u know, i was hoping to lure isolated freak into this thread since its inception having known his academic focus is china affairs from previous sajha thread. welcome abroad iso! eventhough, i ( along with other visitors) think military aggression between china and the united states is unlikely, i am struck by the last paragraph posted by pisces. what does it mean when the united states, the country that rejects an independent taiwan , says taiwan should be able to defend itself??