spending even after they struggled to get a voluntary force. will these weapons, will the help of the united states be enough to defend against the threat from an increasingly assertive main land china as president xi jinping vows to, in his words, reunify the island. he s claimed this island as his own territory. taiwan points out they ve never been ruled by the communist party of china and they say they plan to keep it that way putting their military on full display here. will ripley, cnn, taiwan. to iraq now where possible low turnout and calls for boycotts trying to undermine the country s election. voting to decide the next parliament and prime minister has been over for four hours now. ethnic and religious fault lines