silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoIn a Setback for Beijing, Taiwan Elects Lai Ching-te as Presidentwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1298arrow-down16cross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz
arrow-up1292arrow-down1external-linkIn a Setback for Beijing, Taiwan Elects Lai Ching-te as Presidentwww.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square32fedilinkcross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoA decent part of the Taiwanese still want reunification, but they don’t have the delusion of what - being the rightful rulers of China? You hope China follows suit of what, not wanting “reunification”? Although “reunification” wouldn’t be what happens and would be a bad word for if China took over. It’d probably be more like “forced subjegation”.
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 months agoCan’t be taken over by China if you take over China first. [taps forehead]
A decent part of the Taiwanese still want reunification, but they don’t have the delusion of what - being the rightful rulers of China?
You hope China follows suit of what, not wanting “reunification”?
Although “reunification” wouldn’t be what happens and would be a bad word for if China took over. It’d probably be more like “forced subjegation”.
Can’t be taken over by China if you take over China first. [taps forehead]