1	5	Bush	Bush	NNP
6	11	Takes	Takes	NNP
12	17	Great	Great	NNP
18	22	Leap	Leap	NNP
23	30	Forward	Forward	NNP
31	33	In	in	IN
34	42	Pledging	Pledging	NNP
43	47	U.S.	U.S.	NNP
48	52	Help	Help	NNP
53	55	In	in	IN
56	65	Defending	Defending	NNP
66	72	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP

78	86	Honolulu	Honolulu	NNP
87	100	Star-Bulletin	Star-Bulletin	NNP
102	107	March	March	NNP
108	110	17	17	CD
110	111	,	,	,
112	116	2002	2002	CD

121	124	The	the	DT
125	131	Rising	Rising	NNP
132	136	East	East	NNP

140	144	Bush	Bush	NNP
145	150	Takes	Takes	NNP
151	156	Great	Great	NNP
157	161	Leap	Leap	NNP
162	169	Forward	Forward	NNP
170	172	In	in	IN
173	181	Pledging	Pledging	NNP
182	186	U.S.	U.S.	NNP
187	191	Help	Help	NNP
192	194	In	in	IN
195	204	Defending	Defending	NNP
206	212	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP

217	219	By	by	IN
220	227	Richard	Richard	NNP
228	236	Halloran	Halloran	NNP

240	242	In	in	IN
243	244	a	a	DT
245	256	closed-door	closed-door	JJ
257	264	meeting	meeting	NN
265	267	in	in	IN
268	275	Florida	Florida	NNP
276	280	last	last	JJ
281	285	week	week	NN
285	286	,	,	,
287	290	the	the	DT
291	295	Bush	Bush	NNP
297	311	administration	administration	NN
312	316	took	take	VBD
317	318	a	a	DT
319	324	great	great	JJ
325	329	leap	leap	NN
330	337	forward	forward	RB
338	340	in	in	IN
341	344	its	its	PRP$
345	353	declared	declare	VBN
354	360	policy	policy	NN
362	366	that	that	IN
367	373	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
374	380	remain	remain	VBP
381	389	separate	separate	JJ
390	394	from	from	IN
395	400	China	China	NNP
401	403	so	so	RB
404	408	long	long	RB
409	411	as	as	IN
412	415	the	the	DT
416	422	people	people	NNS
423	425	of	of	IN
427	433	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
434	438	wish	wish	NN
438	439	,	,	,
440	444	even	even	RB
445	447	if	if	IN
448	452	that	that	DT
453	461	requires	require	VBZ
462	466	U.S.	U.S.	NNP
467	475	military	military	JJ
476	481	force	force	NN
481	482	.	.	.

486	489	The	the	DT
490	494	host	host	NN
495	497	of	of	IN
498	501	the	the	DT
502	511	three-day	three-day	JJ
512	523	U.S.-Taiwan	U.S.-Taiwan	NNP
524	531	Defense	Defense	NNP
532	538	Summit	Summit	NNP
539	542	was	be	VBD
543	548	Frank	Frank	NNP
550	558	Carlucci	Carlucci	NNP
558	559	,	,	,
560	568	chairman	chairman	NN
569	571	of	of	IN
572	575	the	the	DT
576	587	U.S.-Taiwan	U.S.-Taiwan	NNP
588	596	Business	Business	NNP
597	604	Council	Council	NNP
604	605	,	,	,
606	613	onetime	onetime	JJ
615	621	deputy	deputy	NN
622	630	director	director	NN
631	633	of	of	IN
634	641	central	central	JJ
642	654	intelligence	intelligence	NN
654	655	,	,	,
656	664	national	national	JJ
665	673	security	security	NN
675	682	adviser	adviser	NN
683	685	to	to	TO
686	695	President	President	NNP
696	702	Reagan	Reagan	NNP
702	703	,	,	,
704	709	later	later	JJ
710	719	secretary	secretary	NN
720	722	of	of	IN
723	730	defense	defense	NN
731	734	and	and	CC
736	744	possibly	possibly	RB
745	748	the	the	DT
749	753	most	most	RBS
754	763	secretive	secretive	JJ
764	772	official	official	NN
773	775	in	in	IN
776	786	Washington	Washington	NNP
787	789	in	in	IN
790	794	many	many	JJ
796	801	years	year	NNS
801	802	.	.	.

