554. Payment Taiwan and cross deal (6/24/08)

Another payment for China's cooperation in framed case is Taiwan.
Taiwan was ruled by Democratic Progressive Party - a party advocates
to separate from Mainland China - for eight years until this May.
D.P.P. couldn't get the control of Taiwan without the support of the
US. An independent Taiwan is obviously an US interest. But it is a
headache for China. China threatens to start a war if Taiwan dares to
claim a formal independence.

So in the secret deal between US and China, Taiwan always is a chip.
The former president of Taiwan - Chen Shuibian, became a murder target
several times. (see #358, 367, 382. The life of the President of
Taiwan as a payment (2/2/06), 383. The cross murder deal (2/7/06)).

Early this year, the deal to change Taiwan regime was reached. D.P.P.
was humiliated by continuous scandal. It lost March election to the
National Party - a party has never formally renounced a desire for
eventual unification with China. New Taiwan president inaugurated on
May 20. It coincident with the May plot.