The above title is one of the most common headlines in today’s newspapers.
At a press conference on Wednesday morning, Zhang Mingqing, spokesman of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said: “In his speech, Chen Shui-bian preached that ‘The Republic of China is Taiwan and Taiwan is the Republic of China’, which was an open and audacious expression of ‘Taiwan independence’.”
Other hot news:
– Putin kicks off China visit.
– China-produced non-stick frying pans are non-toxic.
– The national football team of China suffered a 1-0 defeat by Kuwait in a vital group D match of World Cup 2006 qualifiers Asian zone.
The pictured front page is from The Beijing News, and features a photo captioned ‘Beijing is waiting for the NBA’ showing a youth playing basketball at a shopping mall with Yao Ming’s image in the background. The first NBA China Games matches will happen on October 14 and 17 in Shanghai and Beijing. The NBA teams competing are the Houston Rockets and the Sacramento Kings.