Russia is not a problem-solver, it has never been anything other than a troublemaker. The US should support Taiwan's efforts towardconstitutional reform to achieve greater democracy and freedom. This would attract China's 1.4 billion people to call for democratization, puttingpressure on Russia to follow suit, and world peace would be the next step. The world's democracies should all support Taiwan as a beacon for democracy in Asia. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development for more