‘Look at Hong Kong and think of Taiwan,’ Tsai Ing-wen said. ‘We don’t want Hong Kong-style peace. We want dignified peace.’

  • OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml
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    The fundamental problem in Taiwanese democracy is if the opposition wins one election, they merge with the mainland - it means the ruling party can do whatever they want and still get votes.

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      Obviously the main issue in Taiwan is China relations.

      Usually minor issues can find representation via multiple parties in Europe. Two parties in the same “Chinese independence” coalition could differ from each other on more minor issues.

      From what I can understand from skimming Wikipedia, I guess NPP fulfills this role a bit, but it’s tough when a majority of the seats in the legislature are decided by FPTP.

      Taiwan probably needs an electoral reform towards a more PR-based system like those found in Sweden and Germany.

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      This is a defining problem within all types of representative democracies: you only get to vote on a one-size-fits-all platform, not individual aspects of a platform.

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      I doubt the US would allow a merger. TSMC is too important to fall into CCP’s hands. Not to mention the amount of US ordnances that stored in Taiwan.

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        Shockingly, the US would not be given a say and would be left to react. Which means the entire thing becomes a blood bath if the US doesn’t prevent it prior.

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              It’s absolutely unsubstantiated. I’m just aware that the US does that quite a lot, especially to proxies such as Taiwan. They’re a strategic trading partner. So I’d be surprised if the US wasn’t involved in getting that party elected somehow.

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                  Zero reason to be toxic about the comment I made.

                  Edit: Your post history is the toxic waste suspected, it’s clear a bunch of people think you’re unreasonable.

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                    Whines and claims to have been attacked and makes another unsubstantiated claim to back up the pretense.
                    Keep on following it. Surely some folk have not caught on yet!

                    Are you going to take part of a comment out of context and act all offended next ?

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          The US wields immense geopolitical power; of course they get a say. That’s not to say that it could prevent an annexation if the CCP wanted it badly enough, but Washington has no shortage of levers to pull to make it as unattractive an option as possible.