[kabar]

Another Carter legacy. We should never have closed down our embassy in Taiwan and set up the sham organization AIT. China is salavating over getting Taiwan, the 16th largest economy in the world. I can recall visiting the PRC and seeing a huge time clock they had near the Great Wall counting down the time when Macau would become part of the PRC. I think American policymakers underestimate the deep-seated feelings the PRC has about "taking back" Taiwan. We need to make it very clear (often and emphatic) that we will never accept a Taiwan takeover by force and that we will defend Taiwan against any such attempt.

[churchillbuff]

Another Carter legacy.

Sorry, but Bush is president - and it was Bush who dissed the Taiwanese recently. I don't like Carter as much as the next fellow, but I expected more from Bush - - but apparently we're not getting it. Shameful.