BBC Chinese, Sept. 16, 2009.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_8250000/newsid_8258500/8258556.stm
Note: The 2009 National Intelligence Strategy. Office of the Director of National Intelligence, August 2009 (news release dated Sept. 15, 2009).
http://www.dni.gov/
My comment: The 2009
does not mention Taiwan and mention China just once:
"China shares many interests with the United States, but its increasing natural resource-focused diplomacy and military modernization are among the factors making it a complex global challenge.
Note: 德普
Press release: DPC (Tianjin) Ltd. Charged with Violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. US Department of Justice, May 20, 2005.
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2005/May/05_crm_282.htm
("DPC Tianjin’s parent company, Diagnostic Products Corporation" which was based at city of Los Angeles, California but was acquired by Siemens in 2006 for $1.86 billion)
My comment: Upon seeing "栈道," I first thought it was a suspension bridge. But it is impossible, being at 路边. So I wondered if 栈道 means boardwalk, and indeed it is.
(i) Dalian boardwalk. See the fourth photo in the left column of
Dalian 1
http://www.altair4.net/
Dalian1/dalian1.htm
(ii)
Atlantic City Boardwalk, New Jersey
http://philip.greenspun.com/images/pcd4315/atlantic-city-boardwalk-20
(photo)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_City,_New_Jersey
("The first boardwalk was built in 1870, along a portion of the beach to help hotel owners keep sand out of their lobbies. * * * The combined length of the Atlantic City and Ventnor boardwalks—the boardwalk now ends at the Ventnor/Margate border—is approximately 5.75 miles (9.25 kilometers), currently the world's longest boardwalk.")
My comment: China is Not. 1 again, with Dalian beating Atlantic City in boardwalk length. Hands down.