China launches inspection of ships in Taiwan Strait | DW News

China launched a three-day special joint patrol and inspection operation in the central and northern parts of the Taiwan Strait that includes moves to board ships. The move comes amid heightened tensions between China and Taiwan.
Taiwan's President has met with the US House Speaker in a historic meeting in California. Tsai Ing-Wen and Kevin McCarthy's talks were the first in the United States in decades. The brief visit came despite warnings from China, which doesn't recognise Taiwan's independence - and views the island as part of its own territory. It deems any contact between the US and Taiwan as a challenge to its authority.
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#Taiwan #China

[@here_we_go_again2571]

So much for China's "peaceful" words with the EU, Macron, etc. .....

[@kveldgorkon4611]

Every Time Macron Gets involved War Breaks Out ... He Tried So Hard to Convince Putin Not To Attack Ukraine .. Same will happen w/ Tiawan

[@shabagge]

Why should China, Take the EU serious? The EU is a economic union, not a country.

[@DarthChungus-xl9jj]

Everyone lies to poor macron

[@litteliten4999]

Well Why would any one take the words of gangsters in any concern other than, CCP is what it is.

[@lvjinbin28]

if you think Ukraine is peaceful when Ukraine tried unifying Donbass for last 8 years, then you should think China is peaceful when China is trying to unify Taiwan, at least China hasn't started to bomb Taiwan separatist yet.

[@osheridan]

China should now volunteer to let the rest of the world inspect their ships if they care so much about "transparency"

[@gurindersingh8109]

China must inspect Indian ships carrying stolen uranium from India

[@eanerickson8915]

Their water. Their laws.

[@Thaden0]

@@eanerickson8915 You speak great English for a Chinese Bot man.. GJ

[@ovaughan3836]

@@jeckjeck3119 want to bet , like most americans you could not find it on a map or indeed know what a map is 😂😂

[@valenrn8657]

@@ovaughan3836 The U.S. position on Taiwan’s international status is “undetermined,” in accordance with the outcome of the 1951-52 San Francisco Peace Treaty. In that treaty, Japan had formally ceded sovereignty over the island, but it was not decided to whom. Most countries at the 1951 Peace Conference argued that Taiwan’s status needed to be determined in due time, in accordance with the principle of self-determination enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. Post-WW2, Taiwan and the Pescadores islands are not handed to China, and KMT is a foreign government in exile under the American occupation of Japanese Taiwan islands. In Taiwan, the KMT government was politically defeated by partly aboriginal Taiwanese Tsai Ing-wen Democratic Progressive Party. On the eve of the 1894 Sino-Japanese War, about 45 percent of the island was administered under the Manchus Qing administration (Imperial China) while the remaining was populated by Taiwanese aborigines. Imperialist Manchus Qing's Imperial China didn't fully control Taiwan.

[@btaylor9788]

We will stand with those that stand for peace and stability on the sea lanes and across the world as a whole.

[@rodepperson5885]

Yea till we get tired and leave them

[@rubenespinoza378]

like in Afghanistan ??,

[@marclloyd7065]

Completely unnaceptable!! I have worked at sea for 22+ years already and there are clear laws against boarding vessels at sea in international waters and especially in a sovereign territory!

[@mgronich948]

The US does this when it wants.

[@ovaughan3836]

BS , the americans have being doing it with impunity ,

[@hypothebai4634]

So which "sovereign" territory are you referring to?

[@cravingtuna1561]

​@@hypothebai4634the one Xi can't set foot on without getting arrested

[@marclloyd7065]

@@ovaughan3836 Not in my vast experience

[@jaytrumpwins5739]

TAIWAN 🇹🇼 💪WE LOVE YOU

[@trionggo6265]

Kasmir we support you

[@igoldenage]

Don't post that flag! That's a Chinese flag!

[@zz-ww6fv]

💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩

[@张先生-f3m]

我不爱你

[@tberrr490]

Taiwan：who are u?

[@fjdkfdfjdf33]

Recognize Taiwan as a sovereign state!

[@LeftWingNationalist]

No. Rather not have war

[@breadnewbie6326]

China (mainland+islands) have 2 governments: PRC and ROC. 12 countries recognize ROC as legitimate government of china while the rest of the countries (around 180) recognize PRC as legitimate government of china.

[@Genzaijh]

​@@LeftWingNationalist China PRC doesn't care, I'd they want to try to have war they will do so anyhow. Bending down to athoriantarianism I just like surrendering. Taiwan's quality of life would significantly deteriorate under PRC rule. If more countries stand up for Taiwan, China has less room to bark. Don't give in to bully thugs.

[@Skullslasher6]

​@@breadnewbie6326 let's change that

[@jumpscare1530]

But it's not though

[@China_Secret_Police]

That would be a violation of both Maritime and Admiralty Law. ....an act of aggression.

[@bobgonzales9680]

Chinese territories and waters...

[@abcdedfg8340]

​​@@bobgonzales9680 Excluding roc and international waters.

[@trionggo6265]

Its just show in the china's sea, but I support China to invasi Taiwan when Taiwan declare to freedom.

[@igoldenage]

It's China's domestic waters. International law doesn't apply. That's an act of sovereignty.

[@Vaeldarg]

@@bobgonzales9680 The U.N has already ruled that they're not China's waters. Just because the CCP choose to ignore the inconvenient ruling, doesn't mean it doesn't apply to them.

[@skelafeti]

Now would be an excellent time to perform a freedom of navigation thru the strait.

[@tungtranquang6062]

What are You waiting for ????

[@VisibilityFoggy]

@@tungtranquang6062 The U.S. Navy and Royal Navy have done FONOPS all the time in the region. I'm sure they will do another soon.

[@Digmen1]

Yes, one every day for the next 2 weeks!

[@美军御用修脚师]

@@VisibilityFoggy 当年就是因为你们这些强盗，害的中国无法统一，你们终有一天会付出代价

[@wolfie8012]

God bless the country of Taiwan.

