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>> Why would they give up on this “charade” as you put it? They’re closer than ever to annexing Taiwan in 2021. They hold every card. Except how the rest of th
by thesuperbigfrog 5y ago
>> Why would they give up on this “charade” as you put it? They’re closer than ever to annexing Taiwan in 2021. They hold every card.
Except how the rest of the world would react.
It seems like a recipe for war.
- nindalf 5y agoThe rest of the world is scared of even offending China by calling Taiwan a country. You really think they’re going to go to war over Taiwan?
- thesuperbigfrog 5y ago>> The rest of the world is scared of even offending China by calling Taiwan a country. You really think they’re going to go to war over Taiwan? Yes.
- Aeolun 5y agoThey’re not really scared of offending China, they’re scared of triggering that war. If China triggers that war all the hesitancy will be gone. That said, I’d expected more of a reaction to the annexation of Hong Kong too.
- thesuperbigfrog 5y agoHong Kong was not "annexed". It returned to China's control from the UK by treaty. "One country, two systems" is being curtailed early, but that is harder to argue against without a foreign power there to do anything about it.
- thesuperbigfrog 5y agoOk, down-voters. How is my statement about the Sino-British Joint Declaration incorrect? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-British_Joint_Declaration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-British_Joint_Declaration
- vbezhenar 5y agoWar with China is not possible because of nuclear weapons. China can do anything to Taiwan. And China size will make sanctions essentially useless (especially because half of the world will not join those sanctions).