>Taiwan’s story is the mirror image. Twenty-three million people built a
world-class economy and a resilient democracy by pairing technological
excellence with open debate and free exchange. >Subordinating that success to
the dictates of an authoritarian system holds no appeal, especially after the
unraveling of Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” — the very template once
marketed to Taiwan. If Beijing wouldn’t keep that promise for Hong Kong, why
would it honor it for Taiwan? >Taiwan sits at the center of global semiconductor
production. Moving it into Beijing’s orbit would concentrate, not diversify,
risk, placing the world’s most advanced chips and manufacturing know-how under
the political leverage of an authoritarian state.
Hexbear was doing their brigade again, trying to try wedges between people.
if China was serious about retaking their sovereign land.
Yeah that’s the part I find most ridiculous about these takes, that China would crater the economic stability they’ve built in the region, alienate allies, and engage the US military machine for a rock in the ocean. Unifying China, standing up to the evil empire, it makes for good rhetoric but it’s not the same as a serious threat.
Yeah that’s the part I find most ridiculous about these takes, that China would crater the economic stability they’ve built in the region, alienate allies, and engage the US military machine for a rock in the ocean. Unifying China, standing up to the evil empire, it makes for good rhetoric but it’s not the same as a serious threat.