Former veep Ms. Lu said the other day that Taiwan should be "a neutralized state", being an outsider in international politics and a buffer zone for China/America/Japan, and in so doing the tension between the either side of the strait will be "alleviated".

Maybe Ms. Lu has finally realized that Taidu is an object stands no chance of success, so she is trying to seek a less attractive one: the so-called neutralized state.  But may I remind you, Ms. Lu, Taiwan just can't be a state independently, no matter a neutralized, an affiliated or even a puppet one in relation with China.  How about Republic of China?  As long as you deem youselves a genuine Chinese and Taiwan is a part of China, I think Mainland may wait until both sides work out a feasible settlement for an unified future China.  So get real, Ms. Lu and DPP, try to seek something else, a more creative one.  Don't fool the islanders, as well as yourselves, any more.