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Article: Juggling the Two Chinas; Caught Between Beijing and Taiwan, Clinton Dropped the Ball
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- The Washington Post
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- October 22, 1995
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BEIJING -- In their meeting in New York this Tuesday, President
Clinton and Chinese President Jiang Zemin will seek to repair a Sino-
American relationship that has suffered a body blow from the renewal
of the long-standing dispute over Taiwan. However, extensive
discussions with officials and scholars in the two capitals suggest
that a solution may be beyond the powers of either leader.
The stakes could hardly be higher. China is the most populous
nation on earth and the one whose economy is growing at the most
rapid rate. The U.S. role in Asia in the 21st century will become
heavily dependent on the Sino-American relationship.
Taiwan, the prosperous anticommunist island workshop off the ...