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@RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago

‘A race against time’: Taiwan strives to root out China’s spies

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‘A race against time’: Taiwan strives to root out China’s spies

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@RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago
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As Beijing has increased its efforts to recruit Taiwanese people, the number of spying cases has risen
  • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆
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    I love how westerners consider political capture of a rogue province of Taiwan by US cool and normal. Just imagine how much foaming at the mouth there would be if Russia started backing a separatist government in Texas. I mean libs are still losing their shit over the made up Russiagate conspiracy, so I guess we don’t have to imagine.

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      3•1 year ago

      Taiwan isn’t exactly a rogue province. It’s the holdover of the prior government of China that lost the revolutionary war and retreated there.

      It doesn’t entirely invalidate the point, but it has to be said that the situation is markedly different from the one with Texas.

      It’s more like if Texas overthrew the US government in a violent rebellion and the UK worked to support the holdover of the old US government that retreated to Puerto Rico.

      Nothing that happened since has invalidated truly the right of Taiwan to remain a sovereign state. It’s in no sense a rogue province.

      • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆
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        Taiwan is literally a rogue province, and it’s recognized as being part of China by the UN and vast majority of countries around the globe. Taiwan has never been a sovereign state and it never will be one. You don’t have to take my word for it though, here’s what US state department has to say on the subject:

        The United States approach to Taiwan has remained consistent across decades and administrations. The United States has a longstanding one China policy, which is guided by the Taiwan Relations Act, the three U.S.-China Joint Communiques, and the Six Assurances. We oppose any unilateral changes to the status quo from either side; we do not support Taiwan independence; and we expect cross-Strait differences to be resolved by peaceful means.

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          Removed by mod

          • @brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml
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            You got this completely flipped, China is a rogue province that should be recognized as being part of Taiwan.

            Why are Westerners always so confident about making statements that make it abundantly clear that they don’t have even the most basic knowledge of the subject at hand. “China is a province of Taiwan…” good God…

            • davel [he/him]
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              6•1 year ago

              I prefer to let liberals be wrong about things, this is some brainworms

        • @KoboldOfArtifice@ttrpg.network
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          “Taiwan never has been a sovereign state”

          I guess the Republic of China never existed?

          • @brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml
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            7•1 year ago

            Taiwan was never a sovereign state under the ROC.

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