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Taiwan to simulate Chinese invasion in major drill (archive.today)
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How much of a handicap are they willing to give themselves? I want to see all the details lol

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[–] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

No doubt that the elites don't want reunification, but it seems like the population doesn't want it either. I couldn't find any poll that had more than 11-15% of people in favor of reunification.

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  • [–] [S] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    Here I'll ping you when I pull it up and make a full post about it, I really only do nude links through the share button and arguing on my phone lol. Polls are funny it really depends on what questions you ask people, and who you ask

    Think of it this way, who in Taiwan is ready to go without the mainland economy? Who is ready for war? Who believes the US will be more reliable in the future? Would be better to support it with data but I am lazy. Those who want to maintain a separate system for Taiwan see the mainland as a better partner than the US, and long term hardliners' fears of reunification will be realized in the political situation that develops out of the new Pacific centered around China rather than the US, as finance adjusts to recognize it

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    Thanks!

    Well to address the second paragraph: Most polls show a plurality to want to maintain the Status Quo: de facto Independence, dealing with both the Mainland and the US. I would not go so far as to call that "ready for unification".

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  • [–] [S] 9 points 1 year ago

    Not cutting out the US doesn't matter if it has nothing to offer other than Nancy Pelosi lol. I'll have to look into polling more later but it's not the whole basis of what I'm talking about, rather the lack of hostilities and the economic crosslinking with the mainland. There's a reason the US is frantic to push for a war it can't have, they can't provide any alternative system long-term even if they're included

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