[@Bk6346]

The ROC claimed to be the legitimate government of mainland China

[@一片祥和台上台下]

God bless the county of Taiwan. is only a county

[@Lam_MieuMieu]

god：i just know the republic of china， so i bless China😂what？u say this 「China」is not that 「China」？ok，i will use some magic to let 2 China to become 1

[@attsealevel]

I teach at the TUM (university for engineer in Munich). My Chinese students are caught cheating number times. They also do not engage with Taiwan students (or anyone else). But Taiwan students engage with everyone.

[@jianyang6281]

@@attsealevel it makes me remember I lent USD 200 to my Taiwan friend in University of Waterloo. not payback yet.

[@golddragon1123]

China: Don't talk to our enemies like this Also China: Our "President" going to Russia is fine

[@TheBillaro]

thats what they do for everything

[@ronyjubaidulhaque2793]

Republic of China also know as Taiwan has never declared independence. The regime in Taiwan officially claims the entire territory of China. Western imperial powers were supporting Chinese Nationalist (Taiwanese regime) since the chinese civil war.

[@SaveOurDisabilityFund]

"President" in quotes is spot on. It's funny though how a dictatorship is still referred to as "China". Really it's just Xinne to Pooh. No one else's feelings are relevant. Billions of people with only one person making the decisions. The very opposite of justice.

[@VisibilityFoggy]

As a westerner, it actually boggles my mind that someone who was not elected to office actually holds any real power.

[@TheBillaro]

@@VisibilityFoggy read Mao's doctor's book on him. it's truly mind blowing

[@Tacit_Tern]

I served in the Navy with many Filipino Friends. We were constantly having to chase China out of territories of other countries, where China didn't belong. .... especially the Philippines. I love the Philippines, and I would gladly defend it .... if necessary. Congratulations on the new US-PH military cooperation base. Ps. Philippines should consider joining QUAD/AUKUS

[@othellox1064]

USA didn't belong this part of the world.

[@deliverant9375]

@@othellox1064 international waters are free to use by anyone

[@oxtristynxo583]

@@othellox1064 free waters with many threatened friends in the region i say we very belong there

[@AbdulMakavee]

You just want to sacrifice Philippines for USA sake, I doubt your love for the Philippines.

[@abcdedfg8340]

​@@oxtristynxo583 Ignore the bots, they dont understand the concept of friends.

[@busterscruggs3031]

I stand with any country being bullied by the evil ccp. Asia deserves better. Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, Japan, Korea and all of the others, as a Canadian we stand with you and want to see you prosper

[@GenghisX999]

Brainwashed much. In Canada, protesting against a dictator who tries to coerce you to take an experimental medical intervention gets you labelled a terrorist and have your bank account seized. Cancel culture has cancelled free speech except for the promotion of LGBT+++ and pedophilia. The West bombs countries at will and commits untold war crimes. Elections are a mockery, choice between the war party or the war party. So how is China CPC evil? 1 billion out of poverty. Greatest infrastructure build in human history. Peaceful development with no colonialism, or foreign wars of conquest. Respect from all nations outside of the paranoid west.

[@sataka2546]

How is China evil?? As compared to US who is responsible for killing millions in the middle east and Vietnam.

[@chanceberg832]

Me too...

[@dddddh1]

If she really thought she was president, why didn't she speak her own language? So everybody knows, even she knows who she is.

[@jehanchia457]

Canada is one puppet nation of warmonger US. Is known to the whole world. We don't expect differences from their people.

[@cryhavoc8461]

The PRC is so fragile - the travel plans of one individual sends them into a hysterical frenzy. I thought the PRC was a strong nation.

[@mgronich948]

The neocons would love to provoke a proxy war over Taiwan. The Taiwanese people feel otherwise. That's why in nov 2022 local elections, Pres Tsai's party lost 19 of 22 municipal elections. If the US wants to start a proxy war, it has to do so before the 2024 national elections. If Pres Tsai's party loses, the neocons won't get a chance to start a proxy war for another 4 years, maybe forever.

[@abcdedfg8340]

​@D Cam Nobody cares lol

[@印花集-g2b]

不如🎈

[@NinjaBehindTheScene]

​@D Cam lol no one cared at all clearly you are not informed

[@NinjaBehindTheScene]

@D Cam eh it gets boring sitting in the cab of my excavator but ya no one cared a few politicans cried for attention but it wasn't the big deal your making it out to be. If you didnt realize it the media sensationalize events for attention and it clearly worked on you.

[@jamesstjames1289]

China doesn’t get to tell anyone where they can or can’t travel.

[@Lvisredalin]

USA too

[@alexandertrang6549]

And yet McCarthy doesn't have the balls to meet Tsai in Taiwan.

[@ghoraxe9000]

True... The Ocean is getting more contested but we need to keep our Cool... The Ocean is not going to run out of fish... Don't let anyone tell you different

[@sojourner3300]

They certainly don't mind playing the bully. They've been bullying their citizens since the communist party's inception, some with disastrous results (e.g. deprivatization of farms that led to great famine that killed many tens of millions few decades ago)

[@themapleleafforever1526]

@@Lvisredalin Actually, the US can do what it wants because it's more powerful than China.

[@travisnapoli1443]

Authoritarians: "Do what we say or else!" Democracy: "No"

[@anssiluomaranta34]

Also democracy: "Can we still buy your cheap stuff?" Freedom has a price most people are not willing to pay.

[@12315yh]

"Democracy" aka American lapdogs

[@dweller6065]

Authoritarians: "Do what we say or else!" Democracy: "No" . Authoritarians "You are provoking us" John Mearsheimer "You are provoking them. Rollover."

[@andia968]

Us is a corporatacracy not a democracy,policies are controlled by big corporations

[@NshutiFabrice-dp5li]

What democracy? Vaccines, diabetes ,homosexuals, transgenders, school shooters, women asking right to murder their own kids and suicides all over the place? Enjoy. Remember 54 countries so far have dropped the dollar.

[@hiddendragon415]

The free world needs to stand united against Chinese agression.

