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Article: United States should stand by agreement on Taiwan.(Commentary)(Editorials)(Letters)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- April 28, 1999
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In their excellent commentary "Taiwan Relations Act imperatives" (April 13), Christopher Demuth and Edwin Feulner stated that President Clinton "does nothing to recognize and reward Taiwan."
It is true that during the past two decades the people of Taiwan have accomplished an economic and political miracle. Still, they are not asking for a handout or a reward. They merely ask that the United States adhere to the commitments it made in 1979 when it enacted the Taiwan Relations Act. At a White House joint press conference on April 8, for instance, Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji stated: "We have never undertaken to renounce the use of force [against Taiwan]. Because ...