In the late 1990's, under President William Clinton, the United States developed a policy called "The Three No's." They are:
No seat in the U.N. for Taiwan
No two-China policy; and
No independence for Taiwan.
How It's Used
"The "strategic ambiguity" policy proved confusing. Hardliners in the Chinese leadership saw it as evidence that China's threats against Taiwan (and the United States) were effective. After China launched its first missile "tests" toward Taiwan in July 1995, President Clinton wrote a secret letter to Chinese President Jiang Zemin to articulate, for the first time, the "Three No's" policy of his Administration. 43 That is, the President said, "no two Chinas, no Taiwan independence, no Taiwan membership in the United Nations." 44 The Chinese press characterized President Clinton's position in the letter as "opposing" Taiwan's separate status from China."
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