Posted on 05/29/2020 12:06:51 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
Chinese general has warned that Beijing will not rule out the use of force to take control of Taiwan, as the Chinese Communist Party closed its annual National People's Congress in Beijing.
General Li Zuocheng, the chief of the Joint Staff Department and member of the Central Military Commission, said Friday that while peaceful diplomacy is preferred, China will consider using force to establish control over Taipei as part of its "One China" policy.
"If the possibility for peaceful reunification is lost, the people's armed forces will, with the whole nation, including the people of Taiwan, take all necessary steps to resolutely smash any separatist plots or actions," Li said, according to Reuters.
Taiwan, officially called the Republic of China (RoC), sits 80 miles from the Chinese coast across the Taiwan Strait. It has been independent for more than 70 years, having emerged from the last bastion of the nationalist forces that lost the Chinese Civil War to the CCP. It became the RoC capital in 1949.
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You’ve managed to pi$$ off a large part of the world with your virus, and the lies and coverups you created. Do you really want to test those waters?
So when do we give Taiwan some little nukes?
Or do we slap a 100% tariff on the junk they send us?
Both?
Thank you, Jimmy Carter.
I am not sure if China wants Taiwan. With good reason: they don’t need Taiwan’s resources. Besides, China doesn’t have the resources to do a sea invasion, either.
Taiwan, officially called the Republic of China (RoC)...
...correction...Taiwan, officially called FORMOSA
...better...
Look at what is happening in Hong Kong. China is making moves.
I don’t know why he is getting in such a rush. All he has to do is wait until the Democrats get back in power and they will give him Formosa along with the United States of America. In return, he will name as Governors over the territory.
As of 2018, there are a total of 18 nations that recognize Taiwan. The first to recognize it as an independent nation was the Holy See – also known as Vatican City. This country first recognized Taiwan in 1942.
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/498463-have-the-courage-to-recognize-taiwan
The Vatican does.
1. I think that the PRC wouldn't give a HOOT about Taiwan if it were poor. But, it's not.
2. WORSE: The USA recognizes it.
It's good for the PRC to grind and gnash their teeth. They've earned ALL the acrimony they receive +!
Yup, Very true. As much as I hate the UN, it is useful in terms of collecting votes against an aggressor like China in this case.
Me either.
Unless, they have an objective polling firm that doesn’t cook the books to manipulate public opinion, and its telling them Trump’s not going anywhere.
LOL!! >;-)
Exactly.. That is what China is pushing! They are as panicked about losing power as the Left are.
Can we trade California for Taiwan?
Many did recognize them until Red China paid them to drop it.
Taiwan should make sure at least Japan and South Korea are in a mutual defense pact against Red China - if one goes, the others are easier pickings. Red China buys American politicians as well.
It’s time to recognize Taiwan as a sovereign nation and add them to the United Nations.. There China take that!
How do you say “General Jack D. Ripper” in Chinese?
Genawrell Jok D. Whipper
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Yeah, all this bravado, for decades about turning _____________ (fill in the blanks) into a radioactive sheet of glass, etc.
The USA recognizes Taiwan as an independent nation? I thought we bought into the “One China” stuff.
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