2016年CRI Trump using Taiwan as bargaining tool: expert

James Peck, Professor of History at New York University, says Donald Trump's unexpected victory in the presidential election last month has brought a major change to the American political landscape. He is not really either a classic dove or a classi

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台九月-Chinese in U.S. Divided by Taiwan

And now a story from Los Angeles, where a radio station is putting itself in the middle of the debate over China and Taiwan. Reporter Rob Schmitz of member station KPCC sent this report. Kay Chao says Taiwanese and Chinese Americans in Los Angeles wo

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Its been called the vine that ate the south. Kudzu grows so fast it can completely cover a cabin in the woods in a couple of days. The invasive plant takes over another 150,000 acres every year. Which costs another $6 million to control. But plant pa

Abridged Taiwan epic to hit mainland cinemas

BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Taiwanese director Wei Te-sheng's wartime blockbuster Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale, originally a two-part series lasting four-and-a-half hours, will begin screening in the mainland in May in a condensed, 150-minu

Taiwan appeals for foreign help

Taiwan has appealed for international technical assistance to help rescue more than 2,000 people stranded after Typhoon Morakot caused major mudslides. The Taiwanese authorities say they need giant cargo aircraft able to drop large earth diggers and

VOA标准英语2010年-Harmless Fungus Protects African Crops

Possible solution to Kenya's fatal aflatoxin outbreaks Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 10 June 2010 People sharing and distributing aflasafe on a farm in Nigeria. Related Links International Institute of Tropical Agriculture As Kenya suffers with ano

VOA标准英语2011--Genetically-Modified Fungus Kills Malari

University of Maryland scientists are working on a genetically-engineered fungus that would kill the malaria parasite. The battle against malaria continues to challenge doctors, scientists, and public health officials. Now, a team of British and Amer

美国国家公共电台 NPR In The Battle To Save Frogs, Scientists Fight Fungus With Fungus

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China Protests Against US Arms Sale to Taiwan

China has protested against the latest US arms sale to Taiwan, saying the US action has created severe obstacles for the two countries' normal military-to-military exchanges. Military experts are warning the deal would deteriorate security ties betwe

U.S. Urged to Revoke Arms Sales to Taiwan

Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has become the latest high-ranking Chinese official to take issue with the United States over its latest announced arms sale to Taiwan. CRI's Su Yi has more. Yang Jiechi has joined a chorus of other Chinese officials, cal

2015年CRI Mainland, Taiwan Negotiators Review Their Achievements

Negotiators from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan have met in Taipei to review achievements in their talks since 2008. The Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait, or ARATS, and its Taiwan counterpart the Straits Exchange Foundation, looked

2015年CRI Taiwan Business Hopes to Benefit from New Plan

As part of the new 5-year plan, the mainland leadership is promising more is going to be done to allow average people from Taiwan benefit from more cross-straits cooperation. Zhong Shuling with the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises in Taipe

60秒科学:Less Fungus among Us Warm-Blooded

Less Fungus among Us Warm-Blooded A study in the Journal of Infectious Diseases finds that one major advantage of being warm-blooded is that the great majority of fungi cannot infect us. Karen Hopkin reports Some people eat to avoid being bored. Othe

DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Fungus Seen as Possible New Weapon Agai

DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Fungus Seen as Possible New Weapon Against Malaria By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, July 11, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. Some kinds of fun

Typhoon Saola leaves 5 dead, 2 missing in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Inclement weather brought by Typhoon Saola since Wednesday has left five people dead, two missing and 16 more injured in Taiwan, the island's emergency operation center announced Thursday evening. Saola, which started headi

Mainland, Taiwan expect deeper economic cooperation

TAIPEI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Zeng Peiyan, chairman of the mainland-based China Center for International Economic Exchanges, and Lien Chan, honorary chairman of the Kuomintang, expressed expectations Thursday for deepened cross-strait economic cooperat

Former Taiwan leader sentenced to more jail time

592910978TAIPEI, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Former Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian on Thursday was sentenced to 10 years in prison in another graft case. He will face a combined sentence of 20 years in prison. Taiwan's supreme court on Thursday published its v

Typhoon Saola is approaching eastern Taiwan

BEIJING, July?30 (Xinhuanet) -- At 6:00 a.m. today, typhoon Saola was centered about 410 km southeast of Hualian, Taiwan province with maximum wind force up to scale 12 near its center. Saola is forecasted to move north by west at speed of 5-10 km pe

CCTV9英语新闻：President Xi: Policy towards Taiwan will not change

While meeting with Shanghai lawmakers on Saturday, President Xi Jinping also talked about cross-Strait relations. President Xi Jinping said the peaceful development of cross-Strait ties is the common wish and firm will of all Chinese people. He said

2016年CRI Xi's Speech on Taiwan Well Received

Speaking to a group of lawmakers from Shanghai on Saturday, Xi Jinping says any suggestion of 'Taiwan independence' will be contained resolutely. In making the statement, he says the mainland's policy toward Taiwan is not going to change, regardless