Summary
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.
It’s gross how they always refer to these things as “reunifying”.
I got news for you. The Republic of China also uses that same language.
Why isn’t that an appropriate term? It was part of China’s (Qing) territory from 1684 until the Japanese occupations, and is only disunified because of an unresolved civil war. Taiwan (officially the “Republic of China”) considers themself to be China. So why wouldn’t their combination be the reunification of China?
Taiwan was never part of current China though and does not want to be absorbed into that state. Reunification doesn’t sound right for what China would have to do to make it happen.
Reunification doesn’t sound right
It’s an objective term for when states join into a single state, like the unification of Italy for example. It’s not about approval or disapproval, I’m not taking a side by calling it reunification.
The re- prefix does have implications that go beyond any two states becoming one. Germany’s case is a bit different anyway because it was external forces splitting the country.
Get your authoritarian ass outta here😂
Not an authoritarian, not even taking a side. I’m pointing out that unification is the term for resolving partitions to form a single state.
Uh,
From 1949 to 1987, the KMT ruled Taiwan as an authoritarian one-party state after the February 28 incident.
So its no longer an authoritarian government for 38 years now. Thanks for pointing that out!
In the mean time Xi is serving his 3rd term in PRC right now, or 4th? Ignoring the rules set up by his predecessors. And you think that’s better?
Even the UN 🇺🇳 doesn’t recognize Taiwan 🇹🇼.
Nor does the US or Taiwan
Because China holds a veto power. What’s your point? China won’t allow Taiwan to join a club that China’s partially in control of. In other news, water is wet.
Interesting, the ROC doesn’t hold veto power? How can China join the club, if Taiwan is the rightful government representing all the Chinese people?
If you want something that doesn’t want you- what do YOU call it?
What’s that got to do with anything? It’s still called a reunification even if both sides didn’t want it. There was a whole entity, it split, and if it joins back together then that’s called reunifying it.
rape
envy.
Bro please move to .ml there are dozens of you there
Taiwan is China!
China will take back Taiwan!
Taiwan belongs to China!
Nothing can stop China from taking Taiwan
so which is it Poohboy? either it’s yours or it ain’t. once you make up your mind and decide to stop this weak bitch posturing come and get it. The Navy will be waiting.
The quickest way to do this is for the CCP to surrender to the ROC.
Pooh wants his hunny
Seems more like he wants someone elses hunny.
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.
man that is a ridiculous amount of lies in very few words. nice show.
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.
same vibe
I worry for the future generations of Taiwan and Ukraine. Trump’s going to just shrug and let them die.
He been saying stuff like this for many years… especially China’s red lines “don’t visit Taiwan or else…” and nothing happens.
Gotta keep up moral and focus away from things like their economy that’s going down 👎
So the coup is finally over?
This will somehow be treated differently than Gaza
That feel when people here do not realize their own government likely says Taiwan is part of China.
Common sense be damned, they’ve got a grudge to settle!
I mean, he is not wrong
Mainland Taiwan will join Taiwan eventually you’re right
