It’s true that the relation of China and Taiwan has never been good and this situation has been persisting from the latter’s establishment in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong. The controversy over the political status of Taiwan hangs on whether Taiwan, including Penghu, should remain effectively independent as territory of the Republic of China (ROC), become unified with the territories now governed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), or formally declare independence and become the Republic of Taiwan.
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The coming days in India, especially about a month may be occupied by discourses on science and the various aspects of universe. Reason? The whole of India, after the lunar eclipse on July 7, will witness the longest total solar eclipse of this century on July 22 and this has already created a great enthusiasm in the realm of the country.
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India is quite worried these days and it is not without reason. The country is concerned with regard to the G8 declaration that states categorically the need “to curb transfer of enrichment and reprocessing (ENR) technology.” As per the consideration of India, this single clause is competent enough to subvert the “clean” waiver it has obtained from the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). The country, hence, plans to take this up during US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit later this month.
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