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Taiwan has insisted it is a sovereign, independent nation, after US President Donald Trump cautioned it against formally declaring independence from China.

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[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 19 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

I fully believe China can just pay off Trump and invade Taiwan. If I was China I'd definitely do it while Trump is in office.

[–] Tolc@lemmy.world 0 points 7 hours ago

china has never talked about "invading" taiwan tho. You guys made up useless boogeyman

[–] Hathaway@lemmy.zip 4 points 13 hours ago

I’ve been saying since this whole Iran shit show started, if I was China, I would wait for inevitable US boots on the ground, and invade the week after.

[–] 73ms@sopuli.xyz 2 points 12 hours ago

they may not want to do it because perception shifting to them being the more stable and trustworthy superpower especially in the eyes of developing countries while they're actively doing the work of building relationships the USA has now abandoned benefits them immensely and their own special military operation would speak directly against that.