stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoThink of Hong Kong when you vote, Taiwan president sayswww.japantimes.co.jpexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1292arrow-down111file-text
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‘Look at Hong Kong and think of Taiwan,’ Tsai Ing-wen said. ‘We don’t want Hong Kong-style peace. We want dignified peace.’
minus-squareHobbitFoot linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoDoing things like including Taiwan in Chinese import is a far cry from holding a gun to Taiwan’s head to keep separate from China. There isn’t a mechanism that the USA could use to keep China out if the Taiwanese government invited China in.
minus-squareYaBoyMax@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoSorry, I wasn’t looking at the original context of the comment chain - you’re right that the picture changes a great deal if Taiwan is complicit.
Doing things like including Taiwan in Chinese import is a far cry from holding a gun to Taiwan’s head to keep separate from China. There isn’t a mechanism that the USA could use to keep China out if the Taiwanese government invited China in.
Sorry, I wasn’t looking at the original context of the comment chain - you’re right that the picture changes a great deal if Taiwan is complicit.