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In this Aug. 21, 2012, photo, Lin, in red, sits with friends as they fill jars of red sorgum, a local delicacy, and talk about why they voted for the proposed casino to be built on Beigan in the Matsu island group, off northern Taiwan. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
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Uotsuri Island, one of the East China Sea islands known as Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, is claimed by Japan, China and Taiwan. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
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Jazz saxophonist Kenny G, whose real name is Kenneth Gorelick, performs on May 14, 2010, at a media event to promote a concert in Taipei, Taiwan. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
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A car sits in floodwaters in suburban Taipei, Taiwan, on Thursday. The slow-moving tropical strorm slammed into eastern Taiwan early Thursday, flooding farmlands, disrupting transportation and turning the capital of Taipei into a ghost town. (Associated Press)
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Massive waves break ahead of the arrival of the approaching Saola, a deadly storm, on the coast of Badoutze, northeastern Taiwan on Wednesday. Saola weakened from a typhoon to a tropical storm by late afternoon on Thursday. (Associated Press)
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Lady Gaga arrives at the Sungshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, while on a world tour. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
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** FILE ** A Taiwanese soldier stands at attention in front of a Patriot missile air defense system near the northern coastal town of Wanli, Taiwan, in October 2004. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
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Fans watch from a sports bar in Taipei, Taiwan, as Jeremy Lin scored 26 points in New York's 89-85 loss to New Orleans on Saturday. (Associated Press)
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Fans of NBA Knicks' Taiwanese-American Jeremy Lin watch him play against the Sacramento Kings at a local sports bar in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
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Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou (Associated Press)
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A fisherman casts a net into a commercial farming pond in Xuejia, southern Taiwan. The fish farmers on the terraced plains above Taiwan's west coast are riding a Chinese boom, thanks to import duties Beijing lowered to win over the island's voters. (Associated Press)
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President Ma Ying-jeou (left) is greeted by supporters at an election rally Thursday in New Taipei City, Taiwan. Mr. Ma is being challenged in Taiwan's presidential election by Tsai Ing-wen (right). Ms. Tsai's party rejects unification with China.
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Illustration: Taiwan balance by John Camejo for The Washington Times
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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Chien-Ming Wang (40) from Taiwan throws a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington's Jesus Flores is forced at second by Atlanta's Dan Uggla during the fifth inning.
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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Chien-Ming Wang (40) from Taiwan throws a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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U.S. national security officials say the Taiwan arms package is being delayed by senior Obama administration officials, including Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, who are seeking to avoid a third rupture in U.S.-China military relations over Taiwan arms sales. (Associated Press)