[@danielbailey5849]

What usa aggression there causes more conflict

[@alexandertrang6549]

Yeah. All twelve countries around the world need to support Taiwan. Ha haha.

[@jeffreylai6796]

@@alexandertrang6549 yeah “the world” only consists of North America, Europe, Auzi and Japan 🙃

[@hiddendragon415]

@@alexandertrang6549 Dummy has a problem counting 😂

[@hiddendragon415]

@@danielbailey5849 Not too bright are you. There is a difference invading a country to remove a despot regime and planning to seize territory as Putin is trying now or claiming international waters belong to you.

[@westerling8436]

Finally Chaina shows its true colors

[@crittertrapper7657]

What do you mean finally? There true colors have been flopping in the breeze like a giant flag...

[@SanctuaryLife]

Chaina - A Country in Chains

[@Sp3ll633]

Communists country. They showed their true color since 1949

[@RazorM97]

It always did you weren't paying attention

[@nobody4y]

​@@crittertrapper7657 a red flag you mean?

[@Fishpasta4]

But most of the ships that go through the straight already trade with China... this is just going to further hurt the Chinese economy. At a stretch it inconveniences Taiwan who can just ship them round the far side of the island but in the long term it further incentives investment in Singapore and other regional economies instead of China.

[@Digmen1]

Yes, defund China Do not buy from them (Walmart and Amazon!) De couple as soon as possible No money and China is weak

[@silentwatcher1455]

Nobody will invest in a country with nothing to earn.

[@linshitaolst4936]

Even if China sleeps with your wife, companies in your country dare not stop trading with China. Let's face reality

[@MetaView7]

The chinese have arrived at a point where no additional sanctions can hurt their economy, so they won't care what you are going to do to them.

[@AbruptandOffensive]

Communists are not smart people. They don’t understand things like that. They think anything they do is automatically godlike. They think they’re infallible and will then blame the other countries for Chinas own actions.

[@theylied1776]

There are two U.S Aircraft Carrier Groups near Taiwan that will challenge these CCP inspections. And there is a Third U.S. Aircraft Carrier Group on the way. And we still have 10 more U.S. Aircraft Carrier Groups ready and waiting.

[@yaucharles91]

Do you think US carriers can boss around Asia?

[@incisivecommenter5974]

​@Yau Charles Do you think Chaina can boss around US ships? Look at history, nobody ever won after messing with US ships.

[@DistrustHumans]

​@@incisivecommenter5974 The U.S. has not been in direct combat with a developed nation since WW2, only with smaller countries with no nukes.

[@incisivecommenter5974]

@@DistrustHumans Chaina has never ever been in combat with any country developed or not. Wait, they got invaded by Japan, what else?

[@obligatoryusername7239]

@@yaucharles91 Since when was China and Asia the same thing? Unless its in China's EEZ (and Taiwan is not a part of that EEZ), Beijing has no reason to complain about the US responding to these "lawful inspections".

[@TaiwanNationStatusQuo]

Don't forget the strait is also the life line for Japan and Korea. Chinese act is welcoming the Japanese Navy to patrol the strait as well.

[@RobJohnson92]

Whelp we have a bot here 👆🏻

[@abcdedfg8340]

​@@RobJohnson92 Lol. You projecting because your a bot?

[@cyan_oxy6734]

Are Japan's self defense forces active outside of Japanese territory?

[@MavetSomnus]

​@@cyan_oxy6734if this kind of stuff keeps happening they will be. Japan just boosted their military in the past couple years

[@Vsor]

@@cyan_oxy6734 Maybe I am misinterpreting what they are saying, but to me it sounds like "In that case china should be prepared for everyone else who relies on the strait to do the same"

[@bookertee3057]

It's time to send an armada through the strait.

[@nozhki-busha]

The US regularly does with its warships to make a point that this is international water and does not belong to the CCP.

[@Skullslasher6]

100%

[@westerling8436]

Strait to Chaina

[@mgronich948]

Times have changed. That's why there's no US carrier battle group there.

[@tonyatgoogle6076]

It's time for China to retake Taiwan.

[@CalCalCal6996]

China condemning Taiwan is like me condemning my neighbour for mowing their lawn at 9am on Sunday. It sounds intense but what am I gonna do, invade my neighbours house and stop the mowing by force? Lol

[@888HCY]

no you mow your lawn at 6 am

[@guillermoelenes]

Look Senator Paul. That has already been litigated in court. You lost

[@cyan_oxy6734]

No, the CCP way is to put a letter in your neighbor's mailbox saying: "Mowing your lawn at that time is the final red line! You're playing with fire and those who play with fire is about to get burned! Consider this your final warning!" And then you do it over and over again without ever really doing anything.

[@MetallicReg]

Less of a neighbor, and more of a rebellious teenager living in one of your rooms, that want to be independent but doesn’t have the guts to move out or stop accepting the access to the bank account. At least as far as international law is concerned.

[@First-Last_name]

​@@MetallicReg Taiwan wants to be sovereign and independent. China refuses to cut the umbilical cord. It's like a teen who wants to move out and live their life. So mom tells your friends you are at home sick. Meanwhile she installes bars on the windows, then builds a moat with little islands covered in military drone facilities. That's a much more apt comparison.

[@diazvirdani1059]

*Taiwan🇹🇼 have maritime disputes with China.* make maritime border agreement & peace.

[@PGM991]

does boarding foreign ship without permission is considered Piracy?

[@Harthorn]

​@@balung Well, they're called "Communist bandits" in Chinese/mandarin for a reason..

[@SoYappy]

It is time for the US Navy to escort ships in Taiwan straits and to permanently station there.

[@craigkdillon]

Boarding a ship on the open seas, i.e. NOT territorial waters is an act of war or piracy. When done by a nation's navy it is an ACT OF WAR. The US should send a fleet (not a single ship, and not a mere task force. I mean send over 10 ships into the Taiwan Strait, and see what China does.

