Richard H. Solomon, in Foreign Affairs (Jan. 1978), 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, Md.21202.
U.S. concern for the security of Taiwan is the chief obstacle to normali- zation of diplomatic relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China. The Chinese demand the cutting of U.S. ties with Taiwan, abrogation of the 1954 US.-Taiwan mutual defense pact, and withdrawal of all U.S. forces from the island. Solomon, director of the Rand Corporation's research program in International...