Bill Clinton: “Well, the most important element of United States policy will not change as it relates to Taiwan, and that is that there…”

“Well, the most important element of United States policy will not change as it relates to Taiwan, and that is that there can be no forcible resolution of that issue, and that while we accept the idea of one China, it has always been our policy, for some years now, as you know, we also--a critical part of that policy is that the people of Taiwan and the people of China must resolve their differences in a peaceable way, agreeable to all. So that's the only really critical element that we have to reaffirm there. I think the people of Taiwan are going to be--and the leaders of Taiwan will be watching how the Hong Kong transition goes, and I think that their attitude about what their own position should be will probably be affected by that. Thank you very much.”