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> “Has become”? That’s international standard until Taiwan truly declares independence. Quote Wikipedia: If Taiwan does declare independence, the PRC will star
by tablespoon 5y ago
> “Has become”? That’s international standard until Taiwan truly declares independence. Quote Wikipedia:
If Taiwan does declare independence, the PRC will start a war over it about 5 minutes later. Or at least there's a high enough chance of a bloody, crippling (for Taiwan) war that a declaration would be foolish, even if it's what Taiwan really wants.
Citing one of the many compromises made because of that fact doesn't really justify the situation.
- whoevercares 5y agoChina might be tougher recently but the this compromise was made years ago when China was weak and poor. In any way it’s a complicated 40+ years matter that has nothing to do with what China does recently.
- tablespoon 5y ago> China might be tougher recently but the this compromise was made years ago when China was weak and poor. In any way it’s a complicated 40+ years matter that has nothing to do with what China does recently. The PRC has been poor, but it's never been weak. Remember: it fought the US and its allies to a standstill in the 50s. And this "compromise" was made when China was on the upswing and was beginning to have the ability to force the international isolation of Taiwan.