tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post6587806526928901576..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Joint Statement on the TRAMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-7239053569648544822009-04-15T05:25:00.000+08:002009-04-15T05:25:00.000+08:00Ah, but anon, is it for KMT, or for Taiwan?Ah, but anon, is it for KMT, or for Taiwan?Dixteelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689510846926854542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-74292284373243702922009-04-14T06:56:00.000+08:002009-04-14T06:56:00.000+08:00"On the surface TRA looks like just a bone thrown ..."On the surface TRA looks like just a bone thrown to KMT, but a closer examination in its content and wording will reveal that it's much more than that."<br /><br />I believe that a closer examination of the TRA confirms it is indeed bone thrown to the KMT. The TRA does not obligate the US to do anything for Taiwan other than selling weapons at the sole discretion of of the US. It's like an agreement for me to defend you if I feel like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-19764692981143477442009-04-11T23:09:00.000+08:002009-04-11T23:09:00.000+08:00On the surface TRA looks like just a bone thrown t...On the surface TRA looks like just a bone thrown to KMT, but a closer examination in its content and wording will reveal that it's much more than that.Dixteelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689510846926854542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-5394570322395737052009-04-11T14:33:00.000+08:002009-04-11T14:33:00.000+08:00But the TRA wouldn't have even been necessary if C...But the TRA wouldn't have even been necessary if Chiang Kai-shek had accepted a regular UN seat for Taiwan instead of leaving the UN. If Taiwan had a UN seat, it would've given a legitimacy to Taiwan that today would be very difficult to assail.<BR/><BR/>Today, pundits in the US mumble something about status quo, wave hands and cite something about "real countries" and conclude that Taiwan is not real. And they use circular logic and cite the US's long policy of ambiguity and Taiwan not being recognized by the UN or other countries, and the circle jerk completes its full cycle one more time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-69696423107497676322009-04-11T07:55:00.000+08:002009-04-11T07:55:00.000+08:00Interesting that the TIers are comemorating the TR...Interesting that the TIers are comemorating the TRA as that document was a bone thrown to the KMT to soothe them over recognition of the PRC. If TIers want to thank anyone for the TRA, they should thank the KMT, for it was their lobby that got it passed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com