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NSC blames beef panic on poor communication...to relax the beef ban before leaving office. Chen's office said that in March last year, near the end of his term, Washington expressed hope that Chen would loosen the restrictions. Chen told US officials that as a new president had... In this article: US, Taiwan, Washington, Chen Shui-bian, Cattle, and WTO |
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The Australian | October 27, 2009
Taipei's highwire act
...we should pursue peace and prosperity." Defusing the Taiwan strait as a global flashpoint "has been very much appreciated by Tokyo and Washington", the country's most important supporters, he says. Like his jailed predecessor Chen...
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Centre Daily Times | September 23, 2009
Jailed former Taiwanese president petitions US
...23, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. Lin said Chen is suing the United States because he believes Taiwan should be under U.S. control and demands Washington to release him from his detention on corruption charges. Wednesday's statement comes after...
In this article: Chen Shui-bian, United States, Taiwan, Taipei, World War II, Washington, and China
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Taipei Times | October 06, 2009
US Supreme Court rejects Taiwan case
...government had no legal right to try or detain him. Latching onto Lin's suit, Chen, 58, filed his own case in the US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in Washington. The US financial news service Bloomberg quoted Shih...
In this article: Taiwan, US, Chen Shui-bian, US Supreme Court, Washington, US Court Of Appeals, Purgatory, World War II, and Taipei Times
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USATODAY.com | September 23, 2009
Jailed former president petitions U.S.
...it says. Chen claimed he is immune from the Taipei court's ruling because as president he was acting as civil administrator for the U.S. military government, according to the petition, which demands that Washington release him. The...
In this article: Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian, United States, World War II, Taipei, Japan, China, Beijing, and Washington
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en.wikipedia.org
Chen Shui-bian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chen Shui-bian (born October 12, 1950) is a former Taiwanese politician who was ... state from Taiwan would be permitted to visit either New York or Washington, D.C. ...
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Chen Shui-bian , President of Taiwan / Political Scandal Figure Born: 1950 Birthplace: Kuantien Township, ... to visit either New York or Washington, D.C. ...
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www.cato.org
Careful What You Wish For: The Effort to Oust Chen Shui-bian ...
Careful What You Wish For: The Effort to Oust Chen Shui-bian. by Ted Galen Carpenter ... Cato Institute • 1000 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. • Washington D.C. 20001-5403 ...
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USATODAY.com - Taiwan's president might come to D.C.
... that Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian could visit Washington for a speech. ... visit to the USA by Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian would likely anger China. ...
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Washington, D.C. (pronounced: /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən ˌdiːˈsiː/), formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790. The City of Washington was originally a separate municipality within the Territory of Columbia until an act of Congress in 1871 effectively merged the City and the Territory into a single entity called the District of Columbia. It is for this reason that the city, while legally named the District of Columbia, is known as Washington, D.C. The city is located on the north bank of the Potomac River and is bordered by the states of Virginia to the southwest and Maryland to the other sides. The District has a resident population of 591,833; however, because of commuters from the surrounding suburbs, its population rises to over one million during the workweek. The Washington Metropolitan Area, of which the District is a part, has a population of 5.3 million, the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the country.
The United States Congress has supreme authority over Washington, D.C.; residents of the city therefore have less self-governance than residents of the states. The District has a non-voting at-large Congressional delegate, but no senators. D.C. residents could not vote in presidential elections until the ratification of the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1961.
- Name:
- District of Columbia
- Motto:
- Justitia Omnibus(Justice for All)
- Founding Date:
- July 16, 1790
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 68.3
- Total Area (km):
- 177.0
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 61.4
- Land Area (km):
- 159.0
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 6.9
- Water Area (km):
- 18.0
- Elevation (ft):
- 0–409
- Elevation (m):
- 0–125
- Time Zone:
- EST
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