That would be a completely pointless, preformatively small fry and irresponsible manoeuvre, similar to what Modi or someone of his ilk would do to fool his constituents into thinking he is some great man and stoke empty nationalism. The downstream effects would be even more accelerated galvanization on the big island against the mainland and it helps remove the legitimization of the ROC constitution with regards to ties with the mainland if they don't control islands that close. It's either take all at once or nothing. This is a fundamental truth that almost everyone understands...
Official Xi Jinping Thought discussion thread
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1) KMT and ROC constitution has been tossed aside in taiwan. No one care. Wake up.
2) take the low hanging fruits would consolidate his credibility with low possibility of failure
1 of the 2 reasons Zhang You Xia revolted is for the fear of the failure of taking Taiwan island itself.
3) if Xi doesn’t do anything yet and removed 2nd term==suicide
Sorry to everyone about the language, but this low stakes, low risk, chicken-shit type of move is exactly the thing that China needs to avoid doing right now. There are multiple windows of opportunity open at this very moment and the trend of history is at a lever point. Grand vision and bold moves are what's need. Of course I'm not saying be impulsive and careful consideration needs to be made, but again, those piddly chicken-shit moves do nothing and mean nothing.
Truth be told, if China fails in taking Taiwan with a big move, so what? The guaranteed result of that ending is that at least Taiwan will be a ruin and unable to stage western military intervention into China's sovereignty in the future. Plus it proves that China (again, didn't get the message during Korea?) does not make empty threats.
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Chicken shit move can consolidate his credibility among the officials and a moral booster.
Nothing is only your opinion and imagination
So you would do the same as Xi. Taking Taiwan in 2027 or no plan at all?
If you did same as Xi. Zhang would revolt against you.
If you have no plan at all, people won't allow you the third term because you are good for nothing.
Either way you screwed.
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Chinese people are smart enough to not have their morale boosted by what they clearly can see is a pointless move. In fact, I'd argue the national morale would be deflated by what they perceive to be a confusing and hard to understand type of move.
Now, if the higher organs of the party actually think this is a good idea and gives Xi "credibility", then I don't know what to say and I'm disappointed these idiotic political games are undermining the strength of the country.
If you in Xi position you will be judged or evaluated by peer officials. It has be measurable. If you don't demonstrate of doing something real externally in face of economic hardship you will be perceived as good for nothing.
You can't get away from that.
You are underestimating the value of dongsha. It has real strategic value, watching the entrance of SCS.
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If China open Internet both ways, 1.4B so-called "CCP Bots" will flood into X & Youtube. Will you accept that?
Most Chinese can read/write English. Meanwhile little Foreigners can read/write Chinese. So significantly fewer "Liberal Democracy Bots" will come into Chinese Internet.
Never forget, LANGUAGE is the biggest censorship. Xi is protecting the western world with Great Walls.
Look at how Indians are performing in X/Youtube. China has significantly more netizens.
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What're your sources that Zhang is a coward?
Xi is the CMC chief, so why Zhang matters?
David, did Li Hongzi tell you that?