[@MHNg-jh7xq]

Send over 10 ships? Ha, ha, ha, do you think that is enough?

[@craigkdillon]

@@MHNg-jh7xq It is to show our high commitment to protecting the law of the sea.

[@NazgulDan]

Taiwan is an independent country ❤️

[@hatty101]

ROFL. taiwan it self does not consider it self independent nor 95% of the world. tf u talking about?

[@monkeybusiness2204]

Nope.

[@martinfiedler4317]

It is!

[@monkeybusiness2204]

@@martinfiedler4317 Nope, it's not. Even the US had been silent on this for decades.

[@martinfiedler4317]

@@monkeybusiness2204 Taiwan has it's own government, controlling a defined territory with a permanent population. That makes it a sovereign state (aka "independent country")

[@asmo1313]

this will end with:"we are the chinese navy do not resist while we board you" "We are a united States navy aircraft carrier battle group, you sure bout that boys? "

[@yomamasohot6411]

I say let it begin

[@mgronich948]

The carrier battle group is obsolete. Listen Scott Ritter's assesment. (RItter was the Marine Col and UN weapons inspector who disclosed the lack of WMDs in Iraq.

[@jchen666]

In the war time, none of these carriers would enter the range of DF17. So much deterrence you are talking about. Couple 055s would definitely do the tricks

[@generalboyit7867]

This is why I hate idealistic people thier willing to commit suicide for their ideals.

[@generalboyit7867]

I am responding to yomamasohot

[@brianbutton6346]

My first reaction - apart from any personal opinions I have - is to see if our company can source components from other countries. We source many things from China for good commercial reasons. However - apart from my personal opinions - this posturing is adding *supply risk* to the commercial factors. We are a teeny, tiny company but I have ZERO doubt that Apple has a full-fledged investigation going on. A breakdown of commercial relations with China would leave them seriously Effed.

[@fairgolfer]

Sanctions on China? Their economy is based on selling everything to the world. They survive in a global market.

[@iancanabe7452]

You are right. Most of the goods come from China

[@lvjinbin28]

why you don't support UN charter on China issue like did to Ukraine this time?

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

Two things... We only source from China because thats where a lot of stuff is manufactured. In the last 50-80 years a huge percentage of manufacturing shifted to China because it was cheap labour. That doesnt mean that manufacturing cant be moved out of china and things will be business as usual. A lot of things like rare earth metals, ores and minerals used to make a lot of electrical and digital goods arent actually *FROM* China - They are found in other parts of the world and exported to the factories in china that refines it or uses it for manufacturing goods. Intel and Apple have already moved or have started to move manufacturing out of China to Taiwan, India and other nearby countries. Cost per unit on things might go up due to labour costs. But otherwise it will be business as usual. Rare earth metals and minerals will get sent to factories elsewhere instead of China. There will inevitably be a slow down while each company sort all their logistics out but once everything is going. It should ramp up in no time.

[@princepaddy4095]

@@Rose.Of.Hizaki that's what you want to believe 🥴 Then why aren't you doing so ?????

[@davidoldboy5425]

Don't suppose they worry about it being illegal? this only heads in one direction, the world has gone crazy.

[@pushslice]

Unauthorized boarding of others’ ships in international waters ? We call that piracy.

[@tritium1998]

You imps were fine with that during the Cuban Missile Crisis and elsewhere.

[@MHNg-jh7xq]

Piracy? I thought stealing and robbing from Syria is called robbery? Yet, US is doing it under broad day light? Like who is imposing a moral value here?

[@pushslice]

@@MHNg-jh7xq Ah, yes, random whataboutism. the exclusive province of the “yeah, you got me” mentality

[@flordelinolagundino]

Taiwan has freedom to meet other nations.

[@hatty101]

no? taiwan is part of china. it must ask for permission from China. is it ok if texas leaders meet with china and they act with out washgnton permission? u guys are so dumb.

[@josephchaneyiii]

Food for thought- the world economies would be severely hampered if Taiwan decided to force the issue and only only sold chips to countries that formally recognized them as a sovereign nation

[@mgronich948]

Only 13 countries recognize Taiwan. The 150 other countries don't recognize Taiwan. That includes the USA. If Taiwan stopped selling Chips to the USA, we'd bomb TSMC.

[@xixinan]

Trust me, US will bomb them before anybody else.

[@white69cracker]

Even US doesn't recognize it so keep trying

[@josephchaneyiii]

@Rising above the sky I know that which is why I said it in the 1st place. And the us position is slightly more complicated than it does or doesn't because technically on paper we do and never denounced it when we agreed to the one china policy in writing but did in policy and rhetoric. Whether America does or doesn't has no bearing on the statement being true though

[@Bk6346]

No one in Taiwan thinks that way or has that looney idea. As of matter of fact China is Taiwan’s number one trading partner.

[@John-ci8yk]

You think I would would have learned this from an American News organization, but I guess not. Thank you and thumbs-up for the news story.

[@ntamsma]

American news is broken as the public school system. Americana sees the whole world in a two party lens.

[@ganje3869]

Chaina making moves out here.

[@westerling8436]

Hope they don't invade Tiwan

[@zwcdamien]

I can hear Trump's pronunciation: “Chaina”.

[@BattleBrotherCasten]

I’m sure it’s spelt “Chyna”

[@theMarhaenist]

@@zwcdamien _its 'Chuynuhh_ _Like Fried Chicken which is spelled Fruyd Chuckuns._

[@Nefariously_ignorant]

@@chrislambert5571 🐑🐑🐑 You need some military education to know why Taiwan will definitely not be invaded by Tchyna In fact, you should find a military strategist and give them a good laugh by suggesting that Tchyna will invade Taiwan

[@user-rh6ru5oz2o]

Titles says Chaina at this moment

[@SeeLasSee]

At this moment too.

[@AWNetwork]

Chaina

[@blitcut9712]

Some poor intern panicking right now.

[@Adam-nw1vy]

That is how trump used to pronounce it: Chainaaa!

