The Taiwanese vice president Annette Lu doesn't think China would do this, however:
Lu asserted that China wouldn't dare send its armed forces against the independently ruled island in the run-up to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Far be it from me to correct the Taiwanese veep but I think that is a hope rather than a prediciton. Why is China building up its military at such a frenzied pace if they don't have some deadline in mind?
But hey, I'm satisfied that at least it is a point of debate.