European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 9 Elizabeth chinese attendants escort the 2008 Beijing olympic Torch during the Torch relay announcement last Torch Trail fans Chin Taiwan flames country refuses to be part of traditional olympic angering Beijing by Stephen Wade the associated press Beijing China is ready to hold the olym Pic Torch relay without meaning the route billed As the largest on record May bypass the breakaway Island with which China has disputed sovereignty for almost 60 Taiwan suddenly backed out of the ballyhooed relay last embarrassing Bering officials who had announced the route just two hours before in a lavish to the 130day journey will Cross five continents and attempt to reach the Summit of mount next years High profile prelude to the 2008 olympics was an Opportunity for an upbeat Public relations a Chance for China to showcase its diverse regions to the in the relay could uncover Sharp political particularly in areas like Taiwan and overshadowing olympic values like Friend ship and Beijing organizers on Friday accused Taipei olympic officials of breaking their word and promised to hold the relay with or without the breakaway for any Large scale event there will be two or three backup said Jiang executive vice president of the Beijing organizing the Torch relay is a very Large and we have several contingency he declined to disclose but said negotiations would continue to include which has a population of 23 China has in the reversal May have come from president Chen whose ruling democratic progressive party is contesting legislative elections later this Chen seems to have concluded that thumbing his nose at Beijing was the Best course of action to energize his said Andrew Yang of the Taipei based chinese Council of advanced policy China has pledged to take the Torch through every part of the and skipping Taiwan would suggest the is land is not part of China which is the position of the self governing Jiang showed reporters Sev eral documents agree ments he said were signed by Tsai head of the Taipei olympic pledging Taiwan Particia we were surprised by their attitude and related Jiang the chinese nation has the Fine tradition of living up to its Jiang said the toc agreed to be part of the with the Torch arriving from Vietnam on and going on to Chiancon trolled Hong Kong and that route goes against the position of Tai olympic flame the Beijing olympics created Over two and a half has a scroll like shape and etchings that depict graph propane flame 10to 12inch flame Burns 15 minutes with no wind wans governing democratic progressive which has pushed for a Torch route that would reflect the islands separateness from from which it split amid civil War in the Apps preferred route would take the Torch through Taiwan via two asian nations other than in a letter to Beijing organizers dated april Tsai said my authorities request that the relay enter into Taipei and exit Taipei through third party Jiang said Tsai had broken an agreement to participate that hed already signed and accused Taiwan officials of breaching the principles of the separation of politics and sports enshrined in the olym Pic we still Hope that the Chi Nese Taipei olympic commit tee and authorities will focus on the interests of our Taiwan compatriots and implement the consensus the two parties have next years relay begins on March 25 in goes to and then winds across the Africa and then Back to Asia and China before the Torch ignites the cauldron at the opening ceremony on in brings National Staci source International olympic committee a turkeys Stock Market drops after protests Turkey the turkish Stock Market dropped sharply monday in financial fall out from a political a Day after huge crowds of pro secular demonstrators protested against a government they believe is steer ing Turkey toward islamic prime minister recep Tayyib 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