Wow. Taiwan is actually in the news.
I'm not political, but I have to point out that Taiwan is not part of China. I actually don't think it ever has been. I think the Taiwanese could bounce the ball back to China by saying, "Sure, we'll happily reunite with China as soon as you have a real election."
The more interesting news was the 6.6 earthquake today. I was at the gym on the 15th floor of a big hotel. I noticed everything moving around before I felt it. It's a weird feeling. It's a little bit like standing on a waterbed, but you have no reference point to compare with. Nothing happened, of course. All the shoddy buildings fell down in the big quake in 1999. All I got was a 2 minute reprieve from the treadmill.