[@DrWoofOfficial]

At this moment too

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

The world should recognise the country of Taiwan as an independent country, same as Hong-Kong and Singapore.

[@wanton7306]

Hong kong was rented by the British from China. How is that even remotely same?

[@Advtaiwan]

Hong kong never had a chance , and Singapore is independent ?

[@neverknowsbest2879]

Why? If West wants to fight China over Taiwan, it is free to do it alone.

[@Liboch]

Singapore? Why pull Singapore into this equation? Singapore is located in South East Asia, thousands of miles from China, was once part of Malaysia, not China.

[@calvinhoward3808]

@@Liboch OP couldn't even find these places on a map

[@terence2678]

Stop being school bullies and leave Taiwan alone.

[@TMM-N]

Taiwan is part of china Even usa eu acknowledges that

[@banbee100]

Let's just see how PEACEFUL China is.

[@ikm64]

Well if you are in the mood for "inspecting" Might I suggest the US Carl Vinson CSG and Abraham Lincoln CSG as they have begun dual-carrier operations in that neck of the woods...recently. Now, what welcome ya might get could surprise you...but hey if you insist ya won't do better...

[@breadnewbie6326]

they'll be inspected. they'll be only around 50km from PRC's coastal defense. they are free to shot the first bullet.

[@ZLU-fc2ki]

C H A I N A -- Trump Version

[@judykinsman3258]

🤣🤣

[@Socialist1919]

LOL

[@williamtell5365]

I sure hope this isn't in international waters. That's a flagrant violation of international law. Crazy.

[@mgronich948]

We invaded Iraq a sovereign country, and killed 1 million civilians.

[@ameyas7726]

The only way China and Taiwan are going to reunite is when China becomes democratic...with separate and independent Legislative, Executive and Judiciary systems, sharing of power between Provincial Govts and Central Govt, freedom of press, freedom of expression, human rights to the Chinese people, allowance of international observers during free and fair General Elections in China...Chinese Communist Party needs to break up into at least two independent Parties to represent the Chinese people..

[@krisa990]

Everytime someone does anything that displeases China they have to respond in a childish and bullying way to "retaliate". If anyone doubted the wiseness of keeping China at distance and to work to offset their attempt of bullying and dominance,here is why they shouldnt.

[@glen7k621]

Chaina? You mean North Taiwan?

[@novemberalpha6023]

West Taiwan

[@Harthorn]

It's west Taiwan lol

[@Lvisredalin]

Taiwan? More like South East China Islands

[@glen7k621]

@@Lvisredalin you shouldn't be on KZbin according to Winnie the Pooh. -500 social credits

[@Lvisredalin]

@@glen7k621 Have you heard about VPN or even being abroad?

[@TheBenLemonade]

China's strategy is interesting right now. It's clear that they are forcing the world to finally make a choice on either recognizing Taiwan as an independent country or as part of the CCP, a choice that most of the world has carefully tried to avoid making. And initially it seems they think that most of the world will choose the CCP, perhaps because the world has been indecisive about Taiwan for far longer than Ukraine. But ultimately I think this bargain will fail - a lot of the major economic powers of the world sided with Ukraine and I suspect it will be more or less the same with China. The question is then, is China doing this knowing that they will lose their major economic partners or not? Perhaps they think that they can ride out any economic fallout from losing western trade (even though it currently seems unlikely their economy will do well in the future even in their current situation). Either way it doesn't change the fact that the west needs to pivot away from its trade reliance with China - something that was already clear from an economic standpoint for years. If war with Taiwan precipitates, a country most view as an independent and democratic society, a lot of countries may feel like their hands are tied in regards to who they side with. Perhaps the political calculus with China goes deeper. Perhaps they know they won't get countries (bar Russia) to side with them so the goal is instead to just get countries to sit out and not want to involve themselves in the war. That could be enough to tip the scales in China's favor should they go for annexing the South China Sea or Taiwan altogether, although it would still come with a high price. But we have seen for nearly a century that the CCP doesn't mind the cost of human lives. Ultimately, their end goals seem vain at best. Even if they DID take over Taiwan, then what? They will have lost millions of people, and spent more money than they could afford to. And it's not like taking that tiny island would somehow boon their economy out of that situation. Their economy would be in even worse shambles. Ya they would have the South China Sea, but the strategic value in having that is control over trade - trade they would no longer have due to their warring. People might say that they would take over TSMC and therefore most of the worlds supply of advance microchips, but I doubt Taiwan would let that happen even if they lost. And again, I've looped myself back into the opinion I've had for years that China is in no place to invade Taiwan AT LEAST for a few more years (if not decades), and this is just more of the saber rattling we have seen for decades from China. But I guess no one expected Russia to invade either, and even though this scenario is even less likely, China has proven itself to be even more rash than Russia. Perhaps they simply want to watch the world burn as vengeance for the Century of Shame, even if it means they will burn as well. I really can't say. Pardon my rant, I didn't intend for it to get this long lol

[@garethhughes5745]

No need to pardon. It's an interesting read aswell as being well thought out. I think along the same lines.

[@windcold4532]

The world does not recognize Taiwan, because before 1972, the [Republic of China government] in Taiwan has been openly representing [China] in the United Nations, and it has been called by Europe and the United States for a long time: Free China, this history cannot be covered up, and the Chinese The Republic of China was founded in China in 1912, not in Taiwan, which made Taiwan even less able to become an independent country.

[@keithpyle3675]

From the point of logic and simple common sense, invading Taiwan is a lose, lose scenario. From the point of view of a dictator ( which Xi is!) His wants are more important than millions of lives.

[@word42069]

Nothing interesting or terribly calculated. Only predictable outcome with an expansionist totalitarian power that has not been properly dealt with and given too much leeway in world affairs and economics. Same with Putin’s Russia. They are a cancer in the world.

[@davidwen7189]

Historically,legally to say that Taiwan is an inseperable part of China. We must learn more and respect both . USA and ITS allies actively ,inisiatively and aggresively encircle China to press and hamper China's growing. in views of experts said that USA is using Taiwan to get more benefits from China. USA is shallowing out the one China policy. We want peace and stable evonomic growing in the world.

