The Chinese leader's message in San Francisco got the attention of U.S. officials because it was delivered at a meeting that was intended to reduce tensions.
Taiwan, judging from the enormous amounts of military material it has invested in, doesn’t really want to be friends with china, let alone be conquered by it
Reunification of Germany was entirely nonviolent.
Yeah but they actually both wanted it.
Taiwan, judging from the enormous amounts of military material it has invested in, doesn’t really want to be friends with china, let alone be conquered by it
And Russia is trying reunification with Ukraine. What’s your point?
Right, you’re saying that in hindsight.
When a tyrannous dictator preaches reunification as a descriptor when outlining their future plans the context changes a bit. Hope that helps :)
I miss when words had meaning.
Sorry there was no meaning in your statement because I disagree.
I miss when opinions were just opinions.
It could be my opinion that the sky is green and the earth is flat, doesn’t make it any less false.
Is that your opinion though? Feels like a straw man to me.
Actually it’s a fact.
That’s pure speculation on your part. Xi specifically stated the goal is peaceful reunification.
If you believe that then I have a bridge I’d like to sell you. In fact it’s 2 for 1, but only if you buy by midnight!
And you base this on what?
Well London Bridge is in Lake Havasu, AZ now. Why can’t you get a bridge too?
So, based on nothing.
Opportunity of a lifetime.
Least bad faith sinophobe.
Well when all the direct quotes I read don’t match the history I have to speculate on what XI really means.
He said he wants to reunify Taiwan, he didn’t send me a PDF of his specific strategy.
You’re speculating that it will be peaceful with the same logic.
I still remember what was happening in Taiwan just a few days before COVID hit. Do you?
What was happening?
Your answer: no
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Did they say how? Peace would be preferred, but the Taiwanese need to be willing to cooperate.
After what’s happened in Hong Kong, why would Taiwan trust them?
Exactly my point