806	809	Why	why	WRB
810	813	the	the	DT
814	821	meeting	meeting	NN
822	825	was	be	VBD
826	828	so	so	RB
829	835	hidden	hidden	JJ
836	839	was	be	VBD
840	843	not	not	RB
844	849	clear	clear	JJ
849	850	,	,	,
851	856	other	other	JJ
857	861	than	than	IN
862	864	to	to	TO
865	870	avoid	avoid	VB
872	881	flaunting	flaunt	VBG
882	884	it	it	PRP
885	887	in	in	IN
888	891	the	the	DT
892	896	face	face	NN
897	899	of	of	IN
900	905	China	China	NNP
905	906	,	,	,
907	912	which	which	WDT
913	919	claims	claim	VBZ
920	931	sovereignty	sovereignty	CD
932	936	over	over	IN
938	944	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
945	948	and	and	CC
949	957	protests	protest	VBZ
958	963	every	every	DT
964	972	American	american	JJ
973	979	action	action	NN
980	988	favoring	favor	VBG
989	992	the	the	DT
993	999	island	island	NN
999	1000	.	.	.

1002	1006	Even	even	RB
1007	1009	so	so	RB
1009	1010	,	,	,
1011	1017	enough	enough	RB
1018	1024	leaked	leak	VBD
1025	1028	out	out	RP
1029	1031	to	to	TO
1032	1042	illuminate	illuminate	VB
1043	1052	President	President	NNP
1053	1057	Bush	Bush	NNP
1057	1059	’s	's	POS
1061	1067	policy	policy	NN
1067	1068	,	,	,
1069	1074	which	which	WDT
1075	1078	has	have	VBZ
1079	1083	been	be	VBN
1084	1094	consistent	consistent	JJ
1095	1099	ever	ever	RB
1100	1105	since	since	IN
1106	1108	he	he	PRP
1109	1119	enunciated	enunciate	VBD
1120	1122	it	it	PRP
1124	1130	during	during	IN
1131	1134	his	his	PRP$
1135	1143	campaign	campaign	NN
1144	1147	for	for	IN
1148	1151	the	the	DT
1152	1162	presidency	presidency	NN
1162	1163	.	.	.

1167	1170	The	the	DT
1171	1182	centerpiece	centerpiece	NN
1183	1186	was	be	VBD
1187	1188	a	a	DT
1189	1194	visit	visit	NN
1195	1197	by	by	IN
1198	1204	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
1204	1206	’s	's	POS
1207	1214	defense	defense	NN
1215	1223	minister	minister	NN
1223	1224	,	,	,
1225	1229	Tang	Tang	NNP
1231	1239	Yao-ming	Yao-ming	NNP
1239	1240	,	,	,
1241	1244	the	the	DT
1245	1250	first	first	JJ
1251	1256	since	since	IN
1257	1266	President	President	NNP
1267	1273	Carter	Carter	NNP
1274	1282	switched	switch	VBD
1283	1287	U.S.	U.S.	NNP
1289	1299	diplomatic	diplomatic	JJ
1300	1311	recognition	recognition	NN
1312	1316	from	from	IN
1317	1323	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
1324	1326	to	to	TO
1327	1332	China	China	NNP
1333	1335	in	in	IN
1336	1340	1979	1979	CD
1340	1341	.	.	.

