The moment the first American soldier sets foot on the Japanese mainland, all prisoners of war will be shot.
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On the fifth day following the murder of the ship's officers, land was sighted by the lookout. Whether island or mainland, Black Michael did not know, but he announced to Clayton that if investigation showed that the place was habitable he and Lady Greystoke were to be put ashore with their belongings.
Edgar Rice Burroughs[We should] set our eyes on the future. The political differences between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan should eventually be solved step by step, and [we] can not let these problems hand on from generation to generation.
xi jinpingOur relationship with mainland China is very subtle. We don’t have a state-to-state relationship and we do not view mainland China as a foreign state.
We know that Hong Kong, after the handover to mainland China, has been trying for universal suffrage ... We know that mainland China has made promises and we're of course pleased to see Hong Kong changing in this direction.
It is impossible for us to recognize (mainland China) as another nation within our (Republic of China) territory.
In 1992, the two sides (Taiwan and mainland China) reached a consensus that each side would verbally express their adherence to the one China principle.
The timing and conditions are ripe for the two sides to set up representative offices (ARATS in Taiwan and SEF in mainland China). There are no political implications to the plan and the functions of the offices will be basically neutral.
The more areas in which we (Taiwan and mainland China) agree, the greater the chances of resolving our differences.