Taiwan’s Delicate Détente by Ted Galen Carpenter FROM The Cato Institute

"If Beijing does not make meaningful concessions soon, Chinese leaders may find themselves facing a new DPP government following the 2012 elections. The re-emergence of the KMT as the majority party in Taiwan may have postponed a showdown between Taipei and Beijing over the island's political status, but it has not eliminated that danger in the long run."