TAIWAN PRESIDENT'S VISIT TIPS U.S. POLICY BUSH RISKS INFLAMING ALREADY SORE CHINA TIES REGION Edition

"The [BUSH] administration is more supportive of Taiwan than any administration since the break in relations in 1979, which has been reflected in a series of dramatic demonstrations over the last four months," said Larry Diamond, a senior fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institute and co-e...

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Published inPittsburgh post-gazette (Pittsburgh, Pa. 1978)
Main Author ROBIN WRIGHT AND TYLER MARSHALL, LOS ANGELES TIMES
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pittsburgh, Pa Pittsburgh Post - Gazette 21.05.2001
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Shui, Chen
WASHINGTON
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Summary:"The [BUSH] administration is more supportive of Taiwan than any administration since the break in relations in 1979, which has been reflected in a series of dramatic demonstrations over the last four months," said Larry Diamond, a senior fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institute and co-editor of the quarterly Journal of Democracy. [Chen Shui]'s visit, a breakthrough in bilateral relations, comes just weeks after President Bush's impromptu and controversial pledge that the United States would do "whatever it takes" to defend Taiwan. That pledge was followed by Washington's offer of a robust new arms package for the vulnerable island 100 miles off the mainland, which Beijing considers a renegade province. Chen's "transit" status this week and next -- granted to provide for the "safety, comfort and convenience" of the applicant -- is merely a well-orchestrated charade masking the warmest welcome the Bush administration can offer without openly inviting trouble, analysts say.
ISSN:1068-624X