Xi Jinping is not looking to go to war over Taiwan anytime soon
asia.nikkei.com
Little sign Chinese leader is accelerating invasion preparations

duhhhh....

oh what's that? we were right again, and liberals were easily duped by US propaganda into becoming disgusting war-mongering hawks baying for blood? no shit.

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  • aqwxcvbnji [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    Beijing’s plans for Taiwan involve the same strategy as Hong Kong. They’re going to lasso the island through economic expansion, knowing the hyper-capitalist Taiwanese will sell them the rope to do it.

    The UK formally handed over Hong Kong to the PRC, there won't be anything similar happening with regards to Taiwan. So how would it be possible to replicate the same scenario then?

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      2 years ago

      The UK formally handed over Hong Kong to the PRC

      Formally, sure. But the real transition took place through the municipal government. Beijing's control over Hong Kong stems from the number of seats on the Executive and Legislative Council occupied by Beijing loyalists.

      And control of the these Councils is established through functional constituencies, which are organized by profession.

      This is some Deep Statecraft shit, but the TL;DR; of it is that Hong Kong is ruled by prevailing business interests. And as Beijing business leaders own the bulk of the capital and debts, they select the city's leadership.

      So how would it be possible to replicate the same scenario then?

      Through the formation of economic partnerships and dependencies between Taiwanese municipal/business leadership and Beijing loyal constituents.

      Taiwan doesn't operate like Hong Kong, but it remains highly vulnerable to economic pressure groups and local financial interests.

      Taiwan's own corrupt kleptocracy will open the gates to Beijing bureaucrats without any need for a military invasion.