Saw this coming, but..
Published by zibblsnrt March 30th, 2004 in WorldJust a quickie here before I head off. here, via the BBC:
Chen says Taiwan ‘independent’
Taiwan’s re-elected President Chen Shui-bian has said the island should be seen as an “independent country”, in comments likely to anger China.
It’s possible to get more explicit about that, but it takes a bit of work. W’uh-oh.