Xi Jinping and His Dream of Taiwan

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Last year the Economist called Taiwan the most dangerous place on earth. Is this true? What will Xi Jinping do about Taiwan? Is there a realistic chance at reunification? Or will Taiwan formally become independent? Time to study some history and also see what the majority of Taiwanese think about their future.
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[@MarkYeung1]

Cyrus, the youths in Taiwan are not fools or manipulated. They have seen first hand how 1 country 2 systems turned into National Security Laws in Hong Kong. They have seen how Beijing was intolerant to democracy and freedoms (that Taiwanese now enjoy). The choice of DPP by Taiwanese was hardly a surprise.

[@MrStevepga]

We as overseas chinese are proud of our history, and couple with the great achievement by the govt of China, majority of us would love to see all Chinese unite as one. Bear in mind, that is only possible when the Chinese govt is strong. For the people of Taiwan, who basically are Chinese, sharing the same culture and customs and living supposedly a former province of China, it would not be a good idea to go for independence. Going back to the motherland is obviously the best choice, where mom would pour in all the love lost previously. Jia you China, you are the safest and most prosperous country to live in.

[@MarkYeung1]

@@MrStevepga Surveys after Surveys indicated that most of the Taiwanese people are not in favor of independence.

[@Shenzhou.]

@@MarkYeung1 Every state has their own National Security Law to prohibit sedition, secession and foreign interference, even the USA have their own National Security Law. According to _Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23_ (香港基本法第二十三條), Hong Kong shall enact laws to *prohibit any act of treason, secession, sedition, subversion* against the Central People's Government, or theft of state secrets, to prohibit foreign political organizations or bodies from conducting political activities in the Region, and to prohibit political organizations or bodies of the Region from establishing ties with foreign political organizations or bodies. So the Hong Kong National Security Law was a long time coming, given that it was supposed to be done according to Basic Law Article 23.

[@andrewmah5605]

Can the US Military Weapons Industrial Complex including NATO turn Tiny Taiwan into another Iraq, Libya, Syria, Afghanistan ?

[@timchu1580]

I'm Taiwanese, sharing a few thoughts: 1. As long as Taiwan declares independence, China will 100% launch a war against Taiwan. 2. The reason why the United States wants to confront China is that it does not allow any country to threaten its hegemony. From the Soviet Union after World War II to Japan after the 1980s, as long as there is any military or economic capability to threaten the status of the United States, the United States will destroyed the opponent. The China challenged this time is an opponent at a completely different level. After decades of keeping a low profile, it has comprehensive national strengths such as military, technology, and economy. In addition, the quality of its population is getting better and better, especially under the rule of elites, coupled with long-term strategies. Consistently, it is impossible for the United States to have a full-scale war with China. This is the basic common sense in the age of nuclear weapons. 3. How strong is the Taliban military? How big is the land of Afghanistan? What is the population? The results of it? From this perspective, how should the United States face China, which is hundreds of times more powerful? Please believe that Taiwan is China's core interest. Even if Taiwan will resist with the support of the United States (I admit that I don't know the outcome of the war), China's will to unify Taiwan is absolutely higher than the Taliban's will to restore the country in Afghanistan. Asia's No. 1 statesman, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, the founding Prime Minister of Singapore, once pointed out how much help the United States can give Taiwan? When China launches a war of reunification, even if it cannot take Taiwan for a while, China will launch armed conflicts again and again. China's determination to unify Taiwan is absolutely beyond what the United States can bear. 4. The US's positioning of Taiwan is to see Taiwan as a chess piece to drag China's development. Freedom and democracy have always been the hallucinogens for the economic colonization of the Western world in modern times. The US will always proceed from its own national interests. 5. The Anglo-Saxon-dominated Western powers that dominate the world have been united for a long time, but they have tried their best to divide other races. Look at Europe, the Middle East, the Korean Peninsula, and Vietnam. Why don’t you see this clearly? ? I am Taiwanese, the blood, genes, religious beliefs, personality and values in my body, The historical background and cultural roots of growth are the same as those of the Chinese. Why do I hope that China can be peacefully reunified, because I cannot stand the hegemony of the United States. For example, the rules of free trade are set by the Western world. When the United States Exporting goods to us requires us to open up, and then affects our national economy. The United States maintains that this is the exchange of goods under free trade, which has advantages and disadvantages, but when we sell goods to the United States and affect American industries, the United States will Advocating the provisions against dumping and sanctioning us, do Taiwanese still remember Section 301? We Taiwanese or the government can only swallow our voices because we need the support of the United States? But when I saw that the United States used the same method to impose trade sanctions on China more than ten years ago, China took countermeasures, and I decided at that time who I wanted to be. 6. The United States has long crossed national barriers with popular culture (such as Hollywood movies, McDonald's). I also believed that the United States was a beautiful country and that the value of democracy was the end of history as Professor Fukuyama said. . But the governance incompetence brought about by American-style democracy, the United States itself is full of serious problems such as drugs, homeless people, guns, etc. Dear Taiwanese people, if you really understand, you will not want to be an American. 7. Two hundred and thirty years ago, the British ambassador Macartney, met with the Chinese emperor. The Chinese emperor's ignorance and arrogance caused China to decline for two hundred years. But this is the interesting part of history. After China's reform and opening up in 1978, In the face of the US-dominated West, the heart is full of awe and respect, and they devote themselves to learning the strengths of the West; however, today the West is full of ignorance and arrogance toward China, so the reappearance of the historical scene determines the difference between the rise of China and the decline of the United States. The general trend.

[@timchu1580]

add another point: In fact, modern China does not have the so-called "export revolution" that the Soviet Union advocated in the past. China just wants to develop its own country well and gain a certain degree of national dignity. It has never been in China's DNA to launch foreign wars. In the case of equality and mutual respect between countries, China will not make irresponsible remarks to the West, so China simply hopes that the West will not use its own values ​​to ask China to accept it. At this stage, most Chinese people feel honored and satisfied with the country. What Chinese people want is never democracy, but continuous improvement of life. In addition, for the word "freedom" that the West is good at, please go to see the street scene of Kensington Street in Philadelphia, USA! When the United States is like China, the elderly, the weak, women and children can walk outside without fear and safety 24 hours a day, and then talk to China about freedom!

[@H82-h4g]

This channel is pro-China, right?

[@thetruth4725]

sell said, you are a wise and educated guy.

[@timchu1580]

@@H82-h4g What do you want to express? Rather than being pro-China, it is a different voice from the BBC or CNN, which is anti-China.

