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Viewing cable 08AITTAIPEI21, MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS

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08AITTAIPEI21 2008-01-07 10:04 2011-08-23 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED American Institute Taiwan, Taipei
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RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHIN #0021/01 0071004
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 071004Z JAN 08
FM AIT TAIPEI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 7737
INFO RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 7626
RUEHHK/AMCONSUL HONG KONG 8897
UNCLAS AIT TAIPEI 000021 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR INR/R/MR, EAP/TC, EAP/PA, EAP/PD - NIDA EMMONS 
DEPARTMENT PASS AIT/WASHINGTON 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS 
 
Summary:  Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused January 
5-7 news coverage on Taiwan's faltering relations with Malawi; on 
the upcoming legislative elections and the March presidential poll; 
on Taiwan's sagging economy; and on the U.S. presidential 
candidates.  In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial 
in the pro-independence "Liberty Times" called on Washington to 
recognize clearly China's evil ambition and to support "democratic" 
Taiwan in holding the UN referendum.  An op-ed in the centrist, 
KMT-leaning "China Times" discussed Taiwan's diplomatic ties with 
Malawi and other allies.  The article said more allies likely will 
terminate diplomatic relations with Taiwan, because they see 
Washington's severe criticism of Taiwan's UN referendum and thus 
believe that Washington no longer supports Taiwan.  An editorial in 
the conservative, pro-unification, English-language "China Post" 
compared U.S. President George W. Bush and Taiwan President Chen 
Shui-bian and urged the voters to be careful when they cast their 
ballots in March, 2008.  End summary. 
 
A) "The United States Should Recognize Clearly China's Nature and 
Maintain Common Interests between Taipei and Washington" 
 
The pro-independence "Liberty Times" [circulation: 720,000] 
editorialized (1/5/08): 
 
"... The U.S. government has been imposing quite a lot of political 
pressure on Taiwan lately due to certain policy disputes [between 
the two]; it has even decided not to consider selling the F-16 
fighter jets to Taiwan for the time being.  The political pressure 
imposed by Washington on Taipei is exactly what China, which seeks 
to 'win over the United States to restrain Taiwan,' is happy to see. 
 In the face of China's increasing military threats against Taiwan, 
the [U.S.] failure to sell defensive weapons to Taiwan in a timely 
manner might send the wrong signal to China,namely: is the United 
States wavering in terms of its strategic deployment in the Western 
Pacific? 
 
"Ever since our country started to push for the UN referendum, China 
has said implicitly and explicitly many times that the move will 
increase military tension.  Even Hu Jintao did not hesitate to say 
that the People's Liberation Army's only job is to engage in a war 
with Taiwan.  China's saber-rattling toward Taiwan was an empty 
threat most of the time, but it is an indisputable fact that the 
military balance across the Taiwan Strait has been tipping in favor 
of China over the past few years, thus increasing the risks of China 
attacking Taiwan.  This is a development that we must keep vigilant 
about, and the United States must also not lower its guard, either. 
 
"At this moment, it is particularly noteworthy to remind [everyone] 
of the U.S. policy unveiled in the 'Taiwan Relations Act:'  Namely, 
[it is the policy of the United States] to consider any effort to 
determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful means, 
including by boycotts or embargoes, a threat to the peace and 
security of the Western Pacific area and of grave concern to the 
United States.  It also includes 'providing Taiwan with arms of a 
defensive character.'  Such a policy has been honored by the U.S. 
administrations since then and has been supported by relevant 
countries, because it meets the common interests of all relevant 
countries. ... 
 