1342	1346	That	that	DT
1347	1351	Tang	Tang	NNP
1353	1356	was	be	VBD
1357	1364	invited	invite	VBN
1365	1368	was	be	VBD
1369	1373	more	more	JJR
1374	1382	evidence	evidence	NN
1383	1387	that	that	IN
1388	1392	Bush	Bush	NNP
1393	1396	has	have	VBZ
1397	1404	adopted	adopt	VBN
1405	1408	the	the	DT
1409	1413	most	most	RBS
1415	1425	pro-Taiwan	pro-taiwan	JJ
1426	1433	posture	posture	NN
1434	1436	of	of	IN
1437	1440	any	any	DT
1441	1450	president	president	NN
1451	1453	in	in	IN
1454	1460	nearly	nearly	RB
1461	1462	a	a	DT
1463	1470	quarter	quarter	NN
1471	1478	century	century	NN
1478	1479	;	;	:
1481	1484	his	his	PRP$
1485	1491	stance	stance	NN
1492	1499	differs	differ	VBZ
1500	1510	distinctly	distinctly	RB
1511	1515	from	from	IN
1516	1520	that	that	DT
1521	1523	of	of	IN
1524	1533	President	President	NNP
1534	1541	Clinton	Clinton	NNP
1541	1542	,	,	,
1544	1547	who	who	WP
1548	1554	tilted	tilt	VBD
1555	1557	in	in	IN
1558	1563	favor	favor	NN
1564	1566	of	of	IN
1567	1574	Beijing	Beijing	NNP
1574	1575	.	.	.

1579	1582	The	the	DT
1583	1589	senior	senior	JJ
1590	1594	U.S.	U.S.	NNP
1595	1603	official	official	NN
1604	1606	at	at	IN
1607	1610	the	the	DT
1611	1620	gathering	gathering	NN
1621	1624	was	be	VBD
1625	1631	Deputy	Deputy	NNP
1632	1641	Secretary	Secretary	NNP
1643	1645	of	of	IN
1646	1653	Defense	Defense	NNP
1654	1658	Paul	Paul	NNP
1659	1668	Wolfowitz	Wolfowitz	NNP
1668	1669	,	,	,
1670	1673	who	who	WP
1674	1677	has	have	VBZ
1678	1685	written	write	VBN
1685	1686	:	:	:
1687	1688	“	``	``
1688	1690	It	it	PRP
1691	1696	would	would	MD
1697	1699	be	be	VB
1700	1701	a	a	DT
1703	1712	strategic	strategic	JJ
1713	1715	as	as	RB
1716	1720	well	well	RB
1721	1723	as	as	IN
1724	1725	a	a	DT
1726	1731	moral	moral	JJ
1732	1739	mistake	mistake	NN
1740	1743	for	for	IN
1744	1747	the	the	DT
1748	1754	United	United	NNP
1755	1761	States	State	NNPS
1762	1764	to	to	TO
1766	1770	ever	ever	RB
1771	1774	let	let	VB
1775	1780	China	China	NNP
1781	1784	use	use	VB
1785	1790	force	force	NN
1791	1793	to	to	TO
1794	1798	have	have	VB
1799	1802	its	its	PRP$
1803	1806	way	way	NN
1807	1811	with	with	IN
1812	1818	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
1818	1819	.	.	.
1819	1820	”	''	''

1821	1823	He	he	PRP
1824	1827	has	have	VBZ
1829	1838	cautioned	caution	VBN
1838	1839	,	,	,
1840	1847	however	however	RB
1847	1848	,	,	,
1849	1853	that	that	IN
1854	1857	the	the	DT
1858	1864	United	United	NNP
1865	1871	States	State	NNPS
1872	1880	expected	expect	VBD
1881	1887	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
1888	1890	to	to	TO
1892	1897	avoid	avoid	VB
1898	1907	provoking	provoke	VBG
1908	1913	China	China	NNP
1913	1914	.	.	.

1918	1922	Tang	Tang	NNP
1923	1931	asserted	assert	VBD
1932	1936	that	that	IN
1937	1943	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
1944	1949	would	would	MD
1950	1952	do	do	VB
1953	1955	no	no	DT
1956	1960	such	such	JJ
1961	1966	thing	thing	NN
1966	1967	.	.	.