[@H82-h4g]

@@timchu1580 Just saying, chill man. I mean, you like to pro-China is your freedom, make friend with your bully.

[@winkstorm]

No matter what, Taiwan is none of US’s business!

[@voltaireduterte8986]

@@Sp3ll633 and non of the United States of terrorist business

[@rommele1134]

@@Sp3ll633 US doggie bark

[@lipincheng]

Granted US made a lot of contributions around the world. But that didn't make our world a safe place. There never was a Taiwan problem, there is only a US problem.

[@jonathanhe7676]

@@lipincheng US intervention against Imperial Japan made the world a better place. If you are against US intervention, Japan would have conquered China.

[@fannyalbi9040]

@@jonathanhe7676 united snake “intervened” japanese imperial not because he care asia or china for that matter if the over confidence japan not disturbed the pearl harbour. your logic is as stupid as saying someone praise you therefore that person care your fragile heart.

[@jinoz8560]

US meddling with other countries internal affairs as usual.

[@s.samuel012]

Taiwan is a part of China’s territory, not a country as long as forever, same as Hong Kong, Hong Kong is just a city or a state of China

[@fecmultimedia1488]

that fact was stated in the Cairo Declaration of 1943 which stated that " All territories stolen by Japan from China including but not limited to Taiwan and the Penghu Islands will be returned to China in Due course at the conclusion of this war"

[@s.samuel012]

@@fecmultimedia1488 you right, I must have misunderstanding

[@michaeljames2349]

It’s been a country for decades.

[@TheArmouredOne]

Taiwan is what countries outcry about, although it’s short lived after the realisation that doing so is completely against any economical or political sense. HK is what trolls and smooth brains online rant about, literally no governing bodies even for a moment considers HK anything but a part of China. But hey, modern living conditions unfortunately has the side effect of breeding such people, too much angst, too little awareness of the outside world, too much free time.

[@Coumei2009]

@@michaeljames2349 "It’s been a country for decades." What is the name of this country? what is its constitution?

[@yijiun7553]

Xi Jinping will do what every responsible Chinese leader is expected to do. Defend the Motherland at all cost

[@fannyalbi9040]

he already gave the warning for those self righteous west who tried to meddle china affair

[@dennisshen4388]

Xi will be the leader that destroys China.

[@TulekBehar]

At all cost is a dangerous thing. Prudence is the way

[@TulekBehar]

@Watcher Chinese people are already aware of their strength. The elephant 🐘 is not violent. Thank you very much

[@martinloo7113]

@@dennisshen4388 Your hallucinations will remain hallucinations till you are 6 ft underground.

[@kevint7187]

If Taiwan declares independence, China will use force. Otherwise, China will try to get Taiwan back peacefully.

[@tasreasfatemsa8266]

To be more accurate,if Taiwan looks on the direction of independence,China will use force,now the action has started.

[@theyongsen9856]

Taiwan is china

[@kianono3209]

Why Taiwan should declare indenpendence ? They already are .

[@tasreasfatemsa8266]

@@kianono3209 But why I can’t find Taiwan in the UN?Any other country not there?Oooo,Texas is not in the UN either.

[@kianono3209]

@@tasreasfatemsa8266 Although Taiwan is not a member of UN , Taiwan's passport ranked 32nd on a list of the world's most powerful passports, offering its holders visa-free access to 145 destinations. Meanwhile , the Chinese passport currently only ranks on the 71st place according to the Guide Passport Ranking Index.

[@voltaireduterte8986]

Taiwan is, was, and forever China. Just as the United States is, was, and forever Land of the Native indigenous Indians. The most terrifying words in the English language are: I am from America and I'm here to help

[@jonathanhe7676]

By that logic, isn’t Taiwan forever the land of the 高山 indigenous people? Also “I am from America and I’m here to help” is the reason China was able to resist the Japanese invasion. If you oppose all US intervention, then China would have been conquered by Japan.

[@kye4216]

The CCP never owned Taiwan what are you talking about? The CCP don’t have a claim on all historical Chinese territory. Does Italy have a claim on all the Mediterranean?

[@voltaireduterte8986]

@@jonathanhe7676 by your genius logic Afghanistan(Kabul),agent oranged Vietnam, Iraq(WMD?) and Korean wars?. I am from America and I 'm here to help.🖕🇺🇸🖕🇺🇸🖕🇺🇸🖕🇺🇸

[@voltaireduterte8986]

@@kye4216 The United States of no 5G never owned the land. It is stolen from the Native Americans. Brutally annihilated them not a baby alive to cry for their mother 🖕🇺🇸

[@diezero2483]

@@kye4216 lol we have, the local Taiwan ppl always love to say “it’s all CPC’s plan!” So dose their local government. So yes, it is in fact that the CPC is governing Taiwan. As for Italy. If one day they are stronger again to change their name back to Rome, then yes :)

[@edwardtang1977]

Fun fact: Taiwan hasn't even declared separate from China ourselves. As a Taiwnese, US taught Taiwan woke culture. I hate it. There is no respect nor empathy.

[@rommele1134]

let's unite to become a strong and prosperous China 👍

[@diezero2483]

Yeah, no independent sovereignty will playing around with its name of the country and take the constitute as a text book only.

[@jonathanhe7676]

The only reason Taiwan hasn’t declared themselves as its own country is because China literally passed a law saying it will militarily invade any region declaring independence. When China is holding a gun to your head, you don’t have the choice to declare independence.

[@fannyalbi9040]

@@jonathanhe7676 i guess same logic apply to hawaii? or samao for that matter

[@qwkl2450]

@@jonathanhe7676 IDK if that is true but then Taiwan will never be able to become a fully sovereign country and there are people saying it´s indeed a country left and right.

[@SPECIALmouTH]

I have an uncle from my mother side in Kaoshiung and an auntie from my father side in Guangdong. Both of their families believe that there should be only one China, and Beijing is the leader of the one China.

[@annannlow7056]

You are right,my grandma always tell us one china.we born in U.S, second generation. We love our country,we are proud to be chinese.

[@moyclan4663]

@@annannlow7056 that’s bc you have a brain, and not easily manipulated with anti China hate/rhetoric spewed by Taiwan DPP, led by TIW who claimed eligibility for “1.5 PhD” from LSE, but has documented proof of none.

[@blackjack0225]

Who care your family.

[@tianko5609]

Your family is clearly in the minority. Look at the graph at11:35, 45% want independence (de jure), 40% status quo (de facto independence) and 10% want unification.

