2	8	TAIPEI	taipei	LS
8	9	,	,	,
10	13	Feb	Feb	NNP
14	16	21	21	CD
17	18	(	(	(
18	21	AFP	AFP	NNP
21	22	)	)	)
23	24	-	-	HYPH
25	31	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
32	39	Foreign	Foreign	NNP
40	48	Minister	Minister	NNP
49	55	Eugene	Eugene	NNP
56	61	Chien	Chien	NNP
62	64	on	on	IN
65	73	Thursday	Thursday	NNP
74	80	hailed	hail	VBD
81	83	US	US	NNP
84	93	President	President	NNP
94	100	George	George	NNP
101	103	W.	W.	NNP
104	108	Bush	Bush	NNP
109	112	for	for	IN
113	116	not	not	RB
117	124	trading	trade	VBG
125	129	away	away	RB
130	133	the	the	DT
134	140	island	island	NN
140	142	’s	's	POS
143	152	interests	interest	NNS
153	155	to	to	TO
156	163	Beijing	Beijing	NNP
163	164	.	.	.

171	176	Chien	Chien	NNP
177	181	said	say	VBD
182	185	the	the	DT
186	197	closed-door	closed-door	JJ
198	205	meeting	meeting	NN
206	213	between	between	IN
214	218	Bush	Bush	NNP
219	222	and	and	CC
223	226	his	his	PRP$
227	234	Chinese	chinese	JJ
235	246	counterpart	counterpart	NN
247	252	Jiang	Jiang	NNP
253	258	Zemin	Zemin	NNP
259	268	suggested	suggest	VBD
269	274	there	there	EX
275	283	remained	remain	VBD
284	295	differences	difference	NNS
296	298	to	to	TO
299	301	be	be	VB
302	309	tackled	tackle	VBN
309	310	.	.	.

317	319	As	as	IN
320	322	to	to	TO
323	326	the	the	DT
327	333	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
334	339	issue	issue	NN
339	340	,	,	,
341	346	Chien	Chien	NNP
347	351	said	say	VBD
351	352	:	:	:
353	354	“	``	``
354	357	The	the	DT
358	363	press	press	NN
364	374	conference	conference	NN
375	381	showed	show	VBD
382	385	the	the	DT
386	392	result	result	NN
393	395	of	of	IN
396	399	the	the	DT
400	411	discussions	discussion	NNS
412	420	entirely	entirely	RB
421	426	match	match	VBP
427	430	our	our	PRP$
431	439	forecast	forecast	NN
439	442	…	...	:
442	443	”	''	''

450	455	Chien	Chien	NNP
456	462	voiced	voice	VBD
463	466	his	his	PRP$
467	476	gratitude	gratitude	NN
477	479	to	to	TO
480	484	Bush	Bush	NNP
485	488	for	for	IN
489	490	“	``	``
490	496	having	have	VBG
497	504	honored	honor	VBN
505	508	his	his	PRP$
509	519	commitment	commitment	NN
519	520	”	''	''
521	523	he	he	PRP
524	531	pledged	pledge	VBD
532	534	to	to	TO
535	541	Taipei	Taipei	NNP
542	548	before	before	IN
549	552	his	his	PRP$
553	558	Asian	asian	JJ
559	563	trip	trip	NN
563	564	,	,	,
565	570	which	which	WDT
571	575	also	also	RB
576	580	took	take	VBD
581	584	him	him	PRP
585	587	to	to	TO
588	593	Japan	Japan	NNP
594	597	and	and	CC
598	603	South	South	NNP
604	609	Korea	Korea	NNP
609	610	.	.	.

617	623	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
623	625	’s	's	POS
626	633	foreign	foreign	JJ
634	642	ministry	ministry	NN
643	654	spokeswoman	spokeswoman	NN
655	658	had	have	VBD
659	663	said	say	VBN
664	669	ahead	ahead	RB
670	672	of	of	IN
673	677	Bush	Bush	NNP
677	679	’s	's	POS
680	689	departure	departure	NN
690	693	for	for	IN
694	698	Asia	Asia	NNP
699	703	that	that	IN
704	714	Washington	Washington	NNP
715	718	had	have	VBD
719	726	assured	assure	VBN
727	733	Taipei	Taipei	NNP
734	737	its	its	PRP$
738	747	interests	interest	NNS
748	753	would	would	MD
754	757	not	not	RB
758	760	be	be	VB
761	767	harmed	harm	VBN
767	768	.	.	.

