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NightOwl@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

US approves potential $500m sale of military equipment to Taiwan

www.aljazeera.com

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US approves potential $500m sale of military equipment to Taiwan

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NightOwl@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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The deal with Taiwan, which has not yet been finalised, would exacerbate soaring tensions between the US and China.
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    A June 2013 poll conducted by DPP showed an overwhelming 77.6% consider themselves as Taiwanese.[140] On the independence-unification issue, the survey found that 25.9 percent said they support unification, 59 percent support independence, and 10.3 percent prefer the “status quo.” When asked whether Taiwan and China are parts of one country, the party said the survey found 78.4 percent disagree, while 15 percent agreed. As for whether Taiwan and China are two districts in one country, 70.6 percent disagree, while 22.8 percent agree

    Taiwan #1

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      70% of US adults believe in angels, but that doesn’t make it true. No countries with any actual amount of power on the global stage recognize the ROC (see the US’ One China Policy), which means that regardless of whatever views people claim to have when surveyed, Taiwan is de facto part of the PRC.

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        de facto huh. What does that mean in practice?

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          Taiwan is completely economically dependent on the Mainland and is recognized by an ever shrinking pool of nations?

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      How can they possibly be Taiwanese if they don’t speak any of the Formosan languages?

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        Where do they live again?

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          Chinese Taipei of course, comrade.

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            Is that what the majority of people who live there would say?

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              Only when they want to participate in the Olympics michael-laugh

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              No, absolutely not.

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        How can Americans possibly be Americans if they don’t speak American?

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          Exactly. Death to America!

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            Bring it loser.

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              I agree with your sentiment, but we should refrain from using these emotionally charged words. We must remain polite so that people reading this thread will get a bad impression of Hexbear.

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      The DPP (pro-Independence party) polling seems to differ a bit from National Chengchi University’s yearly poll where “maintain status quo indefinitely/decide later” were the two most popular selections.

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        maintain status quo indefinitely/decide later

        me deciding what I’m going to do today

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