James Lilley
James Lilley
James Roderick Lilley; January 15, 1928 – November 12, 2009) was an American diplomat who served as United States ambassador to China at the time of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989...
begin corner five north options powers present pull requiring south strong
We're going to pull the five powers -- Russia, South Korea, Japan, China, the U.S. -- together, not to corner the North Koreans, but to begin to present them with pretty strong options and requiring them to make a move.
driven images powerful
We are driven by images, ... and the Tiananmen images are the most powerful images we've had for years.
against ask both china dialogue enter gun head healthy hold resume taiwan wise
It's not wise to hold a gun against their head and ask them to talk, ... after Taiwan and China both enter the WTO, they will be able to resume a healthy dialogue on trade.
game putting
It's part of the game of putting us on the defensive,
accelerate china chinese relationship stretch
The Chinese are going to want to stretch it out, and we're going to want to accelerate it. In 2006, China is the big enchilada and this is the most important bilateral relationship in the world.
forward increasing island lee mostly moved opened politician remarkable routes talented trade
Lee Teng-hui is a remarkable man. And as a talented politician he moved the island forward by increasing democracy, and mostly he opened up trade routes with China.
across corruption enormous huge
China's got huge problems. There's enormous corruption all across the board.
china enter members persuaded taiwan until
Most members of the WTO are too persuaded by China. Taiwan will not be able to enter until China is well set in.