| Journal Call no. | HC411.A76 |
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| Author | Healy, Tim. |
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| Article Title | A touchdown for the veep : the U.S. grants a visa and Beijing doesn't erupt / Tim Healy. |
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| Is Part Of | Asiaweek ; v.22, no.3, 19 Jan 1996, p.25, illus. |
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| Abstract | Just before New Year, Taiwan requested a U.S. transit visa to enable Vice-President Li Yuan-zu's plane to refuel on his way to and from a presidential inauguaration in Guatemala. A month earlier, China had held military exercises opposite Taiwan aimed at halting its drift toward independence. With President Lee Teng-hui seeking a second term in March elections, China is keeping up pressure. Lee's visit to the U.S. last June had caused a crisis between Beijing and Washington and across the Taiwan Strait. Would the U.S. risk stirring China's anger again? |
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