Funny, I don't remember Obama giving a speech in Taipei

Posted July 17, 2009 at 11:36 AM

http://exurbanleague.com/2009/07/17/funny-i-dont-remember-obama-giving-a-speech-in...

It seems world peace CAN break out without Obama's intervention. Who knew?

Beyond
the dramatically increased civil relations between China and Taiwan,
the most significant evidence of their new relationship is the Taiwan
government's action in removing anti-ship barricades on its offshore
island of Kinmen, also known as Quemoy. The semi-official Taiwanese
Central News Agency said that the local government of Kinmen has
started extracting the barricades in a sign of easing political
tensions between Taiwan and China. Taiwanese military officials agreed
in June to remove the barricades in preparation for a mass swim planned
across the Taiwan Strait in mid-August between the southeast Chinese
city of Xiamen and Kinmen.

Taiwan and mainland China both have roaring economies, so this comes as little surprise. There's little money to be made for either Taiwan or China to re-ignite old wars and rattle their sabers at each other, so look for them to play nicer and nicer with each other in the years to come.