Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoXi warned Biden during summit that Beijing will reunify Taiwan with Chinawww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square122fedilinkarrow-up1247arrow-down113cross-posted to: news@beehaw.orgworldnews@lemmit.online
arrow-up1234arrow-down1external-linkXi warned Biden during summit that Beijing will reunify Taiwan with Chinawww.nbcnews.comRapidcreek@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square122fedilinkcross-posted to: news@beehaw.orgworldnews@lemmit.online
minus-squareYeetPics@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months agoRight, 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 :)
minus-squarebrain_in_a_box@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months ago tyrannous dictator I miss when words had meaning.
minus-squareYeetPics@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoSorry there was no meaning in your statement because I disagree. I miss when opinions were just opinions.
minus-squarebrain_in_a_box@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·9 months agoIt could be my opinion that the sky is green and the earth is flat, doesn’t make it any less false.
minus-squareYeetPics@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoIs that your opinion though? Feels like a straw man to me.
minus-squarebrain_in_a_box@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·9 months agoActually it’s a fact.
minus-squareFilthmontane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·9 months agoThat’s pure speculation on your part. Xi specifically stated the goal is peaceful reunification.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoIf 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!
minus-squarebrain_in_a_box@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·9 months agoAnd you base this on what?
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoWell London Bridge is in Lake Havasu, AZ now. Why can’t you get a bridge too?
minus-squarebrain_in_a_box@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·9 months agoSo, based on nothing.
minus-squarebrain_in_a_box@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·9 months agoLeast bad faith sinophobe.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoOh no. I criticized Xi Jinping! I must hate all Chinese people. Just let me know if you want that bridge.
minus-squareYeetPics@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months ago speculation 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?
minus-squarebrain_in_a_box@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months ago I still remember what was happening in Taiwan just a few days before COVID hit. Do you? What was happening?
minus-squaredvoraqs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months agoDid they say how? Peace would be preferred, but the Taiwanese need to be willing to cooperate.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoAfter what’s happened in Hong Kong, why would Taiwan trust them?
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.
Oh no. I criticized Xi Jinping! I must hate all Chinese people.
Just let me know if you want that bridge.
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
?
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