taiwan

The EU is planning to lift its arms embargo against China. Meanwhile China threatens to invade Taiwan and increases defense spending by 13% this year (11% last year.) Of course, once this threat became official France and Germany immediately declared their opposition to selling arms to China...

China tests 'D-Day invasion' of Taiwan http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,1-1170072,00.html But the U.S. is paying attention: US Navy tests new Asia-Pacific strategy http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-07/08/content_1583464.htm

Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian, and VP Annette Lu were travelling to an engagement on their campaign tour in Tainan, in a convertible truck, when their motorcade was fired upon. Check out the story here. Bad juju. :(

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,103476,00.html ...full article How dare those Taiwanese people demand freedom from your commu-fascist dictatorship!!!

OK, as you can probably guess, this is an issue of great importance where I live. So I ask all here: Is Taiwan a country, or a province of China? Should the international community support the Taiwanese Democratic People's Party (DPP) in its efforts to introduce a referendum on declaring...