Recently many Taiwanese are talking why US is not supporting DPP government's bid to UN using referendum in the next Spring's presidential election. I have posted a few articles on this topic. Now I also found an article by Randall Shriver which explains this question pretty nicely. For example:
"The core challenge faced by US government officials when such matters are considered comes from the tension that emanates from asking two questions: How can the US be pro-Taiwan, but not anti-China? And how can the US be pro-democracy, but not pro-independence? .........
The US has a strong interest in seeing Taiwan's democracy succeed and strengthen. Such an outcome not only supports a regional and global strategy to broaden the international community of democracies, it also best positions Taiwan to be a like-minded partner to the US on a range of important issues such as counter-terrorism, trade liberalization and maritime security. But the Bush administration, like the six preceding administrations, will not support Taiwanese independence.
It is important for government leaders in Taipei and people in Taiwan to understand that these are the questions that will inform policy discussions in Washington."
For complete article of Mr. Shriver's article, which was posted at Taipei Times, entitled "Pro-Taiwan (But Not Anti-China)", please click on the title (it is linked to the article page).
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