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The Bush administration, which once pledged to do "whatever it takes" to defend Taiwan, is increasingly distancing itself from the prosperous and democratic island. This has been going on since August 3, 2002, when Taiwan's president, Chen Shui-bian, first declared that "each side [of the Taiwan Strait] is its own nation." Although this assertion had the benefit of being true, it incensed Beijing's leaders, who pressured the United States into rebuking Chen, in exch...

Hereitage's recommendations about the National Homeland Securityand Combating Terrorism Act of 2002 (S. 2452.)

It's a heck of an offer. In an 11th hour bid to buy Unocal, China's state-run CNOOC Ltd. last week offered $19.6 billion, cash, for America's ninth largest oil company.

Don't let Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick's fondness for pandas mislead you. The Bush administration's China policy has been undergoing a quiet metamorphosis, and now has a new steeliness to it.

ED091399:  It Depends on What One China Means

Hereitage's recommendations about the National Homeland Securityand Combating Terrorism Act of 2002 (S. 2452.)

Recent weeks have seen several retrospectives on the anniversary of the Sunflower movement and their occupation of the legislature, along with the protests that supported their actions. These retrospectives have focused almost entirely on their transformative political legacy. Yet one of the most important effects of the Sunflowers was saving Taiwan from the shattering economic consequences of then-president Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) pro-China economic policies. The Cross-Strait Service Trade...

Chinese President Xi Jinping, even after a decade in power, is finding it hard to shape China's economy to his liking.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, even after a decade in power, is finding it hard to shape China's economy to his liking.

In that article, like the Global Times piece, Maj. Gayl used terminology also employed in Chinese propaganda, describing the self-governing island as “renegade Taiwan” and Taiwan’s ruling pro-independence political party as “separatist.” “The U.S. could advise Taiwan’s secessionists to peaceably accept ‘one country, two systems’ and cease its ‘independence’ ambitions,” Maj. Gayl said in the Global Times article. But Beijing’s critics say China’s “one country, two s...