A settlement. in short. should be. and possibly could be. In the nature of an amnesty. There is no reason why it should be beyond the human ingenuity of the Chinese to arrange solutions to their various problems which would meet the Interests of the 2 million mainland Chinese on Taiwan. who surely do not wish forever to continue to base their existence on the now ludicrous fiction that they constitute the government of China. the interests of the 11 million Taiwanese. who surely do not wish to be governed and represented for the indefinite future by 2 million nonTaiwanese refugees from the mainland. the interests of the mainland Chinese. whonotwithstanding their apparent disinclination at present to enter into more normal relationships with other nationssurely do not wish to see the unresolved problems relating to Taiwan perpetually obstruct their assumption of a more appropriate and positive role in Asia. the interests of other Asians. whose security is surely not enhanced but threatened by the bitter antipathies aroused by this issue. and the interests of the United States. which surely does not wish to see a continuing hostility with China because of the forlorn hope of someor perhaps only a fewof the mainland Chinese on Taiwan who still claim to see some possibility of returning there. Thus. it seems to me that after Vietnamand perhaps even soonerthe United States should acknowledgeas clearly. unqualifiedly. and openly as possible and at the highest level of governmentthat the Peoples Republic of China controls the mainland of China. And we should add that we are ready to exchange diplomatic representation with China and to negotiate mutually advantageous trade agreements.
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