So Taiwan has elected an allegedly pro-independence candidate as president. But China has still not invaded.

Disappointment must reign now in the halls of anti-China media punditry. The strategies and weapons being urged to keep the Chinese dragon at bay are already outdated. Or maybe the pundits have another headline ready: "Beijing reneges on its promises, again."

One could poke endless fun at mistakes and distortions perpetrated by the anti-Beijing media. As proof of China's malevolence toward Taiwan, Newsweek recently told us how Beijing regards Taiwan as a renegade province over which it claims sovereignty.