[@alexbordon8886]

@@tianko5609 that 40% status quo would immediately support China once PLA land on Taiwan. And that 45% strong independence will immediately surrender, as MOUTH is the only disposal they have.

[@martinloo7113]

It's wrong to use the term "invade" Taiwan. It's a civil war which has not ended.

[@eddiecheang1513]

That's right!

[@WW-fn7rt]

A war that's been cold since before you were born. At least 3 generations of Taiwanese and Chinese have not seen war. Therefore it is unethical for a new war to start at all. Those who are in support of the bullying of Taiwan needs a reality check.

[@martinloo7113]

@@WW-fn7rt Very simple. Go for peaceful re-unification. No point acting like a pitiful victim. Separation and re-unification are not new in China’s history.

[@eddiecheang1513]

@@WW-fn7rt Your are talking about a naked invasion, where in fact it is a just war to reunite the nation. You have to be brought to your senses to know that Taiwan island is Chinese territory recognized by practically the whole world, including the USA. Whether it is a century or two, is immaterial, reality and justice must be done. Those who instigate and who support treachery are the real culprit, the troublemakers, they must pay for any consequences.

[@2-cent]

@@eddiecheang1513 well said

[@unifieddynasty]

The Economist: "Taiwan is the most dangerous place on Earth" People living in countries invaded and couped by the American sphere's military industrial complex: 'Are we a joke to you?'

[@mmooonaem]

Demoncrazy has a price

[@Shenzhou.]

1990. The Economist: China's economy has come to a halt. 1996. The Economist: China's economy will face hard landing. 1998. The Economist: China's economy entering a dangerous period of sluggish growth. 1999. Bank of Canada: Likelihood of a hard landing for the Chinese economy. 2000. Chicago Tribune: China currency move nails hard landing risk coffin. 2001. Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas: A hard landing in China. 2002. Westchester University: China Anxiously Seeks A Soft Economic landing. 2003. KWR International: How to find a soft landing if China.. 2004. The Economist: The great fall of China? 2005. Nouriel Roubini: The Risk of a Hard Landing in China. 2006. International Economy: Can China Achieve a Soft Landing? 2007. TIME: Is China's Economy Overheating? Can China avoid a hard landing? 2008. Forbes: Hard Landing in China? 2009. Fortune: China's hard landing. China must find a way to recover. 2010. Nouriel Roubini: Hard landing coming in China. 2011. Business Insider: A Chinese Hard Landing May Be Closer Than You Think. 2012. American Interest: Dismal Economic News from China: A Hard Landing. 2013. Zero Hedge: A Hard Landing in China. 2014. CNBC: A hard landing in China. 2015. Forbes: Congratulations, You got Yourself A Chinese Hard Landing.... 2016. The Economist: Hard Landing looms for China. 2017. National Interest: Is China's Economy Going To Crash? 2018. The Daily Reckoning: China's Coming Financial Meltdown. 2019. Zero Hedge: Seven Reasons Why China Is Facing A Hard Landing In 2019 2020. Forbes: Remember The China 'Hard Landing'? We Got One. ... But its already 2022, and China's economy is still going strong.

[@deepone5005]

Famous of all - the King of Predictions - farcical. Half breed Gordon Chang : "China will collapse," repeated every year.

[@yliang1688]

No. But, the truth hurts, and no too many realize the truth of western imperialism.

[@morrisonwong1307]

@@Shenzhou. whatever the Economist predicted, think the opposite. Professor zhang wei wei quote.

[@jjbbll92]

I am from Taiwan, China. The unification of China is something that no force can stop, including the United States. Within ten years, Taiwan will return to China. Thank you for your fair and objective reporting.

[@caleblu7119]

Hi Cyrus, I agree with most of your points but I would like to offer something more. 1. Taiwan will be inevitably unified with mainland China and this is going to be very soon. My reason is this: China already planned the project to build an underground subway from Fujian to Taiwan before 2035 and that project will take at least 10 years to complete. Taiwan must be unified in order to complete the project and China always get things done according to the timeline. In other words, China has decided a complete unification in 2025 at latest. 2. A peaceful dialogue with Taiwan for unification is almost impossible since the Taiwan political parties and the general public have a strong anti-China mindset. This is the consensus in China that a peaceful unification is very unlikely to happen and the right to use military force to push reunification must be preserved. However, I don't believe that a direct military confrontation will happen. It is very likely to be a military pressure put on Taiwan in order to force a unification dialogue. This will include surrounding Taiwan with military and sending missiles to destroy Taiwan's key military facilities. 3. The main reason why the US is so interested in Taiwan is because Taiwan is at the centre of the island chain designed by the US to surround and contain China militarily. If Taiwan is unified with China, the first Chain will be broken so the US wants Taiwan to be separated from China forever. Taiwan is also an important bargaining chip for the US to negotiate with China because it is a major way for the US to meddle in China's internal affair. Of course there are some other factors like money， as you mentioned, and the semi-conductor industry (TSMC).

[@weizhang2834]

Thanks for your telling the truth, it’s a hard work to explain to people who grew up in the English world or outside of mainland China. People have been influenced by the western media propaganda for too long !

[@weizhang2834]

Westerners or English world used to say “ Taiwan and China “, but for Chinese, Taiwan is a province of China, if you say Taiwan and China inside of China, people will very upset , literally Chinese say “ China Taiwan and China mainland “ , just a reminder for those who like China but confused by the long term western anti Communist propaganda . Thanks 🙏

[@tuskinekinase]

Nicely said. I think what Cyrus didn't mention in his analysis (and perhaps wouldn't have enough of a grasp of simply bc he's not Chinese) is the determination of the Chinese people to even risk economical interest in order to maintain their security under imperialist aggression. Taiwan is pulling a LOT of stupid cards and is potentially willing to invite the US to aggravate the situation, and that's simply intolerable. Military solution is a BOTTOM LINE. Frankly, whether military reunification happens or not, the good ol' "buddy-buddy" relation between China and the US that Cyrus is so fond of is simply gone, and there's no salvaging it by repeating the early 2000s and 2010s narrative. That time is behind us.

[@nocturnally879]

Whoalamak...

[@mimiphuc]

IF US interferes militarily with the Reunification between China and Taiwan, China and the Chinese people will go all in, to defend its territory. Chinese Citizens will sacrifice their sons and daughters, and will be willing to go on recession for the next 10 years if necessary. The US and Western cronies don't understand the years of humilliation suffered by China, from western Powers. US should just leave Taiwan, and get back to business and trading. China is tired of hundred of years of being abussed and bullied.