1968	1973	After	after	IN
1974	1981	talking	talk	VBG
1983	1987	with	with	IN
1988	1997	Wolfowitz	Wolfowitz	NNP
1998	2001	for	for	IN
2002	2005	two	two	CD
2006	2011	hours	hour	NNS
2011	2012	,	,	,
2013	2017	Tang	Tang	NNP
2018	2022	said	say	VBD
2023	2025	he	he	PRP
2026	2029	had	have	VBD
2030	2040	guaranteed	guarantee	VBN
2041	2045	that	that	IN
2047	2050	his	his	PRP$
2051	2061	government	government	NN
2062	2067	would	would	MD
2068	2069	“	``	``
2069	2071	by	by	IN
2072	2074	no	no	DT
2075	2080	means	mean	NNS
2081	2085	take	take	VBP
2086	2089	any	any	DT
2090	2101	provocative	provocative	JJ
2102	2106	step	step	NN
2106	2107	”	''	''
2109	2115	toward	toward	IN
2116	2121	China	China	NNP
2121	2122	.	.	.

2126	2129	The	the	DT
2130	2137	meeting	meeting	NN
2137	2138	,	,	,
2139	2141	at	at	IN
2142	2144	an	an	DT
2145	2154	exclusive	exclusive	JJ
2155	2161	resort	resort	NN
2162	2164	in	in	IN
2165	2168	St.	St.	NNP
2169	2179	Petersburg	Petersburg	NNP
2179	2180	,	,	,
2181	2188	brought	bring	VBD
2190	2193	out	out	RP
2194	2209	representatives	representative	NNS
2210	2212	of	of	IN
2213	2220	America	America	NNP
2220	2222	’s	's	POS
2223	2230	biggest	big	JJS
2231	2238	defense	defense	NN
2239	2250	contractors	contractor	NNS
2251	2253	–	--	:
2255	2263	Lockheed	Lockheed	NNP
2264	2270	Martin	Martin	NNP
2270	2271	,	,	,
2272	2278	Boeing	Boeing	NNP
2278	2279	,	,	,
2280	2288	Northrop	Northrop	NNP
2289	2296	Grumman	Grumman	NNP
2296	2297	,	,	,
2298	2306	Raytheon	Raytheon	NNP
2306	2307	,	,	,
2308	2315	General	General	NNP
2317	2325	Dynamics	Dynamics	NNP
2325	2326	,	,	,
2327	2333	United	United	NNP
2334	2346	Technologies	Technology	NNPS
2346	2347	,	,	,
2348	2355	Textron	Textron	NNP
2355	2356	,	,	,
2357	2366	Honeywell	Honeywell	NNP
2367	2380	International	International	NNP
2380	2381	,	,	,
2383	2386	and	and	CC
2387	2393	United	United	NNP
2394	2401	Defense	Defense	NNP
2401	2402	.	.	.

2403	2408	Among	among	IN
2409	2413	them	them	PRP
2413	2414	,	,	,
2415	2419	they	they	PRP
2420	2424	make	make	VBP
2425	2430	every	every	DT
2431	2437	weapon	weapon	NN
2438	2444	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
2446	2451	could	could	MD
2452	2460	possibly	possibly	RB
2461	2465	want	want	VB
2466	2468	to	to	TO
2469	2473	fend	fend	VB
2474	2477	off	off	RP
2478	2481	the	the	DT
2482	2491	expanding	expand	VBG
2492	2497	might	might	NN
2498	2500	of	of	IN
2501	2506	China	China	NNP
2506	2507	.	.	.

2511	2516	China	China	NNP
2516	2518	’s	's	POS
2519	2527	military	military	JJ
2528	2534	threat	threat	NN
2535	2537	to	to	TO
2538	2544	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
2545	2547	is	be	VBZ
2548	2551	not	not	RB
2552	2561	immediate	immediate	JJ
2561	2562	.	.	.

