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It's both. Politics is a huge part, reunification is #1 CPC policy consideration since founding and her entire legitimacy rests on it. Occupation goal is by 205
by dirtyid 7y ago
It's both. Politics is a huge part, reunification is #1 CPC policy consideration since founding and her entire legitimacy rests on it. Occupation goal is by 2050. No one is censoring discussion of Taiwan? If you're talking flag emoji that's equivalent to banning confederate flag in Chinese context. People talk about Taiwan in China all the time but under context of reunification. On refusing sovereignty claims. If Taiwan was sovereign they would be free to host US bases which challenges Chinese security, particularly shipping lanes where China imports oil. China is not energy secure. Taiwan has been a Chinese "redline" for many reasons.
- yyhhsj0521 7y agoI like to compare it with the Cuban Missile Crisis. Imagine having that Soviet (in this case US) power projection so close to home.
- shkkmo 7y ago> If Taiwan was sovereign they would be free to host US bases Taiwan is clearly sovereign, anyone saying otherwise is ignoring reality or avoiding offending China. The US had military bases in Taiwan for 20 years, the military bases were removed to assist with normalizing relations with China. I can absolutely see why insisting that the US not place military bases on Taiwan is a security concern, but this has nothing to do with the sovereignty of Taiwan. (Similar to US concerns about Russian military installationa in Cuba which were unrelated to Cuba's sovereignty.) The institutional double-speak around the sovereignty of Taiwan is purely political and has no impact on actual security issues.