-Caveat Lector- > Clinton: "What's GOOD for Kosovo's 1.8 Million Albanians is BAD > for 21 Million Taiwanese" > > Does Clinton Have the Republican Senate in his Back Pocket on his > Changing China Policy? > > By: Mary Mostert, Analyst, Original Sources, > (www.originalsources.com) > > July 21, 1999 > > Does anyone remember what our China policy was BCI (Before > Clinton's Impeachment)? Or, put another way, does anyone CARE > what it was? Before the 1996 Presidential election really heated > up, a democratic election was planned in Taiwan in March of 1996, > and China began "war games" with live ammunition in the Taiwan > Straits to remind voters that they didn't REALLY want > independence and that they would be safer if they didn't move too > close to Western notions of democracy. In response, Clinton sent > the U.S. aircraft carrier Nimitz and its battle group steaming > into the South China Sea to join the carrier Independence and its > battle group off Taiwan. It was the largest U.S. fleet to be > assembled in Asia since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. > > The first direct vote to be held in Taiwan elected Lee Teng-hui, > although, Beijing claimed, their war games cut his support from > 41% of the total to 21%. That dispute, besides bringing much of > the US fleet to the Taiwan Straits, also prompted Libyan leader > Muammar Gaddafi to tell China it had the "right to unify its > lands," the United States notwithstanding, and Former British > prime minister Margaret Thatcher to warn the world to be on guard > against China because of what she called its willingness to "use > military threats against other countries, especially Taiwan." > > For much of the past three years the tensions between Taiwan and > the mainland had sunk below the media's radar screen to the > bottom of a news pile while they concentrated on things like > Monica Lewinsky, Impeachment of Bill Clinton, and Clinton's > enthusiastic dismemberment of Yugoslavia during which he allowed > arms through the UN blockade to Bosnia and Herzegovina > (population 2.6 million) Muslims, and Croatia,(5 million), and > urged UN membership for Slovenia (1.9 million) and Macedonia (2.1 > million). > > However, it appears that China and Taiwan have once again taken > up their respective roles. Only, this time something is very > different. We don't have ANY warships in the Taiwan Straits and > President Clinton President Clinton said yesterday that "he > strongly reaffirmed the United States' "one China" policy in a > recent telephone call to Chinese President Jiang Zemin. He made > the call to reassure Jiang that the United States does not > support a separatist movement by Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui, > who wants to deal with China on a "state-to-state" basis. Clinton > told reporters, "We've made it very clear our policy has not > changed and we would take very seriously any abridgement of it." > China has said it would use military force to block Taiwan from > breaking away from the mainland." > > Janet Taylor, a reader e-mailed me the UPI article with Clinton's > statement and asked: "I saw this on UPI. Why is it acceptable for > KLA led Kosovo to break away from Yugoslavia and wrong for > Milosavic to try to stop them? Why is it wrong for Taiwan to try > to break away from China and right for US to step aside and > reassure the China-coms that we agree with them and in effect say > that we will look the other way? Am I looking at this the wrong > way? I am not the best in foreign politics and probably need to > be corrected on some point I have missed. As I am looking at it > right now, if I lived in Taiwan now I would be leaving on the > first available plane with a long visa and be ready to claim > political asylum someplace. Probably, the US would not be my best > destination as the US would not want to embarrass China by > accepting someone who claimed a need for political asylum from > China, the administration's strongest supporters." > > I wrote Janet back a comforting letter (I hope) and advised her > to start worrying about herself only when the Clinton Taiwan, > (population 21.6 million) Foreign and Yugoslavia Foreign policy > BEGAN to make sense to her. > > Clinton told reporters, "We've made it very clear our policy has > not changed and we would take very seriously any abridgement of > it." However, Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui apparently is > convinced that Clinton's Foreign Policy is quite a bit different > than his 1996 policy when he sent warships into the Straits. The > Wednesday edition of Singapore's Straits Times reports, "In an > apparent backdown from his divisive 'two-states' theory, > President Lee Teng-hui clarified yesterday that he was not > seeking independence for Taiwan. ' did not say this to declare > independence,' he said in televised remarks about his comments a > week ago which infuriated Beijing. > > "But Beijing remained unconvinced, with Foreign Ministry > spokesman Zhang Qiyue saying that his theory was a complete > negation and challenge to the 'one-China' principle that has been > recognized internationally. > > "Analysts in China and Taiwan were also cautious, pointing out > that the Taiwanese leader did not rescind his 'two-states' > proposal, but insisted that authorities in Taiwan have 'redefined > cross-strait ties to nation-to-nation, or at least > state-to-state'. > > "Mr Lee had also accused Beijing of being blind to