (AP) - A replica of a Ming Dynasty Chinese sailing ship sank off the coast of Taiwan after it was rammed by a freighter but its sailors were rescued, relatives of Hawaii-based crew members said.
BBC News
San Jose Mercury News
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Taiwan Shares End Lower On Swine Flu Concerns, Profit-Taking - Wall Street Journal border=

Taiwan Shares End Lower On Swine Flu Concerns, Profit-Taking - Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal
TAIPEI (Dow Jones)–Concerns that the spread of swine flu would hit travel demand and weigh on the Taiwan economy sent local shares to their lowest close in two weeks Monday.
Bloomberg
Christian Science Monitor
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China, Taiwan ink trade and crime-fighting deals - Christian Science Monitor border=

China, Taiwan ink trade and crime-fighting deals - Christian Science Monitor

Christian Science Monitor
The longtime rivals signed deals Sunday on boosting cross-strait flights, joint-crime fighting, and financial cooperation, but steered clear of politics.
Reuters India
United Press International
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Defiant Taiwan ex-president on trial for corruption - Reuters border=

Defiant Taiwan ex-president on trial for corruption - Reuters

Reuters
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian, an anti-China firebrand, arrived in court on Thursday at the start of a lengthy, bitter corruption trial that he has dismissed as a political plot.
Times Online
The Associated Press
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