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?

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Except that was a peaceful process, not an invasion/annexation

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

    they hold a gun to the head of pretty much all of the most advanced chip fabrication in the world

    That’s been the American line for going on ten years. But the real gun has always been the Pacific Fleet, threatening to repeat the crimes of Vietnam on Chinese civilians, much like they did in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and now Venezuela and Nigeria.

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      14 minutes ago

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

      I must be going colorblind because those ships are flying a very red American flag…

      repeat the crimes of Vietnam on Chinese civilians, much like they did in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and now Venezuela and Nigeria

      Lol wtf? Unless you really bought dubya’s WMD bullshit, one of these countries is not like the others… I really doubt that any Chinese civilian on Chinese soil is going to get so much as a dirty look from any US armed forces…

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      1 hour ago

      You think the USA is going to start an aggressive boots-on-ground assault on China?

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          1 hour ago

          China is a nuclear power. With a much larger population than the USA. What exactly do you imagine the hypothetical war-goals would be here?

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            12 minutes ago

            Dude is high on his own supply. China is simultaneously the weakest and strongest global power depending on what argument needs to be made

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      7 hours 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.