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Tibet and Taiwan is internal affair. And the Korea war, China is trying to secure its border with Korea.
by taobility 8y ago
Tibet and Taiwan is internal affair. And the Korea war, China is trying to secure its border with Korea.
- flomble 8y agoWith respect to Taiwan: what is it that constitutes a nation, if not the common belief of its people that they are a nation, combined with the reality that they are under the control of a government which they recognise as their own?
- throwaway855 8y agoWhat's funny is that in this article, a Taiwanese company was also accused of stealing IP from Micron, but people are only talking about China. So is the common believe of a group of people enough? Or does it need the recognition of others?
- flomble 8y agoGood question. If the recognition of others is a deciding factor, then Taiwan was previously a nation (when its government was internationally recognised) but no longer is, which is a strange conclusion. Partly, it depends on whether the debate over nation status is a merely one of linguistics and categorisation or whether we're making ethical arguments. When Japan annexed Korea, did the Korean people cease to constitute a nation? When Japan annexed Taiwan, did Taiwan cease to rightfully belong to the Chinese government of the time? (As an aside, I think that no-one talking about the Taiwanese company's involvement in IP theft is a pretty good example of how the press is incentivised to lead with a sensationalised narrative that inflames sentiments, how people focus on facts that fit a pre-existing narrative, and a general bias against China).
- King-Aaron 8y agomm hmm.
- indemnity 8y agoInteresting theory, but Taiwan is an independent country, as is Tibet.
- taobility 8y agoI couldn't understand why you think Tibet/Taiwan are independent countries. UN and even White House don't agree with that.