Dear Mr. Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi,
Mr. President Clinton,
Mr. Prime Minister Tony Blair,
Taiwan will hold its next presidential election in March 2000.
The Democratic Progressive Party, which formally espouses independence
for Taiwan, could conceivably upset the Kuomintang, which has
ruled the island for the past half-century and remains committed
to Taiwan's eventual reunification with mainland.
Back then, angered by Taiwan's first direct presidential elections,
Beijing fired missiles into the waters near the island, and
the Clinton administration counted by sending an armada including
two aircraft carries to help protect the island.
Two years later, the Clinton administration and Beijing have
made up to one another. But this accommodation could easily
fall apart again over Taiwan, particularly if events
on this island force America to make a choice between its democratic
principles and its desire for a stable Asia.
Russia has a warm meeting on Monday (Nov. 22, 1998). Taiwan
said (Nov. 29, 1998) Chinese President Jiang Zemin's threat
to use force against the island indicated the mainland still
believed in violence to resolve issues "what
Jiang said in Tokyo merely reflected that the Chinese communists
still blindly believe in violence, always thinking in a hegemonic
way to resolve cross-strait issues." Chang
King-yuh, chairman of the Taiwan Cabinet's Mainland Affairs
Council, told reporters on Saturday (Nov. 29, 1998).
Jiang told a Tokyo news conference during his visit to Japan
that Beijing would not renounce the use of force
against Taiwan if the island kept up a separatist drive.
"We firmly oppose the independence of Taiwan." Jiang
said.
Washington, Nov. 28, 1998 ---
The reports said that the mainland Chinese government might
be building a powerful anti-satellite laser that could deprive
the U.S. military of key advantage in any future conflict in
Asia by disabling America's fleet of "spies in the sky"
Pentagon has warned.
In our view; Asia's power would be instead by "growing
mainland China".
Taiwan is the key point to do defense against Beijing's threat.
Taiwan need your support.
