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	Taiwan Communique no. 85
		Taiwan Communiqué comment: While we are happy that Senator Murkowski and his colleagues took this initiative, the text still has some weaknesses: the major one is that it only talks about Taiwan's "participation" in international organizations, and sidesteps that Taiwan has a right to be a full and equal member in the international community.
		The PBS documentary, "the Tug of War: the Story of Taiwan", which was aired in December 1998, gave a concise overview of Taiwan's history in the 20th century.
		In the documentary's evaluation of Taiwan's colonial experience under Japan from 1895 to 1945, it suggested that Japanese colonial rule was highly regimental in that the colonial administration controlled and regulated all aspects of colonial life.
	www.taiwandc.org /twcom/85-no4.htm (1620 words)

	Railways of Taiwan
		Taiwan Sugar Company (台灣糖業公司): A series of narrow gauge lines mostly in southern Taiwan, orginally built to haul sugarcane, but provided limited passenger service.
		Railways in Taiwan often have a romantic connotation, especially amongst the older generation who remember growing up when rail travel was the primary means of transportation between cities in simpler (and less prosperous) times.
		There is also a sizable network of railway fans in Taiwan which has increased with the recent trend of Taiwanization.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/r/ra/railways_of_taiwan.html (283 words)

	Chinese Business Site - Taiwan's History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Generally speaking, however, Taiwan's education system was greatly improved by the Japanese, with marked increases in the island's literacy rate and technological skills.
		Taiwan's industrial base was expanded and limited industrialisation was allowed so that military related hardware could be supplied to the Japanese war machine - especially textiles, chemicals and machine tools.
		Taiwan also served as a base from which Japan launched its invasion of the Philippines and Indonesia in pursuit of its 'Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere'.
	www.china-biz.org /Taiwan_Pages/Taiwan_History_4.htm (1064 words)

	Encyclopedia: Taiwan Sugar Railways
		The Taiwan Sugar Railways (台灣糖業鐵路) were an extensive series of narrow gauge railways concentrated mostly in southern and central Taiwan which were originally built to haul sugarcane from the fields to the sugar factories, but also capible of providing limited passenger service.
		Narrow-gauge railways are railroads (railways) with track spaced at less than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8 in (1.
		The Sugar Railways were initially constructed by Meji Sugar Co., Ltd. during Japanese rule in the early 20th Century and continued to operate well into the 1990's under the management of the Taiwan Sugar Corporation.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Taiwan-Sugar-Railways (432 words)

	Worldworx Travel - Regional Information - Asia - East Asia - Taiwan
		Taiwan is a land of many rivers, many of which transform into a series of spectacular waterfalls.
		The population of Taiwan is 22,548,009 and 2.8 million of this figure resides in the capital city of Taipei.
		Taiwan's economy is dynamic capitalist with a heavy sway toward the banking sector as well as mass industry.
	www.worldworx.tv /regional-information/asia/east-asia/taiwan (418 words)

	Transportation and Energy
		The total length of railways in Taiwan is 2,409 kilometers, with an average of 7.32 kilometers per hundred square kilometers of land area.
		Using 1991 as a base of 100, the railway freight index was 120.48 and passenger traffic was 114.71 in 1993.
		To balance Taiwan's energy supply and demand, the government has diversified imported energy resources, accelerated domestic inland and offshore exploration for oil and natural gas, guided and assisted in mining management, and promoted the development of solar and geothermal energy resources in order to reduce the island's dependence on importation.
	www.taiwan-agriculture.org /taiwan/rocintro6.html (923 words)

	Taiwan - Wikitravel
		Taiwan's new high speed rail system similar to the Shinkansen in Japan is currently under construction with completion scheduled for late 2006.
		Taiwan's banking system is light-years ahead of most other countries, with the ability to use any of the abundant 24-hour ATM Machines to withdraw cash from anywhere in the world.
		It is not to say that Taiwan is crime-free, and there will of course be incidences of theft etc, but it is fair to say that the island is generally considered a very safe environment and violent crime, in particular, is still relatively scarce.
	wikitravel.org /en/article/Taiwan (6954 words)

