*blinks at the quick reply from Fishjoel* oh, yer right in yer observations, mate. its hard to say how exactly the unification shall take place. alot depends on the future, which be hard to see. still, ye have to remember that Taiwan and China, despite the warm relations 'o today, be ancient foes. anythin' can happen. like i said, some 'o this be just posturin', and the first step them Chinese be takin' in assumin' the mantle 'o world superpower. *bows* - MeadHallPirate