Re:TSMC Expected to Announce $100B Investment in U.S.
by Sabinus on Tuesday March 04, 2025 @12:40AM
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>but the CCP was never the owner of Taiwan.
I think his perspective is: "If the Qing were the Chinese Goverment and they had Taiwan, and the CCP is the Chinese Government does not have Taiwan, so they will be retaking the island".
His conviction speaks to the strength of the CCP narrative that they ARE China though.
Re:TSMC Expected to Announce $100B Investment in U.S.
by luthus001 on Tuesday March 04, 2025 @01:54PM
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"China" can "retake" an area previously under "China" control. The original post mentioned only "China", not the CCP, and that sentence was correct. What makes this scenario difficult to the Taiwanese people, is that the CCP is expected to absolutely refuse to step down or share power in exchange for "China" taking back control of Taiwan. It wants to be the unchallenged authoritarian ruler of China + Taiwan
With the exception that “take” is technically correct, as the area in question is a remnant of the already existing government which has maintained independence in a cease fire. Both claim the other, but facts still matter. You don’t “retake” an area that was never under your control.
The RoC lost mainland China to the CCP, but the CCP was never the owner of Taiwan.