Mitt Romney actually said...

"I, for one, was surprised to see their treatment of Australia, for instance, and wondered how that could possibly be in their interest to offend a nation in their region as they did, obviously, a nati..."

"My assessment is that there have been nations that have severed relations with Taiwan but have not gone the other way."

"China goes to great lengths to try and convince other countries to sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan."

"But what are the other dimensions do you think of that key strategy?"