	Tophotels.com \| Lifestyle Exclusive \| Touring Taiwan by Rail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Taiwan’s railways offer an endless variety of experience, and the scenery lining their routes provides an infinite range of fascinating scenery.
		Taiwan’s total land area is only about 3,600 square kilometers; it is shaped like a tobacco leaf that is narrow at both ends.
		Taiwan lies on the western edge of the Pacific “rim of fire,” and continuous tectonic movements have created majestic peaks, rolling hills and plains, basins, coastlines, and other natural wonders.
	www.tophotels.com /lifestyle.php?id=563 (1749 words)

	Railways (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Taiwan has a modern railway system which provides frequent and convenient passenger service between all major cities on the island.
		Railways in Taiwan transported 31.3 million tons of freight in 1994 for a total of 1.95 billion ton-km, 3.5 percent less than in 1993, while passengers totaled 161 million, up 1.89 percent.
		The railway is to be 345 kilometers in length with seven stations, and will be able to operate at speeds up to 300 kilometers per hour.
	www.taiwaninfo.org /info/yb96/f_html/ch14_1.html (577 words)

	Travel Forum - Taipei City
		Taiwan became a province of China in 1885, but remained a temporary capital of the province before it became the official one in 1894.
		Unlike most railways in Taiwan which follow the Japanese practice and have trains running on the left, the Taipei public transport system runs its trains on the right.
		Taipei Main Station is the largest railway station in Taiwan and also functions as the nexus for the MRT system.
	www.ttgforum.com /printthread.php?t=658 (1478 words)

	World Tribune.com: Column by Edward Neilan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Kyodo News Agency reported that Taiwan media have said that the decision to grant Taiwan Shinkansen Co. the priority rights was made after President Lee Teng-hui received a promise that would allow him to visit Japan after he leaves office in May. Presidential elections are scheduled March 18.
		The railway 100 years ago came to exemplify Japanese apprehensions of the relationship between modernity in the West, Japan and the empire.
		Soon the railway's expansion provided the spine and lifeline of Japan's colonial empire in Asia and infrastructure of the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere" which came to an abrupt end in 1945.
	www.worldtribune.com /worldtribune/Archive-2000/n01-19.html (574 words)

	China (Taiwan only)
		In 2001, Taiwan relaxed the regulations to allow PRC correspondents to be temporarily posted to Taiwan for up to 1 month per visit.
		Once in Taiwan, they were kept isolated, their passports were held, and they were threatened with violence if they did not cooperate.
		Taiwan remained a significant transit point for persons from mainland China attempting to travel illegally to the United States and other countries.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2003/27767.htm (9424 words)

	Taiwan, Map and Flag
		This was my last night in Taiwan, I only was on the island for a few days but its such a beautiful place with hospitable and friendly people.
		Taiwan has a dynamic capitalist economy with gradually decreasing guidance of investment and foreign trade by government authorities.
		While Taiwan is a major investor throughout Southeast Asia, China has become the largest destination for investment and has overtaken the US to become Taiwan's largest export market.
	www.greatestcities.com /Asia/Taiwan.html (1318 words)

	Readingtimes：One century of Taiwan Forest Railways
		The Lo-tung Forestry Railway was opened in 1924 and was in operation until 1979 when it was closed due to the damage of typhoon.
		The Pa-shien-shan Forestry Railway was also divided into 2 portions as well, the logging railway in the forestry area and the mainline connected to Feng-yuan.
		This line was opened in 1924, taken over by Taiwan Forestry Bureau in 1947 and abandoned in 1961 due to the flood damage of a typhoon.
	www.readingtimes.com.tw /folk/railroad/story/forest_e.htm (366 words)

