It might decide to declare true independence and break away from China’s government entirely, and then China would respond in the obvious way, and now WW3 has another front.
Arguably the only thing keeping Taiwan from being fully annexed right now is what they have built up militarily and that they are an island.
The powder keg you’re bemoaning is them maybe putting up a fight in the future vs getting steamrolled quickly and without much fanfare.
If you think China has a right to the country, then sure I can see why you have a problem with them being able to defend themselves. Otherwise, I’m not sure what your point is. Taiwan isn’t building up for an attack on China so maybe ease up on the victim blaming here.
Have you considered that China would prefer to avoid violence when they consolidate the country? And that, maybe, all of this military hardware and funding might make peaceful reunification harder?
It’s not China’s place to make that choice for Taiwan. If they want to entice Taiwan to join them voluntarily, well, they’ve done a pretty bad job showing how “beneficial” that would be when you look at Hong Kong.
Whatever, I won’t convince libs that we shouldn’t be provoking China over Taiwan. Instead, I want you to think about the fact that Republicans are able to use this shit as leverage and now it’s going to be harder for refugees to receive asylum. For Taiwan. What the fuck?
Have you considered that China would prefer to avoid violence when they consolidate the country?
No shit.
But Tiwan wants China to fuck the fuck off. And hopefully if China ever pushes the issue, the Tiwan Straight seabed gains some new artificial reefs courtesy of the Chinese military.
Let me clarify; China will cut off trade and freedom of movement, begin blockading the straight, shut down banking and communications, etc. I doubt they’d land boots on the ground and they certainly wouldn’t bomb Taiwan.
At least, not until Taiwan starts using all those shiney new weapons with the expectation that they have the full support of the United States. Then there’d be an invasion.
At the end of the day, you need to choose between war and peace. And it seems Democrats are willing to fuck over asylum seekers for the chance to start another war.
Maybe the attempted subjugation of a nation should be blamed on the subjugator and not the democratic government which represents the to-be-subjugated?
China can’t afford to have a hostile US aligned Taiwan. That’s as unacceptable as the USSR putting nukes in Cuba. It’s literally a threat to both their regional power and national security.
Also? Peaceful reunification is not some impossible thing, but it becomes much harder when hardline nationalists have endless military backing from the US.
Yes, and under the previous program the US merely sold weapons like any other dealer. This new program provides grant assistance i.e. direct transfer of arms for free. That’s clearly different!
It might decide to declare true independence and break away from China’s government entirely, and then China would respond in the obvious way, and now WW3 has another front.
Arguably the only thing keeping Taiwan from being fully annexed right now is what they have built up militarily and that they are an island.
The powder keg you’re bemoaning is them maybe putting up a fight in the future vs getting steamrolled quickly and without much fanfare.
If you think China has a right to the country, then sure I can see why you have a problem with them being able to defend themselves. Otherwise, I’m not sure what your point is. Taiwan isn’t building up for an attack on China so maybe ease up on the victim blaming here.
Have you considered that China would prefer to avoid violence when they consolidate the country? And that, maybe, all of this military hardware and funding might make peaceful reunification harder?
Have I considered that China would like for the people it invades to just roll over and accept their new masters instead of fighting back?
Yeah, I considered that. It seems likely that they would want that. I have yet to think of any good reason why they should get that wish, though.
Reunification would open up more opportunities for cooperation and development. That’s a pretty good reason.
It’s not China’s place to make that choice for Taiwan. If they want to entice Taiwan to join them voluntarily, well, they’ve done a pretty bad job showing how “beneficial” that would be when you look at Hong Kong.
Aside from some affordable housing issues, what’s wrong with Hong Kong?
Lol knew it
So shocking a country divided by civil war would want reunification! How sinister 🙄
Oh fuck off with your tankie bullshit. Nobody’s buying it.
I get it, China bad.
Whatever, I won’t convince libs that we shouldn’t be provoking China over Taiwan. Instead, I want you to think about the fact that Republicans are able to use this shit as leverage and now it’s going to be harder for refugees to receive asylum. For Taiwan. What the fuck?
No shit.
But Tiwan wants China to fuck the fuck off. And hopefully if China ever pushes the issue, the Tiwan Straight seabed gains some new artificial reefs courtesy of the Chinese military.
*When they consolidate…*hold up right there tankie. I thought you type where all about fighting imperialism.
Imperialism is when people disagree with the CCP.
Peaceful reunification between two regions of the same country isnt imperialism you dork.
“We want to do it peacefully, but if you resist we’ll do it violently. This makes it not imperialism.”
Do you even listen to yourself?
China isn’t Russia. That just isn’t how this is going to go.
It’s literally what you said, dumbass. You said if Taiwan declares independence China will have no choice but to invade.
I did not use the word “invade”
Let me clarify; China will cut off trade and freedom of movement, begin blockading the straight, shut down banking and communications, etc. I doubt they’d land boots on the ground and they certainly wouldn’t bomb Taiwan.
At least, not until Taiwan starts using all those shiney new weapons with the expectation that they have the full support of the United States. Then there’d be an invasion.
At the end of the day, you need to choose between war and peace. And it seems Democrats are willing to fuck over asylum seekers for the chance to start another war.
“In the obvious way”
Maybe the attempted subjugation of a nation should be blamed on the subjugator and not the democratic government which represents the to-be-subjugated?
China can’t afford to have a hostile US aligned Taiwan. That’s as unacceptable as the USSR putting nukes in Cuba. It’s literally a threat to both their regional power and national security.
Also? Peaceful reunification is not some impossible thing, but it becomes much harder when hardline nationalists have endless military backing from the US.
… there already is a hostile US-aligned Taiwan, and has been for as long as the PRC has existed.
Therefore, it must be crushed, and it’s the duty of every true anti-imperialist to lend critical support to Chinese imperialism.
It wasn’t being armed to the teeth before.
Again, remember the Cuban missile crisis.
… what?
Are you completely unaware of the history of ROC-US relations? We’ve been arming them ‘to the teeth’ for as long as the PRC has existed.
August was literally the first time the US has ever directly transferred US military equipment to Taiwan.
Do not pretend like this isn’t new or that there hasn’t been an escalation.
Did you not read your own fucking source.
The difference is that the current program being used is one normally reserved for assistance to sovereign nations.
Yes, and under the previous program the US merely sold weapons like any other dealer. This new program provides grant assistance i.e. direct transfer of arms for free. That’s clearly different!