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Amid heightened tensions between China and Taiwan, Chinese President Xi Jinping told a former Taiwanese president who supports unification that the countries “belong” together.

“Differences in systems cannot change the fact that both sides of the Taiwan Straits belong to the same country and nation,” Xi said.

“External interference cannot stop the historical trend of reunion of the country and family,” Xi said, in comments reported by Taiwanese media and published by Reuters.

Beijing claims the independent island of Taiwan is a Chinese province and has threatened to use force to achieve unification. China frequently sends warplanes and naval vessels to circle the small island democracy and has been mounting an increasing number of military drills over recent years.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Oh look what happened by letting Poots do his thing can't wait for the 4 world zones to be complete

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

This is their official policy. And if Taiwan wanted to unify, I don't think any force COULD stop the reunion. He's not talking about whether or not an invasion would work.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

He doesn't care about Taiwan as being part of China. He cares about those lovely tech companies with TMSC as the crown jewel. China wants to be the new world order and need chips to get that done. Taiwan being reunited with the mainland is only to fuel the nationalists to beg Xi to do it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

Never underestimate the attraction of national pride to a nationalist. Taiwan would stick in his craw even if it wasn't home to some of the most important industries in the modern world.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Back to Säbelrasseln?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Who determines which leader rules? Rock, paper, scissors?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Someone should remind him that bullets are force.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I love how he says "reunion" as if it's a 20 year old who grew up an orphan meeting their real parents for the first time after they were kidnapped at 2 y/o.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

What an incredibly specific metaphor.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

He's technically correct - the Taiwanese government are the legitimate government of China living in exile from the Communist Party's violent take over.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 months ago

This is a wild take. The Chiang Kai-shek’s KMT did not have any more legitimacy than the CPC. He was a straight up fascist and after fleeing to Taiwan he politically repressed native Taiwanese people by having them massacred. You can oppose Xi and the CPC without having to pretend the KMT was at all legitimate.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I almost want to see him try, because invading Taiwan is more likely to ruin the communist party than the Taiwanese government.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

you're getting downvoted for saying the true lol

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