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To: GST who wrote (147195)	10/7/2004 4:27:16 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) of 281500

If a mugger points a gun at you and says "give me your money", you will have obeyed an order from him, but it doesn't mean that you are accepting him as an authority over you. Independent states can issue threats and demands to each other and if the threat is severe enough and believable enough a weaker state may comply, but this compliance (esp. on just one point) doesn't mean that the independent state seeks to function as a state. If the PRC could appoint or dismiss Taiwanese officials or pass laws for Taiwan than Taiwan would not functioning as an independent state. Note I'm not just talking about having influence over such things (sovereign states can be influenced by their neighbors or other powerful countries) but being able to pass laws or fully control the appointment of officials. In other administrative matters, Beijing does not care at this point. In other words if there is something Beijing can't impose on Taiwan they just "don't care" so it doesn't count as any lack of control or authority on Beijing's part. Beijing rules Taiwan, it just has a soft touch and lets Taiwan do what it wants. What a load of nonsense... Tim

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