Now, much more ominously, democratic Taiwan faces a new threat of military force from Beijing. He is the voice of a new, more assertive and increasingly authoritarian China that is flexing its muscles all over the world, including further isolating Taiwan. Taiwan, with its 23 million people, has grown into a vibrant democracy since it liberalized in the 1990s, but China has taken another path. If China seriously wants to promote unification, it should stop the bullying. And it should stop threatening force to solve a political and diplomatic issue.

Source: thestar January 02, 2019 21:45 UTC