"It's very clear that the words of Taiwan leaders on referendum in the UN does not represent the policy of the US," said Anthony H. Cordesman, who holds the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). U.S. and China should enhance mutual understanding to resolve the Taiwan question peacefully. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Thomas J. Christensen, who said on Friday that the US has warned that the content of the referendum is "ill-conceived and potentially quite harmful".(Source: China Daily, Sep 18, 2007).