[@katewoolf6059]

It's time to recognize Taiwan's independence

[@awestuvid]

Taiwan's sovereignty** you can't get independence from an entity you were never a part of! ROC is 112 years old and the PRC was established only in 1949

[@tritium1998]

@@awestuvid The PRC won and accomplished more than you in shorter time.

[@MHNg-jh7xq]

@@awestuvid ROC is 112 years old? Big deal?

[@awestuvid]

@@tritium1998 PRC currently has control over the mainland. Never set foot in Taiwan. Saying china won is like saying north Korea won since they control the larger part of the Korean peninsula

[@awestuvid]

@@MHNg-jh7xq sounds like news to you! You should read some unfiltered history instead of Winnie the Pooh thoughts

[@jailbreak852]

Historical context is important here.

[@chikinhsieh1503]

Is Taiwan an independent country? The answer is no! Did USA accept Taiwan as an independent state, no! No country in the world recognised Taiwan as an independent state!

[@ridenfish39]

WW3 is so close to popping off…

[@gamerxplanetx8637]

Ukraine is the prelude to WW3

[@SanctuaryLife]

Chaina!

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

I'm some ways already started.

[@public.public]

It is time to thoroughly inspect every single cargo container coming from China.

[@martinfiedler4317]

It's time to stop cargo containers from China in the first place...

[@---------c5741]

Delusional 🤣

[@GloryToTaiwan]

China recovered Taiwan from Japan in 1945. In July 1895, the Qing government was forced to cede Taiwan and the Penghu Islands to Japan through the Treaty of Shimonoseki due to its defeat in the Sino-Japanese War. In 1941, in its Declaration of War against Japan, the Chinese government announced to the rest of the world that it had annulled all unequal treaties signed with Japan and that it would recover Formosa and the Penghu Islands. In December 1943, the governments of China, the United States and the United Kingdom issued the Cairo Declaration, which explicitly declared that Japan should return to China the territories it had stolen from China, including Manchuria, Formosa and the Pescadores Islands. In 1945, the Potsdam Proclamation, signed by China, the United States and Britain and later joined by the Soviet Union, reaffirmed that "the terms of the Cairo Declaration will be implemented". In September of the same year, Japan signed the Terms of Japan's Surrender, promising to "faithfully fulfill its obligations under the Potsdam Proclamation". On October 25, the Chinese government announced the "resumption of the exercise of sovereignty over Taiwan" and held a "surrender ceremony of Taiwan Province under the Chinese Theater Command" in Taipei. China recovered Taiwan de jure and de facto. Resolution 2758 of the UN General Assembly once and for all settled the question of who should represent the whole of China at the UN. The 26th session of the United Nations General Assembly in October 1971 adopted resolution 2758 by an overwhelming majority, deciding: "Restore all the rights of the People's Republic of China, recognize the representatives of her Government as the sole legitimate representatives of China in the United Nations Organization, and immediately expel the representatives of Chiang Kai-shek from the seats they have illegally occupied in the Organization and all its subordinate organs." The resolution affirms that the Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China, including Taiwan, in the international community. It also makes clear that China has only one seat in the United Nations and there is no such issue as "two China" or "one China, one Taiwan". The legal affairs Department of the UN Secretariat has made it clear in its legal opinions on all Taiwan-related issues that "Taiwan, as a province of China, has no independent status". Therefore, it is safe to say that the resolution has completely solved politically and legally the question of who will represent China in the international arena. The representation of the government of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations and the political status of Taiwan are two aspects of Resolution 2758 of the General Assembly. Resolution 2758 provides a legal basis for the UN system and agencies to properly handle Taiwan-related issues. It embodies the authority of international law and has become a basic norm of international law that should be observed by all UN member States. Taiwan has no basis, reason or right to participate in the United Nations and other international organizations that only sovereign States can participate in. In practice, the UN system and agencies use the title "Taiwan, Province of China" for Taiwan.

[@leegilley221]

Be an aggressor and things can change quickly.

[@quasimotto8653]

LOL Pair each Taiwan vessel with US ships, one on each side. I doubt that China would press for "onboard inspections" of the Taiwanese vessels.

[@Kimjongilmao]

Excuse me DW, but why can I always hear someone breathing heavily in the background when correspondents are being interviewed?

[@chenghonggoh4746]

'Chaina' -China chains the Taiwan straits?

[@poopootin3652]

Prob’y yes

[@dzezonja3558]

"Chaina"? 🤣 Not sure if intentional or typo.

[@bernadetteeisenhower6449]

Intention

[@SanctuaryLife]

Chaina - A Country in Chains

[@procopiobatongbakal9212]

Not ok to crossed the imaginary line. But it's ok to crossed and built artificial islands on someone else borders

[@mgronich948]

And it's ok for the US to invade Iraq and kill 1 million civilians?

[@ShuCarolina]

Good example of China's double standards for everything. I can do whatever I want but you need to stick to the rules, the rules defined by me.

[@neilnelson7603]

Do you know how the British and French got lands thousands of miles off their boarders? They did what the Chinese are doing now.

[@garrylong2993]

@@neilnelson7603 exactly, that was blatant and illegal colonization. China is a colonizing nation

[@orbitspec9199]

It's all about the chips people.

[@javierruiz9774]

Her English is perfect

[@meejinhuang]

Then Taiwan should inspect all Chinese shipping in the Taiwan Strait also.

[@Nefariously_ignorant]

Why don't countries recognise Taiwan as an independent nation deserving of it's sovereignty? Taiwan is independent and the world should sack up to internationally recognise this reality and show China that it's place is not to enforce expansionism like Russia

[@suportbghelp4938]

Guess because China will go USA way and sanction them.Even great EU have no balls to broke with China,, what else for other small players.

[@fredfred6159]

how about Scotland?

