Thursday, May. 17, 2001
Chen Shui-bian made history a year ago when he was elected President of Taiwan,
ending 55 years of Kuomintang rule. He's now honing his role on the global
stage, as a key player in the cross-Strait drama and with a visit later this
month to Latin America via the U.S. Chen sat down last week in Taipei for an
interview with TIME editors and reporters. Edited excerpts:
TIME: How do you interpret the Bush Administration's arms-sales plan for Taiwan?
Chen:
The decision was made because...