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Clinton will never mature into anything but but he already is: the corrupt leader of a corrupt party. Here's what the Washington Post says about your "master of foreign affairs"
Siding With the Dictators
Thursday, July 2, 1998; Page A20
THE OUTLINES OF a deal are beginning to emerge. China gives President
Clinton air time for his speech. Mr. Clinton says what China wants to hear
on Taiwan. Then, in classic Clinton fashion, the White House tries to have
things both ways, denying that U.S. policy has changed when in fact it has,
and not for the better.
Past administrations recognized the Beijing government as the legitimate
government of China and "acknowledged" China's position with regard to
Taiwan. But "acknowledge" did not mean "accept." The ultimate fate of
Taiwan was something for Taiwan and China to work out, peacefully.
Beyond that, the United States deliberately left its policy shrouded in
ambiguity.
But recently officials of the Clinton administration have explicitly adopted a
"three no's" formula much more pleasing to the Communist Chinese: no
support for one Taiwan-one China; no support for Taiwan independence; no
support for Taiwan membership in international organizations such as the
United Nations. Now Mr. Clinton has given that policy a presidential stamp
of approval -- and on Chinese soil, to boot.
Why does it matter? Because Taiwan's 21 million people have forged a
prosperous democracy over the past decades. There is no justification for
the United States to oppose their right eventually to determine their own
future. It would be fine for U.S. officials to reiterate that such a
determination must take place peacefully and to encourage TaiwanChina
dialogue. It would be fine for U.S. officials to warn Taiwan not to expect
U.S. support for a unilateral declaration of independence. What's not fine is
for the United States at this time to rule out independence or any other
option the Taiwanese people eventually might choose.
When China threatened Taiwan militarily in 1996, Mr. Clinton responded
with admirable resolve. But now he is trading away the human rights of
Taiwan's 21 million people and sending an unfortunate signal to other
democracies that might hope to rely on U.S. moral support.
As a practical matter, he's also significantly weakening Taiwan's bargaining
power if and when Taiwan and China begin negotiations. China's main card
always has been the threat of force; Taiwan's has been its campaign to
establish sovereignty through membership in world organizations and other
means. By explicitly and needlessly slamming the door on that campaign,
Mr. Clinton has sided with the dictators against the democrats. To pretend
this is no change only heightens the offense.
washingtonpost.com
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