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Well, I have been saying that Obama would not support the democratic nation of Taiwan and its 23 million people. Sadly, the Chinese Nationalist Party here in Taiwan is a part of the problem. When Bush made many of these weapons available, the Chinese KMT blocked the funding because the president was of the Democratic Progressive Party. Now, with one of their own as president, they want them, but Obama seems reluctant to allow Taiwan to build its own self-defense capability.
There are other issues. The beef row has many angry in Taiwan. Taiwanese also want visa-free access to the US (Taiwan already meets all of the requirements asked of other nations and easily falls below the visa rejection threshhold -- and Americans have visa-free access to Taiwan), a TIFA, an FTA and a mutual extradition treaty -- all things the current adminstration is moving slowly on, if at all.
Well, I have been saying that Obama would not support the democratic nation of Taiwan and its 23 million people. Sadly, the Chinese Nationalist Party here in Taiwan is a part of the problem. When Bush made many of these weapons available, the Chinese KMT blocked the funding because the president was of the Democratic Progressive Party. Now, with one of their own as president, they want them, but Obama seems reluctant to allow Taiwan to build its own self-defense capability.
There are other issues. The beef row has many angry in Taiwan. Taiwanese also want visa-free access to the US (Taiwan already meets all of the requirements asked of other nations and easily falls below the visa rejection threshhold -- and Americans have visa-free access to Taiwan), a TIFA, an FTA and a mutual extradition treaty -- all things the current adminstration is moving slowly on, if at all.