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Sorry, what does this have to do with notepad++?
by _alternator_ 9mo ago
Sorry, what does this have to do with notepad++?
- stackghost 9mo agoThe notepad++ author has publicly come out in favor of Taiwanese independence.
- permo-w 9mo agoTaiwan is already independent. Surely the normal way to refer to it would be as coming out against assimilation with mainland China?
- stackghost 9mo ago>Surely the normal way to refer to it would be as coming out against assimilation with mainland China? I suppose, though that's not really how I tend to see it phrased on socials or in the media.
- litbear2022 9mo agoBefore Trump set his sights on Greenland, Denmark also considered Kosovo to be independent.
- sb057 9mo ago>Taiwan is already independent. That is a very controversial statement, and one that both Taipei and Beijing disagree with.
- deleted 9mo ago[deleted]
- Supermancho 9mo agoControversy doesn't change the reality. Stating that Taiwan is not independent is political posturing. Look to French Guiana, which is not independent.
- ivankabiden 9mo ago[dead]
- fc417fc802 9mo agoTaipei only disagrees because they're under threat. Doublespeak should generally be called out. Taiwan lives under perpetual fear of occupation and forced assimilation.
- smuhakg 9mo agoThe official position of Taiwan (Republic of China) and the People's Republic of China is that they're rival governments of the same China. The Taiwanese government has never formally declared itself independent from the mainland. Such a declaration would likely cause the PRC to invade. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Consensus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Consensus
- permo-w 9mo agoNonetheless, de facto, they are independent. And if you'd glance back at my comment, I deliberately referred to it as "assimilating with mainland China" to pay lip service to them seeing themselves as the true government of China, in an attempt to avoid this very nitpick.
- sMarsIntruder 9mo agoDe facto sed non de iure
- humanlity 9mo ago[dead]
- prodigycorp 9mo agoSorry, I meant to reply to this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46851664 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46851664 Please refer to it for context.
- gradus_ad 9mo agoYou should repost under the intended post
- its_ubuntu 9mo ago[flagged]