Oh, Rusty, you are ignorant, as usual. Taiwan purchased Patriot
missiles etc so that Taiwan can hold for 2 weeks before US troops
arrive in Taiwan from Japan, that’s grand plan between Japan, Taiwan,
USA. You have never heard of this before, right? That’s why China is
furious with any arms sale to Taiwan. Also, Taiwan is making her own
missiles which are capable of attacking Three Gorge Dam if China
invades Taiwan. Even USA could not stop Taiwan making her own
missiles.
BTW, within a few years, Taiwan will receive 8 more submarines. Just
FYI… Haha!
What an ignorant fool, Rusty! Not all manufacturing done in China.
High techs like the most advanced semiconductor chips are done in
Taiwan to supply Texas Instrument, Intel, etc. The most advanced high
techs are not allowed to export to China so if anything happens to
Taiwan, USA will suffer first. That’s why USA had agreement with Japan
to send their armed force to Taiwan directly from Japan. Rusty Old
Fool, you have never heard of this before, right?
During 1996 missile crisis (right before Taiwan’s presidential
election), China launched 3 missiles (empty shell though, haha!) into
Taiwan Strait to warn Taiwan not moving towards independence.
Clinton immediately sent 7th fleet to Taiwan Strait to warn China not
to do anything stupid. Because of missile crisis, China’s most hated
LTH won big in the presidential election. China learned the lesson.
Because USA has shown her determination to defend Taiwan so after 1996
missile crisis, China dared not to launch single missile to Taiwan
Strait even former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian kept threatening
(or teasing) China with Taiwan Independence for his own political
gain. In 2004 presidential election, China forgot the lesson, Premier
Zhu again verbally warned Taiwan on independence but that again helped
Chen won the election. Since then, China has been very quiet like a
mute during any Taiwan elections. Haha! In every election, Chen
manipulated anti-China agendas to help his party DPP to win. China was
furious with CSB but could do little. In the end, CSB’s own corruption
scandals caused his downfall and also downfall of DPP. In 2008, KMT
won landslide in presidential election. Now KMT is in power, China
finally feels relieved and seized this opportunity to offer Taiwan all
sorts of incentives to prevent TI (like a guy chasing a beautiful
girl). One of examples, China promises 1 million Chinese visitors per
year to revitalize Taiwan tourism. Now Taiwan businessmen are busy
counting RMB every day that rich Chinese tourists have spent in
Taiwan. Haha!
Oh as for Chinese tourists, they are so impressed and surprised with
our civility, some even wrote in their travel blogs, TAIWAN IS WHAT
FUTURE CHINA SHOULD BE!!! Haha!
BTW, my family has business in China and Taiwan, we are also happy to
count RMB and New Taiwan dollars we earn every day so we want China
and Taiwan get along! Haha!
Taipei, where my family lives, last year even during world financial
crisis, some real estates in Taipei have gone up to 48% in 2009 alone
to expect upcoming ECFA (sort of FTA) agreement between Taiwan and
China. You see, China has learned the lesson, missiles only push
Taiwan further away from China but only economic tie will keep Taiwan
within Greater China circle. Yes, China has learned the lesson. Haha!
Like Clinton said “It’s the economy, stupid!”
*** End of education for Mao worshipper, Rusty Old Fool, haha! ***
Oh, a quick note on Chinese unification:
In case you did not know… According to a recent poll in Taiwan, 88% of
Taiwanese chose status-quo, i.e., we do not want Chinese unification.
We have democracy, much higher GDP per capita, civility, self-rule so
who wants to be ruled by less civilized CCP. I don’t! And Taiwan is
not HK!!!
That's why our ROC President Ma Ying-joeu said no unification talk
during his term and he does not forsee unification in his lifetime.
Make sense?