Beijing is planning world’s longest rail tunnel to link Taiwan to mainland
&gt; […] rising political tensions between the self-ruled island and Beijin […] mean that the scheme is unlikely to come to fruition any time soon. However, some researchers said it was possible that Beijing would start work on the project in a unilateral, and largely symbolic move.<p>Sometimes I wonder if we&#x27;re nearing a time when we&#x27;ll see China simply <i>do a Crimea</i> and annex Taiwan when geopolitical circumstances mean no outside interference is likely to occur — outside of the vehement disagreements and strong protests of course, but no military action; nor anything more than token sanctions.<p>But at least the Crimeans got a new bridge out of it…