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Xi Jinping says no one can stop China’s ‘reunification’ with Taiwan (www.independent.co.uk)

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Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated in his New Year’s speech that Taiwan’s “reunification” with China is inevitable.

China has escalated military activity around Taiwan, including frequent incursions near the island and sanctions on U.S.-linked companies over arms sales to Taipei.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te rejected Beijing's claims, stating Taiwan’s future can only be decided by its people.

Lai also criticized China’s restrictions on travel and education exchanges with Taiwan, calling for dignified, reciprocal relations based on goodwill and equality.

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[-] Nougat@fedia.io 193 points 6 days ago

Okay, West Taiwan.

[-] j4p@lemm.ee 34 points 5 days ago

Get the sentiment, but just a friendly reminder that most Taiwanese people don't love the "West Taiwan" meme as it props up the outdated idea that Taiwan wants to make a claim to China, when the vast majority are in favor of just being left alone. This isn't two aggressors laying claim to each other, it's one threatening the other.

[-] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world 39 points 6 days ago

Sounds like something south Canada would say.

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[-] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 5 days ago

Totally not imperialism trust me bro.

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[-] cygnus@lemmy.ca 168 points 6 days ago

Sounds rather rapey when you put it that way, doesn't it?

[-] Eldritch@lemmy.world 62 points 6 days ago

Very. But I still expect to see plenty of hypocritical leninists ignoring or defending this. Telling us that Daddy Xi is only killing them for their own good. And that if they just lay back and took it that they would learn to enjoy it.

Not that it's ever made sense that they defend certain capitalists. While denouncing capitalism and other capitalist governments.

[-] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 56 points 5 days ago

great so that means the CCP is stepping down and letting the ROC government back into Beijing to govern a reunified China? Excellent news if true.

[-] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 36 points 5 days ago

It's gross how they always refer to these things as "reunifying".

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[-] etuomaala@sopuli.xyz 33 points 5 days ago

Wow, China's propaganda in plain view in this comments section, damn!

[-] Texas_Hangover@sh.itjust.works 26 points 5 days ago

Tankies gon' tank.

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[-] mohammed_alibi@lemmy.world 30 points 5 days ago

The quickest way to do this is for the CCP to surrender to the ROC.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days ago

Reunification? Taiwan was never a part of communist China.

Just because Taiwan was part of an empire that has common roots with communist China is no reason at all.

[-] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 10 points 5 days ago

Let's not use their propaganda and call them communist. Communist leadership wouldn't have fascist allies around the world

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[-] socsa@piefed.social 116 points 6 days ago

Definitely not something an imperialist would say.

[-] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 91 points 6 days ago

Yes. “reuninifcation”.

Just like Austria was “reunified” with Nazi germany. 🤮

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[-] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Imagine being the type of loser that would downvote comments in support of a country refusing to be overthrown.

You’d think we’d have learned by now, but here we are.

Here’s for hoping these kids manage to become aware of their ignorance by the time they hit high school.

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[-] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 5 days ago

"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."

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[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 43 points 6 days ago

Bit rapey.

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[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 35 points 6 days ago

Didn’t have Occupied China stepping down and recognizing the legitimate government in Taiwan on my 2025 bingo card

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

I worry for the future generations of Taiwan and Ukraine. Trump's going to just shrug and let them die.

[-] vga@sopuli.xyz 24 points 5 days ago

Are we sure this "China" is a real country?

[-] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 22 points 5 days ago

Call it by it's name, mainland Taiwan.

[-] Psythik@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

West Taiwan

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[-] hsakaa@lemm.ee 13 points 5 days ago

With the declining population and the slowing down of the chinese economy, he should be more concerned about improving their economy otherwise the Chinese population will give him mussolini treatment.

[-] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 points 6 days ago

If Fascist China thinks the EU and US will give up their largest producer of semiconductors then they're severely mistaken

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[-] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 50 points 6 days ago

If Taiwan isn't building attack marine and air drones like fucking crazy right now they are incredible idiots. I would be mass producing that shit like a motherfucker and preparing to blow up the chip factories incase shit goes south.

[-] shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 58 points 6 days ago

The chip factories are wired to pop. Taiwan is an awesome country by the way

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[-] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 32 points 6 days ago

Pooh wants his hunny

[-] irreticent@lemmy.world 26 points 6 days ago

Seems more like he wants someone elses hunny.

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