Tag: eroded

Prospect of peaceful ‘reunification’ with Taiwan being ‘eroded’, China says

By Xinghui Kok and Fanny Potkin SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The prospect of peaceful “reunification” with Taiwan is being increasingly “eroded” by Taiwanese separatists and external forces, Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun said on Sunday, promising to ensure independence never happens. China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, over the strong objections of the government […]

Jersey Shore town trying not to lose the man vs. nature fight on its eroded beaches

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey shore town locked in a legal battle with the state over tens of millions of dollars it has spent trying — mostly in vain — to hold back the ocean now is more vulnerable than ever. A recent winter storm destroyed part of the sand dunes in […]