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To: Dayuhan who wrote (8952)	7/29/1999 11:12:00 AM
From: Bosco	Respond to of 9980

G'day all - more on the foot-in-the-mouth saga <G> biz.yahoo.com best, Bosco [full text appended] Taiwan urges U.S. not to take sides in China row By Alice Hung TAIPEI, July 29 (Reuters) - Taiwan on Thursday urged the United States not to take sides in its row with China and stood firm by its decision to put relations with Beijing on an equal footing. Taiwan, which usually enjoys a warm informal relationship with Washington, made the appeal after U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright criticised Taiwan this week, saying its attempt to explain its new policy to China did not ''quite do it.'' ''It's not beneficial if (the United States) shows clearly (it is) taking side. This will entice power politics,'' Taiwan Foreign Minister Jason Hu told a news conference. Taiwan enraged mainland China this month with its decision to insist on ''state to state'' ties with Beijing, which views the island as a rogue province. In doing so, Taiwan dumped its ''one China'' policy which had kept the peace between the two rivals. But Hu said on Thursday that the new policy was consistent with Taiwan's goal of reunification with the mainland. ''Parity is the name of the game,'' he said, adding that ''state to state'' relations with the communist mainland would pave the way for future political negotiations. Taiwan officials had said the new stand meant Taipei was junking the ''one China'' policy, saying Beijing was using the policy to gain the upper hand on Taiwan and further isolate it. Beijing has said it views Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui's move as a step towards independence -- something China's leaders have vowed to thwart, by force if necessary. China reiterated that threat on Sunday and warned the United States that involving itself with Taiwan's ''troublemaker'' president would risk further hurting Sino-U.S. relations. Hu said Beijing had over-reacted to Lee's comments but that Taipei would clarify its stance before a landmark visit by top Chinese envoy Wang Danhan to the island in autumn. ''Otherwise we may be in further trouble in September or October (when Wang visits),'' Hu said. ''We do need breathing room.'' He said Beijing might intensify its efforts to push for acceptance of the ''one China'' policy in the international community, ''at least in the short term.'' U.S. President Bill Clinton has reaffirmed Washington's support for the ''one China'' policy and called for a peaceful solution to the row.