historical and > legal realities by insisting on viewing Taiwan as a renegade > province, saying:'We are not a local government under the central > government.' > > On future relations, he said: 'One China does not exist now, it > is only possible in the future after reunification under the > basis of democracy.' > > "But he cautioned that the persistent military threat from China > was the main handicap to improving cross-strait ties > substantially. > > "In Beijing, China pressed on with its strong criticism of Mr > Lee, saying that he had taken a "dangerous step" towards > splitting China. > > "Ms Zhang told a news conference that: 'Lee Teng-hui has > attempted to split the country and has gone a long way on the > road to separation. No doubt this will have an adverse impact on > the peaceful reunification of China.' > > "She said China did not recognise Mr Lee as the president of > Taiwan, saying: 'I would like to correct what you called Lee > Teng-hui. We don't recognise the so-called President, so in > future, you should pay attention to this." > > "Asked to confirm reports in the Chinese and Hong Kong media that > the People's Liberation Army (PLA) was conducting military > exercises near Taiwan, she said it was the responsibility of the > military to take up the issue. 'The PLA will maintain state > sovereignty and territorial integrity.' > > "On US President Bill Clinton's hotline call to Chinese President > Jiang Zemin on the Taiwan issue, the spokesman noted that > Washington did not support the island's position." > > In fact, the Associated Press reported late last night that: > "Washington has drafted measures penalizing Taiwan - including > suspending a sale of military planes - to show its annoyance at > President Lee Teng-hui's provocation of a row with China, a > newspaper reported on Wednesday. The US State Department has > urged cancellation of the sale of E-2G Hawkeye early-warning > aircraft and putting sharp limits on unofficial contacts with > Taiwanese officials, Taipei's China Times reported in a front > page story. The China Times quoted 'highly reliable' sources in > Washington but did not identify them." > > Just yesterday Senator Bob Smith stood on the floor of the Senate > and literally begged for the opportunity to be allowed to debate > his resolution, S.J. 27 which states: "Resolved by the Senate and > House of Representatives of the United States of America in > Congress assembled, That the Congress does not approve the > extension of the authority contained in section 402(c) of the > Trade Act of 1974 recommended by the President to the Congress on > June 3, 1999, with respect to the People's Republic of China." He > was turned down. > > So where does that put us? Apparently, as I reported in a column > on July 1, "The London Times reported in November 1996, "The CIA > two weeks ago seized 25 of 40 files kept in a safe for John Huang > by Small Business Administration official Ira Sockowitz. A > dossier labeled "People's Republic of China Intelligence > Penetration" of the Clinton Administration has been prepared for > the House Oversight Committee that is expected to start hearings > on the topic. Its new chairman will be Dan Burton. "So the > scandal that the U.S. media is trying to portray as a campaign > finance scandal and use as an argument for campaign finance > reform, seems to be a classical intelligence operation in which > corrupt politicians and lax security have been exploited to the > financial gain of China. The investment China has made in the > Clinton administration is nothing compared to the windfall it has > received from Most Favored Nation trading status and numerous > trade deals." (See: > http://originalsources.com/OS7-99MQC/7-1-1999.1.shtml) > > Clinton has spent billions of dollars and reportedly has depleted > our missile stock by dropping $1 million missiles on ribbons of > black plastic that look like roads from 13,000 feet and cardboard > "tanks" and "anti-aircraft weapons." (See: > http://originalsources.com/OS7-99HL/7-14-1999.5.shtml). > > And, in the Straits of Taiwan we have gone from sending warships > in 1996 to stop China's "war games" to halting shipments of > weapons to Taiwan to stop the Democratically elected President > Lee Teng-hui of 21 million Taiwanese from declaring independence > from Mainland China while the US Senate passes legislation 97-2 > branding Yugoslavia a Terrorist state and the War Crimes Tribunal > indicts Milosevic a War Criminal for doing what Beijing is doing > to Taiwan. If that isn't enough to confuse you, add the fact that > only yesterday Sen. Bob Smith was treated like a pariah in the > Republican controlled Congress for wanting to merely DEBATE the > wisdom of giving China "favored nation" or "normal trade > relations" treatment as a reward for its Taiwan policy which is > the same policy as Milosevic's Kosovo policy - a unified nation. > > But, don't worry. President William Jefferson Clinton TOLD you > that his policy on Taiwan hasn't change one bit. > > To comment: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ORDER THE REAGAN MONITOR !: > Start Your Subscription to the all new REAGAN MONITOR with the > July-August edition -The Citizen Action Handbook - 106th Congress > Directory - Names, Addresses, Telephone and Fax Numbers, District > Number; and Participate in our Citizen Action Award for the most > interesting Citizen Activist stories. 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