[Dr. Marten]

Anytime that China establishes relations with another country, there is always some money involved to line the handshake. That goes without saying...

[fdsa2]

So what is your take on Taiwan? Do you support Taiwan independence from China or not?

The money is really not the issue here, the principle is, the deal was evidently lined with another little condition, the withdrawal of support from Taiwan independence. I believe Dollar diplomacy or Renminbi diplomacy in this case is shortsighted at best, since they risk alienating other countries (and their aid) because of this deal.