China on Tuesday unveiled a plan to deepen integration between the coastal province of Fujian and self-governing Taiwan, touting the benefits of closer cross-strait cooperation while sending warships around the island in a show of military might.
I never understood the Chinese government’s obsession with Taiwan.
Like I get the CCP says they’re the real Chinese government, and Taiwan says they’re the real government, but why does the CCP care so much?
Taiwan is a small island nation, who’s only major economic asset is semiconductor production. Mainland china doesn’t need anything from Taiwan, and attacking Taiwan would only endanger the CCP economically and militarily.
Some people call the CCP a fake government and they get so upset they’re willing to risk a war with the US is absolutely insane.
You have to keep in mind that Chinese culture is very honor-based, for all that it doesn’t indulge in the so-called “honor” killings that make the news from time to time. So ultimately, despite whatever justifications people might spout, it just boils down to the fact that Taiwan represents a loss of face to the mainland, because for all that the KMT lost, the CCP never managed to actually finish them off.
So basically they’re trying to justify further in the future imperialist aims with closer to the future imperialist aims. It’s basically the classic Marxist imperial strategy. The Soviet Union wasn’t too different.
I never understood the Chinese government’s obsession with Taiwan.
Like I get the CCP says they’re the real Chinese government, and Taiwan says they’re the real government, but why does the CCP care so much?
Taiwan is a small island nation, who’s only major economic asset is semiconductor production. Mainland china doesn’t need anything from Taiwan, and attacking Taiwan would only endanger the CCP economically and militarily.
Some people call the CCP a fake government and they get so upset they’re willing to risk a war with the US is absolutely insane.
You have to keep in mind that Chinese culture is very honor-based, for all that it doesn’t indulge in the so-called “honor” killings that make the news from time to time. So ultimately, despite whatever justifications people might spout, it just boils down to the fact that Taiwan represents a loss of face to the mainland, because for all that the KMT lost, the CCP never managed to actually finish them off.
Without Taiwan China have little basis for its claims on the southern China sea. Look about “the nine lines” to understand it better.
So basically they’re trying to justify further in the future imperialist aims with closer to the future imperialist aims. It’s basically the classic Marxist imperial strategy. The Soviet Union wasn’t too different.
Nations are vain petty little things
You know when kids play roshambo and then one kid screams “I’m the winner” and the other kid being not too happy also screams “ Noo! I’m the winner!”