Taiwan: Taking Advantage of a Beleaguered Beijing

Taiwanese Premier Frank Hsieh on Feb. 21 asked Taiwan's leaders and people to tone down talk of independence and called for a "one-country, one-system policy" with China. Hsieh is ostensibly trying to reduce tensions between Beijing and Taipei, but further examination of his recent statement reveals a different intent. Hsieh is advocating a democratic China, contradicting Beijing's desire to unite the island and the mainland under Communism.