[BillCompton]

The business community in this country has been after the "massive" China market for nearly 200 years, along with the super cheap Chinese labor force. The self-determination and liberty of 22 million on Taiwan mean absolutely nothing to them in comparison. Corporate interests trumps liberty for the Taiwanese in this situation. Our trade deficit is going to pay for the invasion.

This is a false argument. The U.S. can and does have access to both markets. And as for our willingness to throw Taiwan to the tigers, Taiwan represents the single most productive (economically) place on earth. I just don't understand the cynicism. Yes China wants to Re-unify. They have never had any other position. They also have not acted militarily to take back Taiwan, probably because they didn't have the capacity, but maybe because they are patient enough accomplish it politically like they did with Hong Kong. The American policy is the correct one.

[Quix]

It wouldn't take too much for Beijing to invade. They can have some hair trigger sensibilities about such things. Once they decided they'd had their fill of democracy demonstrations, the crack down came swiftly.