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To: Rarebird who wrote (49807)	2/29/2000 8:33:00 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116762

Then is this only "hype" also? I guess I shouldn't believe the Taiwan market fell because those traders find these developments of dire import? Perhaps the US did not really send the admiral over & I shouldn't believe the war ships are in route? US sends admiral to warn China on Taiwan FROM OLIVER AUGUST IN BEIJING THE commander of the US Seventh Fleet has travelled to Beijing to warn Chinese leaders, after last week's threats, that America is prepared to defend Taiwan. Admiral Dennis Blair's visit is seen as an attempt to regain the initiative after Washington was given no advance warning of Beijing's threat last Monday to use force against the island if Taiwan puts off unification talks indefinitely. The admiral will meet military leaders and visit the headquarters of the Nanjing military region from where a Taiwan campaign would be conducted. Last week the US aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk left its Japanese base in a move seen as hostile by Beijing. With presidential elections in Taiwan a few weeks away, China's renewed belligerence has turned out to be quite effective, fostering fears among voters that victory for a pro-independence candidate could lead to a Chinese attack. A drop in Taiwanese stock indices has reminded voters that, if Beijing is upset by the poll result, more threats and financial setbacks could follow. Yesterday Lin Chong-pin, vice-chairman of the(cont)