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0 pointsnutjob22mo ago0 comments

> China’s non-imperialist foreign policy

This is the China that is not only threatening to invade Taiwan but doing live fire exercises around the island and threatening and attempting to coerce Japan for suggesting saying it will go to its defense.

Your comment is ridiculous. It reads like satire.

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cwillu2mo ago

It wasn't that long ago that Taiwan claimed to be the legitimate government of China; given that China still maintains the reverse claim, it's not outrageous that it would consider an outside country's defense to be interference in an internal matter.

Whether or not that claim is legitimate, it is consistent with the concept of china having a non-imperialist foreign policy, and claims regarding that need to look elsewhere for supporting evidence.

nutjob2OP2mo ago

While that rhetoric makes sense in the context of the history and politics of China and Taiwan, they have been independently governed nations for quite a while and have very different political systems, their own armies, etc. They are de-facto separate nations if nothing else.

I also note China's aggressive and violent colonization and expansive claims of the South China Sea.

Taking any nation/land/sea by force is imperialist, by definition.

8note2mo ago

that claim is really about not resuming a war.

taiwan saying otherwise would immediately trigger an attack from the PRC.

its still imperialism that china is dominating a neighbor to require it ro state a certain position, especially when its very far from the defacto reality on the ground, that taiwan is clearly separate

jmyeet2mo ago

Your comment reads like propaganda.

You know who else considers Taiwan to be part of the People's Republic of China? The US, the EU and in fact most countries in the world. It's called the One China policy. There are I believe 12 countries that have diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

The position of the PRC is that Taiwan will ultimately be reunified. That doesn't necessarily mean by military force. It doesn't even necessarily mean soon. The PRC famously takes a very long term view.

And those islands you mention are in the South China Sea.

8note2mo ago

that is still imperialism: taking control of a colony and forcing a certain culture on its inhabitants

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cwillu2mo ago

nutjob2OP2mo ago

I also note China's aggressive and violent colonization and expansive claims of the South China Sea.

Taking any nation/land/sea by force is imperialist, by definition.

8note2mo ago

that claim is really about not resuming a war.

taiwan saying otherwise would immediately trigger an attack from the PRC.

jmyeet2mo ago

Your comment reads like propaganda.

And those islands you mention are in the South China Sea.

8note2mo ago

that is still imperialism: taking control of a colony and forcing a certain culture on its inhabitants

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