Ultimately, the Taiwan Strait remains a primary geopolitical flashpoint. But the most avid China-hawks in the US, Taiwan and well beyond will be despondent over this recent hiding handed out to unconcealed China-baiting-politics. Even more gloom-making for such folk, the prospects for maintaining regional peace have also measurably improved.

Source: Divisive China-threat politics deliver defeat in Taiwan – Pearls and Irritations