Reunification ‘is unstoppable’, says Chinese president, a day after the conclusion of intense military drills

Thoughts?

Is this imperialism by China, a country which is supposed to be left-wing? Leftists are normally anti-imperialism. Wouldn’t it be better to let Taiwan democratically decide whether they want to be part of China or not?

  • erzdt@piefed.socialEnglish
    29·
    2 days ago

    The only invasion I’m seeing is US Navy vessels encircling the island and threatening their economy.

    Saying this on the same day that Chinese warships encircled Taiwan.

      • ManixT@lemmy.worldEnglish
        15·
        2 days ago

        Wtf are you talking about? Imperialist China just finished encircling Taiwan in a “defense exercise”

          • ManixT@lemmy.worldEnglish
            52·
            2 days ago

            Yeah, China should definitely subjugate Taiwan to fend off those Americans who have no intention of attacking China and who have benefitted from trillions of dollars of trade from the US.

            • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
              48·
              2 days ago

              China should definitely subjugate Taiwan

              Only you guys seem to think this.

              You’re obsessed with global conquest and you think you’re in a race with China to do it.

              who have benefitted from trillions of dollars of trade from the US.

              Have they? Why is Taiwanese standard of living so low?

              • Skavau@lemmy.worldEnglish
                61·
                1 day ago

                Only you guys seem to think this.

                China’s overall end-goal is specifically to annex Taiwan. Taiwanese people do not want this. What would you call this?

                Have they? Why is Taiwanese standard of living so low?

                Is it? Based on what? What data are you referring to?

                • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  23·
                  1 day ago

                  China’s overall end-goal is specifically to annex Taiwan. Taiwanese people do not want this.

                  China’s overall end goal is to build a prosperous nation, safe from future re-colonization.

                  Taiwanese people are happy to trade with, travel between, and live amicable with their Chinese peers. And one day, their position on annexation may change. That’s the project Beijing leadership is working towards.

                  Americans are trying to turn Taiwan into a forward operation base for regime change. And that’s what leads to these endless naval patrol pissing contests and US fear mongering campaigns aimed at Taiwanese expats.

                  What data are you referring to?

                  Here’s an excellent write-up

                  in Taiwan, the average starting salary for a university graduate is around 33,713 New Taiwan dollars (about US$1,100), and even a department manager at a major corporation earns only about US$2,100.

                  Meanwhile, housing prices in Taipei are comparable to those in Seoul—and in some areas, they even surpass Seocho, the most expensive district in the Korean capital. Until recently, people could endure thanks to relatively low living costs. But after COVID-19, things changed: not only was home ownership already out of reach, but inflation has driven everyday expenses sharply higher.

                  Nothing illustrates the poverty of Taiwan’s youth more clearly than the phenomenon of the taofang. A taofang is essentially an apartment divided into multiple tiny units, often with illegal extensions that stick out like container boxes to maximize floor space. These cramped rooms, barely large enough to lie down in, rent for $290 to $360 a month in Taipei.

                  If you know Taiwanese Americans, this isn’t a secret. Nobody wants to go back to the island and earn a tiny fraction of their American salaries under a ruinously expensive living standard.

                  • Skavau@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    31·
                    1 day ago

                    Where is your evidence that Americans are trying to use Taiwan as a base for regime change? How would this even work?

                    And your analysis on Taiwans housing prices and rent could be literally any major city in any major western country on earth. It does not demonstrate widespread poverty across Taiwan.