Mitt Romney

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 nation with which we have a close…

I am actually thinking about some of the more direct economic impact, for instance, anticipating that China relies on Taiwan, for instance, for semiconductor needs of various kinds.

It would seem that they are succeeding in that effort, and we are probably not being quite as effective.

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

It would seem that they are succeeding in that effort, and we are probably not being quite as effective.

It is important to have a strategy that goes beyond words.

Some weeks ago I asked Taiwan's representative to the United States, what was the single most important thing we could do to convince China that it would be unwise to consider a military action of invasion against Taiwan, and the…

I think Xi Jinping is an intelligent person, that military action is not the right path for him to consider for a lot of reasons.

I would note that the law that was passed called for this to be presented to Congress, some in public, and then some classified, as opposed to just an in camera review.

We stand for peace, stability----

I would note that the law that was passed called for this to be presented to Congress, some in public, and then some classified, as opposed to just an in camera review.

I appreciate the fact that you have given me a heads up on this already today privately that we are going to make progress on the demonstration of the U.S. strategy vis-a-vis China, and again, its intent is to not confront but to help…

That is their objective.

I appreciate the fact that you have given me a heads up on this already today privately that we are going to make progress on the demonstration of the U.S. strategy vis-a-vis China, and again, its intent is to not confront but to help…

I think it sends a signal to would be aggressors around the world of all kinds that we will stand by our commitments and that we honor and respect the rights of democratic people to retain their freedoms and their vision for their own…

I am confident in our standing in these regions and what we offer.

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 nation with which we have a close…

Some weeks ago I asked Taiwan's representative to the United States, what was the single most important thing we could do to convince China that it would be unwise to consider a military action of invasion against Taiwan, and the…

We stand for peace, stability----

It is important to have a strategy that goes beyond words.

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

I would think that China's calculation about action of a hostile nature against Taiwan would encompass not just military might but also the response diplomatically of nations around the world, but also economic impact.

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

They have done a number of things which have weakened, from my perspective, their ties with those nations.

It is, I think, apparent to everyone that China goes to great lengths to try and convince other countries to sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan.