The Taiwanese Struggle for Security From China

Pretty bad when media coverage of a nation's struggle for sovereignty is so bad that the country's metal bands have to carry the message (warning if you're at work - Youtube link). Maybe the music isn't your cup of tea, but in all this coverage of Tibet, let's also remember Taiwan - that capitalist engine of a country that kept East Asia afloat in the late 90s when Japan began its stagnation in earnest?

China, of course, considers Taiwan no more than a rogue province, and in some strange form of appeasement, the U.S. has engaged them only lukewarmly on the matter. Neville Chamberlain found out how well appeasement works.

IF IT'S BAD FOR THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT, IT'S GOOD FOR EVERYONE ELSE.