But unless China's leaders begin to think more imaginatively about ways to accommodate Taiwan's aspirations, the Taiwan Strait will become an increasingly unpredictable flashpoint.
In truth, there is nothing concrete in the Tories' still largely undefined policy agenda to suggest that any of the Conservative leader's fine words and aspirations will ever become anything more than that.
The more rapidly 2014 approaches, the sharper the contrast will become between airy aspiration and gritty realities on the ground.
To the extent that they articulate any political aspirations at all, it is that they will become slightly bigger people once she is swept into office.That will not happen without help.
"The aspiration for the founders is that Xiaomi will become a global company that happens to be in China," said Barra - Xiaomi's first non-Chinese hire.
"They are trying to silence and give fear to the people, but Kem Ley will become a symbol of the aspirations of the people.
The more you know about your customers' drives, interests, passions, budget, income, family situation, dreams, aspirations, idiosyncrasies, and pet peeves, the more skilled you will become at delivering exactly what they need.
During a two-week span last month, private companies SpaceX and Blue Origin both unveiled giant, SLS-scale launchers that will become key parts of their future spaceflight aspirations.
I don't have any Pol Pot-style aspirations to move people around, but over time I think it will become clear that many more of us will need to be feeding ourselves.
The World Bank is saying that our aspirations to put an end to global poverty in the context of runaway climate change will become futile.
In the meantime, Horton-Mastin hopes Red Nose Day USA will become an annual event: "We've been very optimistic and have huge aspirations, because our mission is about driving positive change using the power of entertainment".
