> Despite having never controlled Taiwan, China’s ruling Communist Party has vowed to “reunify” with the self-governing democracy, by force if necessary. But many people on the island view themselves as distinctly Taiwanese and have no desire to be part of the People’s Republic of China.
> On Saturday, in a move likely to further infuriate Beijing, Lai dug into history to make his point, stressing that Taiwan is already a “sovereign and independent country” called the Republic of China (ROC), whose government ruled mainland China for decades before relocating to Taiwan when the CCP came to power.
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They don’t want a evil communist step mom that’s younger than them.
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“as we don’t want to” should be enough justification.
MikeAppleTree on
Ask the Taiwanese what they want, not the other way around.
They want to be free and independent and that’s their right.
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KMT was no less democratic than CCP. And actually ceded power democratically. When CCP allows free elections and cedes power, then the mainland can rejoin the original Republic.
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> Despite having never controlled Taiwan, China’s ruling Communist Party has vowed to “reunify” with the self-governing democracy, by force if necessary. But many people on the island view themselves as distinctly Taiwanese and have no desire to be part of the People’s Republic of China.
> On Saturday, in a move likely to further infuriate Beijing, Lai dug into history to make his point, stressing that Taiwan is already a “sovereign and independent country” called the Republic of China (ROC), whose government ruled mainland China for decades before relocating to Taiwan when the CCP came to power.
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They don’t want a evil communist step mom that’s younger than them.
“as we don’t want to” should be enough justification.
Ask the Taiwanese what they want, not the other way around.
They want to be free and independent and that’s their right.
KMT was no less democratic than CCP. And actually ceded power democratically. When CCP allows free elections and cedes power, then the mainland can rejoin the original Republic.