	The Communication Geography of Taiwan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		And since the completion of the northern-link and southern-link railways in 1991, Taiwan has been equipped with a railroad system that makes a complete circuit of the island.
		In order to improve the quality of transportation in western Taiwan, the construction of a high-speed railway was begun in July 1999.
		Taiwan's domestic air transportation started to develop after the ROC government moved to the island.
	twgeog.geo.ntnu.edu.tw /english/communication/communication_geog.htm (651 words)

	Taiwan
		Taiwan was inhabited by aborigines of Malayan descent when Chinese from the areas now designated as Fukien and Kwangtung began settling it in the 7th century, becoming the majority.
		Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian called the bill a “law of aggression.” Hundreds of thousands of Taiwanese took to the streets to protest the bill.
		Taiwan Strait - Taiwan Strait, Chinese Taiwan haixia, arm of the Pacific Ocean, between China's Fujian coast and...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108020.html (1116 words)

	Holidays in Taiwan
		Provinces in Taiwan [ hsien ]: Chang-hua, Chia-i, Hsin-chu, Hua-lien, I-lan, Kao-hsiung, Miao-li, Nan-t'ou, P'eng-hu, P'ing-tung, T'ai-chung, T'ai-nan, T'ai-pei, T'ai-tung, T'ao-yuan, and Yun-lin; the provincial capital is at Chung-hsing-hsin-ts'un
		Until Taiwan was colonized by the Dutch in the seventeenth century, attempts by groups other than the Taiwanese aboriginal to settle Taiwan failed.
		Taiwan's culture is a blend of traditional Chinese with significant Japanese and Western influences including Dutch, Spanish and American.
	www.reiswijs.co.uk /destinations/asia/taiwan/taiwan.html (1621 words)

	The Japan Times Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		By ELLA LU TAIPEI (Kyodo) Memories of Japan's colonial rule of Taiwan were recently rekindled with the public display of a nearly century-old train carriage the late Emperor Showa traveled in while visiting here as crown prince.
		The 17-meter-long carriage, which had long been locked away in a spacious Nankang factory of the Taiwan Railway Administration, was opened June 7 for three days of viewing by local and foreign visitors for the first time in decades.
		Taiwan's first north-south railway was completed in 1908, enabling Japanese officials to more effectively govern the island, then known as Formosa.
	www.japantimes.co.jp /cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20040622f2.htm (806 words)

	Taiwan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using the 1947 constitution drawn up for all of China.
		Throughout this period, the island has prospered to become one of East Asia's economic "Tigers." The dominant political issues continue to be the relationship between Taiwan and China - specifically the question of eventual unification - as well as domestic political and economic reform.
		Taiwan has become a major investor in China, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Vietnam; 50,000 Taiwanese businesses are established in China.
	travel.jdwebpages.com /country-info/Taiwan.html (1327 words)

	Urban Transport Technology - Taipei Metro and Road Network, Taiwan
		The Taiwanese mainline railway system was first constructed over 110 years ago; the business is owned by Taiwan Government and operated by the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA).
		Due to the age of the railway system much of the infrastructure requires upgrading and several major projects are underway to improve the infrastructure and safety levels and to allow high-speed travel between Taiwanese cities (Taiwan High Speed Rail).
		Taiwan Area National Expressway Engineering Bureau (NEEB), under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, is responsible for the project and has stated that no insurance company has been willing to provide safety coverage for the project.
	www.urbantransport-technology.com /projects/taipei (1608 words)

	Mon, Sep 29, 1997 edition
		The two-day congress was held in Taichung in an attempt to boost the party's standing in central Taiwan ahead of year-end elections for county chiefs and mayors.
		The paper also cites a government report which counts the number of foreign laborers in Taiwan to be 244,000 at the end of June.
		The paper quotes Yang Ya-hwei, director of the Taiwan Economy Division at the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research in Taipei: "Reducing required reserve ratios is part of a general trend in Taiwan toward greater liberalization and internationalization."
	www.chinainformed.com /Archive/x9709/970929.html (2231 words)

