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Taiwan election: William Lai, who China sees as 'troublemaker', wins election
- tjpnz 3y agoDespite all the saber rattling and meddling by China the people made their own decision, effectively giving a big middle finger to Dictator Xi. As a casual watcher of Taiwanese politics it's obvious that this is something they deeply care about and wouldn't give up easily. The campaigns were vibrant, the election itself was conducted in an orderly fashion and people voted in droves. It's fundamentally incompatible with how things operate across the strait and the people couldn't be more different, especially the younger generations. The Taiwan the CCP wanted is dying, if not already dead.
- cknight 3y agoYep. As an Australian in Taipei today, what struck me most was the effort involved. People have to go to the physical voting location where they are registered, which for many can mean a long trip. Traffic was subsequently awful today, driving out to Taoyuan to visit a relative ended up being a 5 hour round trip, double the usual. People go to the effort even though voting is not compulsory - unlike where I'm from. There is also no postal or early voting. Despite all this, the turnout is 70ish percent.
- Qiu_Zhanxuan 3y ago[flagged]
- mindslight 3y agoTry imagining that people themselves can earnestly want to live under democracy. Then you can start to untangle that broad list with some shreds of nuance.
- Qiu_Zhanxuan 3y agoUkraine only feigned their interest in democracic but they didn't want it hard enough? that's why they're at war ? The same mentality that led to the iraq warn is still so pervasive it's disheartening.
- gmerc 3y agoNot despite. Likely because.
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- CogitoCogito 3y agoChina doesn't elect Taiwan's leaders so I don't really see why we should care if China sees Lai as a troublemaker. China likes to say that other countries should stay out of its domestic politics. Well China should stay out of Taiwan's domestic politics as well.
- baobun 3y agoAccording to The CCP, there is no such thing as "Taiwan's domestic policies".
- CogitoCogito 3y agoThe CCP may choose to live in a dreamworld, but you and I shouldn't pretend it has any basis in reality.
- more_corn 3y agoThe strong language from China is all preparation for the planned invasion. “What are you talking about? This is a rogue province. We’ve been warning you for years” They even have a deadline. If you somehow think it won’t happen it’s you living in a dreamworld.
- billtsedong 3y agoI just hope it happens while we are young
- CogitoCogito 3y agoI find it quite sad that you’re looking forward China’s invasion of Taiwan and the innumerable deaths that would result.
- CogitoCogito 3y agoWhere did I ever say the risk of China's invasion should ever be ignored? You and I and anyone honest should laugh at the dreamworld their foreign policy lives in (i.e. the idea that the PRC and ROC aren't two separate countries), but we should take their delusions very seriously. Taiwan should continue to build their defense and their international relationships to try to keep China from invading. No one paying attention is under any illusions as to the true point of China's propaganda.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 3y agoOutstanding and inspiring result. Congratulations to the people of Taiwan!
- billtsedong 3y ago[flagged]