2563	2567	Adm.	Adm.	NNP
2568	2574	Dennis	Dennis	NNP
2576	2581	Blair	Blair	NNP
2581	2582	,	,	,
2583	2586	who	who	WP
2587	2595	commands	command	VBZ
2596	2600	U.S.	U.S.	NNP
2601	2607	forces	force	NNS
2608	2610	in	in	IN
2611	2614	the	the	DT
2615	2622	Pacific	Pacific	NNP
2622	2623	,	,	,
2624	2628	told	tell	VBD
2629	2637	Congress	Congress	NNP
2639	2647	recently	recently	RB
2647	2648	:	:	:
2649	2650	“	``	``
2650	2653	The	the	DT
2654	2657	PLA	PLA	NNP
2658	2659	(	(	(
2659	2666	Peoples	People	NNP
2667	2677	Liberation	Liberation	NNP
2678	2682	Army	Army	NNP
2682	2683	)	)	)
2684	2686	is	be	VBZ
2687	2692	still	still	RB
2693	2698	years	year	NNS
2699	2703	away	away	RB
2705	2709	from	from	IN
2710	2713	the	the	DT
2714	2724	capability	capability	NN
2725	2727	to	to	TO
2728	2732	take	take	VB
2733	2736	and	and	CC
2737	2741	hold	hold	VB
2742	2748	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
2748	2749	.	.	.
2749	2750	”	''	''

2754	2757	The	the	DT
2758	2765	admiral	admiral	JJ
2766	2775	cautioned	caution	VBD
2775	2776	,	,	,
2777	2784	however	however	RB
2784	2785	:	:	:
2786	2787	“	``	``
2787	2796	Continued	continue	VBN
2797	2809	improvements	improvement	NNS
2810	2812	in	in	IN
2814	2820	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
2820	2822	’s	's	POS
2823	2835	capabilities	capability	NNS
2836	2839	and	and	CC
2840	2851	development	development	NN
2852	2854	of	of	IN
2855	2862	USPACOM	USPACOM	NNP
2863	2864	(	(	(
2864	2870	United	United	NNP
2871	2877	States	States	NNPS
2879	2886	Pacific	Pacific	NNP
2887	2894	Command	Command	NNP
2894	2895	)	)	)
2896	2908	capabilities	capability	NNS
2909	2913	will	will	MD
2914	2916	be	be	VB
2917	2926	necessary	necessary	JJ
2927	2929	to	to	TO
2930	2938	maintain	maintain	VB
2940	2950	sufficient	sufficient	JJ
2951	2958	defense	defense	NN
2958	2959	.	.	.
2959	2960	”	''	''

2964	2968	Bush	Bush	NNP
2969	2974	began	begin	VBD
2975	2986	enunciating	enunciate	VBG
2987	2990	his	his	PRP$
2991	2997	policy	policy	NN
2998	3000	on	on	IN
3001	3007	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
3008	3010	in	in	IN
3011	3019	November	November	NNP
3020	3024	1999	1999	CD
3024	3025	,	,	,
3027	3033	saying	say	VBG
3034	3038	that	that	IN
3039	3041	he	he	PRP
3042	3047	would	would	MD
3048	3053	honor	honor	VB
3054	3055	“	``	``
3055	3058	our	our	PRP$
3059	3067	promises	promise	NNS
3068	3070	to	to	TO
3071	3074	the	the	DT
3075	3081	people	people	NNS
3082	3084	of	of	IN
3086	3092	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
3092	3093	”	''	''
3094	3097	and	and	CC
3098	3099	“	``	``
3099	3101	we	we	PRP
3102	3106	deny	deny	VBP
3107	3110	the	the	DT
3111	3116	right	right	NN
3117	3119	of	of	IN
3120	3127	Beijing	Beijing	NNP
3128	3130	to	to	TO
3131	3137	impose	impose	VB
3138	3143	their	their	PRP$
3144	3148	rule	rule	NN
3150	3152	on	on	IN
3153	3154	a	a	DT
3155	3159	free	free	JJ
3160	3166	people	people	NNS
3166	3167	.	.	.
3167	3168	”	''	''

