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Re: CNA (Taiwan) Taiwan-US-Vatican...082499




GOD SAVE TAIWAN!


From: bich dao <daotb@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: vnsa@list-server.net
>To: BTD <daotb@yahoo.com>
>Subject: CNA (Taiwan) Taiwan-US-Vatican...082499
>Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 10:33:17 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>ROC OFFICIAL SEES NO US PRESSURE OVER CROSS-STRAIT TIES
>
>     Taipei,  Aug.  24  (CNA)  Mainland  Affairs  Council  (MAC)  Vice
>Chairman  Lin  Chong-pin on Tuesday refused to confirm whether the US
>government has dispatched a delegation to Taiwan.
>     But  he  said  that if such a delegation were to visit Taipei, it
>would  not  be for the purpose of putting pressure on Taiwan over the
>development of cross-Taiwan Strait relations.
>     It  is  understood  that  a US official delegation has arrived in
>Taipei  to discuss security issues, but its level is though to be not
>as high as reported by some local newspapers.
>     Since President Lee Teng-hui redefined Taiwan-mainland China ties
>as  a  "special  state-to-state  relationship" on July 9, Beijing has
>been  pressing  Lee  to  retract his statement, and the international
>community has been following the situation closely.
>     According  to  Lin,  the  reactions  to  Lee's statement from the
>international  community  have now become more favorable than before,
>and  the  US  government  has  reiterated  its  policy  of  seeking a
>resolution of cross-strait issues through peaceful means.
>(By Victor Lai)
>ENDITEM/J
>^Z
>POPE APPOINTS NEW CHARGE D'AFFAIRES TO ROC
>
>     Rome,  Aug.  24 (CNA) Pope John Paul II announced Thursday that
>Adolofo  Tito  Yllana has been appointed Holy See's Charge d'affaires
>a.i.  to the Republic of China.
>     Rev.  Monsignor  Joseph  Chennoth,  the  outgoing Holy See Charge
>d'affaires  to  the  ROC  has  been  named  Ambassador to the Central
>African Republic and Chad.
>     Holy  See  Deputy  Secretary  Giovanni  Battista informed the ROC
>Ambassador  to  the  Holy  See,  Raymond Tai  of Yllana' appointment.
>     The  appointment  of  Yllana  by  the  Pope was not unexpected as
>Yllana  had been sent to Taiwan by the Vatican in July to perform the
>duties as the counselor to the Embassy of the Holy See.
>(By Tony Fang and Michelle Tseng)
>ENDITEM/rm
>^Z
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