[@jeffreysetapak]

More and more Chinese are strongly supportive of military unification when Taiwan green faction party have crossed the red line of pushing for Taiwan independence without considering the sentiment and feelings of mainland Chinese.

[@jonathanhe7676]

Why should Taiwanese have to consider the feelings of mainland Chinese in their OWN Taiwanese elections?

[@real_dddf]

@@jonathanhe7676 because they are on Chinese land, using a Chinese flag. Many people online have stated that they don't care if these independence activists form a nation of Taiwan, provided they don't take Chinese land with them. Many places have a majority Chinese population. For example, I think Vancouver Canada, or Malaysia/Singapore. Imagine they suddenly where like "hey we are chinese let's secede Vancouver from Canada and join China!". That's not really how it works. You are free to choose any national identity you wish, but you aren't free to take what isn't yours. Vancouver belongs to all Canadians, not just those who live there; likewise, Taiwan belongs to all Chinese, not just to those in Taiwan.

[@Shenzhou.]

@@real_dddf Well argued!

[@walentystankiewicz8486]

@@jonathanhe7676 Feelings of 1,4 bil. Chinese is more important than feelings of rebels, this is one country.

[@wojciechhoppe456]

The DPP and Tsai Ing Wen don't even support independence. This is Chinese and Western Propaganda🤣 the DPP already thinks that Taiwan is independent as the Republic of China. When talking about independence most people refer to台独, which means to change the constitution and establish Taiwan as a country (台湾国）。 But the current government doesn't support this. Taiwanese politics is much more complex than Pro-Independence or Pro Unification, there is a lot in between. Take for example the New Power Party who strongly supports changing the constitution and establishing Taiwan as a country. Instead of believing random media and governments, people should do their own research on Taiwan, it's political parties and their ideologies and one would find that the DPP is not that pro independence as most people think. Even the Vice President William Lai said:"Taiwan is already independent as the Republic of China, there is no need to push for further formal independence". Doesn't sound to me like someone that wants to push for independence. The whole Taiwan issue is blown up out of proportion by the West and even Mainland China

[@relaxwhc]

If you think the US is too insecure and desperate to use Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang to bash China, raise your hand ✋👍🙋🏻‍♂️

[@stevewang2]

You need to rephrase your comment. It is because the US is so insecure and desperate that it is using Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang to provoke China.

[@seechunchong9876]

Here some fun facts, if you dug deeper into Chiang's background & history: As a youth, Chiang was a nobody until he joined the Green Gang in Shanghai. The Green Gang sponsored his studies in the Japanese military academy. He rose rapidly in KMT under Dr. Sun Yat Sen and became the head of the Whampao Military Academy (Chou EnLai was the deputy). He married Dr. Sun's younger sister in law and converted to Christianity to booster his image to garner western support. When Dr. Sun died, Chiang became the KMT leader and started purging/killing the Communists (who were then working together with KMT under Dr. Sun's leadership). Chiang wanted to eliminate the communists which he deem to be the biggest threat and he used his wife to sweet talked the US Congress for support and money which he spend most of it to strengthen his grip and lavish himself and his cronies, with luxuries and grandiose (while the rest of the population lived in devastating near death poverty). He almost wiped the Red Army out if they had not successfully escaped through tremendous hardship in successfully completing the incredible & historical Long March. Finally, when defeated in the civil war, Chiang and his rich supporters including the Green Gang escaped to Taiwan with their ill gained riches and whatever national treasures they could carried. On the way to board the ships, they stopped by the central bank and carted away all the gold stored there. In Taiwan, he suppressed the locals by severe force and introduced martial laws to secured his power. The Green Gang continue to flourish in Taiwan, possibly, closely working with the Yakuza too (In mainland China, no sign/existence of organized criminal syndicates). Green Party is currently in power and until the rich, powerful or underworld elites, are displaced, they will continue to resist unification, simply because, they don't want to lose their power, control and riches, the same as, the Yakuza, the Mafia, the drug lords etc. will never give up their turf. Needless to say, no prize for guessing who is the global "gangster" and who are the powerful elites that are behind them. Cheers.

[@thiambengkhor2647]

Dont forget the 4 million Taiwanese of Japanese ancestry and Presdent is one of them.

[@seechunchong9876]

@@thiambengkhor2647 Yup, very true too...

[@testusersg]

@@thiambengkhor2647 Do you have any sources for english vegetable's japanese ancestry? heard this before but searching on internet yields no conclusion. Thanks.

[@miaouscleaumonocle]

A precision : Cash My Cheque was heavily funded by the US to fight the Japanese, but used that money to fight the Communists, who were busy fighting the Japanese... Choosing to fight other Chinese rather than the invading power is shocking, whatever political camp you side with.

[@SagittarianArrows]

Thank you very useful info, clearly explains the greed. Ah right converted to become popular to the West, what a fake Christian!

[@樂樂-t5y]

I am a Taiwanese who has lived in Taiwan for 60 years, I cannot agree with your statement

[@crizeric5265]

What he explained is nearly a common sense of the world. Your disagreement not works.

[@alefratat4018]

Don't worry, he is just a pawn of the CCP. No-one besides CCPs fanboys will take his words for facts.

[@swhouse1727]

"disagreement not works", what do you mean by that? You mean you don't understand why she does not agree on the statements you consider common knowledge? I think it is because she has different experience and brain, nothing less than yours.

[@Pippie5555]

@@crizeric5265 This is typically. In China you are not allowed to disagree. Waow! 😞

[@crizeric5265]

@@Pippie5555 hahahaha. Continue your blind

[@georgekelmeris9804]

Yes Taiwan is definitely a province of China

[@youwanteat]

Ok, all China towns are a province of China

[@relaxwhc]

Taiwan themselves recognize themselves as China, they officially call themselves Republic of China 😂 Discussion is over 😂😂😂

[@vtep6899]

@@Sp3ll633 CCP typically pays their operatives in accordance to the level of sophistication or intelligence of the people they have to deal with in their mission. The reason this particular operative is only paid 50cts RMB for his job seems very obvious to me .

[@andrewnorrie2731]

@@Sp3ll633 And how much are you paid to post such ill-informed piffle?

[@jonathanhe7676]

The only reason they call themselves the Republic of China is because mainland China will militarily intervene if they ever changed their name to Republic of Taiwan. Taiwan does not call itself China out of choice, but out of Chinese coercion.

