typhoonpilot:
Surely you don't think that the presence of a few over medalled "military officers" (your words) from the USA being positioned in Taipei is going to effect the strategic planning of the Motherland. Brothers and uncles of those same "military officers" were humiliated in Korea and Vietnam to say nothing of their present dilemma in the Middle East so I doubt if they will have the stomach for more of the same. The issue will be settled after much yizhang yichi 一张一弛 (tension alternating with relaxation) but the outcome is obvious.
In today's South China Morning Post the headlines are: quote
" The United States is not required to defend Taiwan if Beijing launches a war against the island " unquote, spoken by USA Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage. He then said quote" There was only one China and that Taiwan was part of it. " unquote. What have you got to say about this??
Hong Xing
P.S. Regarding your pinyin statement yi zhi ban jie 一知半解 I assume you are referring to yourself. It's big of you to admit "you have only a scanty knowledge of world affairs" which is what you have said.