Major contents of the Bush Administration's policy toward the two sides of the Taiwan Strait include: promote a peaceful evolution on the Chinese mainland while encouraging Taiwan to continue its existing political and economic system; while opposing mainland China's military threat against Taiwan, provide Taiwan certain amount of sophisticated defensive weapons to meet Washington's strategic need; encourage both sides of the Strait to solve their dialogue and negotiation; support Taiwan's bid for entry into certain international functional organizations, such as the WHO; and discourage Taiwan to change its present status. In general, the United States prefers to maintain the status quo across the Taiwan strait.