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Good. Taiwan may have once been a province of China, but with over half a century of self-rule it is time to stop pretending that this is still the case. Hong Kong is a very good example for what “reunification” would mean for Taiwan even in the best of cases.
over half a century of self-rule
Seem like this is understating it a bit (even if technically true). It’s been 75 years.
China will use this as an excuse to escalate further. More aggression and saber rattling.
China just had it’s extremely entrenched corruption revealed to the world, such that a quickly successful attack on Taiwan is off the table, and they know it. China is in no position to wage war against anyone, and won’t be for a very long time.
Only in contrast to the combined strength of the US military + allies. They might still went with an invasion If the orange turd ever returns to the oval office, since the window for invasion is closing with economic downturn and demographic shifts and what else, they might not have the opportunity to pull it off again. So don’t fail the world now, Americans.
Can you elaborate on these and how this would rule out aggression towards Taiwan?
Their capacity to wage war is going to severely diminish when they run out of young people
It’s the largest army in the world. They don’t need those bad missles.
Yeah, they can just throw the people in the direction of Taiwan.
They were going to do it regardless, if things didn’t go their way.
They were going to do it regardless
FTFY
Oh no, not another final warning.
They will escalate no matter what, but the type will be more obvious thanithe others
Same thinking here. China already made up it’s mind I believe and this is gonna be just another justification to escalate. Sorta like Russia saying “NATO encroachment and nazis torturing Russian citizens”. China gonna do something, just a matter of when now.
Good. Get fucked, CCP.
Can’t wait for one of the tankies on lemmy to chime in
Why? People here are generally against oppression and colonization.
Unless you’re larping that wanting to stop the Palestinians from getting genocided is “Russian propaganda against America”.
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Tldr;West Taiwan mad
I like the term Mainland Taiwan.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
For many of the millions of Taiwanese citizens who lined up at ballot booths on Saturday, the vote centered on the question of who should lead Taiwan in an increasingly tense standoff with its much larger, autocratic and heavily armed neighbor, China.
At the D.P.P.’s gathering outside its headquarters in Taipei, thousands of supporters, many of whom waved pink and green flags, cheered as Mr. Lai’s lead grew during the counting of the votes, which was displayed on a large screen on an outdoor stage.
And Mr. Ko, the third-party candidate who had sought to appeal to voters fed up with the two established parties, despite falling in the polls, had continued to draw large numbers to his rallies, including nearly 200,000 people on Friday night.
The parade was festive, with candidate vans playing thumping club music, and several supporters dressed in inflatable dinosaur costumes for no apparent political reason.
Before Mr. Lai assumes the presidency in May, Taiwanese people — along with officials in Beijing and Washington — will be watching for any early signs of his approach to China, Taiwan’s biggest trading partner as well as a growing threat to its autonomy.
He has promised to stick with the approach of the current leader, President Tsai Ing-wen: keeping Beijing at arm’s length while seeking to avoid conflict, and strengthening ties with the United States and other democracies.
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several supporters dressed in inflatable dinosaur costumes for no apparent political reason.
This is my favorite part right here 😂❤️
How about a set back for the CCP
Who’s capital is Beijing? It’s often how people refer to govts.
CCP is like CPUSA aint going nowhere bud. Just another party full a politicians
I don’t like the title here. That is all.