It became clear, certainly by 1978, that educational exchanges, access to training, export controls — these were going to be litmus tests of US-China relations.
In 1979 President Carter’s name was a cuss word on Taiwan
For a period after Carter recognized Beijing instead of Taipei as China’s capital, British in Taipei were angry at Americans.
Taiwan folks angry at Americans for this betrayal were breaking windshields of cars owned by British by mistake
It was an honest mistake. Who can tell the difference before you hear them speak.
In only a few weeks, I was alone in Taiwan. All Americans gone.
A photo I regret losing, a photo of an abandoned bus stop for American military, in the morning fog it was so perfect!
As a correspondent, I covered Taiwan in the years following the American departure
In 1979 President Carter’s name was a cuss word on Taiwan
For a period after Carter recognized Beijing instead of Taipei as China’s capital, British in Taipei were angry at Americans.
Taiwan folks angry at Americans for this betrayal were breaking windshields of cars owned by British by mistake
It was an honest mistake. Who can tell the difference before you hear them speak.
In only a few weeks, I was alone in Taiwan. All Americans gone.
A photo I regret losing, a photo of an abandoned bus stop for American military, in the morning fog it was so perfect!
As a correspondent, I covered Taiwan in the years following the American departure