[@wf645]

@Modi WhinyThePoor gosh do not even mention Audrey Tang ... "she" is a former he and so hedious

[@MrTubesong]

@@jonathanhe7676 here is the thing. Republic of China (taiwan)'s constitution still claims the territory of mainland China. the people in mainland China are still citizens of ROC but under CPC governance. Technically, poeple in mainland China also have a say if there is a referrendum to change the constitution. that is why PRC always warns that the referredum by taiwanese alone is illegal. If taiwan wants to declare indepedence, they have to change the constitution first. now there is the deadlock taiwanese cannot overcome. there is a unended civil between both sides, although they have been enjoying peace for a very long time. let people from both sides decide fate of taiwan.

[@lancelin9634]

One point: Chinese civil war not ended. People's Republic of China (PRC) & Republic of China (ROC or so called taiwan) Sooner or later, mainland China and taiwan island will be united.

[@denlee9503]

America is worried about TSMC . That's why they want TSMC to relocate to US

[@fannyalbi9040]

so those taiwanese that scream democracy can’t say no to their government? what a 💩

[@chronokoks]

TSMC is built on american, german and dutch technology with specialities done by Taiwanese scientists which makes it all work.

[@ZhouJi]

I never heard of that Chiang spoke English. It was his wife who was educated in US and spoke fluent English

[@eddiehah9842]

Taiwan would be better off if she chooses the HK and Macao way of governance. It would save her a considerable amount of money on defense which could be used to help her people. Follow the late President Chiang's desire - reunification.

[@MarkYeung1]

Taiwanese people have witnessed the implementation of "one country 2 systems" in Hong Kong, and see how "successful" it is. That's why Taiwanese voted for DPP repeatedly. I love China. Beijing can do a better job implementing 1C2S by protecting freedoms and democracy

[@diezero2483]

They used to have the chance, now the chance is lesser cuz too many normal Chinese citizen saw what’s the consequence of the one country two system could brought to us. Left the western culture influence on those former colonized place is toxic.

[@jonathanhe7676]

You haven’t addressed the question everyone has been asking: Why should YOU decide what is best for Taiwan, rather than letting them choose their future themselves? Just like how it’s annoying when the US tries to impose its worldview onto China, it’s annoying when China tries to impose its worldview onto Taiwan.

[@diezero2483]

@@jonathanhe7676 or using your own logical, why should YOU get to decide that WE should let THEM decide what they want? We don’t mind if they leave in peace and find somewhere else to build their own Taiwan country. The island was firstly discovered, named, habited and developed by China.

[@fannyalbi9040]

@@jonathanhe7676 because taiwanese despite boosted themselves democratic, can’t even say no to their treasure company tsmc. for that matter, china, like any great asian parents, to protect their kids from outsiders. oh, r u a parent yourself?

[@choualberto885]

I personally think that the Mainland and Taiwan will reunify eventually, it's just a matter of when.

[@Shenzhou.]

Taiwan today can stubbornly hold out because of perceived American support. But the U.S is in *decline* and China is *rising,* so eventually there will be a point when the U.S will have declined to no longer be able to challenge China's rise any more. And when that happens, Taiwan's backing is gone, and reunification can occur.

[@AnotherAmerican91]

@@Shenzhou. yeah but it depends a great deal on the USA political environment. Even if China would win we could still do something dumb. Ideally the status quo will continue or China will lose interest after having it's own democratic reforms.

[@athenewu5612]

So do I.

[@Shenzhou.]

@@christianmarriott3696 Socially, Americans have never been more divided than they are today. The increase in freedom of speech isn't accompanied by an increase in taking responsibility. Almost every issue is polarised and rights are over-inflated and conflict with those with different views. The rights of anti-immigration clash with those pro-immigration. Those of religious people clash with the non-religious. LGBT versus homophobic. Vaccinated people vs anti-vaxxers. Those wanting to defund the police vs those who don't. Those pro-Trump vs those who are against. The Democrats vs the Republicans. The Left vs the Right. All this division is tearing the US apart from within. Economically, over the last 4 decades in America, the bottom 50% of income groups in America have grown poorer and the income gap in America is increasing. Landlords evict tenants who are unable to pay the rent, increasing poverty and homelessness. Fresh graduates are unable to find jobs, yet they're already shackled by debt and need to pay off their student loan. Politically, the American democratic institutions are failing from within. Many Trump supporters believe that the election was stolen (whether real or perceived) and this displays a distrust in institutions of democracy. Biden's policies like his infrastructure bill face roadblocks in Congress (surprisingly, from his own party, the Democrats) and the U.S global sphere of influence is retreating, as US allies lose trust in the USA putting their own American interests ahead of their allies. Without a doubt, the US is in decline.

[@choualberto885]

@male princess I mean, his first year has been a complete failure so far, so I highly doubt that he or his protégé will get another term. Let's see what will happen at the Midterms in November.

[@Harveyinchina]

I only found out about this part of Chinese history from my Chinese girlfriend the other day. We aren’t taught about any of this at school in the West! Great video, amazing to me how you get so many well researched, detailed videos out per week.

[@relaxwhc]

Are you from the US?

[@Harveyinchina]

@@relaxwhc The UK, I guess it’s not surprising this part of history is not on the curriculum in the UK, but Hong Kong isn’t mentioned either

[@relaxwhc]

@@Harveyinchina understandable, I bet they never teach mau mau uprising, Amritsar massacre and the opium wars. 💥

[@relaxwhc]

@@Harveyinchina They rather talk about the wives of King Henry VIII. 😂

[@Harveyinchina]

@@relaxwhc Yeah I wish we’d have been taught about it instead of having to read up on it myself. No colonial or imperial history is ever mentioned (and I even read History as a further subject)

[@johnbrown40639]

How is a dialogue possible when one political side is merely a puppet of the US? 😂

[@yeausong2925]

Taiwan Province of China is not America's colonies

[@johnbrown40639]

@@yeausong2925 "Democracy" means money talks. And the US isn't short of USD to manipulate the so-called "democratic elections" around the world. All western-approved "democracies" are just puppets of USD. It's wishful thinking to expect a "dialogue" between China and Taiwan politicians.

[@real_dddf]

well you talk to the puppet master, and you talk to those who no longer want to be a puppet. There are pro-unification factions in the KMT, who could be persuaded into the Third-united front where the puppet strings are cut and reunification is achieved.

[@bjrnhjortshjandersen1286]

@@2111dom Spoken like a BOT.

[@Sorongotrema]

@D Colon. they dont need to get paid a lot. people like him will take anything. believe it or not theres all kind of people in this world.

