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作者：Anonymous 在 罕见奇谈 发贴, 来自 http://www.hjclub.org
Taiwan's Chen invited to funeral
Thursday, April 7, 2005 Posted: 0346 GMT (1146 HKT)
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Taiwan's president prepared Thursday to travel to the Vatican -- the island's only European ally -- for the first official trip by a Taiwanese leader to Europe, in defiance of China's attempts to isolate Taipei.
President Chen Shui-bian will be accompanied by his foreign minister as well as Roman Catholic and Muslim religious figures for the trip to attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II, officials said.
The unprecedented trip was sensitive to arrange because -- despite an invitation from the Vatican in Rome -- the president also needs a visa from Italy to pass through its territory.
China was expected to lodge a strong protest against Italy's approval of the visa.
"President Chen expresses gratitude for the Vatican's invitation and for the assistance from the Italian government," a statement from the Presidential Office said.
The trip gives Chen a rare opportunity to join dozens of world leaders at an international event. A Taiwanese president has never made an official trip to Europe while in office.
A civil war led to Taiwan and China separating in 1949, but Beijing has maintained claims of sovereignty over the island, and tries to prevent it from opening diplomatic links with other states or joining international organizations.
Most of Taiwan's 26 allies are small or impoverished countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and overseas visits by Taiwanese leaders are rare.
Chen's trip also comes as fears grow that China might succeed in prying the Vatican away from Taiwan.
Hong Kong Bishop Joseph Zen told reporters Monday that the Vatican wants to cut formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan and recognize China, where millions of Roman Catholics risk arrest by worshipping in secret churches.
Taiwan has denied reports of an imminent break, with some officials saying the Vatican would be unlikely to recognize Beijing as long as China refused to recognize the pope's authority over its churches.
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