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It's nowhere near that straightforward. The party in question is the Kuomintang (KMT), who fought against the CCP in the civil war and founded the Taiwanese sta
by teractiveodular 2y ago
It's nowhere near that straightforward. The party in question is the Kuomintang (KMT), who fought against the CCP in the civil war and founded the Taiwanese state. However, their position matches the PRC's in that there is "one China", and they assert that the Green/independence movement will break the status quo and basically force the PRC to invade.
- jncfhnb 2y agoThe PRC is not forced to invade. That’s obvious bullshit
- teractiveodular 2y agoThe PRC has repeatedly stated that a declaration of independence by Taiwan would amount to an act of war and they would be "forced" to invade to stop it. Obviously the forcing is in quotes, because it's just the PRC forcing itself, but the PRC has painted itself into a corner here and nobody has dared to call their bluff yet.
- maeil 2y agoThe PRC is very well known for "repeatedly stating things" [1]. Finally, after decades, the West has started to catch on to this. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%27s_final_warning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%27s_final_warning
- teractiveodular 2y agoSure, they may be bluffing, but we don't know since Taiwan has not actually declared independence. What is certain that if they do, and the PRC blinks (does not invade), the PRC's government will suffer from massive loss of face.
- jncfhnb 2y agoYes, forcing should be in quotes because it is complete bullshit. The KMT implying China owning Taiwan as the status quo is also complete and utter bullshit. Taiwan overtly called their bluff when they just elected the other party in a democratic election because they want China to fuck off. So again, no. The KMT is not the anti war / friendliness party. It’s the party in favor of letting China seize everything. Refusing to spread your butt cheeks against an imperialistic nation’s ambitions is not “pro war”.