	News on railways.skf.com - SKF will deliver axlebox bearings for Taiwan Shinkansen high speed train (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is KHI, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, the largest railway rolling stock manufacturer in Japan that has chosen SKF as the supplier of axlebox bearings for the 360 cars that will be exported to Taiwan.
		Based on its unique experience with several high speed train applications at major European railways, SKF was able to offer a package of wheel bearing units with spare parts and know how.
		SKF is the leading rolling bearing supplier to the world railway industry, providing a full assortment of bearing related products and services for all types of railway vehicles such as high speed vehicles, freight cars, locomotives, multiple units and mass transit vehicles.
	www.railways.skf.com /news/shinkansen.htm (190 words)

	Taiwan :: Maps :: Information :: Statistics
		In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan.
		Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using the 1946 constitution drawn up for all of China.
		Although the SARS epidemic, Typhoon Maemi, corporate scandals, and a drop in consumer spending caused GDP growth to contract to 3.2% in 2003, increasingly strong export performance kept Taiwan's economy on track, and the government expects Taiwan's economy to grow 4.1% in 2004.
	www.maps4free.com /map-of-taiwan.shtml (1259 words)

	Railways to Taiwan - Characteristics and trends - For Australian Exporters - Export assistance, grants, and help. - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Railways to Taiwan - Characteristics and trends - For Australian Exporters - Export assistance, grants, and help.
		Taiwan’s economic growth has increased the burden on public transit infrastructure as railways are an integral part of the island's total transportation system for moving both passengers and freight.
		The existing north-south transportation modes for the western corridor (highways, freeways, narrow-gauge rail, air travel) have reached saturation point, leaving limited capability for expansion.
	www.austrade.gov.au /australia/layout/0,,0_S2-1_home-2_-3_PWB1985801-4_trends-5_-6_-7_,00.html (291 words)

	Tsoying Station
		The 345km long High Speed Rail route runs from Taipei’s main railway station in the North of the country to Kaohsiung City in the South.
		The Station is integrated with a new Taiwan Railways suburban Station, which is adjacent to the HSR Station, with joint access and passenger circulation at concourse level.
		At the north end of the HSR Station is a connection to the new underground Kaohsiung MRT Station, currently under construction and due to open in 2006.
	imacf.macfarlane-web.com /tsoyingstnpaper.htm (712 words)

	Rail transport in Taiwan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Alishan Forest Railway (阿里山森林鐵路): A narrow gauge rail line that runs from Chiayi City to the popular mountain resort of Alishan.
		Taiwan Sugar Corporation (台灣糖業公司): A series of narrow gauge lines mostly in central and southern Taiwan, originally built to haul sugarcane by Meiji Sugar Co.,Ltd. during Japanese rule, but also capable of providing limited passenger service.
		The article about Rail transport in Taiwan contains information related to Rail transport in Taiwan, Interurban Railways, Urban Metro, Industrial Railways, Cultural and External links.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Railways_of_Taiwan (397 words)

	City Mayors: Mayor of Taipei
		Mayor Ma was born in 1950 in Hong Kong and raised in Taiwan.
		Unlike most railways in Taiwan, the conveyance of passengers, mail and freight in Tapei is by trains that run on the right in its public transport system – the MRT (Mass Rapid Transit).
		Most railways in Taiwan follow the Japanese practice of trains running on the left.
	www.citymayors.com /mayors/taipei_mayor.html (1539 words)

	Touring Taiwan by Rail - Worldpress.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The history of railroads in Taiwan dates back to 1887, in the declining years of the Qing Dynasty, when court official Liu Ming-chuan started work on a section of track in the northern part of the island.
		The long, narrow, mountainous nature of the island’s terrain lines the length of the railways with exquisite scenes of mountains and rivers, and the rail passenger gains access to scenes that are out of reach of the highway.
		Taiwan’s railroads are far more than just a tool of transportation; they embody a deep affinity with the development of local culture and society, and have left behind large numbers of historic relics, including old stations and track sections that hark back to the past and reveal unique facets of local history.
	www.worldpress.org /Asia/2012.cfm (1500 words)

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