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Taiwan's leader, Chinese envoy meet amid protests
Nov 6 2008, AP

Taiwan’s president and the most senior Communist Chinese official to ever visit the island held a brief but historic meeting Thursday, capping what the Taiwanese leader described as a successful trip even as anti-China protesters battled police outside.

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In this Aug. 16, 2008, file photo, Taiwan starting pitcher Lee Chen-Chang delivers against Cuba in a baseball preliminary game at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Cuba beat Taiwan 1-0. Impressed by his outings for Taiwan in the Olympics, the Cleveland...

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