Portal:Current events/2007 February 9
February 9, 2007 (Friday)
- Iraq War: A report by the U.S. Defense Department's inspector general has found the The Pentagon "purposely manipulated" pre-war intelligence. Senator Carl Levin, D-MI, as chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee has called the report "very damning" and said of its results, "highly disturbing". (Baltimore Sun)
- Cross-Strait relations:
- The government of the Republic of China, more commonly known as Taiwan, has announced the name change of a number of state-owned enterprises, including Chunghwa Telecom, Chunghwa Post, China Shipbuilding Corporation and Chinese Petroleum Corporation to use the name Taiwan in their titles. (The China Post) (Taipei Times)
- The U.S. State Department has stated the U.S. does not support this action. (China Daily) (Radio Taiwan) (U.S. State Department)
- ROC President Chen Shui-bian says this does not violate his "four noes" pledge. (Radio Taiwan)