In Belgrade, which has regarded Kosovo as its heartland since medieval times, Serbia’s prime minister, the nationalist Vojislav Kostunica, vowed that Serbia would never recognize the “false state.” He said Kosovo was propped up unlawfully by the United States and called the declaration a “humiliation” for the European Union.
His government has ruled out using military force to respond, but was expected to downgrade diplomatic ties with any government that recognized Kosovo.
有无人担心3月22号的台湾公投？我比较担心台湾人太有信心，以为不抓着北京奥运怕humiliation这点来认为这是百年一遇的独立机会，然后是双方处理不好局势失控。好像从现在的国内媒体反应来说，政府是准备淡化这事情，以免到时台湾真的有不合北京胃口的结果出来后比较难下台，但问题在北京这么多年来为了自己的legitimacy一直cultivate国内的民族主义，这一年来政府的incompetence也比较明显，主要是通胀和雪灾的处理，legitimacy更被质疑时，利用了cultivate了这么多年的民族主义现在要还债时可能骑虎难下。尤其是美国打了伊拉克后，大家看到美国的实力也不过如此，国内热血青年会说美国连伊拉克也搞不好，国内反战情绪严重，不会敢理台湾的，北京注重大局(implicitly说明不想惹恼美国）的说法也行不通。想回头，我觉得爱好和平的中国人反对伊战的最大理由应该是台湾以至亚太地区的安全。中国要是没有看到美国在伊拉克的麻烦的话可能比较忌惮一点。如果开打香港南蛮地区看来比较危险，虽然中国可以拿台商做人质互相威胁或者有和平的机会的。