FidelCastro [he/him] to the_dunk_tank • 2 years agoI wonder if anything happened in, say, the last 200 years that might explain China's focus on sovereignty 🤔🤔imagemessage-square13 fedilinkarrow-up185
arrow-up185imageI wonder if anything happened in, say, the last 200 years that might explain China's focus on sovereignty 🤔🤔FidelCastro [he/him] to the_dunk_tank • 2 years agomessage-square13 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareFidelCastro [he/him]hexagonhexbear28·edit-22 years agoIt might have something to do with the 2 Opium Wars in 1840 and 1856, the Eight-Nation Alliance invasion in 1900, and the 27 concessions since 1845. If the colonizers are sincerely confused as to why the formerly colonized have a “fetish for sovereignty”, they can start there. link
minus-squareLeninWeave [none/use name]hexbear13·2 years ago and the 27 concessions since 1845 Especially this. Westerners, including leftists, never seem to think about this or connect it to Hong Kong and Taiwan today. link
It might have something to do with the 2 Opium Wars in 1840 and 1856, the Eight-Nation Alliance invasion in 1900, and the 27 concessions since 1845.
If the colonizers are sincerely confused as to why the formerly colonized have a “fetish for sovereignty”, they can start there.
Especially this. Westerners, including leftists, never seem to think about this or connect it to Hong Kong and Taiwan today.