[@mgronich948]

In the world there are 13 countries that recognize Taiwan as an independent country and ~120 countries (including USA) who officially recognize China. The Taiwan constitution says there is 1 china and the Island of Taiwan is part of China.

[@abcdedfg8340]

​@@mgronich948 2 chinas, 2 koreas, why you acting like a crybaby?

[@CHINESE_PRIDE]

It's already an Independent country. It doesn't need recognition. It needs help from the global community to not be diplomatically isolated by the CCP.

[@quinnjackson9252]

On October 22, 1962, JFK announced a naval "quarantine" of Cuba. Any vessel heading to Cuba would be stopped and searched by the US in order to prevent any new Soviet nuclear missiles from reaching Cuba. A Soviet fleet carrying nuclear weapons sailed head to head, on a collision force for the US fleet. Nuclear tipped torpedoes were armed, as the Soviets sailed right up to the American ships- only to turn back at the last moment. Had the US fired on one of the ships, the Soviets were instructed to fire back with nuclear torpedoes. While this is clearly different, the US has promised to defend China. What if a Taiwanese ship is attacked? The US would have to move to defend Taiwan. US forces deployed to Taiwan, China pushes to the brink. I am so lucky to have never been afraid of war. I am now.

[@kobra6335]

When has the US promised to defend China?

[@delos2279]

So... Just surrender to the demands of expansionist authoritarian regimes?

[@ReySchultz121]

It's a game of chicken, China's smarter than that, until they're not. In the end, it all comes down to how willing is all of asia or the world to drop their economic ties to dump China's leaders into poverty to help Taiwan? (Edit: forgot to add this, How willing is Mainland China to try whatever it can to take Taiwan for it's dream of empire?) Xi is a realist, not an idealist, he truly believes in the game of power, but he also has dreams of empire, as the Chinese Dynasty was when it was the center of commerce for many centuries. And that's what scares me about Mainland China, their lack of morals & willingness to bend & stretch it as they see fit through soft power.

[@sirrodneyffing1]

Inch by inch they that take take.

[@wayangpok]

You poke the skunk and then blame it for squirting at you.....

[@ouchh35]

perhaps im mistaken but Germany recognizes the one-china policy. So does just about all of Europe and the US. thus, everyone "views" Taiwan as a part of China, not only China. 🤔

[@Vaeldarg]

You didn't read the fine print. It's not "One China" under the CCP, it's for it to be under the ROC.

[@NoName-rg3np]

It's kinda crazy how entitled Russia and China have become... In one breath they're saying "Don't tread on our sovereignty!" And in the next breath they're saying "Ukraine and Taiwan belong to us now!" How about respecting those country's sovereignty?

[@jkdw21]

does your country recognize Taiwan as a country?

[@Leonard-lu4er]

@@jkdw21 So sad to see people like him...blabbing about things he has heard on his TV, while having no clue what is going on.

[@incisivecommenter5974]

The hypocrisy of both Chaina and Russia is blinding.

[@julioduan7130]

Don’t thread on our sovereignty and Taiwan belongs to China are not contradictory.

[@DistrustHumans]

Then why does the U.S. have a One China Policy, which recognizes Taiwan as part of China?

[@7excessu]

CHAINA!!!😂

[@zflyz7136]

Media has everyone distracted with bud light right now

[@Randy778]

I´m sure this won´t cause any problems down the road.

[@JingjingLI-it2bm]

China should and need to defend its territory, indeed.

[@hypergraphic]

It's not their territory if they don't control it. After all, Mao said power comes from the barrel of a gun.

[@de22bock]

Claiming that Taiwan is part of China because Taiwan or parts of Taiwan were a colony of China for only 5% if China's history and not since 1895 is one very weak claim. Taiwan is not Chinese territory. China's history extends from about 2,070 BC to the present. China's Ming Dynasty claimed Taiwan in 1683 although China did not even control all of Taiwan until two centuries later. China ceded Taiwan to Japan in 1895. At most, China only claimed Taiwan for 212 years throughout China's app. 4,093 year history.. It is nonsense like England claiming that the United States is part of Britain because the US was a British colony for 169 years.

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

It's still a civil war. It's not theirs until they have troops on there. It's like the American civil war. Union did not have those states until they marched in.

[@jackwestin1817]

People who have dyslexia still deserves to work at DW, don't be so mean.

[@kapamilyatalks5420]

China said.... Blah blah blah blah blah blahhhhhh

[@LIONTAMER3D]

How close do they have to get to see that it's a ship?

[@roninnder]

It’s going to be hilarious watching China crash and burn. Russia thought a lot of their army before they decided to fight Ukraine. Let’s see what China does against the actual US, lol

[@bc64100]

now now the Russians are tiring very hard ... what they are trying to do no one know not even the self but i know if a way looks easy it as trap and if the roads paved it ambush and a trap duh it the russian new yes sir

[@TarunKumar-vx1hq]

Did Trump type the thumbnail title or DW is just using Speech to text for its videos?

[@pinocchio221]

Toothless aggression 😂

[@MHNg-jh7xq]

Toothless aggression? Why is the world in such great hu ha? You mean the world has nothing better to do?

[@travellerstoryteller]

The usa is doing the right path!! Taiwan is independent and sovereign country

[@tagwised]

They might anger Putin. China might be a not good for their upper neighbor. Fully Support Freedom is the right of all beings.

[@angusmacfrankenstein7227]

“Chaina?”

[@SanctuaryLife]

Chaina - A Country in Chains

[@Fabellon28]

The Chinese government is really starting to be a pain. 🎉

[@NateVDZ]

Starting?!

[@davidfraser9365]

I’m all for discussions covering areas of common understanding in a situation where one party is feeling anxious.

[@btaylor9788]

Nor will the United States

[@ItsjustJust516]

What is that behemoth carrier in the back, who owns it

[@randyraudi7725]

I'm pretty sure it's a chinese one, they use these ski-jumps.

[@gfys756]

Chaina.

