News from China:
In a highly anticipated announcement, Beijing on Tuesday released details of the planned new anti-secession bill during its annual session of parliament. . . ."Using non-peaceful means to stop secession in defense of our sovereignty and territorial integrity would be our last resort when all our efforts for a peaceful reunification should prove futile," Wang Zhaoguo, vice-chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC), told the session.In the event of any conflict, China would take the utmost care to protect civilians and foreigners, as well as their property, Wang stressed.Taiwan issued a strong protest against the proposed law, saying it ignores the island's sovereignty and raises tension in the region by giving the Chinese military a blank check to attack.. Over in Taipei, E. Heroux correlates the tension with Taiwan's apparent status as the #1 most sleepless country.
