Taiwan’s newly inaugurated president William Lai has called on China to stop threatening the island and accept the existence of its democracy.
He urged Beijing to replace confrontation with dialogue, shortly after being sworn in on Monday.
He also said Taiwan would never back down in the face of intimidation from China, which has long claimed the island as its own.
China responded by saying, “Taiwan independence is a dead end”.
“Regardless of the pretext or the banner under which it is pursued, the push for Taiwan independence is destined to fail,” China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at the daily press briefing on Monday afternoon.
My favorite part of China saying Taiwan isn’t a country is where we say we agree but still sell Taiwan hundreds of fighter jets and missiles.
we == ?
Countries toeing the line to allow CCP China to save face, while also selling defense equipment to Taiwan.
Why should we toe the line though? Fuck then.
As of a few years ago at least, most Taiwanese people were in favour of keeping relations as they are and neither expanding nor severing Chinese relations from status quo. They already operate as their own country, so a push towards further separation is mostly only symbolic anyway and they don’t want to provoke China and their current peace for a symbolic gesture. I think that by treating Taiwan as its own country but not identifying it as such, we are acting as most Taiwanese wish.
Guess OP own Lockheed Martin shares or something
Hey if Western Taiwan wants fighter jets and missiles they have to learn to be nicer.
Taiwanese person here. We need to get a special VISA to go to China. Even their immigration thinks we are independent.
I like how they say Taiwan Independence is a dead end.
Taiwan is already independent. China wants to undo that, but they make sure to word it as if Taiwan is a rebelling State instead.
There is No War in Ba Sing Se.
Billy has balls. 💪
Inb4 tankies explain why it’s morally correct to disappear/murder anyone asking for what KKKhina isn’t offering at will.
I don’t know much about the internal politics of Taiwan but I think playing the diplomatic game strategically is pretty crucial here. If the world has to take sides, I’m afraid for Taiwan.
