On March 22 the incumbent president of Taiwan was defeated in an unexpected landslide, and the opposition leader is set to assume control over this little, wealthy nation. The communist revolution after World War II forced the nationalist government to flee the mainland and install of government on Taiwan that the Commies still view as a rebel province.
And now as the typical American you say, "Why should I care? I don't even care about who gets the Top Spot in our country, much less some island that sounds like a dish you can buy at the local Hyvee." ANd you should care because all the clothes you are wearing, the shoes on your feet, and half the stuff in your house was made in China. If mainland China would attempt to take over Taiwan, you can bet that the United States won't like that, We usually have an aircraft carrier over there and we might even get into a war with China. That means no more cheap clothes and DVDs and possibly no more Wal-Mart (?!!?)
Anyways you can rest assured, a war is even less likely now that our friend Ma is in control. His party favors a positive relationship with mainland China, not independence and international recognition like the old prez. Ma has even proposed uniting with China sometime in the future, but that might be a ways off. China would love to have this little prosperous island, rich from trade with the United States, as part of their own. They achieved a financial windfall when Hong Kong was returned to them in 1999 and Taiwan would look really pretty with a red flag flying over it. In the mean time WalMart will still be there and you can go and buy your $5 DVDs and lead-poisoned children's toys.
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