• douglasg14b@lemmy.world
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    Order the unification of another country?

    Isn’t that called invading?

    You know, like how Russia wants to “unify” Ukraine.

    • LizardKing15@lemmy.world
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      Apples and Oranges. Unlike Ukraine Taiwan never declared independence. Ukraine’s independence is internationally recognized. US, Taiwan’s and PRC’s official position is that Taiwan and PRC are the same country.

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        1 year ago

        Yea, but Taiwan’s China and the PRC’s China are different. There was essentially a schism is the ‘40s with each side claiming to be the true government of China.

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    I think China could use some realpolitik here. They have very little to gain by invading Taiwan, and a lot to lose. If they could change their policy and work towards a clean split, I doubt Taiwan would keep insisting that they’re the true China. And they would earn a lot of goodwill throughout the world.

  • InverseParallax@lemmy.world
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    He wanted to last year, but his navy told him they needed 5 years minimum to be ready. His preparations before that helped nudge Putin into Ukraine.

    The real number was 10 years, I wonder when the PLAN will break that to him, they need sustained and effective carrier ops first and they’re just starting out.

    • FizzlePopBerryTwist@lemmy.worldOP
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      “And so does the constitutional document of Taiwan, Republic of China – it ALSO specifies that the two entities are a single, indivisible country”

      So basically China is West Taiwan because the last ELECTED government resides in Taiwan. ;-)

    • toxic@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I said it on another comment, but Taiwan’s China and the PRC’s China are different. There was essentially a schism is the ‘40s with each side claiming to be the true government of China.

    • LizardKing15@lemmy.world
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      People pick a side ‘China bad hurt durr’. They don’t care about juridics, or facts. All they can produce are thoughtless knee-jerk reactions. By the way, nowhere in my comment I supported an invasion or China in general. I said Ukraine and Taiwan are legally different situations lol

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        I pick the side of the Taiwanese and what they want for themselves. Only the unethical would try to force them into something they don’t want.