Taiwanese-American groups give Bush 9,000 letters

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By Charles Snyder
STAFF REPORTER IN WASHINGTON
Friday, Mar 05, 2004,Page 1

Representatives from seven organizations representing Taiwanese-Americans presented around 9,000 letters to US President George W. Bush Wednesday urging him to support the March 20 referendum, in return receiving what one member of the delegation felt was a sense of "tacit support" for the referendum.

The group spent an hour with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia Randall Schriver delivering the letters, which were signed by US citizens of Taiwanese descent and their friends during a two-month signature campaign by the organizations, and discussing the referendum issue.

According to group members, Schriver agreed to deliver the letters to the White House and assured the group that the White House knew of the contents of the petition.

"I left with the impression that the referendum was enjoying tacit support by the US government," Bob Yang (???), the chairman of the World United Formosans for Independence-USA and a leader of the group, told the Taipei Times, although he did not quote Schriver as saying that.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2004/03/05/2003101168

What's so funny, or what's so sad, I am 100% confident that not 1 reporter, not 1 congress person, not 1 staffer believes Junior is competent enough to understand the issues of the United States and/or the world yet they stand up and defend the puss.

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1. What exactly is the March 20 referendum?

The article makes the assumption that I already know.

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2. The first question is whether Taiwanese would approve

The first question is whether Taiwanese would approve of the government acquiring more advanced anti-missile weapons if China refuses to withdraw the missiles it has targeted at Taiwan.

The second is whether they want the government to engage in negotiations with China about the establishment of a "peace and stability" framework for cross-strait interactions.

Chiou said that the second question has a bearing on four aspects of cross-strait negotiations.

The first aspect includes fundamental problems concerning sovereignty, which is the most difficult and sensitive issue, but the one with the most potential for development, Chiou said.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/01/31/2003096898