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Only that the Opium Wars was just the beginning, the whole series of events lasted until the end of WWII before people can have any sort of peace, not the case
by beaunative 5y ago
Only that the Opium Wars was just the beginning, the whole series of events lasted until the end of WWII before people can have any sort of peace, not the case for Britains burning White House
- ceilingcorner 5y agoAnd the US caused the Chinese Civil War? I don’t think so. The US also supported China against Japan during WW2. Apparently that doesn’t matter. https://www.britannica.com/place/China/U-S-aid-to-China https://www.britannica.com/place/China/U-S-aid-to-China
- beaunative 5y agoI'm not saying that and I acknowledge that China and the US fought along the side of the Soviet Union. Though it is funny that you ask others not talk about history while your point seems to be based on that.
- ceilingcorner 5y agoI’m not asking others to not talk about history. I’m saying to get over some messy actions that happened two centuries ago, especially when the US has done more than enough to help China since then. As I already said, it’s only an issue in China because the government uses it as propaganda.
- dirtyid 5y agoMao "thanked" Japan for invading China because CCP would not have came to power otherwise. US ambiguous support of ROC/TW since during and post war is prolonging the ongoing civil war which PRC have tried multiple times to end post war. So no, generally US "support" / intervention has been been active pernicious to PRC interests.