To: mishedlo who wrote (14094 ) 10/26/2004 10:40:36 PM From: RealMuLan Respond to I read that the main reason for Powell's China visit was want to make China talk with Taiwan, and he failed on this. And seems even China felt somewhat surprised by Powell's strong remark --"There is only one China and Taiwan is not independent. It does not enjoy sovereignty as a nation and that remains our firm policy." anything to stop Taiwan from separating. On the other hand, Chen is getting harder and harder to control (for the US). Take the latest example, Chen's inauguration speech had been sent to the US for consent before he used it publicly. But he tricked the US for a paragraph which offended China the most because it was not in the original copy sent to the US for consent. The US, I read, was outrageous about this. Plus all other things Chen is doing now (changing passport, Taiwan constitution, and even its name), it is entirely possible that he will push China for some hard action, which would most likely put the US in a very dangerous/awkward situation. Not that the US is afraid of China, but right now it is still in the quad mires of Iraq, it just cannot afford to challenge China yet. So Powell wants to send the strongest message to Chen to wake him up.
