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CT (6 Oct) reported that 44 US Senators had signed a letter to President Lee supporting Taiwan's bid to enter the UN and expressing the view that Taiwan is qualified to be represented in every world organisation.
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The number of countries expressing support for Taiwan's
entry to the United Nations has reportedly risen to 16. Guinea-Bissau, St Vincent, Grenada and Malawi are among the
latest to have expressed support (CT 14 Oct).
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Premier Lien Chan said that Taiwan should be flexible
about the choice of name for the purpose of joining the UN, since it would be difficult to do so under the name "Republic of
China" (CT 27 Oct).
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UDN (24 Oct) reported that the Dalai Lama had made a surprise appearance at the opening ceremony of the 25th Annual Conference of the World League for Freedom and Democracy (former
World Anti-Communist League) in Berlin on 23 October, adding
that he had described the collapse of the Berlin Wall as
symbolising the triumph of democracy and the advent of a new era
and that he could not visit Taiwan until early next year because
of his tight schedule. According to other reports (CNA 22 Oct, EDN, UDN 25 Oct), the Dalai Lama might attend World Freedom Day
in Taiwan on 23 January. He had expressed support for Taiwan's bid to join the United Nations, saying that in view of its
democratic development and economic achievements Taiwan should
have a seat in the organisation. The Chairman of Taiwan's
Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission was reported to have welcomed a report that the Dalai Lama would be visiting Taiwan to set up a Tibetan Office there.
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