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 | Taiwan's president Chen Shui-bian, center, shakes hands with train attendants during a ride on the high-speed train, Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, in Taipei, Taiwan. The hish-speed train will open to paying passengers for test rides on Jan. 5. click to open  |  | Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian (R) toasts with Douglas Paal, director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Taipei January 23, 2006. Paal, the United States' top representative in Taiwan, will leave Taipei on January 25 after three-and-a-half years as head of the de facto U.S. embassy. Paal was awarded the Order of the Brilliant Star by Chen. click to open |  | Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian (R) greets Douglas Paal, director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Taipei January 23, 2006. Paal, the United States' top representative in Taiwan, will leave Taipei on January 25 after three-and-a-half years as head of the de facto U.S. embassy. Paal was awarded the Order of the Brilliant Star by Chen. click to open |  | Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian (R) awards Douglas Paal, director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the Order of the Brilliant Star at the Presidential Palace in Taipei January 23, 2006. Paal, the United States' top representative in Taiwan, will leave Taipei on January 25 after three-and-a-half years as head of the de facto U.S. embassy. click to open |  | Members of a Taiwanese dance troupe wave flags during the Taiwan's National Day celebrations, Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan. During the parade, Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian denounced China for refusing to pursue democracy and peace and pledged to keep up the island's defenses against its historic rival. The national day marks the 1911 revolution on the Chinese mainland to topple China's last dynasty and establish a republic, which moved its seat of government to Taiwan in 1949 after Mao Zedong's communists forces took over the mainland. click to open |  | A young Taiwanese student checks for rain before performing at the Taiwan's National Day celebrations, Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan. During the parade, Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian denounced China for refusing to pursue democracy and peace and pledged to keep up the island's defenses against its historic rival. The national day marks the 1911 revolution on the Chinese mainland to topple China's last dynasty and establish a republic, which moved its seat of government to Taiwan in 1949 after Mao Zedong's communists forces took over the mainland. click to open |  | Dancers perform with traditional Chinese lion costumes during the Taiwan's National Day celebrations, Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan. During the parade, Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian denounced China for refusing to pursue democracy and peace and pledged to keep up the island's defenses against its historic rival. The national day marks the 1911 revolution on the Chinese mainland to topple China's last dynasty and establish a republic, which moved its seat of government to Taiwan in 1949 after Mao Zedong's communists forces took over the mainland. click to open |  | Taiwan military honor guards perform during the Taiwan's National Day celebrations, Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan. During the parade, Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian denounced China for refusing to pursue democracy and peace and pledged to keep up the island's defenses against its historic rival. The national day marks the 1911 revolution on the Chinese mainland to topple China's last dynasty and establish a republic, which moved its seat of government to Taiwan in 1949 after Mao Zedong's communists forces took over the mainland. click to open |  | Taiwan military honor guards perform during Taiwan's National Day celebrations, Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan. During the parade, Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian denounced China for refusing to pursue democracy and peace and pledged to keep up the island's defenses against its historic rival. The national day marks the 1911 revolution on the Chinese mainland to topple China's last dynasty and establish a republic, which moved its seat of government to Taiwan in 1949 after Mao Zedong's communists forces took over the mainland. click to open |  | A dancer wearing traditional Chinese costumes performs during Taiwan's National Day celebrations, Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan. During the parade, Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian denounced China for refusing to pursue democracy and peace and pledged to keep up the island's defenses against its historic rival. The national day marks the 1911 revolution on the Chinese mainland to topple China's last dynasty and establish a republic, which moved its seat of government to Taiwan in 1949 after Mao Zedong's communists forces took over the mainland. click to open |
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