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>US (sadly) adheres to the One China Policy How terrible of them to adhere to the policy Taiwanese themselves prefer! EDIT: To clarify, from what I remember t

by trasz 4y ago

>US (sadly) adheres to the One China Policy How terrible of them to adhere to the policy Taiwanese themselves prefer! EDIT: To clarify, from what I remember the public opinion on Taiwan independence has been steadily shifting and now it’s the majority’s preference compared to becoming another province of China. At the same time the vast majority of Taiwanese prefer the option “let’s keep things as they are now”, if that option is available in the poll. Taiwan does have some special ties with continental China, particularly in economy and travel; it’s more like EU than two entirely unrelated countries.

outworlder 4y ago
Citation needed. Either that or... are you talking about Taiwan and West Taiwan?
przemub 4y ago
Do they? Pan-Greens have a majority now. Mind that Taiwanese politics is not something I know a lot about, so I'm happy to be corrected.
tuxoko 4y ago
First, US's One China policy is US's policy. It makes no sense for Taiwanese to adheres to a US's policy. Second, US's One China policy is only a word play. It acknowledges China's position regarding Taiwan but doesn't actually agree or disagree to it. That's why it still provide defense for Taiwan. Third, your comment about public opinion is a complete nonsense. Taiwan is a democratic nation. If the majority prefers being a province of China, it would have already voted to do so. And the only reason people choose to "keep things as they are now" is to avoid provoking a war with China.
- trasz 4y ago
  First, it’s China’s policy that US claims to adhere to. Second - yeah, your point being? Third - yes, it is a democratic nation, and the prevalent majority of that democratic nation wants to keep things as they are, as evidenced by polls[1]. This nation doesn’t want war. Compare this with the standard modus operandi of US. Sometimes they are the good guys, sometime they kill a million people in Middle East, but it’s always about a war somewhere far away from US. 1. Notice how different this is from Ukraine. Ever wondered why there are so many… persons equating China and Russia?

by trasz 4y ago

outworlder 4y ago

Citation needed. Either that or... are you talking about Taiwan and West Taiwan?

przemub 4y ago

Do they? Pan-Greens have a majority now. Mind that Taiwanese politics is not something I know a lot about, so I'm happy to be corrected.

tuxoko 4y ago

First, US's One China policy is US's policy. It makes no sense for Taiwanese to adheres to a US's policy. Second, US's One China policy is only a word play. It acknowledges China's position regarding Taiwan but doesn't actually agree or disagree to it. That's why it still provide defense for Taiwan. Third, your comment about public opinion is a complete nonsense. Taiwan is a democratic nation. If the majority prefers being a province of China, it would have already voted to do so. And the only reason people choose to "keep things as they are now" is to avoid provoking a war with China.

trasz 4y ago
First, it’s China’s policy that US claims to adhere to. Second - yeah, your point being? Third - yes, it is a democratic nation, and the prevalent majority of that democratic nation wants to keep things as they are, as evidenced by polls[1]. This nation doesn’t want war. Compare this with the standard modus operandi of US. Sometimes they are the good guys, sometime they kill a million people in Middle East, but it’s always about a war somewhere far away from US. 1. Notice how different this is from Ukraine. Ever wondered why there are so many… persons equating China and Russia?