China to US: Selling Defensive Arms to Taiwan is "Needling" Beijing

*Sigh.* Same old line again. Dignified Rant had commented on an earlier round of this, and I think his opinion still holds true for the latest iteration. UPDATE: He has a note on this latest session of Chinese finger-wagging.

My total-reductionist version of everything:

• China to Taiwan: "Hey, Taiwan, join us or we'll turn you into dust. PS -- coastal missiles are at 1000 and counting, FYI, and we're increasing our military budget again."
• Taiwan to China: "Uhhh..."
• Taiwan internally: *DPP/green and KMT/blue slugfest*
  
• Taiwan to US: "Hey, US, will you sell us some defensive arms like you're supposed to under the Taiwan Relations Act?"
• US to Taiwan: "OK, but -- uh -- we still support the One-China Policy."
• Taiwan to US: "Whatever."
• China to US: "Stop interfering in internal affairs! If we want to crush one of Asia's best democracies, that's our own business!"
• US to Taiwan: "Here's an arms package."
  
• Taiwan internally: *political in-fighting in the legislative yuan*
• US internally: *stalling and wishy-washy yapping in Congress and White House*
• Taiwan-friendly bloggers and supporters: "Enough already! Hurry up and be serious about defense, people!"
• China to US: "You are provoking us, gweilo!"
• MM: *eye roll*
• Ma in Taiwan: "Everyone's fine! No problems with China! Peace in our time in the Taiwan Strait!"
• Tens of thousands of anti-Ma protesters in Taiwan: "You've got to be kidding."
• Ma approval rating: "Goodbye, cruel world!" *jumps from roof of Presidential Palace in Taipei*
• MM: *bangs head on keyboard* Ai-ya.