[LINK] "Whose problem is it?"

[rfmcdonald]

Drew Thompson and Nikolas Gvosdev wonder in the International Times Herald if Kosovo might significantly complicate China-Taiwan relations. Not only could Kosovar independence provide a model for a Taiwanese unilateral declaration of independence from China, but it would create a poor independent state that might be susceptible to Taiwan's often controversial policy of using investment and aid funds to gain foreign recognition of its independence. It's an interesting speculation, although it's open to question whether the current Taiwanese government would try anything so bold, that is, if it had thought of it at all.