FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2007 file photo, a fleet of Taiwanese military vehicles carrying anti-tank missiles passes the Presidential Office during the Republic of China National Day celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan. Spurned by the international community, ignored in the land of its founding, and ridiculed by many of its own people, the Republic of China celebrates the 100th anniversary of its birth Monday, trying to stave off extinction. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)