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To: Rarebird who wrote (50465)	3/17/2000 8:23:00 AM
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US to Both Chinas: Be Nice; Don?t Fight. NewsMax.com Friday, March 17, 2000 The United States warned both Beijing and Taiwan to tone down their escalating war of words, and Capitol Hill Republicans charged that the whole conflict is the result of a Clinton administration policy of appeasing Communist China. Beijing got the word yesterday in a meeting between Undersecretary of State Thomas Pickering and Chinese Ambassador Li Zhaoxing. "Undersecretary Pickering called in China's Ambassador Li to discuss the importance of prudence and patience before and after [today?s]Taiwan election and our hope to see following that election positive steps to reduce tensions and foster dialogue," Mr. Rubin said. "They [the Communist Chinese] appear to be trying to affect the outcome of the election with a show of words." Defense secretary William Cohen added his voice to Washington?s warnings to Beijing, and then told the Taiwanese to avoid antagonizing mainland China with talk of independence: "We have indicated to the Chinese, as we have to the Taiwanese, that we expect their differences to be resolved peacefully, that the threat of the use of force is counter-productive," Cohen said during a visit to an air base in Japan. "We believe that Taiwan should not seek independence. But we do not support the use of force on the part of China." (cont) newsmax.com