President Bush, the Republic of Taiwan Loves You . . The rather silly caption with these picts was A group of activists in favor of Taiwan's independence from China holds placards thanking U.S. President George Bush in front of Washington's semi-official American Institute in Taiwan April 16, 2002. Earlier in the month Bush called Taiwan the "Republic of Taiwan" and a "country" in an apparent slip of the tongue during a speech. The U.S. later told China Bush made a mistake when he referred to Taiwan is such a way. Taiwan and China have been political rivals since a...