775	781	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
781	783	’s	's	POS
784	791	foreign	foreign	JJ
792	800	ministry	ministry	NN
801	804	has	have	VBZ
805	808	set	set	VBN
809	811	up	up	RP
812	814	an	an	DT
815	817	ad	ad	NN
818	821	hoc	hoc	NN
822	827	group	group	NN
828	830	to	to	TO
831	838	monitor	monitor	VB
839	842	the	the	DT
843	847	trip	trip	NN
848	864	around-the-clock	around-the-clock	NN
865	868	and	and	CC
869	875	report	report	NN
876	878	to	to	TO
879	888	President	President	NNP
889	893	Chen	Chen	NNP
894	903	Shui-bian	Shui-bian	NNP
903	904	.	.	.

905	911	Taipei	Taipei	NNP
911	913	’s	's	POS
914	916	de	de	NN
917	922	facto	facto	NN
923	930	embassy	embassy	NN
931	933	in	in	IN
934	944	Washington	Washington	NNP
945	948	has	have	VBZ
949	953	been	be	VBN
954	959	given	give	VBN
960	961	a	a	DT
962	969	similar	similar	JJ
970	974	task	task	NN
974	975	.	.	.

982	987	Chien	Chien	NNP
988	992	said	say	VBD
993	995	he	he	PRP
996	1000	also	also	RB
1001	1006	hoped	hop	VBD
1007	1008	“	``	``
1008	1018	Washington	Washington	NNP
1019	1023	will	will	MD
1024	1032	continue	continue	VB
1033	1035	to	to	TO
1036	1043	enhance	enhance	VB
1044	1047	its	its	PRP$
1048	1052	ties	tie	NNS
1053	1057	with	with	IN
1058	1064	Taipei	Taipei	NNP
1065	1070	while	while	IN
1071	1078	seeking	seek	VBG
1079	1081	to	to	TO
1082	1086	mend	mend	VB
1087	1093	fences	fence	NNS
1094	1098	with	with	IN
1099	1106	Beijing	Beijing	NNP
1106	1107	.	.	.
1107	1108	”	''	''

1115	1119	Bush	Bush	NNP
1119	1120	,	,	,
1121	1124	who	who	WP
1125	1132	arrived	arrive	VBD
1133	1135	in	in	IN
1136	1141	China	China	NNP
1142	1150	Thursday	Thursday	NNP
1151	1158	morning	morning	NN
1158	1159	,	,	,
1160	1164	said	say	VBD
1165	1168	the	the	DT
1169	1175	United	United	NNP
1176	1182	States	State	NNPS
1183	1188	hoped	hop	VBD
1189	1192	for	for	IN
1193	1194	a	a	DT
1195	1196	“	``	``
1196	1204	peaceful	peaceful	JJ
1205	1215	settlement	settlement	NN
1215	1216	”	''	''
1217	1219	to	to	TO
1220	1228	tensions	tension	NNS
1229	1236	between	between	IN
1237	1242	China	China	NNP
1243	1246	and	and	CC
1247	1253	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
1254	1257	and	and	CC
1258	1266	stressed	stress	VBD
1267	1277	Washington	Washington	NNP
1277	1279	’s	's	POS
1280	1286	policy	policy	NN
1287	1289	on	on	IN
1290	1293	the	the	DT
1294	1300	island	island	NN
1301	1304	had	have	VBD
1305	1308	not	not	RB
1309	1316	altered	alter	VBN
1316	1317	.	.	.

1324	1325	“	``	``
1325	1328	The	the	DT
1329	1337	position	position	NN
1338	1340	of	of	IN
1341	1343	my	my	PRP$
1344	1354	government	government	NN
1355	1358	has	have	VBZ
1359	1362	not	not	RB
1363	1370	changed	change	VBN
1371	1375	over	over	IN
1376	1379	the	the	DT
1380	1385	years	year	NNS
1385	1386	,	,	,
1386	1387	”	''	''
1388	1392	Bush	Bush	NNP
1393	1397	said	say	VBD
1397	1398	.	.	.

