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[-] ProxyTheAwesome@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago
[-] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 74 points 1 year ago

Yeah, obviously it's a glorified puppet state but there's no point in arguing from that standpoint here. If a country is to exist, it should know about local air traffic, that's all I'm saying.

[-] ProxyTheAwesome@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

It is not to exist. I don’t care about their air borders and I hope China flies wherever they please within Chinese territory like Chinese Taipei

[-] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 60 points 1 year ago

The PRC wants a peaceful reunification, which would not be aided by them continuously flying military jets over the island. I, too, would prefer peaceful reunification, which means some level of cooperation and tolerance is necessary.

[-] ProxyTheAwesome@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

It's going to require might and pressure and gunboat diplomacy, it's denial and liberalism to pretend colonialists just give up their holdings

[-] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The RoC won't give up their holdings in the interest of human benefit, but liberalism shows us that there are countless ways to skin a cat. The RoC is not autarkic and is very dependent on its NATO friends and its trading partners. As the US wanes and third world nations stand up, the support for Taiwanese nationalism will surely dwindle, and RoC leadership may be put in a position where their best offer is clearly to reunify.

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