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The Bush administration has a strong record of working to establish democracy abroad. The invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq were motivated by several factors, but in both cases an authoritarian regime was toppled and a foundation laid for a new democratic government.
This record made it all the more striking when President Bush recently seemed to side with the authoritarian Chinese government over the democratic Taiwan. The president's statements discouraged Taiwan from moving toward independence and even indicated displeasure with Taiwan's move to measure public sentiment on Chinese missiles aimed at Taiwan through a ballot referendum in the upcoming election.See the full content of this document
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Rebalancing China, Taiwan
The diplomacy across the Taiwan Straits is complex. Still, it is impossible to reconcile the Bush administration's fervent support for democracy over tyranny in the Middle East and President Bush's seeming support for authorit...
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