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Taiwan Is a Part of China, Says Pink Floyd's Roger Waters
- sxpnsxpn 4y ago
- senttoschool 4y agoWhy do we have so much anti-China posts here in HN? It's so political here.
- verdverm 4y agoBecause most people here want freedom for all, not communism and authoritarianism. We're not anti-China, we're anti-bad leadership
- senttoschool 4y ago
- mbfg 4y agoCompany presidents, and board members, maybe, the average joe could care less about threats to socioeconomics. Most people just want people to live happy lives without oppression. We all see it coming and fear we will have it land on us as well. So pointing out countries that are leaders in oppression is a nervous habit people tend to do.
- verdverm 4y agoBoth the USSR and CCP have both stated they want to spread their way to the rest of the world. Freedom is not the natural order, not even 300 years old, it has to constantly be defended, even from within from both the top and bottom.
- onethought 4y agoI think Ancient Greece is curious of your definition of Freedom? USSR doesn't exist... CCP have not said they want to spread "their way" to the rest of the world. What is "their way" Do you mean "Socialism with Chinese Characteristics"? what even is that?
- verdverm 4y agoCommunism has never been competitive with freedom. The USSR failed and the CCP is reaching the limits. Central planning is a bad idea, it breaks both countries and companies.
- Khelavaster 4y agoTaiwan IS a part of china. Still a separate province. Like putting Puerto Rico or the Marshall Islands on a map.
- onethought 4y agoIt's not like Puerto Rico, where there is an agreement in place. Taiwan is the result of an (mostly unresolved) Civil War. There is not free travel between the two, they both have independent militaries, they both have foreign representatives. In fact it is harder for PRC Chinese to visit Taiwan than most other countries (they require even a special passport/visa for PRC to go to Taiwan). Whatever your view on whether Taiwan SHOULD be part of China, it is by EVERY objective measure, NOT part of china. The main mark against that, is it is not officially recognised by the UN.