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Will China Invade Taiwan?
- simonblack 5y agoMy view is that it 'depends'. Both Taiwan and the PRC consider themselves to be the 'True China'. If Taiwan declares independence, China will see that as a big affront and will invade. (Just like the US invaded the Confederacy during the American Civil War, and for exactly the same reasons.) If Taiwan just continues the status-quo, China will let them continue indefinitely. Why would China destroy Taiwan without good reason? It'd be like the US invading and destroying California just because the Californians are voting Democrat this year. Apart from that, it's just good business sense. Why destroy one of your own valuable assets? Sooner or later, the Taiwanese Chinese and the Mainland Chinese will amalgamate, just like the West Germans and East Germans did.