Demonstrators burn United States flag in Kaohsiung

The China Post - Dozens of protesters in Taiwan yesterday burned and trampled the Stars and Stripes outside the island's U.S. mission, reports said, after a senior White House official said Taiwan was not a state. Full Story

The Republic of China (Taiwan) is a sovereign state, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says

The China Post - It is an unquestionable fact that the Republic of China (Taiwan) is a country with independent sovereignty, and such a fact won't be altered by any comment from any foreign officials, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stressed yesterday. Full Story