China drops 'peaceful reunification' reference to Taiwan
China drops 'peaceful reunification' reference to Taiwan
China will boost its defence spending by 7.2% this year, fuelling a military budget that has more than doubled under President Xi Jinping's 11 years in office as Beijing hardens its stance on Taiwan, according to official reports on Tuesday.
China also officially adopted tougher language against Taiwan as it released the budget figures, dropping the mention of "peaceful reunification" in a government report delivered by Premier Li Qiang at the opening of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's rubber-stamp parliament, on Tuesday.
West Taiwan is so annoying, I wish they would mind their own business
West R.O.C
Maybe we should really think about a unification. But one originating from Taiwan that brings democracy and liberty to enslaved mainland China.
Wow I'm surprised this comment doesn't have 20 tankies under it defending the CCP. Lemmy has changed.
Maybe we should really think about Taiwan as an independent nation and cultural identity like the younger generation identify themselves as now?
And also separately think about China having a better government.
We can't have nice things though. Especially two state solutions.
Remember, there will be MONTHS of advanced warning before we need to worry about am invasion of Taiwan, assuming negotiating attempts aren't able to stall them well past when weather will even permit such an act
Why would this be the case? They can prepare in secret.
China would need to secure air superiority or any invasion is bound to fail.
Ukraine basically shut down Russian air attacks with two Patriot batteries (increased to three in the past few months). Taiwan has at least seven, and they cover less land area. They're also fully outfitted with F-16s, and will probably be getting the F-35.
Uh well that can’t be good
Imagine a world where a second Trump presidency allows Russia to further undermine NATO's article 5, emboldening other aggressors worldwide, and it becomes all too clear why countries like Iran, North Korea, and China are helping Russia in Ukraine. Their collective ambitions amount to promulgating a third world war, if you ask me
Absolutely
By the time the lines are drawn the war is already in the early game. Ukraine is the front. Gaza may become a shadow front soon if the US pulls aid and Israel switches to Russian weapons systems. There's oil at play in both.
Neoconservatism and fascism sitting in a tree reproducing
They don't have to be in league. Russia wants lebensraum because their borders are not geopolitically secure, and they were all part of the USSR. China wants Taiwan because they're historically the same country. North Korea is in tension with South Korea because they're historically the same country. Iran isn't directly expansionist they just want nukes for power projection.
They are similar ambitions, that doesn't mean they would happen on the same time scale they are all discrete circumstances.
It's been omitted from previous statements before. Sure, the Taiwan issue is important, but there's no need for hysteria over this kind of minutiae.
No way any country is going to go to war to save Taiwan. Depressing as that is to write.
Depends on how reliant they are on Taiwanese chips.
Agreed. Keep in mind this is all speculation on public forums and @afraid_of_zombies has made questionable predictions in the past.
There is strong chance of some countries going to war to save Taiwan, I am afraid. Most definitely an alliance this time and for sure Australia will be in it. Not exactly because they they want to save Taiwan, but because they want to maintain their hegemonic status quo on the region. They can't afford to lose their influence there, as East Asian region is too important in securing their domestic (economic) and national interest.
China is buying time. China knows they will lose their gound if they get in now as they are not ready militarily. But, one day they will strike.
Mate we’re literally losing our influence day-by-day. China is buying out nations we’ve had positive relations with and propping up lil’ dictators all over Oceania.
The only saving grace we have in all this is Chinas such a dick to many of its neighbours that they don’t want a bar of them.