The second so-called economic prosperity partnership dialogue (EPPD) between the US and the island of Taiwan is seen by observers as nothing but a kidnap of the island, whose regional leaders ironically take US blackmail as a blessing, to fool local residents and suppress opponents. Some analysts also see the dialogue, to be attended by US Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W Fernandez and leaders of Taiwan's economic and technology authorities, as a pr...