Steve Forbes in Foreign Policy

On Foreign Policy: Taiwan: Unconditional US response defends against China

Would Forbes defend Taiwan if China attacked? "Of course," he said emphatically. "But unlike Clinton, I'd make damn sure Beijing knew that up front. Saying that protecting Taiwan would depend ‘on the circumstances' invites trouble. That doesn't mean you scream publicly," Forbes said. "You don't cause China to lose face needlessly. You hit them hard in private and send an unmistakable public signal. You send the Navy to the Taiwan Strait. You don't explain why. You just do it. They'll get the message." Source: (Cross-ref from Foreign Policy) Time magazine article by Mic Jun 14, 1999

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