Mandarin/Eng/Nat As funeral rites for Chinese paramount leader Deng Xiaoping were held in China on Tuesday, in Taiwan it was business as usual. There were few indications of mourning on the island as the late strongman was being laid to rest. The world watched funeral rites for Chinese paramount leader Deng Xiaoping aired live on satellite television. But here in Taiwan, elderly men seem to be the only ones who cared enough to see it. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) "The Communists at that time were unstable, especially politically unstable just like the Soviet Union and Gorbachev. After the Soviet Union collapsed, China was following in the same path, but Deng reversed the direction and saved China. He indeed made his contributions to China." SUPER CAPTION: Zuo Bao-chang, Army veteran Life went on as usual in Taiwan's capital Taipei. No traces at all of any emotions as China laid to rest the man many saw as the vast country's last emperor. A giant television screen mounted on this building at one of the city's commercial districts showed shots of Deng. The local TV station talked about showing the funeral rites later on the day, but most people were just too busy to notice or stop for a look. After the news of his death broke last Wednesday, bookstores put out reading materials about Deng on centre tables for easy access to buyers - but here, there were no takers. All these were indications of how the people of Taiwan feel about the passing of Deng - nothing. On his funeral day, the Taiwan stock market was normal. Over the past years, people have heard regular rumours of Deng's death , and now that he is finally "really" dead, it does not seem to matter anymore. The business sector has taken news of his death calmly as well. Taiwan has some investment in the mainland and businessmen here feel that there should be no cause for worries even if there is a change in leadership in China. SOUNDBITE: (English) 'I think they (China) still want to remain for economic development and they still want the friendship world-wide, not only in Taiwan. I think for them that's most important.' SUPER CAPTION: Jimmy Wang, Businessman Right after Deng's demise, speculations arose regarding the security of Taiwan. But political analysts say that its unlikely that the new leadership in Beijing will make any drastic moves. They believe that Jiang Zemin, heir apparent of Deng, and his rivals for the leadership, agree that the issue about Taiwan should be settled peacefully. SOUNDBITE: (English) 'I doubt very much they will make any unpredictable move towards Taiwan. So over the part toward Taiwan, I don't think there's much disagreement among themselves. SUPER CAPTION: Yu-ming Shaw, Institute of International Relations, National Chengchi University Prayers are being said in this Buddhist/Taoist temple, but none of them were for Deng. For the time being, academics, government officials, businessmen and the rest of Taiwan are all going about business as usual, at least until the next act, the 15th Parliament Congress this October. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/f73d18539b27017883903c9f18971e46 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork