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Taiwan's transition game for new economy questioned

Jim Rohwer, renowned Asia economic journalist and the author of `Asia Rising,' is `Fortune Magazine's' Hong Kong-based editor-at-large. His new book, `Remade in America: How Asia will Change Because America Boomed,' is due out in January. `Taipei Times' staff reporter Tsering Namgyal discussed economic issues with him.

By Tsering Namgyal  /  STAFF REPORTER

TT: What do you think about China and Taiwan political relations?

Rohwer: That is always a huge wild card. Politics between Taiwan and China are very irrational. I tend to believe that because Taiwanese and Chinese are very pragmatic people, they will find some way to work this out. But there is a very big potential for miscalculation. We saw that in 1996 when Chinese started firing missiles and created a confrontation with America.

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