This is how I've perceived the relationship until the last election. But, just hypothetically speaking :), if the PRC was hellbent on absorbing Taiwan, they sh

This is how I've perceived the relationship until the last election. But, just hypothetically speaking :), if the PRC was hellbent on absorbing Taiwan, they should simply let the Senkaku conflict escalate. In that case, the KMT could believably argue that they have no choice but join sides with the PRC, no matter the democratic ambivalence about it. The reason I could see this happen is because this would be the last chance for the PRC to actually achieve unification. It's certainly not going to happen democratically. Not that this would be of much interest to Foxconn; but being in the general area would suck in the case of a conflict. If Terry Gou really moves robot production to Taiwan out of all countries, I guess he agrees with you that there's no imminent danger (which I hope).