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Tiawan rally shows opposition to mainland bluster

AP:

In one of the largest demonstrations in Taiwan's history, about a million people marched through the capital on Saturday to protest a new Chinese law that authorizes an attack on the island if it moves toward formal independence.

"Taiwan is only a small island, so we must speak out really loud to make the world hear that we are a democracy facing an evil giant," said Vivian Wang, a 38-year-old restaurant worker who traveled by bus from the southern city of Kaohsiung - about 190 miles away.

Hundreds of thousands assembled at 10 different areas in Taipei, with each route representing one of the articles of the anti-secession law. The marchers converged on the wide boulevard in front of the Presidential Office building.

Beijing is worried that self-ruled Taiwan is drifting toward independence, and China's legislature recently passed a law codifying the use of military force against Taiwan if it seeks a permanent split. The island - just 100 miles off China's southern coast - has been resisting Beijing's rule since the Communists took over the mainland in 1949.

It is hard to "drift toward independence" from an entity you have never been a part of. If the mainland government would like to reunify with Tiawan, there best chance would be to offer something besides threats. If Tiawan was really part of China, China would not have over 700 missiles pointed at it.