Accusing President Bush of "a kowtow that would have made Bill Clinton blush" when he allegedly followed "a script dictated by Beijing" and condemned Taiwan's president for "unspecified comments and actions" relating to a forthcoming Taiwanese referendum , the Weekly Standard's Robert Kagan and William Kristol insisted that the U.S. must stand by Taiwan. Reacting to mainland China's threat to use force against Taiwan if the island nation holds a referendum protesting Beijing’s missile aimed at Taiwan, an administration spokesman privately told reporters that President Bush is dead set against such a referendum. The Standard reported that China has 496...