[20021106]RS21351_2002年10月中美峰会.pdf

1 The PRC objects strenuously to most American overtures and arms sales to Taiwan. Cognizantof these PRC views, past U.S. presidents have taken pains to shroud any U.S. actions on theTaiwan issue in deliberate, “strategic ambiguity.” Beginning in 2001, Bush Administrationpolicy toward Taiwan has begun to be referred to as one of “strategic clarity.”Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21351November 6, 2002Sino-U.S. Summit, October 2002Kerry DumbaughSpecialist in Asian AffairsLarry NikschSpecialist in Asian AffairsForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryOn October 25, 2002, President Bush and Chinas President Jiang Zemin met inTexas for an official state visit. Initially largely symbolic, the meeting became a vehiclefor bilateral consultations on North Koreas unexpected announcement weeks earlierthat it was trying to develop nuclear weapons in violation of its agreement to thecontrary under the U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework of 1994. While the meetingappeared to result in no new initiatives, the PRC did emphasize it had long supporteda non-nuclear Korean peninsula. The meeting also ended w