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[–] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 days ago (8 children)

Imperialism much?

It is imperialism to let proxy governments for the UK and US maintain a colonial foothold in China actually.

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de -4 points 4 days ago (7 children)

So the Taiwanese all desperately want to join the DPRC? Last I checked Taiwan was a sovereign nation. Capitalism has a foothold there but the British no longer rule there. Justifying imperialism with imperialism also doesn't magically make it okay

[–] Kieselguhr@hexbear.net 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Last I checked Taiwan was a sovereign nation.

Please, check again picard

Disputes about Taiwan's sovereignty is the most famous fact about Taiwan. You are deeply unserious.

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de -3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Okay I may have worded that wrong but that is also misleading. China is a huge power (I say this is a problem as you may recall). Having diplomatic ties with China is necessary for most nations. China refuses to have diplomatic ties with anyone who recognizes Taiwan as a sovereign nation. So, everybody pretends they don't recognize it, officially. In reality Taiwan has its own government and isn't ruled over by China. In 1991, Taiwan/ROC even recognized the DPRC.

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