[@rusdayatiidrus5401]

Then we will see USS Ronald Reagan stationed permanently there to assure the International Laws n Rules are held to ensure safe n free passages for all ships passing the Strait.

[@MHNg-jh7xq]

Stationed permanent there? Is this supposed to be a joke?

[@jackiepink5907]

Good job Taiwan❤❤Good Job USA❤❤❤. i love mybcamping gears Made in Taiwan. My sunglasses Made in Japan and my shoes Madevin Thailand. Peace❤❤❤

[@m.e.345]

Thanks for that.. I'm thinking of buying a Sony cellphone, which are assembled in Japan, I believe. My understanding is that all Apple phones made for the US market are assembled in China at present.

[@Marc-.]

And the rest of ur stuff are made in China lmfao

[@Seanw-ij7yx]

hey buddy nice cruise

[@SuperRede4u]

@@m.e.345 Apple is moving a lot of it's manufacturing out of China. India is one place for sure, as it is a growing market. So I think that in the not to distant future that iphone for USA market will come from India. China is really pissing in their own corn flakes with their attitude for a long time now. They just don't realize how united the world can become in a vary short time when people don't like what they see. China wants to play with the big boy club but doesn't have any respect for world courts and rulings that they don't like. That will come back to bite them in their own @$$.

[@rodcamp4472]

It is time to start spreading 'the word': During the active, Chinese Civil War, Taiwan was an independent island. The democrats moved to that unclaimed island. China never owned or governed Taiwan.

[@breadnewbie6326]

China (mainland+islands) have 2 governments: PRC and ROC. 12 countries recognize ROC as legitimate government of china while the rest of the countries (around 180) recognize PRC as legitimate government of china.

[@word42069]

@@breadnewbie6326You can keep reposting the same CCP garbage but it doesn’t make it true. 😂

[@breadnewbie6326]

@@word42069 you definitely know nothing about this matter, true or untrue is not up to you.

[@lindasvan]

Taiwan should ban exchanges between the two countries and declare that the Taiwan Strait must be allowed to pass

[@glazz6357]

Taiwan President visits US Taiwan: Yea what u gonna do about it? China: Intense Trashtalk begins

[@Frank-zw7gn]

C H A I N A

[@SanctuaryLife]

Chaina - A Country in Chains

[@Supernaut2000]

It’s time to formally recognize the new country of Chaina.

[@yanmiao7945]

Believe it or not, the last thing the West wants is Taiwan's independence.🤣

[@bc64100]

the make the best chain's in the world too made in chaina

[@rurutuM]

They gonna search for advance chips that are under embargo from US

[@abcdedfg8340]

Oh ip theft. Thats a surprise.

[@thiosemicarbizidebenzoylal2921]

Where is this new country CHAINA located? This is unprecedented that a country never before seen or heard of is in the spotlight.

[@paraguard60]

Never heard of "The Chaina virus" or "It came from Chaina" Chaina is what Trump says..................

[@q.u.e.r.t.y]

0:49, 0:51 Those guards hands aren't natural. Not even moving in sync with the movement 🤔

[@nickrael5693]

Chaina just has to be the new slur for them now 😂

[@SdBoy]

LOL Id like to see them attempt this to a US Ship ahhaha

[@de22bock]

If China does not want to abide by international standards and boards an American ship or fishing boat, the United States and Canada should impose the same standards on the North American Sea that China seeks to arbitrarily impose on the South China Sea. The North American Sea is that part of the Pacific Ocean bordered by the Aleutian Islands, Hawaii and the US-Mexican Pacific Ocean border.

[@angxiang3186]

U talk rubbish ~ tell your international law order when US invaded Iraq under the gist of WMDs.

[@mgronich948]

What International standards? We invaded a sovereign country Iraq and killed 1 million civilians.

[@word42069]

@@mgronich948You are a foreign bot. There is no “we”. IP address and all despite your virtual machine. 你可以哭我不在乎。

[@MHNg-jh7xq]

International standards? You people make me laugh! US and Canada? They don’t own this world!

[@MHNg-jh7xq]

Invade Iraq by using false claims? Blowing up the Nordic gas pipe, by lying? International standards? You people make me sick!

[@Leonard-lu4er]

China should just start investing into government and freedoms in Cuba, or better yet, into supporting of freedoms and independence in Miami or Texas, just to show the US how it looks like meddling in countries 8000 miles away. Glad that China stepped in to protect what is theirs.

[@ge9367]

😂

[@catwithadagger7936]

bot

[@tjk3430]

China could invest in Taiwan's freedom.

[@SerotoninRelease.]

Eh? The Taiwanese voted for their government and the government is acting on their mandate that the people of Taiwan gave them. Wouldn't exactly say the USA are meddling with anything. Taiwan would like to keep the status quo, however, if China wasn't such a bully they would like independence

[@Leonard-lu4er]

@@catwithadagger7936 I am sure you don't have to be.

[@easygamingwwiigamingchanne729]

Thanks for buying their products for 30 years. You have been duped.

[@Number3boyz]

Now we can inspect the wahan lab.

[@ID-me2lf]

Germany is one of the countries that recognize that "Taiwan is a part of China, and mainland China is the only legal government representing China", as does the United States. Haha~ Democracy and freedom are such an easy-to-use panacea.

[@delos2279]

It worked with the free democratic Asian tigers, at least the 4 remaining ones, but the CCP is special. Try criticizing dear leader Xi publicly, or even dear genocidal leader Mao? Try talking about Tiananmen Square on Chinese social media. Try asking what happened to Li Jiaqi? The "Great Firewall" even censors its own name. The CCP continue to oppress their people and now try to spread that oppression to their neighbors. Hong Kong is already gone. "One Country Two Systems" nope. No one will trust the CCP's words again after HK. Taiwanese were watching closely. Now the Philippines and Taiwan are being harassed. Things didn't work in China as liberal democracies dreamed they would with free trade. Maybe time to change official recognitions again, like Two-China policy. Or rather, China-Taiwan policy.

[@word42069]

False. Try again CCP bot.