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How did you arrive at that figure?
by xtian 4y ago
How did you arrive at that figure?
- amalgamated_inc 4y agoWell I figured we lost almost half a million in WW2, at a population 1/3 of what we have now. How many people do you think the CCP will sacrifice to take Taiwan?
- xtian 4y agoLearn the historical significance of the One China policy. Then the answer will be obvious.
- amalgamated_inc 4y agoThen I point you to the historical significance of poking a sleeping giant. Ask Japan how they feel about it.
- xtian 4y agoPaper tiger.
- Apocryphon 4y agoAt this point, the One China policy is a political fig leaf that both sides of the strait cling to to pragmatically stave off renewed warfare, which is prudent. On the other hand, a lot of that de jure formality is constantly being played around with. For instance, just recently the likely next DPP/pan-green presidential candidate is declaring that Taiwan is already de facto sovereign and independent, and so there is no need to formally declare independence: https://twitter.com/brianhioe/status/1615638156367507456 https://twitter.com/brianhioe/status/1615638156367507456 Odds are, this entire discourse in this HN thread is just a lot of fulminating hot air by people who don't even live in Asia, grognarding hypothetical wargames and war toys, while the actual people in China and Taiwan will peaceably and gradually figure it out over time.
- xtian 4y agoAbsent outside influences, I agree the issue would be resolved peacefully over time. The problem is the Western elite want to use the issue to justify aggression and containment of China since China poses a mortal threat to the US-centric global financial system which is in a deepening state of crisis.