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The Taiwan Election: Democracy on Steroids

Congress should require that the executive branch conduct astrategic survey of U.S. interests and consider the possibleramifications to America's strategic posture in the Western Pacificshould Taiwan be forced into a relationship with China that wouldpreclude U.S. strategic cooperation with Taiwan. Policy decisionsregarding China and Taiwan must be made to conform with U.S. goals.

In the upcoming August 27-29 "six-party" talks in Beijing, theUnited States must not risk turning the clock back to August 1994,when the Chinese persuaded the Clinton Administration to give NorthKorea billions in aid without first requiring Pyongyang to forswearits nuclear ambitions. To avoid repeating past mistakes, U.S.negotiators must have a clear-eyed view of China's role in theNorth Korean nuclear issue.

Bg1604es: Back to Basics: An Economic Agenda for APEC

Leaders in both China and the United States well recognize that ifrelations between their nations are to improve, China must stepaway from assertive behaviors and look for peaceful ways to improverelations with Taiwan.