The U.S. Republican Party has flatly warned that Washington will not tolerate aggression from North Korea nor any Chinese military moves against Taiwan.

On the first day of their national convention Tuesday, the party adopted a tough-talking platform that hailed Bush's war on terrorism and vowed to push for democracy around the world.

The official platform said "North Korea lies outside of the international system. Americans have shed their blood to stop North Korean aggression before and remain prepared to resist aggression today."

The 93-page platform statement said U.S. relations with Asia in general since Bush took office have "never been better," based on assessments of U.S. alliances with South Korea, Australia, Japan, Thailand and the Philippines.