China has a more historic and material claim over Taiwan than the U.S. has over Hawaii. Give me a break with all this imperialist sabre-rattling. Taiwan is a p

China has a more historic and material claim over Taiwan than the U.S. has over Hawaii. Give me a break with all this imperialist sabre-rattling. Taiwan is a province of China. Fewer than 15 countries (the U.S. is not one of them) acknowledge a sovereign Taiwan. This is a wedge issue designed so that defense contractors can sell more weapons/arms/subs in the South Pacific.