One of FAPA’s esteemed board members, Dr.Jay Loo described his encounter with Senator Joe Biden as follows:

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The Taiwanese American community in Delaware has tried for many years to talk to Biden about Taiwan, without success. Around 1999-2000 when FAPA and many others were pushing for the passage of the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act, Alice Yang finally secured an appointment to see Biden’s foreign affairs aide Frank Jannuzi, through the help of then Delaware Governor Tom Carper (now Senator). So I joined a group of several Delaware Taiwanese Americans at the Senate Foreign Relations (FRC) office to talk to Jannuzi for about 75 minutes, trying to get Biden’s support for TSEA. Finally Frank said I really sympathize with your view but there is just no way I can persuade my boss to support the Act. Biden was then the ranking Democratic member of the FRC.

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Shortly after this visit to the Senate, I had an opportunity to engage Joe Biden himself in a mini-debate on TSEA. … (at)a breakfast meeting of a Wilmington chamber of commerce, where Biden was the main speaker. So during Q&A, I briefly described TSEA and asked Biden what his position was on the Act. But even before I finished talking, Biden turned away from me and asked the audience if China were to attack Taiwan, would anyone be willing to put his son or daughter in harm’s way to defend Taiwan. His implication was clear: Taiwan was not important enough to risk the shedding of American blood.

After his long-winded screed, Biden finally turned back to me so I said, “Senator, you didn’t let me finish my question.” Then I explained that according to the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA), it is the US objective to protect the human rights of the Taiwanese and any Chinese threat to Taiwan’s security is a matter of grave concern to the US, which is obligated to sell defense arms to Taiwan.

Biden then changed his tune, went into his own elaboration of the TRA provisions and finally proclaimed he was a proud sponsor of the TRA. Afterward he was very friendly when I asked to have a picture taken with him. But it seems clear to me Biden’s pro-China view is deeply rooted.
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Despite the domestic turmoil such as unrest in Tibet, earth quake in Sichuan, … the celestial bodies seem to align toward Beijing this year. First the Taiwanese voters gave the pro-China KMT absolute majority in the legislature in January; Two months later the same voters gave the pro-China KMT a landslide presidential victory; then the stunning success of the Olympics when the world was taken in awe. A successful Obama-Biden campaign will give Beijing another reason to celebration.

While the delegates are swoon by the electrifying speeches at the DNC, PLA’s nuclear submarines are moving closer to Californian coast. Taiwan may be a foregone case; when will American people wake up?

The summer games are finally underway and I am soo excited. I am an olympics junkie…