#taiwan

The PRC is the big brother in this relationship, and it has the capacity to be generous to Taiwan on this issue in a manner that might do much to defuse that issue internally in Taiwan. ↗

— William Kirby

#big brother #brother #capacity #generous #internally

There is no question that Taiwan is a state in any political science definition of a state. ↗

— William Kirby

#definition #political #political science #question #science

I have spent time discussing the American political system and current events in Taiwan with the junior diplomats, and they have repeatedly expressed their country's desire to avoid confrontation with China. ↗

— Michael K. Simpson

#avoid #china #confrontation #country #current

Taiwan is a major economy. ↗

— William Kirby

#major #taiwan

Taiwan is a budding democracy, and the people have participated in multi-party democratic elections since 1996. ↗

— Todd Akin

#democracy #democratic #elections #participated #people

Six months after that, I left Taiwan, first for Hong Kong and then for mainland China, where I spent another three months studying still more Chinese and generally kicking around the country. ↗

— Eric Allin Cornell

#another #around #china #chinese #country

But if the Chinese mainland, the PRC, attacked Taiwan, we'd be obligated to come to their aid. ↗

— Fred Thompson

#attacked #chinese #come #mainland #obligated

A war in the Taiwan Strait would destroy China's international relations overnight. It would destroy Chinese - Japanese relations, not to mention Chinese - American relations. ↗

— William Kirby

#china #chinese #destroy #international #international relations

When I was in Taiwan, I was taught in school that Taiwan is part of China. ↗

— Alex Chiu

#i #part #school #taiwan #taught

We will strive to make Taiwan a better place and enable our people to live better lives. ↗

— Chen Shui-bian

#better place #enable #live #lives #make