[@jamesho8820]

Cyrus, thank-you for discussing this most timely issue. As an ABC myself, my extended family is spread over the US, Taiwan, China and HK. Both grandfathers were Chinese born, one an army general and the other, an airforce colonel. Both were part of the KMT gov't and fled to Taiwan in 49'. Both believed in the eventual liberation of "Communist China", a view that they held to their graves. In contradistinction to US propaganda, you are absolutely "spot-on" regarding Taiwan's (ROC) ambivalence with regard to the reunification of Taiwan & China. Of course my family in Taiwan are very much in the KMT camp and strongly opposed to the DPP (President Tsai) who is pushing an independence agenda which most definitely doesn't reflect the majority of her constituency. As a child I remember my uncles very much supporting the KMT view about reunification and vehemently believed that they were all Chinese rather than Taiwanese as the language, culture and history (except for the 50 years of Japanese occupation) supported that contention. Over the years, they would actually return to Taiwan to vote for the KMT presidential candidates. It is clear to me that the US and President Tsai Engwen are stoking the flames of independence in an effort to "poke the Dragon" into some belligerent action. You also correctly stated that the US has a vested interest in selling arms to a wealthy Taiwan. At this point, China appears to be "sabre-rattling" with military planes and ships but does not wish to engage in a violent "take-over." China vehemently believes that this is nothing more than interference and wishes to continue to focus on its economic development. I strongly believe this is the case, and China has demonstrated extraordinary restraint by refusing to be drawn into a potentially devastating war. BTW, my grandfater, like CKS (Jiang Jieshi) were both from Ningbo. My grandfather served as his personal secretary and would later become a general in the KMT army. Although CKS could speak some English and Mandarin, it was almost unintelligible due to his heavy Zhejiang accent. I understood that his American educated wife Soong Meiling served as his English intepreter.

[@jamesho8820]

@Nicolau Poceiro This does not surprise me in the least and I suspected as much. I belive at this point, that China will not take the bait since their primary concern is and will continue to be economic progress. War would be most disruptive and deviate from this plan and the Chinese have consistently exercised restraint. The US obviously never learns from it's costly mistakes eg Vietnam, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan; need I say more?

[@weliedwecheatedwestole8717]

@@jamesho8820 is not costly to the elites,is making gargantuan amount of money for them, is costly to the tax payers but the public have no idea cos they are listening to all the fake news. Talking about ignorant and censored.

[@Shenzhou.]

Taiwan can afford to stubbornly hold out because of perceived U.S military support. Although the mainland needs to defend our sovereignty, the mainland government needs to exercise restraint as much as possible and not get suckered into starting a pointless war over Taiwan. Time is on China's side, since the US is in *decline* and China is *rising.* As long as peace prevails, China will eventually cross this dangerous threshold after which the U.S would have declined to the point where they can no longer challenge China's rise, at which Taiwan's backing would be gone and reunification is inevitable.

[@jamesho8820]

@@Shenzhou. Cool heads need to prevail. The Chinese are too smart to be goaded.

[@CHNView]

兄弟，我们都是中国人，是一家人，祝你一切都好！祝你家人健康！hi bro, we are family, we are all chinese! best wishes to you and your family!

[@joannlim8932]

I am for the reunification of China and Taiwan. Taiwan is part of China. Even the constitution of Taiwan says China and Taiwan are one country. If Taiwan could, Taiwan would make China under Taiwan and make it one China. When I was in grade school, everyday before the flag raising ceremony, I would listen to our principal about Taiwan’s dream and call to reconquer China 反攻大陸。 it was Chiang Kai Shek dream to reconquer China. That’s why their constitution states that China is part of Taiwan. Cyrus, I don’t think Chiang Kai Shek spoke English, let alone spoke fluently. It was his wife, Soong Mei Ling who spoke English fluently because she was educated in the US. Try to read the story of the Soong sisters and their only brother. It’s their brother and son who befriended Franklin Roosevelt and pledged to the US missionary that they would make Taiwan turn into a Christian nation, although in reality, they pocketed the funding of the Christian missionary groups. Charlie Soong made a lot of money printing the Bible.

[@CyrusJanssen]

Yes you are correct....the question has always been which government rules China, not if Taiwan is part of China. Even Taiwan believes in only one China. Thanks for the correcting on Chiang's English ability, I am familiar with the Soong sisters and Charlie making a lot of money printing Bibles.

[@hugok3340]

@@CyrusJanssen Taiwan believes only one China, Republic of China which is Taiwan itself

[@jademoon1530]

@@hugok3340 That's where you are wrong, Hugo. Taiwan government/constitution always believed in one China which includes the Mainland! This is the One China which includes Taiwan and the entire Mainland!!! Study your history, Hugo, and stop making misleading statements! Remember, NO Civil War!!! Our world can't afford another World War, which would be WWIII. Peace, Not War!!! If you are a young person from Taiwan, go visit China and see/listen for yourself. Read Chinese history books from there, as the books in your schools are all Western Imperialist biased /influenced and most likely not factual! Get rid of your colonial/imperialist mindset and be proud that you are Chinese! China is the only country with a 5000+ year continuous civilization existing to this modern day!!! Stand up and Be Proud!!!

[@hugok3340]

@@jademoon1530 that's back in the days when KMT wanted to retake the mainland, now Taiwanese have their own nationalism, most of younger generation don't think they are Chinese, I do by the way ,ethnically. but I'm aslo identify myself as Taiwanese. When my ancestors came to this land, Taiwan did not even belong to any dynasty. Most Chinese immigrants wanted to escape from the rule of the Qing Dynasty. "China" only ruled Taiwan for more than 200 years. How has it been a part of China since ancient times?

[@hugok3340]

@@jademoon1530 and I never hate Chinese people, I just don't accept the CCP government, and the way they do

[@relaxwhc]

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[@quocjchau]

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[@harimanwibisono4015]

I'd like to see a reunification of Taiwan into Mainland.

[@DIRKDIGG88]

It will happen one day. At the moment it's politics of the few that separates it That will change in time How long it will take? Exceed my lifetime

[@MarkYeung1]

When Beijing can handle democracy and freedoms, then that's the time for reunification.

[@jonathanhe7676]

The question is not about what YOU want, but what do the Taiwanese people want? We don’t get to decide their future for them.

[@diezero2483]

@@jonathanhe7676 lmao, it’s not. They are simply the game board. you can’t get everything exactly like what you want. Do remember this, the so called mainlander is the ppl and sons and daughters of them that the local Taiwan government, aka ROC, failed to defend back to them time. Taiwan still own is a debt. My grand parents still kept the debt ticket when they left the mainland, now it’s on my hand now.

