Prelude to the Crisis
1992 (Bush)
Sold 150 F-16 warplanes to Taiwan
1994 (Clinton)
Raise protocol level for US treatment of Taiwan officials.
1995 (Clinton)
White House approved a visa for Lee Teng-hui
Conclusion
Robert Ross,
“Both the US and China achieved their objectives….. The confrontation itself was unnecessary and avoidable.”
US deviation from the 1994 agree
ARCTIC BLUE
by Ross LaManna
FADE IN:
1 EXT. BOREAL FOREST - ALASKA - (AERIAL SHOT) - DAY
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Flying. Not at the intangible height of a jet, but at
spitting distance from the treetops. Were in central
Alaska, the Big Lonely, just north of the Arctic Circle.
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A thick forest follows the contours of mountain foothills
like a deep-pile carpet. Up at treeline the forest thins to
tundra, a grassy
ross the street, now peeling off his suitcoat and
dropping that, too, right there on the asphalt as we then...
WHIP PAN OVER TO REVEAL: A BANK ACROSS THE STREET
As Foley goes inside, we then...
CUT TO: A PRINTED BROCHURE THAT READS...
LOOKING FOR MONEY?
YOUVE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
We then PULL BACK TO REVEAL that were now...
INSIDE THE BANK
as Foley stands at a counter holding the above CREDIT
Ross?
Shit. Of course, the kid.
Travis. Find that kid
and get the knife off him.
Hes gonna lie,
but hes got it, so get it.
Get on with it.
What are you staring at?
- I think Ive found something horrible.
- What do you mean?
I think Ive found a hand.
Youre right.
Its a fucking hand.
What do you think?
I think you re here all day.
How much longer are we here?
We aint gonna find anything else.
Give
ROSS SINGING: So inviting
So exciting
Whenever youre near
I hear a symphony
A tender melody
Pulling me closer
Closer to your arms
Then suddenly
Your lips are touching mine
Afeeling so divine
Till I leave the past behind
Im lost in a world
Of make-believe
Whenever youre near
I hear a symphony...
GABRIEL: Divorce.
Miserable marriage.
Wedding canceled.
Remarried.
Divorced again.
Ahh!
Irreconcilable