Taiwan move to join UN 'perplexing:' White House (AFP) / Friday, November 21, 2008

Taiwan move to join UN 'perplexing:' White House (AFP)

August 31, 2007

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US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte answers a question during a press conference in Tokyo, on 03 Aug. On Thursday Lin Chia-lung, secretary general of Taiwan's ruling DPP, hit back at an earlier condemnation of the referendum plan by Negroponte, who called it a provocative step toward declaring full independence -- a highly sensitive issue, as China insists Taiwan is part of its territory.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP - A senior White House official Thursday called Taiwan's planned referendum on joining the United Nations "perplexing," saying it adds unnecessary tension to regional relations.