61. Yesterday the president criticized his own Justice Ministry for registering extremist parties as legitimate political entities. 62. He said his trip was aimed at winning international recognition of Taiwan as a political entity. 63. He stressed the two groups of islands, while sharing the same language and customs, have never been a single political entity. 64. In effect, China would recognize the island as a political entity and treat Taiwanese officials as peers, they said. 65. It says Beijing should recognize Taiwan as a political entity of its own. 66. As one of the two political entities that make up post-war Bosnia, the federation is a cornerstone of the Dayton peace accords. 67. Beijing routinely objects to any gesture by a foreign government that might be construed as recognizing Taiwan as a political entity separate from the rest of China. 68. Biazon said negotiations bogged down after the rebels demanded that Manila recognize the rebels as a political entity with the right to its own army and territory. 69. Biazon said negotiations bogged down after the rebels demanded that Manila recognize the NDF as a separate political entity with its own army and territory. 70. Bosnian Croat and Bosnian government areas are linked in a US-brokered federation arrangement, one of two political entities envisaged for a post-war Bosnia. |