From there, Mao s successor, Deng Xiaoping encouraged a series of economic reforms that would have Mao turning in his mausoleum. China modeled itself after the prospering Four Tigers of Asia in trying to attain a modern, developed economy. These zones attracted foreign investors and gave China the jump-start that they needed to incorporate the rest of the country into a competitive economic system. The world is increasingly becoming more economically dependant, and the dominance of the free market and capitalism is evident. The world political system has changed with time and twenty-five years has passed since the Taiwan Relations Act has been passed.
Communism is no longer a threat to the spread of democracy in the world.
The US should not make or continue policies remnant of the Cold War. Policies should be changed to adapt to the geopolitical standard of the time, and should embrace the shadow of the future rather than base itself on remnants of the past. The US is no longer obligated to extend their pledge of military support made during to Cold War to the present situation. In domestic debate over whether the US should defend Taiwan, the claim to human rights have often surfaced. It has been a trend for US politicians to use human rights to legitimize international policy such as economic embargoes and military intervention.