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To: michael97123 who wrote (161378)	5/4/2005 9:29:50 AM
From: GST	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I think you might have something there -- although I also think that the chances of getting elected in Taiwan are not altogether enhanced by jumping into Beijing's pocket. You just have to look at the mess in Hong Kong to see that. Beijing will hang tough out of principle -- and time is on their side. For Taiwan, economic integration with the rest of China is so overwhelming that the political side is an obstacle to the functioning of their economy -- a luxury that they wil be less inclined to entertain on practical grounds. Taiwan needs a solid political foundation that supports the reality in which they live -- and the reality in which they live is that Taiwan is as much a part of China as Chicago is a part of the USA. Now they need a 21 century political arrangement. There wil always be a few neandrathals in the USA have no clue about this and see it as white hats versus black hats -- and there are risks in fanning feelings of loss of face on the part of younger Taiwanese who are not sure about there identity -- but overall, this is an issue that Taiwan cannot afford to leave unresolved if it is to prosper -- and they can only prosper in the context of greater China.