> Only marginally. Taipei is, to the CPC, part of China, just like Shanghai and Beijing. But it is a "part of China" that they've already effectively lost. Ga

> Only marginally. Taipei is, to the CPC, part of China, just like Shanghai and Beijing. But it is a "part of China" that they've already effectively lost. Gaining it at the cost of Shanghai doesn't seem like a very good bargain.