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Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis
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The PLA won't take any of those islands, because once they do, Taipei would just as surely accuse Beijing of commencing forced reunification and then declare Taiwan's independence.
If the PLA takes any ROC-administered island, they're taking Taiwan whole.
Thank you for such an erudite well written post. I'll stop posting nonsense about this from now on. Am just going to adopt a wait and see approach. In the meantime, am just going to read another book "How to react like a dummy."
Chairman Rabbit already did a big public bazooka attack against him in a weibo post some hours ago. Can't say I disagree with him. Hu, a now retired person, has such a big reach that when he talks about his opinions the outside world regards this as the official position of the government.
Of course the blame doesn't fall to Hu alone but to the general Propaganda system because no person alone, and especially no retired person, should hold such power and influence on how China is perceived from the outside world.
Of course the blame doesn't fall to Hu alone but to the general Propaganda system because no person alone, and especially no retired person, should hold such power and influence on how China is perceived from the outside world.
But again, Hu is regularly quoted by foreign media. Knowing this, China never rebuked many of his comments. So Hu clearly serves a purpose within Chinese media/press. He's a lil bit more important than Tucker Carlson.
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Have you all considered that the CCP may never have had any real intention to perform armed reunification at all. Not since the 20th century. All threats on performing AR is to keep Taiwan from crossing red lines for as long as possible until it's revealed that there are no real intentions behind threats.
The US may have figured that out prior to and wanted to begin testing. Yes, no red lines are crossed yet but perhaps the US didn't care to risk it or they know for a fact that PRC does not wish to perform AR.
Peaceful reunification should be the goal. Prior to yesterday it appeared very convincing that the armed reunification route is there and certainly needs to be constantly reminded of just so it has effect for as long as possible.
If we think of this as a warring kingdoms dynamic then ccp being the ruler of the mainland ought to be incentivised to destroy its main political opponent in Taiwan. But perhaps something doctrinal changed in 1990s and ccp swore off armed reunification unless they are several steps ahead militarily as to not get bogged down into an unwinnable to extremely difficult win in an occupation war.
Doing it now risks making china a global pariah state and thwart its progress. After yesterday I suspect ccp never really was set on using any military force.
Personally this is a bit of a relief... Provided they won't cross red lines to test this theory but hoping no Chinese on Chinese war. Downside is ccp will now have to deal with increased western aggression and potential declaration of independence from Taiwan.
The US may have figured that out prior to and wanted to begin testing. Yes, no red lines are crossed yet but perhaps the US didn't care to risk it or they know for a fact that PRC does not wish to perform AR.
Peaceful reunification should be the goal. Prior to yesterday it appeared very convincing that the armed reunification route is there and certainly needs to be constantly reminded of just so it has effect for as long as possible.
If we think of this as a warring kingdoms dynamic then ccp being the ruler of the mainland ought to be incentivised to destroy its main political opponent in Taiwan. But perhaps something doctrinal changed in 1990s and ccp swore off armed reunification unless they are several steps ahead militarily as to not get bogged down into an unwinnable to extremely difficult win in an occupation war.
Doing it now risks making china a global pariah state and thwart its progress. After yesterday I suspect ccp never really was set on using any military force.
Personally this is a bit of a relief... Provided they won't cross red lines to test this theory but hoping no Chinese on Chinese war. Downside is ccp will now have to deal with increased western aggression and potential declaration of independence from Taiwan.
Maybe not a good look for the vegetable in charge, 2/3 of respondents to a Taiwanese sites said the visit is destabilizing. Imagine living your regular life then some foreign idiot comes into town to gain votes that may result in your family be blown away.
This is nonsense. China is about to do a test naval blockade of Taiwan island and the US will issue a solemn condemnation and do nothing but watch. Next time an island country considers US protection they'll remember that when hard power became involved, the US didn't dare to intervene. A naval blockade is highly instructive for the Solomon Islands.
Let's see what happens during the exercises surrounding Taiwan, but if Taiwan and the US don't intervene, they will lose more reputation than they gained. And sending aircraft carriers through the Taiwan strait after the exercises won't work this time
the problem is that the government has to invest more into explaining its own ideology. Why is socialism with Chinese characteristics good? By what mechanism does Chinese ideology improve the lives of the people?
US spends billions pumping out "why is capitalism so good and effective" even when their own capitalists cause global financial meltdowns and throw millions of their own people into homelessness, drug use or dead from COVID. The very fact that they're able to say that shit with a straight face tells volumes.
it has to be simple, easily understood, like "There is lower homelessness in China." "Poverty relief works." "Lifespan exceeded US."
AR was always on the table. They’ve been planning for it during the Chen Shuibian era and only postponed it due to Ma Yingjeou’s election.
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