3172	3175	The	the	DT
3176	3186	Republican	republican	JJ
3187	3195	election	election	NN
3196	3204	platform	platform	NN
3205	3214	reflected	reflect	VBD
3215	3218	the	the	DT
3219	3228	candidate	candidate	NN
3228	3230	’s	's	POS
3232	3238	policy	policy	NN
3238	3239	:	:	:
3240	3241	“	``	``
3241	3244	All	all	DT
3245	3251	issues	issue	NNS
3252	3261	regarding	regard	VBG
3262	3268	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
3268	3270	’s	's	POS
3271	3277	future	future	NN
3278	3282	must	must	MD
3283	3285	be	be	VB
3286	3294	resolved	resolve	VBN
3296	3306	peacefully	peacefully	RB
3307	3310	and	and	CC
3311	3315	must	must	MD
3316	3318	be	be	VB
3319	3328	agreeable	agreeable	JJ
3329	3331	to	to	TO
3332	3335	the	the	DT
3336	3342	people	people	NNS
3343	3345	of	of	IN
3346	3352	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
3352	3353	.	.	.
3353	3354	”	''	''

3355	3357	It	it	PRP
3359	3363	said	say	VBD
3364	3368	that	that	IN
3369	3371	if	if	IN
3372	3377	China	China	NNP
3378	3386	attacked	attack	VBD
3387	3393	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
3393	3394	,	,	,
3395	3396	“	``	``
3396	3399	the	the	DT
3400	3406	United	United	NNP
3407	3413	States	State	NNPS
3414	3418	will	will	MD
3420	3427	respond	respond	VB
3428	3441	appropriately	appropriately	RB
3442	3444	in	in	IN
3445	3455	accordance	accordance	NN
3456	3460	with	with	IN
3461	3464	the	the	DT
3465	3471	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
3472	3481	Relations	Relation	NNPS
3483	3486	Act	Act	NNP
3486	3487	.	.	.
3487	3488	”	''	''

3492	3495	The	the	DT
3496	3499	TRA	TRA	NNP
3499	3500	,	,	,
3501	3508	adopted	adopt	VBN
3509	3514	after	after	IN
3515	3521	Carter	Carter	NNP
3522	3527	broke	break	VBD
3528	3537	relations	relation	NNS
3538	3542	with	with	IN
3543	3549	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
3549	3550	,	,	,
3552	3559	commits	commit	VBZ
3560	3563	the	the	DT
3564	3570	United	United	NNP
3571	3577	States	State	NNPS
3578	3580	to	to	TO
3581	3588	provide	provide	VB
3589	3598	defensive	defensive	JJ
3599	3603	arms	arm	NNS
3604	3606	to	to	TO
3607	3613	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
3615	3618	and	and	CC
3619	3621	to	to	TO
3622	3626	view	view	VB
3627	3628	a	a	DT
3629	3635	threat	threat	NN
3636	3640	from	from	IN
3641	3646	China	China	NNP
3647	3651	with	with	IN
3652	3653	“	``	``
3653	3658	grave	grave	JJ
3659	3666	concern	concern	NN
3666	3667	.	.	.
3667	3668	”	''	''

3669	3673	Bush	Bush	NNP
3674	3677	has	have	VBZ
3679	3689	repeatedly	repeatedly	RB
3690	3698	referred	refer	VBN
3699	3701	to	to	TO
3702	3705	the	the	DT
3706	3709	TRA	TRA	NNP
3710	3712	in	in	IN
3713	3714	a	a	DT
3715	3728	not-so-subtle	not-so-subtle	JJ
3729	3736	message	message	NN
3737	3739	to	to	TO
3741	3746	China	China	NNP
3747	3751	that	that	IN
3752	3755	the	the	DT
3756	3759	law	law	NN
3760	3762	is	be	VBZ
3763	3766	the	the	DT
3767	3774	bedrock	bedrock	NN
3775	3777	of	of	IN
3778	3781	his	his	PRP$
3782	3789	posture	posture	NN
3790	3792	on	on	IN
3793	3799	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
3799	3800	.	.	.

