@BruceVC As your travels have shown you, the world is a multi-faceted place, not black and white. Different cultures and countries live completely different lives from you and I and thats ok. Were closer to solving controlled fusion reactions than we are to understanding Asia culture.
I think its weird weve got such a chub for defending Taiwan. I mean, I know we want their sweet sweet IC production (probably why China wants it too), but if we can buy a decade or so then new plants will come online and Ill be curious to see if we cut them loose. Taiwans best defense? Rig everything to blow.