The news from China: the nation’s legislature has unanimously approved a new law giving Beijing new authority to attack Taiwan. The vote was 2,896 to zero. The anti-secession bill gives Beijing the legal right to use force against Taiwan if it moves forwards declaring formal independence. Part of the law reads “There is only one China in the world. Both the mainland and Taiwan belong to one China.” Taiwan split from China during a civil war in 1949 and has maintained de facto independence ever since. The Taiwanese government called the law a “serious provocation” and calls have gone out for major demonstrations against the law.