3804	3807	The	the	DT
3808	3812	most	most	RBS
3813	3821	succinct	succinct	JJ
3822	3831	statement	statement	NN
3832	3834	of	of	IN
3835	3838	the	the	DT
3839	3843	Bush	Bush	NNP
3844	3850	policy	policy	NN
3851	3855	came	come	VBD
3856	3860	from	from	IN
3862	3871	Secretary	Secretary	NNP
3872	3874	of	of	IN
3875	3880	State	State	NNP
3881	3886	Colin	Colin	NNP
3887	3893	Powell	Powell	NNP
3894	3900	during	during	IN
3901	3904	his	his	PRP$
3905	3911	Senate	Senate	NNP
3912	3924	confirmation	confirmation	NN
3926	3933	hearing	hearing	NN
3934	3936	in	in	IN
3937	3944	January	January	NNP
3945	3949	2001	2001	CD
3949	3950	:	:	:
3951	3952	“	``	``
3952	3954	We	we	PRP
3955	3961	expect	expect	VBP
3962	3965	and	and	CC
3966	3972	demand	demand	VBP
3973	3974	a	a	DT
3975	3983	peaceful	peaceful	JJ
3985	3995	settlement	settlement	NN
3995	3996	,	,	,
3997	4000	one	one	CD
4001	4011	acceptable	acceptable	JJ
4012	4014	to	to	TO
4015	4021	people	people	NNS
4022	4024	on	on	IN
4025	4029	both	both	DT
4030	4035	sides	side	NNS
4036	4038	of	of	IN
4039	4042	the	the	DT
4043	4049	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
4051	4057	Strait	Strait	NNP
4057	4058	.	.	.
4058	4059	”	''	''

4063	4070	Shortly	shortly	RB
4071	4076	after	after	IN
4077	4081	Bush	Bush	NNP
4082	4086	took	take	VBD
4087	4093	office	office	NN
4093	4094	,	,	,
4095	4097	he	he	PRP
4098	4106	approved	approve	VBD
4107	4110	the	the	DT
4111	4118	largest	large	JJS
4119	4123	U.S.	U.S.	NNP
4125	4129	arms	arm	NNS
4130	4134	sale	sale	NN
4135	4137	to	to	TO
4138	4144	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
4144	4145	,	,	,
4146	4154	allowing	allow	VBG
4155	4161	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
4162	4164	to	to	TO
4165	4168	buy	buy	VB
4169	4173	four	four	CD
4174	4184	destroyers	destroyer	NNS
4184	4185	,	,	,
4187	4192	eight	eight	CD
4193	4207	diesel-powered	diesel-powered	JJ
4208	4218	submarines	submarine	NNS
4218	4219	,	,	,
4220	4222	12	12	CD
4223	4237	anti-submarine	anti-submarine	JJ
4238	4246	aircraft	aircraft	NN
4247	4250	and	and	CC
4252	4253	a	a	DT
4254	4259	flock	flock	NN
4260	4262	of	of	IN
4263	4271	missiles	missile	NNS
4272	4275	and	and	CC
4276	4281	other	other	JJ
4282	4289	weapons	weapon	NNS
4289	4290	.	.	.

4294	4296	At	at	IN
4297	4300	the	the	DT
4301	4305	same	same	JJ
4306	4310	time	time	NN
4310	4311	,	,	,
4312	4314	he	he	PRP
4315	4319	said	say	VBD
4320	4323	the	the	DT
4324	4330	United	United	NNP
4331	4337	States	State	NNPS
4338	4343	would	would	MD
4344	4346	do	do	VB
4347	4355	whatever	whatever	WDT
4356	4358	it	it	PRP
4360	4365	takes	take	VBZ
4366	4368	to	to	TO
4369	4373	help	help	VB
4374	4380	defend	defend	VB
4381	4387	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
4387	4388	.	.	.