[@samchen0079]

@@jonathanhe7676 lots of Japanese and korean want the US army out of their country, and you think the us care? Also in Taiwan region, DPP and us backed separatists deliberately changed history textbook and distort the youth for almost 2 decades, suppress the voices of reunification, now you say they should make decisions?

[@gminer03]

TAIWAN IS A FREE, INDEPENDENT COUNTRY!!!

[@moyclan4663]

@banana.. yes keep reciting that to yourself and your greeners, hahaha. Certainly true inside your head, but unfortunately not to anyone with any sense of rationality.

[@palettelee1]

I was born in Taiwan and grew up in Taiwan. This is my country. I love this land deeply. I will not allow anyone to confuse people and allow China to invade my country.

[@HH-cl3bw]

全世界没有任何一个国家认为台湾是一个独立的国家

[@DonutsIceCreamAndCottenCandy]

I am from Canada and I hope for a peaceful and prosperous future for Taiwan!

[@dlwabbit]

It doesn't sound right if you only talked about Chiang went to Taiwan after the Kuomintang was defeated in Mainland China. They gave people the wrong impression that China only declared Taiwan was part of China since that time. China actually annexed Taiwan in the late 1600s, when China was ruled by the Qing Dynasty.

[@jonathanhe7676]

Yes, and China annexed Sakhalin in 1689. Just because you have a historical claim to land doesn’t mean it still belongs to you today. Japan annexed Northeast China at one point but thankfully we kicked them out in WW2.

[@yangguang9792]

@@jonathanhe7676 That’s why Mao jokingly saying US might take care of TW for 50-100 years when he met President Nixon.

[@Shenzhou.]

@@jonathanhe7676 But according to Taiwan's constitution, they still claim all of mainland China as part of their territory, including territory currently under the control of Mongolia, Myanmar, Bhutan, India, Japan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia and Tajikistan. So if Taiwan can claim the mainland, then can't the mainland claim Taiwan as well?

[@hiramshen5902]

@@jonathanhe7676 But the fact that Taiwan is part of "China" is not a historical claim, it is a present fact, as witnessed by ROC's constitution. It is a civil war that is currently in truce.

[@dlwabbit]

@@jonathanhe7676 ehhhh ... the reason I mentioned that was not to argue if Taiwan was part of China or not; it was the video was wrong hinting the background of Chiang went to Taiwan and that it was part of China; it was longer. You dragging the political argument in proved how low you were.

[@geapow]

From my own view as a Taiwanese, Taiwan is in growing risk as the DPP pushes its separatism narrative against the one China policy. The media outlets, online platforms, social media, and even school books are all under heavy influence and control of the DPP government to further demonizing mainland China and denying its own roots and connections using a fabricated historical stand point. Although taking Taiwan by force may not be the greatest interest of the China government, the possibility of an alternative approach is getting lower by time, since America is still trying to prevent a peaceful reunification of the two as it will further strengthen China's influence in south east Asia, and makes it harder for America to apply its influence in the region.

[@CyrusJanssen]

Well said

[@emhgarlyyeung]

@Uhavenoright toask Spies and terrorists doesn't matter anymore, Taiwan now have a whole brainwash system to separate Taiwan from China, like in education there in text books, teachers, in media there is paper news & online news, separatst KOL, anti-CPC FB group...etc, fake info all around them, not easy to escape the brainwash grow up in the whole environtment like that. Now many of them believe the Japan's Taiwanese sex slave during WW2 was VOLUNTEER, now they pro-Japan more than China...

[@hgs1515]

I am Chinese from Taiwan and living in Europe now. I will not go back Taiwan , until it reunifies with China. I hope lt will not be too long.

[@josephtowers1343]

@@Sp3ll633 He might be, the hell do you know. There are people in Taiwan who support reunification.

[@burentori9620]

@@Sp3ll633 but you want to be "enslaved" by your western masters instead? Lmao dog

[@youwanteat]

Why don’t u go back to China directly?

[@honcheelim1220]

Personally believe China and Taiwan can reach amicable reunification agreement iif other others stop interfering in the process. It’s fundamentally a Chinese historical issue

[@CyrusJanssen]

Good point!

[@athenewu5612]

'if other others stop interfering in the process...' Sadly, the US is not gonna stop until the US realizes it's getting nowhere by doing so.

[@ricotheman8139]

The term invasion is very inaccurate. The civil war has never been declared ended by either side. The correct term is to librate Taiwan.

[@justinf1949]

One hilarious thing is most Taiwanese people think American troops will go and save their ass if China decides to take over Taiwan by force😂😂😂.

[@jonathanhe7676]

Even more hilarious are the Taiwanese who think the Japanese will also send troops to defend them. Yes, the same country still denies the war crimes it committed in Taiwan, will defend you. 🤦‍♂️

[@wf645]

the irony is when the own Taiwanese young would simply give up than defend and they expect others to defend their land ... which is quite a joke ...

[@zeissiez]

Same with Japan. The Japanese killed millions of people in Nanjing where the KMT was based. The KMT soldiers had to flee the city dressing like the peasantries. Now Taiwanese are expecting the Japanese to save them???

[@diezero2483]

@@zeissiez what a miserable joke in Chinese history. Yet there are still bunch of losers in the island believed that ROC could lead China to a better place. Lmao

[@relaxwhc]

If you enjoyed this video, raise your hand to show Cyrus Janssen your undying support ✋🙋🏻‍♂️👍

[@quocjchau]

🐯👍✋🙋🏻‍♂👍

[@Shenzhou.]

Taken from an article: _The Diplomat: The Shanghai Communique: An American Foreign Policy Success, 45 Years Later_ _On February 28, we celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Shanghai Communique. The 1972 agreement, brokered by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai, ended 23 years of diplomatic estrangement between the United States and China, and laid the foundation for a peaceful and prosperous Asia...The Communique was based on America’s acknowledgement that Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Strait agree there is one China, that _*_Taiwan is a part of China,_*_ and that the United States _*_does not challenge_*_ that position._

[@SuperMikado282]

👍

[@宋庆-i4m]

@@Shenzhou. So the recent failure of Taiwan to contain the virus in the CPC fault?

[@Shenzhou.]

@@宋庆-i4m Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, but the island is considered to be under a rogue government by the mainland.

[@gloriapeng3258]

Taiwan island is strategically significant to China. Taiwan has been part of China since ancient time. And most Chinese people support the reunification. And China got the ability to do so.

