Mainland, Taiwan experts hold dialogue in east China

STORY: Mainland, Taiwan experts hold dialogue in east China SHOOTING TIME: May 25, 2024 DATELINE: May 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:42 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of experts from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan holding a dialogue STORYLINE: Experts from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan on Saturday held a dialogue on the one-China principle from the context of the Cairo Declaration in Xiamen University, in east China's Fujian Province. Chi Chia-lin, who heads the reunification alliance party in Taiwan, combed the historical context of a series of documents and announcements including the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation. Quoting and interpreting the original text, he analyzed that these documents have, from a legal point of view, "clarified the illegality of Japan's occupation of Taiwan and confirmed that Taiwan is Chinese territory." Chi demonstrated that the Cairo Declaration is a legal document with the effect of international law, adding that it not only has l

Iran asks OIC to form committee to document Israeli "war crimes"

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Japan's environment minister unveils incorrect funding report entry

Japan's environment minister unveils incorrect funding report entry

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Yoshio Mochizuki (R) checks a document during a press conference at his ministry in Tokyo past midnight on Oct. 27, 2014, held to unveil that his support group incorrectly recorded expenditures totaling around 6.6 million yen in its funding report as spending for New Year's events in 2008 and 2009 that were not sponsored by the group. Mochizuki said he does not think the incorrect entry constitutes a legal violation and indicated he has no plan to resign over the issue.

Mori, Putin speak to journalists in Russia's Irkutsk

Mori, Putin speak to journalists in Russia's Irkutsk

IRKUTSK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin speak to reporters March 25 in Irkutsk, Russia, after signing a joint statement. In the document, the two leaders said the 1956 joint declaration signed by Japan and the Soviet Union is a ''basic legal document'' that serves as the ''starting point'' of the peace treaty process.

Egyptian envoy seeks mandate to negotiate banning nukes

Egyptian envoy seeks mandate to negotiate banning nukes

Ambassador Hisham Badr, who heads the Egyptian delegation for the U.N. review conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, gives an interview with Kyodo News in New York on May 13, 2015. He stressed the need for outlawing nuclear weapons as a step toward eliminating them and urged participants in the meeting to produce an outcome document calling for a negotiation process that is based on a legal framework. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mori, Putin speak to journalists in Russia's Irkutsk

Mori, Putin speak to journalists in Russia's Irkutsk

IRKUTSK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin speak to reporters March 25 in Irkutsk, Russia, after signing a joint statement. In the document, the two leaders said the 1956 joint declaration signed by Japan and the Soviet Union is a ''basic legal document'' that serves as the ''starting point'' of the peace treaty process.