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...after his term as president ended. Chen has called his trial a political vendetta by Taiwan's current Beijing-friendly government, in retribution for his lifelong push for the island's independence. The 58-year-old was sentenced to life...

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...part of the new ruling party. Mr Chen and his Democratic Progressive Party favoured Taiwan's independence from the Chinese mainland, angering Beijing as well as the pro-China Kuomintang (KMT) in Taiwan. Relations between Beijing and...

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...from 20-30 months for related crimes. While ruling from 2000-2008, Chen upset Beijing by advocating formal independence from China, which has claimed sovereignty over the self-ruled island since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949.

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...him problems. Chen angered Beijing with pro-independence views and also alienated Taiwan's most important ally, the US, which feared that his stance was increasing the risks of a war and damaging US-China relations. An appeal is...

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...be put on trial. He has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and says he is being persecuted for his anti-China views by the administration of President Ma Ying-jeou, who has made improving relations with Beijing a priority. Ma has rejected...

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...himself. In the letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao, he claimed that Beijing "dared not" deal with his government because of his persistence on Taiwan's sovereignty and accused his successor Ma Ying-jeou of being soft on China. In his...

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...but Ma has denied the charge. Taiwan has been governed separately from China since 1949, but Beijing still considers it part of its territory and has vowed to take it back, by force if necessary. The Taipei court was expected to also...

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Beijing's own threats and military provocations only bolstered Mr. Chen; its denial of democracy in Hong Kong and recent repression in Tibet further reduced the already small support in Taiwan for reunification with the mainland. Mr. Ma...

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...Taiwan's most important foreign partner. Washington saw Chen's support for independence as raising the possibility of a war with Beijing, and pressured him to desist - with only limited success. Chen's wife Wu Shu-chen, their son and...

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