I think that there is a relatively small number of people who are pushing for independence in Taiwan.
John McCain was a prisoner of war.
Play hardball with Musharraf, but don't cut off US aid.
Hopefully, we can build bridges, but we also have to draw lines.
And it's difficult for the average American to understand why something like that could be so important and why a little small place like Taiwan would be so important to the PRC
Every foreign policy of every major nation involves reason, common sense, carrots and sticks. You can't have all carrots and no sticks.