MicroWaveApr 15, 2024

China’s Xi Jinping says ‘no force’ can stop ‘reunion’ with Taiwan - National | Globalnews.ca

https://lemmy.world/post/14318392

China’s Xi Jinping says ‘no force’ can stop ‘reunion’ with Taiwan - Lemmy.World

Amid heightened tensions between China and Taiwan, Chinese President Xi Jinping told a former Taiwanese president who supports unification that the countries “belong” together. “Differences in systems cannot change the fact that both sides of the Taiwan Straits belong to the same country and nation,” Xi said. “External interference cannot stop the historical trend of reunion of the country and family,” Xi said, in comments reported by Taiwanese media and published by Reuters. … Beijing claims the independent island of Taiwan is a Chinese province and has threatened to use force to achieve unification. China frequently sends warplanes and naval vessels to circle the small island democracy and has been mounting an increasing number of military drills over recent years.

Show threadSylverApr 15, 2024

Why does Xi think he gets any say? He’s showing his full hand already, and it’s actually pathetic. Already saying that it will have to be taken by force. So he’s admitting that the people of Taiwan, if given a choice, may not choose to join China. Let’s give everyone a vote guaranteed by international overwatch, none of those mainland representatives.

This is just another dictator having a whiny shitstorm threatening to take territory by force just because they want their historical empire.

Show threadNeuromancerApr 15, 2024
Because the world has said Taiwan is part of China. That’s why. The world needs to recognize Taiwan as its own nation. Everyone wanted that cheap labor in China and ignored Taiwan.
Show threadcecinestpasunbotApr 15, 2024
Taiwanese people don’t want the island to be recognized as its own nation though. They benefit from close economic relations with the mainland and so are happy to maintain the status quo. The majority voted against pro independence candidates in recent elections, something this article fails to mention. That of course doesn’t mean Taiwanese people trust the mainland nor do they want to be politically integrated into it. However the situation is more nuanced than many western media outlets would have you believe.
Show threadNeuromancerApr 15, 2024
At some point you have to shit or get off the pot. Either they are part of China or they are not.
Show threadcecinestpasunbotApr 15, 2024
Okay and as far as the Taiwanese people are concerned they apparently see that choice as a lose lose situation. Why then does it matter if they prefer the ambiguity of the status quo? Why is it so urgent that they make a choice they clearly don’t want to make?
Show threadGradually_AdjustingApr 16, 2024
Can a status quo be maintained when the other half of that equation cannot accept it?
Show threadcecinestpasunbotApr 16, 2024
I think there actually may be ways cement the status quo under an economic union where Taiwan maintains political independence. The US does not want anything like that to happen and has taken action to prevent it. That in turn has caused the PRC to respond with Xi making statements like this one.
Show threadGradually_Adjusting
So still no, but you wanna argue whose fault that is
Apr 16, 2024 at 5:56pmWeb
Show threadcecinestpasunbotApr 16, 2024
The answer isn’t “no”. The answer is “yes but the current situation is unstable for these reasons.” I’m sorry you have a problem grasping the complexities of geopolitics.