Taiwan and th U.N.: Even the People say NO.

During the recent elections in Taiwan, a referendum that would try to bring the island state into UN membership under the name "Taiwan" easily failed.

The referendum had garnered widespread disapproval from the international community. Countries such as China, the United States, and many Asian countries, all expressed concern that the referendum brought undue tension to the status-quo between China and Taiwan.

More telling, the popular domestic rejection of such a referendum demonstrates that the Taiwanese people are not yet ready for independence in lieu of economic progress and security.