People take part in a candlelight vigil in Taipei July 13, 2009, in support of human rights and to call on China to peacefully resolve the conflict in Xinjiang.

People take part in a candlelight vigil in Taipei July 13, 2009, in support of human rights and to call on China to peacefully resolve the conflict in Xinjiang.

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An investor stares at monitors in a brokerage in Taipei on July 13, 2009. Taiwan share prices closed down 3.53 percent on July 13 after the government said a bilateral trade agreement with China may not be signed this year, dealers said.

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Investors stare at monitors in a brokerage in Taipei on July 13, 2009. Taiwan share prices closed down 3.53 percent on July 13 after the government said a bilateral trade agreement with China may not be signed this year, dealers said.

People walk on an overhead bridge in downtown Taipei July 11, 2009.

Supporters shout slogans during a Free Tibet concert in Taipei July 11, 2009. The Free Tibet Campaign gathered over 200 supporters on Saturday to watch a video of the Dalai Lama's message for young people in Taiwan and to protest over the Chinese Communist ruling of Tibet.

Supporters shout slogans during a Free Tibet concert in Taipei July 11, 2009. The Free Tibet Campaign gathered over 200 supporters on Saturday to watch a video of the Dalai Lama's message for young people in Taiwan and to protest over the Chinese Communist ruling of Tibet.

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A picture shows a general view of the Taipei Digital Audio & Visual Exhibition at the World Trade Centre in Taipei on July 6, 2009. More than 300 companies from around the world showcased their latest products.

A man begs nears passers-by in front of a Taipei train station June 22, 2009.

A man rests in a Taipei train station June 22, 2009. Taiwan's seasonally adjusted jobless rate swept to a new record high of 5.84 percent in May, the government said on Monday, with the rising trend expected to persist due to more job losses in the recession-hit economy.

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Taipei City Mayor Hao Long-bin, center left, shakes hands with Top U.S. envoy to Taiwan Stephen Young, center right, as they are accompanied on stage by Taiwan's Secretary of Taiwan's National Security Council Su Chi, left, and Taiwan Legislature Speaker Wang Jyng-pin during a site dedi...

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A cyclist races down a bike path in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, June 17, 2009. With Taiwan being one of the world's largest bicycle manufactures and Taipei's recent expansion of dozens of kilometers of bike paths, cycling in Taipei has become one of the most popular outdoor sports.

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Cyclists cruise down a bike path in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, June 17, 2009. With Taiwan being one of the world's largest bicycle manufactures and Taipei's recent expansion of dozens of kilometers of bike paths, cycling in Taipei has become one of the most popular outdoor sports.

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The sun sets over the landmark Grand Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, June 17, 2009. Completed in 1973, the hotel's roof is currently the world's largest Chinese classical style roof.

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A cyclist races down a bike path in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, June 17, 2009. With Taiwan being one of the world's largest bicycle manufactures and Taipei's recent expansion of dozens of kilometers of bike paths, cycling in Taipei has become one of the most popular outdoor sports.

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The sun sets over the landmark Grand Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, June 17, 2009. Completed in 1973, the hotel's roof is currently the world's largest Chinese classical style roof.

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Models display new chipsets from Gigabyte at Computex Taipei 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Computex Taipei is the world's second largest annual Information Technology exhibition.

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Visitors use public computer terminals at Computex Taipei 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Computex Taipei is the world's second largest annual Information Technology exhibition.

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Chinese dissident Wu'er Kaixi attends a press conference in Taipei on May 24, 2009. One of the leading dissidents from the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, Wu'er Kaixi, flew to the southern Chinese city of Macau on June 3, 2009 in an effort to enter the mainland, he told AFP.

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Commuters wear face-masks in a train carriage of Taipei's subway system on May 21, 2009. Taiwan's health minister assured his countrymen that there would not be a mass swine flu outbreak before the end of June as the island confirmed the second case.

People wear medical masks inside a hospital in Taipei May 21, 2009.

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Passengers wear face masks while inside a bus in Taipei on May 21, 2009. Taiwan's health authorities reported the island's first confirmed case of swine flu, in an Australian doctor who arrived by plane from Hong Kong earlier in the week.

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Masked staff sort out information for visitors at Taipei's popular National Palace Museum on May 20, 2009. Taiwan's health authorities reported the island's first confirmed case of swine flu, in an Australian doctor who arrived by plane from Hong Kong earlier in the week.

Patients wear masks inside the Taipei City Heping Hospital May 11, 2009 where a 32-year-old mother and her baby are being held for medical tests for influenza A. Taiwan health officials said on Monday the island most probably had its first cases of influenza A, the woman and her baby fr...

Patients walk out of the entrance of the Taipei City Heping Hospital May 11, 2009 where a 32-year-old mother and her baby are being held for medical tests for influenza A. Taiwan health officials said on Monday the island most probably had its first cases of influenza A, the woman and h...