1405	1406	“	``	``
1406	1408	We	we	PRP
1409	1416	believe	believe	VBP
1417	1419	in	in	IN
1420	1423	the	the	DT
1424	1432	peaceful	peaceful	JJ
1433	1443	settlement	settlement	NN
1444	1446	of	of	IN
1447	1451	this	this	DT
1452	1457	issue	issue	NN
1457	1458	.	.	.
1458	1459	”	''	''

1466	1470	Bush	Bush	NNP
1471	1481	reiterated	reiterate	VBD
1482	1485	his	his	PRP$
1486	1493	support	support	NN
1494	1497	for	for	IN
1498	1501	the	the	DT
1502	1508	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
1509	1518	Relations	Relations	NNPS
1519	1522	Act	Act	NNP
1522	1523	,	,	,
1524	1529	under	under	IN
1530	1535	which	which	WDT
1536	1539	the	the	DT
1540	1546	United	United	NNP
1547	1553	States	State	NNPS
1554	1556	is	be	VBZ
1557	1566	committed	commit	VBN
1567	1569	to	to	TO
1570	1579	providing	provide	VBG
1580	1583	the	the	DT
1584	1590	island	island	NN
1591	1595	with	with	IN
1596	1599	the	the	DT
1600	1605	means	mean	NNS
1606	1608	to	to	TO
1609	1615	defend	defend	VB
1616	1622	itself	itself	PRP
1622	1623	.	.	.

1630	1637	Beijing	Beijing	NNP
1638	1641	has	have	VBZ
1642	1652	repeatedly	repeatedly	RB
1653	1663	threatened	threaten	VBN
1664	1666	to	to	TO
1667	1671	take	take	VB
1672	1678	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
1679	1681	by	by	IN
1682	1687	force	force	NN
1688	1694	should	should	MD
1695	1698	the	the	DT
1699	1705	island	island	NN
1706	1713	declare	declare	VBP
1714	1720	formal	formal	JJ
1721	1733	independence	independence	NN
1733	1734	.	.	.

1741	1743	In	in	IN
1744	1745	a	a	DT
1746	1752	speech	speech	NN
1753	1755	to	to	TO
1756	1759	the	the	DT
1760	1768	Japanese	japanese	JJ
1769	1773	Diet	Diet	NNP
1774	1775	(	(	(
1775	1785	parliament	parliament	NN
1785	1786	)	)	)
1787	1789	on	on	IN
1790	1797	Tuesday	Tuesday	NNP
1797	1798	,	,	,
1799	1803	Bush	Bush	NNP
1804	1808	said	say	VBD
1809	1812	the	the	DT
1813	1815	US	US	NNP
1816	1821	would	would	MD
1822	1830	continue	continue	VB
1831	1833	to	to	TO
1834	1841	support	support	VB
1842	1845	its	its	PRP$
1846	1852	allies	ally	NNS
1853	1855	in	in	IN
1856	1859	the	the	DT
1860	1864	Asia	Asia	NNP
1865	1872	Pacific	Pacific	NNP
1873	1879	region	region	NN
1879	1880	.	.	.

1887	1888	“	``	``
1888	1890	We	we	PRP
1891	1895	will	will	MD
1896	1904	continue	continue	VB
1905	1907	to	to	TO
1908	1912	show	show	VB
1913	1921	American	american	JJ
1922	1927	power	power	NN
1928	1931	and	and	CC
1932	1939	purpose	purpose	NN
1940	1942	in	in	IN
1943	1950	support	support	NN
1951	1953	of	of	IN
1954	1957	the	the	DT
1958	1969	Philippines	Philippine	NNPS
1970	1973	…	...	:

1974	1983	Australia	Australia	NNP
1984	1987	…	...	:
1988	1991	and	and	CC
1992	2000	Thailand	Thailand	NNP
2001	2004	…	...	:

2005	2012	America	America	NNP
2013	2017	will	will	MD
2018	2026	remember	remember	VB
2027	2030	our	our	PRP$
2031	2042	commitments	commitment	NNS
2043	2045	to	to	TO
2046	2049	the	the	DT
2050	2056	people	people	NNS
2057	2059	on	on	IN
2060	2066	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
2066	2067	,	,	,
2067	2068	”	''	''
2069	2071	he	he	PRP
2072	2076	said	say	VBD
2076	2077	,	,	,
2078	2085	without	without	IN
2086	2097	elaborating	elaborate	VBG
2097	2098	.	.	.