What happens is Taiwan opposes the union? You know, through a democratic vote? The standard authoritarian playbook would require moving to step two, which we s

What happens is Taiwan opposes the union? You know, through a democratic vote? The standard authoritarian playbook would require moving to step two, which we saw in action a few years ago on the other side of Eurasia: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/may/18/stark-before-and-after-images-reveal-the-obliteration-of-bakhmut https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/may/18/stark-b...