No offense, but it seems to me, that alot of Taiwanese are not concerned about their democracy. I get into this argument every now and again on here, but Taiwan has not passed the special defense package proposed by President Bush in 2001. That's 4 years. I realize that Taiwan has made some other defense purchases but I fear that Taiwan is too reliant on the U.S. to come and defend it. Taiwan is closer to Canada than Israel when it comes to defending itself and relying on the U.S. I realize those are tough words, but when I see things like this:
http://www.etaiwannews.com/Taiwan/Politics/2005/04/09/1113014790.htm
and
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/04/09/2003249739
It really makes me wonder. Does Taiwan really want 'democracy' or is it just willing to fight to the last U.S. soldier for it?
Taiwan just needs a few nukes, like Israel.