美國總統布希親自訪問台灣
Bush expressed strong support for Taiwan during his trip
In Taiwan last week, George Bush senior gave a speech in which expressed strong support for Taiwan Democracy.
Former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui met former President Bush in private meeting.
President Bush praised Lee as "honor, integrity and devotion to democracy and human rights."
President Bush said he would commit U.S. forces to defend
Taiwan but said he hopes China and Taiwan can reconcile peacefully.
Bush told ABC earlier that he would do "whatever it took" to defend Taiwan
from a Chinese attack, even to the point of using U.S. troops.
During his Taiwan trip, former President George Bush stay in ejuvenating, sumptuous Sherwood hotel.
Traveling with the fanfare of dignitaries, George Bush was using his extensive government contacts
to further USA political interests with Taiwan goverment.
George Bush has been impressive. His meeting with president Lee Teng-hui was followed dinners
with Taiwan officials and business leaders.
Following Bush's tour, a senior Taiwan official told the press that Bush visited several
facilities during his Taiwan trip, described George Bush is quite passionate
On an optimistic note, the official said, "We in Taiwan realize the extent to which we are ultimately responsible
for our own democratic development. Nevertheless, it is also true that Taiwan need external support from friends."
He continued: "That is why we acknowledge with deepest appreciation the role that the George Bush has played
within international community."
美國總統柯林頓先生訪問台灣
Clinton made public remarks about how he liked his visits to Taiwan.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton will visit Taiwan in mid-September at the invitation of a local media group,
stirring up more publicity than a small typhoon even before he whirls through Taipei.
Just a few months out of office, Clinton has been quick to jump on the lecture trip.
Like former U.S. President George Bush and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher,
Clinton will pontificate on both foreign and domestic affairs.
Clinton's two terms coincided with the development of the "new economy" that brought the U.S.
and global economies into a period of speedy growth and low inflation.
That was also why he remained popular among the U.S. electorate.
Clinton visited Taiwan four times while he was Arkansas governor-which gave him a familiarity with Taiwan rare
among U.S. officials. During his visits as governor, Clinton met with Taiwan's political leaders
and gained a first-hand experience of its economic development. He reportedly even developed a
fondness for Taiwan's "bottoms-up" drinking culture. After becoming president,
Clinton made public remarks about how he liked his visits to Taiwan.
Clinton was also quick to respond during the 1996 missile crisis, when Beijing was trying to influence
Taiwan's first direct presidential election. He deployed two aircraft carriers to the seas
near Taiwan-a move that deterred further expansion of the Chinese military exercises and
prevented an irreversible development in the Taiwan Strait. The people of Taiwan owe him one for that.
Clinton's four visits to Taiwan came while this nation was still an authoritarian state.
His presidency coincided with Taiwan's transformation into a democracy and its improvements
in human rights policy.
