|
|
Article: China is huffing and puffing. (China's relations with Taiwan)(Editorial)
- Article from:
- National Review
- Article date:
- October 9, 1995
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1995 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
We must suppose that the generals crowd around the power center in Peking with enticing war scenarios, as they dream of a military adventure against Taiwan. The Red Chinese, as one used to call them, have not fought a war since they took on Vietnam, a venture that ended in stalemate. That was twenty-odd years ago, and twenty- odd years before that, the Chinese army marched against the United States and South Korea, winning an ambiguous victory. That's a long time between wars, and the hunger for military action is sharp in the hearts of the Old Guard. They are men who stood by Mao Tse-tung during a period when he did more than any other man to damage China. And now the ...