I worked for a company based in Taiwan and visited the country twice. No doubt that China could successfully invade, but lots of Chinese soldiers would die trying. It's not easy to invade an island.
I'm very concerned about the fighting going on in the Chernobyl region. Lots of radioactive material is stored there as well as a dome over the reactor. Leaking material could further poison that area and potentially spread.
My oil company came down from 3.89 to 3.52. Still spent close to $1,000 heating the downstairs for nobody living there. Have the heat on 60F, afraid to go lower. The house is poorly insulated and I don't want frozen pipes.