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WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! Taipei approves of Bush China visit Officials say island's interests not compromised by trip ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Posted: February 23, 2002 1:00 a.m. Eastern By Jon Dougherty © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com Taiwan's government has said it approves of President Bush's visit with Chinese President Jiang Zemin, noting that Washington and Beijing "remained far apart" on issues important to Taipei. "President Bush's remarks so far have not sacrificed the interests of Taiwan," said Eugene Chien, Taiwan's foreign affairs minister. "Although both reached a consensus on certain issues, they remained far apart on other issues, including the issue of Taiwan." His comments, as well as those of other Taiwanese government officials, were carried by various Taiwan newspapers, including the Taipei Times. Bush flew home yesterday following a six-day Asian tour that included visits to South Korea, Japan and China. In a joint press conference following meetings with the Chinese leader, Bush and Jiang both hoped for a peaceful resolution to the cross-strait tension that has marked Taiwan-China relations for years. "We believe in the peaceful settlement of this issue," Bush said. But overall, Taiwanese leaders said Bush remained committed to the terms of the Taiwan Relations Act, which contains a U.S. pledge of military support to Taiwan should it fall under attack, as well as a commitment to supply Taiwan with up-to-date military technology. "The United States will continue to support the Taiwan Relations Act," Bush added. "All the world's people, including the people of China, should be free to choose how to live, worship and how to work." Taiwanese officials said they understood Washington's need to improve relations with Beijing, as long as relations with Taipei didn't suffer. "While relations between the U.S. and China are expected to get better, it's also our hope that U.S.-Taiwan relations can advance in parallel," Chien said. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Jon E. Dougherty is a staff reporter and columnist for WorldNetDaily, and author of the special report, *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! Write to same address to be off lists! <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
