Taiwan stung by Powell endorsement of One China policy

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Taiwan stung by Powell endorsement of One China policy
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Big News Network.com Wednesday 27th October, 2004

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell has come under stinging criticism in Taiwan following his ringing endorsement of China's 'One China policy.

Speaking in China, on a three-nation trip to Japan, China, and South Korea, earlier this week, the secretary said, 'Our policy is clear, there is only one China. Taiwan is not independent. It does not enjoy sovereignty as a nation, and that remains our policy, our firm policy
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What the Hell is going on... ONE CHINA!!!

[Kagemusha]

1. What army are we gonna fight China with right now?

Well I know it would be mostly Navy/ Air Force but still...

The US isn't interested in fighting that war right now.

[Voltaire99]

12. Heh. Not when China is keeping our government running.

Forget the military question.

The real reason is that the US needs China to keep buying those treasury bills; you don't attack your Sugar Daddy.

[Maple]

2. Taiwan engaging in smoke and mirrors

This has been US policy since 1979. It is not news to Taiwan.

Food fights are okay however....

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20041026.wfoodfight1026/BNStory/Front/

[Amigust]

7. Change in rhetoric

"tradionally the United States has avoided comment on the China-Taiwan dispute."

[Maple]

10. It has however

been official US policy since 1979...however much you choose to shush it up.

[dave502d]

3. What this mean,is he getting the ok to hit North Korea.

[JolietDem]

5. Colin, goodbye

Kerry gives lip service to his "respect" for you, but you've sold yourself out...everything you say is either out-of-sync with the people whose bidding you do or is an example of hopeless, unrivaled buffoonery (one of my favorite phrases!) No one who has served out a term with Bush deserves to be dogcatcher, not even you Colin...too bad, you might've made a good Secretary of State...RIGHT! And My Lai wasn't a big deal either.

[norml]

4. So much for those who think the US will fight for Taiwan.

Goodbye Red China vrs. Real China,and the policy of half of the 20th. century.

[Maple]

6. That's okay

We are no longer IN the 20th century, and it's no longer 'Red China'

[Amigust]

8. Red? Depends on who you're talking to

http://www.whitehouse.org/news/2003/101603.asp - http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:NDqqcZzCCYYJ:www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html%3Fid%3D105001682+%22red+china%22&hl=en
http://www.alternet.org/story/3207/ - http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/guest/2004/rdm_1005.shtml
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Red%20China - http://www.firstgov.gov/fgsearch/index.jsp?nr=10&mt0=null&ms0=should&mw0=%22red+china%22&in0=domain&dom0=www.state.gov+state.gov+oig.state.gov+mepi.state.gov+www.sdp.gov+ds.state.gov+aiep.state.gov+travel.state.gov+foia.state.gov+exchanges.state.gov+geography.state.gov+www.ndf.org+www.statebuy.gov+www.pmdtc.org+careers.state.gov+911exhibit.state.gov&submit=Submit&db=www&st=AS&rn=316&parsed=true

[Maple]

9. No, it doesn't

[sandnsea]

11. China can't invade, take over Taiwan

Taiwan can't claim independence.

That's the One China policy and always has been.