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Summary

Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated in his New Year’s speech that Taiwan’s “reunification” with China is inevitable.

China has escalated military activity around Taiwan, including frequent incursions near the island and sanctions on U.S.-linked companies over arms sales to Taipei.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te rejected Beijing's claims, stating Taiwan’s future can only be decided by its people.

Lai also criticized China’s restrictions on travel and education exchanges with Taiwan, calling for dignified, reciprocal relations based on goodwill and equality.

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[-] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 1 day ago

Totally not imperialism trust me bro.

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[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

Reunification? Taiwan was never a part of communist China.

Just because Taiwan was part of an empire that has common roots with communist China is no reason at all.

[-] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago

Let's not use their propaganda and call them communist. Communist leadership wouldn't have fascist allies around the world

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[-] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Imagine being the type of loser that would downvote comments in support of a country refusing to be overthrown.

You’d think we’d have learned by now, but here we are.

Here’s for hoping these kids manage to become aware of their ignorance by the time they hit high school.

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[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

I worry for the future generations of Taiwan and Ukraine. Trump's going to just shrug and let them die.

[-] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 35 points 2 days ago

It's gross how they always refer to these things as "reunifying".

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[-] mohammed_alibi@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago

The quickest way to do this is for the CCP to surrender to the ROC.

[-] etuomaala@sopuli.xyz 32 points 2 days ago

Wow, China's propaganda in plain view in this comments section, damn!

[-] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 day ago

And these people are willingly kissing his ass. They're not even Chinese people who actually grew up with propaganda, but instead make the conscious choice to believe it.

[-] hsakaa@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago

With the declining population and the slowing down of the chinese economy, he should be more concerned about improving their economy otherwise the Chinese population will give him mussolini treatment.

[-] FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

This will somehow be treated differently than Gaza

[-] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 56 points 2 days ago

great so that means the CCP is stepping down and letting the ROC government back into Beijing to govern a reunified China? Excellent news if true.

"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."

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