"Over the past few years, China has been shouting out loud such 
slogans as 'peaceful rise' and 'harmonious world,' but in reality, 
its defense budget has been growing at a two-digit rate, and its 
hidden defense budget has even reached double or three times the 
budget made public. Beijing's attempts to have its submarines 
trespass in the territorial waters of Taiwan and Japan, to stalk the 
USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier, and to test-fire its satellite 
killer missiles, have all highlighted China's expanding military 
buildup, indicating its evil ambition to annex Taiwan and its 
long-term scheme to challenge the United States and Japan.  China's 
military expansion is exactly a provocative move seeking to alter 
the status quo across the Taiwan Strait.  Given Washington's and 
Tokyo's opposition to, or lack of support for, democratic Taiwan's 
fundamental human rights in holding the UN referendum in a peaceful 
way, it is no wonder that people doubt the true intent of these 
countries." 
 
B) "Watch out for the Next Malawi!" 
 
John Feng, Taiwan's former ambassador to the Dominican Republic, 
opined in the centrist, KMT-leaning "China Times" [circulation: 
400,000] (1/6): 
 
"Reports said recently that Malawi, Taiwan's major ally in Africa, 
is about to establish diplomatic ties with China.  In the meantime, 
Taiwan's relations with its allies in Central America - Panama, 
Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic - are also reportedly in 
danger.  Taiwan now maintains diplomatic relations with twenty-four 
countries, including Vatican City, the Holy See.  The twenty-three 
countries maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan either because 
 
of Taiwan's economic aid for them or because of indirect pressure 
from the United States.  ... 
 
"Half of Taiwan's allies are located in Central America, the 
backyard of the United States.  When these countries negotiated with 
China about building diplomatic ties in order to get more economic 
aid, they are clearly aware that the United States supports Taiwan 
in principle, and it does not want to see China's hands reach out to 
its backyard.  They do not dare to act recklessly, because they 
don't want to offend the United States. ...  Washington has many 
times expressed its displeasure with Taiwan's holding the UN 
referendum; it even had Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice come 
forth to severely slam the move as a 'provocative' act.  In the eyes 
of Taiwan's allies, [such a move] indicated that the United States 
no longer supports Taiwan so much.  As a result, the 'U.S. factor' 
in diplomatic relations between Taiwan and its allies is wavering as 
well. ... " 
 
C) "U.S., Taiwan Voters, Remember 2004" 
 
The conservative, pro-unification, English-language "China Post" 
[circulation: 30,000] editorialized (1/5): 
 
"On the last day of 2007, the New York Times ran an editorial 
saying: 'we can only hope that this time, unlike 2004, American 
voters will have the wisdom to grant the awesome powers of the 
presidency to someone who has the integrity, principle and decency 
to use them honorably.'  Oh, what was the Times was talking about? 
Was it talking about Taiwan? Because no other words could have 
possibly described the situation in Taiwan so vividly. ... 
 
"In fact, Bush's contempt for international law and the U.S. 
Constitution is only one aspect of Bush's failed leadership. He has 
led the world's wealthiest and most powerful country to an impasse, 
both in Iraq and Afghanistan. His war on terror has already cost 
US$800 billion and 3,800 American lives. He is accountable for his 
miscalculation on Iraq, which he invaded for no other reasons than 
oil (even former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan said so).  What has 
Bush accomplished in his seven years in the White House? He has 
spent the United States into debt by fighting an increasingly 
unpopular war which is also certain to cost the ruling GOP's grip on 
power. President Bush is all but sure to go down in history as one 
of the worst American presidents. 
 
"The same fate is awaiting our President Chen Shui-bian, also 
re-elected in 2004 by a razor-thin margin of 0.2 percent with the 
help of 'two mysterious bullets.'  Like Bush, A-bian is obsessed 
with ideology and is as combative. Unlike Bush, however, A-bian is 
implicated in corruption cases involving his family and top aides. 
He was the target of a massive 'dump A-bian' protest in 2006 that 
almost toppled his presidency.  So, his integrity is marred and 
bankrupt. How about principles? Can he be trusted with his words and 
promises? Just look at what has happened to his solemn 'four noes' 
pledge he made to the world in his inaugural address in 2000. Now, 
these commitments are nothing but a joke. He has proved that he can 
be fickle. ..." 
 
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