We are beginning to see the picture form for how Pres. Bush will face the diplomatic and possibly military challenges from China. Make no mistake.
China is an issue.
We cannot simply pretend that if we are nice and gentle in our speaking, that the Chinese will behave themselves. They have not behaved themselves for more than a decade. Aggressive efforts to improve their missile technology have been the order of the day for years, since George's father was in the White House. The Chinese, of course, met with particular success during the Clinton years. George Walker Bush is a far cry from Bill Clinton, who made it clear that Taiwan was pretty much on its own where Red China is concerned.