At the same time, China says it can grant Taiwan exceptional autonomy, greater than Hong Kong's, if it will only accept the notion of unity.
The United States has sought to deter China from attacking Taiwan while seeking at the same time to discourage Taiwan from precipitating a crisis by formally declaring independence.
13 In the same year, the PIM-Taiwan criteria, which were derived from seven sets of criteria established in different countries, were also published.
The United States has not had a formal alliance with Taiwan since it switched diplomatic recognition to the mainland in 1979, but under the Taiwan Relations Act of the same year it has pledged to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself against attack.
Taiwan passed the same test last weekend.
All seedlings of the tea plant were grown in the same area in Nantou, Central Taiwan, over a 2-year period.
"I'm hearing the same negative noises about China that I heard when Taiwan first started.
Taiwan adheres to the same vague "nine-dashed line" claim as China, asserting sovereignty over almost all the South China Sea.
And Taiwan says it has the same claims to the sea that China does.
HTC reported net profits of 7.4bn Taiwan dollars ($247m £159mm) in the three months from April to June, down from 17.5bn Taiwan dollars in the same period last year.