4389	4391	He	he	PRP
4392	4396	told	tell	VBD
4397	4399	an	an	DT
4400	4411	interviewer	interviewer	NN
4411	4412	:	:	:
4413	4414	“	``	``
4414	4419	China	China	NNP
4420	4424	must	must	MD
4426	4430	know	know	VB
4431	4435	that	that	IN
4436	4438	if	if	IN
4439	4452	circumstances	circumstance	NNS
4453	4460	warrant	warrant	NN
4460	4461	,	,	,
4462	4466	that	that	IN
4467	4469	we	we	PRP
4470	4474	will	will	MD
4475	4481	uphold	uphold	VB
4482	4485	the	the	DT
4487	4493	spirit	spirit	NN
4494	4496	of	of	IN
4497	4500	the	the	DT
4501	4507	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
4508	4517	Relations	Relation	NNPS
4518	4521	Act	Act	NNP
4521	4522	.	.	.
4522	4523	”	''	''

4524	4532	Whatever	whatever	WDT
4533	4541	decision	decision	NN
4542	4546	Bush	Bush	NNP
4548	4553	makes	make	VBZ
4553	4554	,	,	,
4555	4556	a	a	DT
4557	4564	defense	defense	NN
4565	4573	official	official	NN
4574	4578	said	say	VBD
4578	4579	,	,	,
4580	4583	the	the	DT
4584	4591	Pacific	Pacific	NNP
4592	4599	Command	Command	NNP
4600	4602	is	be	VBZ
4603	4608	ready	ready	JJ
4609	4610	“	``	``
4610	4612	to	to	TO
4614	4621	respond	respond	VB
4622	4624	to	to	TO
4625	4628	any	any	DT
4629	4638	potential	potential	JJ
4639	4645	crisis	crisis	NN
4645	4646	,	,	,
4647	4656	including	include	VBG
4657	4660	the	the	DT
4661	4664	use	use	NN
4665	4667	of	of	IN
4668	4673	force	force	NN
4675	4682	against	against	IN
4683	4689	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
4690	4692	by	by	IN
4693	4698	China	China	NNP
4698	4699	.	.	.
4699	4700	”	''	''

4704	4707	The	the	DT
4708	4716	critical	critical	JJ
4717	4725	question	question	NN
4725	4726	:	:	:
4727	4731	Will	will	MD
4732	4735	the	the	DT
4736	4743	Chinese	Chinese	NNPS
4743	4744	,	,	,
4745	4751	noting	note	VBG
4752	4760	American	american	JJ
4762	4770	military	military	JJ
4771	4781	operations	operation	NNS
4782	4784	in	in	IN
4785	4796	Afghanistan	Afghanistan	NNP
4796	4797	,	,	,
4798	4802	heed	heed	VBD
4803	4808	these	these	DT
4809	4817	warnings	warning	NNS
4818	4820	or	or	CC
4821	4825	will	will	MD
4827	4831	they	they	PRP
4832	4844	miscalculate	miscalculate	VB
4845	4848	and	and	CC
4849	4852	try	try	VB
4853	4855	to	to	TO
4856	4860	call	call	VB
4861	4865	Bush	Bush	NNP
4865	4867	’s	's	POS
4868	4873	bluff	bluff	NN
4873	4874	?	?	.

4878	4885	Richard	Richard	NNP
4886	4894	Halloran	Halloran	NNP
4895	4897	is	be	VBZ
4898	4899	a	a	DT
4900	4906	former	former	JJ
4907	4920	correspondent	correspondent	NN
4921	4924	for	for	IN
4925	4928	The	the	DT
4929	4932	New	New	NNP
4933	4937	York	York	NNP
4939	4944	Times	Times	NNP
4945	4947	in	in	IN
4948	4952	Asia	Asia	NNP
4953	4956	and	and	CC
4957	4958	a	a	DT
4959	4965	former	former	JJ
4966	4975	editorial	editorial	NN
4976	4984	director	director	NN
4985	4987	of	of	IN
4988	4991	the	the	DT
4993	5006	Star-Bulletin	Star-Bulletin	NNP
5006	5007	.	.	.

5008	5011	His	his	PRP$
5012	5018	column	column	NN
5019	5026	appears	appear	VBZ
5027	5034	Sundays	sunday	NNS
5034	5035	.	.	.