Re:US-China War over Taiwan: All Measures Short of a Cross S...
by MagnumOpus on Monday March 08, 2021 @03:25AM
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Only a credible threat of invasion can prevent Taiwan formally separating and renouncing the one-China policy, making a mockery of half a century of CCP propaganda.
And a credible threat of invasion needs credible plans, credible military power and credible preparation for an invasion, not to speak of propaganda to "otherise" the opponent.
Re:US-China War over Taiwan: All Measures Short of a Cross S...
by Apocryphon on Monday March 08, 2021 @03:42AM
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> Only a credible threat of invasion can prevent Taiwan formally separating and renouncing the one-China policy, making a mockery of half a century of CCP propaganda.
I mean, is that actually true once Chinese economic ties with Taiwan are so entrenched that the country finds most of its economy is beholden to China? At that point would claimed independence really matter? Not to mention, given that the PRC is a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, I'm not sure if international recognition of an independent Taiwan would really go that far. Kosovo is still unrecognized by the U.N. due to Russia's intransigence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_K...
As for why the tension, Taiwan is equally guilty for the previous regime (the KMT) tying their identity to a(nother idea of) unified China. Given all the propaganda built up all that time, China could not backtrack now even if they wanted.