A fisherman on a beach in western Taiwan
Quite often, the hardest thing to see is the thing that isn't there. And in this case, it's Taiwan.
Search DailyKos, Huffington Post, CommonDreams, or other Lefty sites for Taiwan, and what do you find? Other than occasional diaries by myself, Taonow, and Zenbowl, at DKos, there is very little out there. Similarly, for China, while there seems to be a great deal of reporting and commentary on whatever the problem du jour of the moment is, there does not seem to be anything like an overall strategic approach. Apparently Dems don't do strategy -- the very word conjures up images of neocons wrecking the Middle East. But China demands a more conscious, integrated approach. Conventionally portrayed as a rising power, and one likely to be at war with the US over a range of issues -- of which Taiwan is only the most obvious -- China will also demand a comprehensive Dem response on environmental, Third World economic, political, and social development, and human rights, all areas in which the US can be expected to confront Bejing over the next few decades.
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