[miliantnutcase]

Yes, technically we still have claim to Taiwan.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Hum. Perhaps we should technically dangle that fact around.
I know a President who would.

I do not know if we would want them as an actual protectorate. Taiwan would empty itself into California. (Although this might actually be an improvement!)
A threatened protector-ship has perhaps more diplomatic leverage.

Humm. Does Taiwan get any say?