U.S. Cautions Taiwan on Independence
President Is Warned Not to Provoke China
By Glenn Kessler
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, April 22, 2004; Page A22

The Bush administration, in its first broad response to vows by Taiwan's recently reelected president to craft a constitution, warned Taiwan yesterday that unilateral moves toward independence could prompt a Chinese military response "that could destroy much of what Taiwan has built and crush its hopes for the future."

So much for promoting capitalism, democracy, freedom. No warning to China - which isn't particularly capitalistic, democratic, or free.

Can we put that one to bed?

Arf