Taiwan proposed on Thursday $19 billion in defence spending for next year, a double-digit increase on 2022 that includes funds for new fighter jets, weeks after China staged large-scale military exercises around the island it views as its territory.
It is circular in that international law is that way only because China has muscled its way into making it that way. It’s not that way because there’s a basis in reality.
If anything, the fact that Taiwan acts as if its indepedent is US muscling its way into China as opposed to other way around. This would be akin to China pouring billions into Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or Texas for the past 70s years and fostering separatism there. This is an unprecedented level of interference in the affairs of another country. That’s the basis for reality here.
Oh, BTW with Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Texas. Hawaii and Texas have no credible succession movements. China is welcome to waste billions. Puerto Rico is in the process of figuring out for itself what its status will be. If it chooses independence, it sounds like the US will respect that.
You keep framing this as if it’s just between people in mainland China and Taiwan with no external factors involved. This is a false narrative that ignores the elephant in the room. US spends huge amounts of money influencing politics in other countries. If China or Russia spend comparable sums then they too could easily create secessionist movements in US. You get that right?
I was with you until you showed you’re just as biased as the other side in this thread.
US embargoed Cuba for not bending over. You think they will let go of Puerto Rico without dismantling their livelihoods and ruining their reputation one way or the other? That alone is going to sway public opinions out of fear. And US has been invading other countries without any basis for decades. You seem to forget all that.
Would you even see any credible secession movement if they control media the world over?
I don’t think Taiwan is part of China but you took the US propaganda wholesale.
Military aid, political aid, media campaigns, and so on. NED is literally an arm of US government engaged in regime change operations around the globe.
Ah yes the billions poured into Taiwan by NED. Now let’s see, that’s $461,785 in grants that include Taiwan somehow, then divide it by the population of Taiwan to get two pennies per person. I bet that’s really going to move public opinion.
US has been propping up separatists and shaping opinion in Taiwan since the end of WW2. There certainly have been billions poured into this project over the past 70s years. The fact that you can’t even bring yourself to acknowledge this simple fact makes any meaningful discussion on the topic impossible.
Why do you think US is spending all that effort on an island half way across the world from it. Do you seriously believe it’s because US regime cares about wellbeing of the people there when it doesn’t even give a shit about its own populace?
It is circular in that international law is that way only because China has muscled its way into making it that way. It’s not that way because there’s a basis in reality.
If anything, the fact that Taiwan acts as if its indepedent is US muscling its way into China as opposed to other way around. This would be akin to China pouring billions into Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or Texas for the past 70s years and fostering separatism there. This is an unprecedented level of interference in the affairs of another country. That’s the basis for reality here.
Oh, BTW with Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Texas. Hawaii and Texas have no credible succession movements. China is welcome to waste billions. Puerto Rico is in the process of figuring out for itself what its status will be. If it chooses independence, it sounds like the US will respect that.
You keep framing this as if it’s just between people in mainland China and Taiwan with no external factors involved. This is a false narrative that ignores the elephant in the room. US spends huge amounts of money influencing politics in other countries. If China or Russia spend comparable sums then they too could easily create secessionist movements in US. You get that right?
I was with you until you showed you’re just as biased as the other side in this thread.
US embargoed Cuba for not bending over. You think they will let go of Puerto Rico without dismantling their livelihoods and ruining their reputation one way or the other? That alone is going to sway public opinions out of fear. And US has been invading other countries without any basis for decades. You seem to forget all that.
Would you even see any credible secession movement if they control media the world over?
I don’t think Taiwan is part of China but you took the US propaganda wholesale.
So you don’t respect the views of the Taiwanese people? They are not allowed to think for themselves?
That’s a good question, why does US not let Taiwanese people think for themselves and spends billions on shaping public opinion there?
What billions to shape public opinion? Or are you referring to military aid, which has nothing to do with public opinion.
Military aid, political aid, media campaigns, and so on. NED is literally an arm of US government engaged in regime change operations around the globe.
Ah yes the billions poured into Taiwan by NED. Now let’s see, that’s $461,785 in grants that include Taiwan somehow, then divide it by the population of Taiwan to get two pennies per person. I bet that’s really going to move public opinion.
US has been propping up separatists and shaping opinion in Taiwan since the end of WW2. There certainly have been billions poured into this project over the past 70s years. The fact that you can’t even bring yourself to acknowledge this simple fact makes any meaningful discussion on the topic impossible.
Why do you think US is spending all that effort on an island half way across the world from it. Do you seriously believe it’s because US regime cares about wellbeing of the people there when it doesn’t even give a shit about its own populace?
I still trust the people of Taiwan to think for themselves more than I trust the CPC and Xi to tell them what’s best for them at gunpoint.
You are not Taiwanese, so you dont deserve any judgement on this matter.
I agree. I respect their opinion and their opinion alone.