[tallhappy]

Offence at what? You don't make any sense.

Make your point related to the issue in comprehensible terms. The topic is Taiwan as independent from China or whether we, via our President and his administration's policy's are trying to consign it to come under communist rule.

The sub-issue is whether or not we support free nations over dictatorships and encourage and recognize free democratic states.

[The Westerner]

Since Bush became President, I've noticed two separate directions in his policy toward the Chinas. He has sold some of the military equipment to Taiwan that it wanted, not all. The Red Chinese were unhappy about that. He has remained on friendly terms with the Red Chinese, publicly wearing their oriental costume when in China. I don't remember him visiting Taiwan. He has allowed his State Dept. to continue talking about "One China" meaning that Red China owns Taiwan. There is no consistency.

I wasn't happy with Bush/Rice's handling of the E-3 incident. I suspect I won't be happy with the direction the administration will take toward Taiwan in the next four years. The big question is whether America would defend Taiwan against Red Chinese aggression?