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Thursday May 15, 8:27 PMMa: China unification unlikely 'in our lifetimes'Taiwan's new leader Ma Ying-jeou says that unification with longtime rival China is unlikely to happen "in our lifetimes." Ma begins his term as president next week. His comments came in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press on Thursday. Ma says "it is difficult to see the chance for unification talk even in our lifetimes" because Taiwanese are opposed to China's communist system. Taiwan and China split amid civil war in 1949. Beijing continues to claim the democratic island as part of its territory. |
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