The bureaucrats in the State Department and the Bush administration should pay special heed to a policy document excellently written by John Tkacik Jr.
If the US really wants a cooperative ally that will stand up for true peace, liberty, justice and democracy in East Asia, then it needs to drastically tilt its foreign policy away from China and towards Taiwan. China consistently undermines US aims and goals, while Taiwan is a staunch ally of US interests and respects fundmental rights and freedoms of all peoples.
Heritage Foundation Policy Paper