Ok even if i accept it, that doesnt change the fact that LTTE is fighting for freedom and Pakistan is helping Sl crush the freedom fighters. Thats the same with China and Taiwan. Taiwan is a free country and China publicly threatens it yet Pakistan gets aid from China. Sudan is notorious for its darfur crimes and Pakistan goes ahead with arms agreement.
KMT had been legally in power of whole China but Taiwan never a country of its own. when 2 mln Communist PLA swept the 5 mln US equipped KMT forces in 1949, it is morelikely the KMT regime was actually discarded by most of the Chinese people.
In the long period before Chen administration,Taiwan had been carrying out One China policy.
by now China has established diplomatic relations with 173 countries by the gateway policy that "Taiwan is a part of China and PRC is the unique legal polity of China".
I have no problem in talk about the anti-secession law,the missles targeting taiwan,and even "China threatening Taiwan" issues. China has been restricting an
unacknowledged regime in Taiwan (do your government recognize Taiwan as a country? I guess not) take a look over the world and the recent history, there're just pretty many regional blocs claiming independence against their central governments. Check their files and you'll find different solutions.
Americans issued "Anti-secession law" against southern states standing apart from the federal,and they fought until all the states reunited.
Canadians issuded a "Clarity Act" against Quebecois secessional motions declaring that a province doesn't have the right to make itself an unilateral decision for independence from the Canadian federal.
Russians have their "Union Treaty" which saw only Chechnya at large, they then fought toughly to get the runagate back to the treaty.
It's very clear, all kinds of laws are here to pre-empt a planned motion in order to put their targets into illegality (anyone of them were not "fighting for freedom"?). not obeying? then fight you all the way to reunion.
Now back to the missiles, Yes it looks like a serious threat, but actually more than nothing if compared to actions mentioned above. the US didn't threaten his southern states, Russia didn't threaten Grozny, and they directly went on wars.
Missiles might not be the best way to keep Taiwan still (China has never expected a taiwan returning on next morning, neither has she fired a single shot towards Taiwan since Jan,1979), yet there's not a side path leading there before China reaches democracy and absolute economic control.
Being Chinese, I dont wanna see any fight breaking out in the strait, but I do preach economic colligation of Taiwan,which is in high going, and actually more efficient than any missiles.
pragmatism makes neutralization, you can hardly find much communistic colors in the current Chinese leadership especially president Hu jingtao. thus I believe Taiwan's returning will however speed up China's democratization,CPC likes it or not.