[@glenncbjones]

Hey Cyrus! I love your stuff! I’m a pretty serious late life “Sino-phile,” and while I enjoy all of my online influencers, I most absolutely understand the importance of the work you do and you really articulate the issues fairly and accessibly! I think that many Americans would profit from an understanding and awareness of “Confucianism,” even more than Communism. China has never had an experience of “democracy,” other than the classic “peasant’s revolt,” and these have, probably to everyone’s relief, inevitably led to a change of Dynasty, and often to an improved society. China, pre or post Confucius, and also in the Communist era, has relied upon “meritocracy,” to carry the day, and it seems that after 4 or 5 millennia, they may be on to something! Democracy apparently will only work if the participants genuinely agree negotiate and compromise, and, well, we can see how that seems to be playing out! The only thing that inspires me with any real hope that it might contain some germ of human value is the vehemence that conservatives are focusing on suppressing the vote! CAN democracy work? Mmm, unicameral, proportional representation, like in many European and other “low profile” countries, perhaps. A nominal “democracy” based on the British model with the Senate/House of Lords “wrench in the works,” “money equals speech” oligarchal stranglehold, ah, not so much! I have to say, while I know that some people think of him as a egomaniacal despot (I think we have one of those somewhere around here… Florida is it? You’re from there…), I truly believe that Xi Jinping is a Confucian “superior individual” (OK, like America, China has had a problem with sexism, going back to Confucius and before, but significantly, the Communists seem to always have that issue on their agenda, and it IS changing! Go Eileen Wu!). I hope I don’t get in trouble for saying this, but is it just me, or is Xi slowly morphing into a great big lovable Panda bear? That’s the vibe I get, and I have a suspicion that many or most Chinese harbor similar feelings toward him. I have seen President Xi visit the homes of very poor rural farmers and peasants in their homes and sharing their modest meals, and it’s the real thing, there is no “photo-op” spin! While I can envision “Sleepy Joe” might do such a thing, if the DNC thought there were votes in it, as far as that being I’ll refer to here as “Pompous POTUS,” I think we can safely ascribe “a snowballs chance in Hades,” if you follow me. I’ve been following you since before you predicted Meng Wenzhou’s inevitable release, and you certainly nailed that! Keep up the great work my friend! -Namaste, Glenn C. B. Jones One quibble: I’d prefer you did not front your posts with the (if I may say, please forgive!) the open mouthed, kind of “dopey faced” pic. It’s not a good look for you! You have a very honest face (which makes me want to buy dental hygiene products and VPN’s!) and VERY important work (world peace, if I’m not mistaken?), and I’m loathe that anyone should consider you a “joker” or “zany.” So “A nod’s as as good as a wink,” OK my friend? Thanks Cyrus, you too are most definitely “the REAL thing,” and we need your input more than ever! - Go Eileen Wu!!!

[@angeliquewu8318]

Agree with everything you said. One thing though; her name is Eileen Gu* lol

[@henrikadewell7711]

Petty

[@HEEHEEBOII]

Cyrus, you missed on a very important point. After WWII, KMT represented China in the peace talks as on the side of the victorious allies. Chiang pushed hard for Taiwan to be returned to China however, the US allowed Japan to maintain a presence on the island, under US supervision. The current atmosphere in Taiwan is a chess move by the US since the end of WWII. The goal of the US government was and will always be enslaving those in China whether ruled by KMT or CPC, for the benefit of the US. Both Stalin and Roosevelt wanted to split China up whereas Northern China would be influenced by the USSR and Southern China would be influenced by the US. This was taught in our history classes at university in Canada. This is why we even have this Taiwan Question in modern day.

[@jaydee6268]

Such a comedian.

[@thisiskevin1000]

Until the Chinese Civil War turned the fortunes around.

[@larrys7334]

No need to take over Taiwan by force. Just give them a deadline of 3 months to reunit with the mother country or face severe economic sanction or military actions. Just one country two systems like HK for 50 years. Actually this is good for Taiwan than current state. No need to pay fees for protection. Taiwan economy will be flying. No military burdens.

[@eddiehah9842]

Well said.

[@medialcanthus9681]

Is china afraid of the aftermath of this plan as regards US reaction?

[@larrys7334]

@@medialcanthus9681 I don't think so. There is nothing US can do except more sanctions, but these will hurt them too. They have enough problems of their own. Nuke is not possible unless they want to die too.

[@barisbolat7152]

@@medialcanthus9681 there is a trade imbalance already, USA can’t afford

[@nickliu2013]

No,don't be fool. Taiwan is Taiwan. China is China. They are absolutely two different countries. Do not make any misleading. Invading is Invading,nothing more.

[@kaimingraymondchoi9909]

I am a HK Chinese. Cyrus has done a lot of work and he is impartial. Most of what he said is right. But I have to correct, Chiang failed not because his military incompetence. It was corruption within Chiang's camp. Very few people knew that the success of Mao over Chiang was due to a really silly mistake made by the US government. Xi cannot stay "as long as he likes" as the president of China. He continuation still depends on the State Council or more precisely a group of old folks who still very much controls the Party. I totally agree with Cyrus that China will not take Taiwan by force but only on condition that US do not cross the border. America is a war like country as mentioned by Cyrus. Through threat of China's invasion, they can sell more arms to Taiwan and neighboring country such as Australia and Japan. Same as what they are doing in Ukraine. They are just a bunch liar who believe themselves as the world leader and could continue to do so.

[@ErniJuliaKok]

You are absolutely correct!

[@sanwarmiah5929]

America wants proxy with China via Taiwan so that they prevent China's development and destroy China's second-largest economy and Chinese influence in Latin America and Africa. The USA plays a proxy war with Ukraine and Russia because destroys Russia's economy. Moreover, Russia has the Soviet Union remains some deadliest weapons that do not have any country in the world. for this reason, USA invited Ukraine to join a nato so that USA build military base in Ukraine. After suddenly attacking will Russia then destroy all hidden weapons. To be honest, Russia and Ukrainian both are destroying and this war will going two decades.

[@Shenzhou.]

There's one island that nearly everyone on the planet is watching right now, but if you ask most Westerners (but not all) they'll probably can't even point out where this island is on the world map.

[@BrockHerbington]

No true! As I point to Sri Lanka on the map lol

[@chronokoks]

How are you gaining access to KZbin when youtube is banned in China? And so are VPNs.

[@Shenzhou.]

@@chronokoks Who said KZbin is banned in China? Nobody will come arrest you just for login into KZbin while in China, which person has been arrested just for doing so?

[@chronokoks]

@@Shenzhou. KZbin is blocked by all Chinese ISPs. VPNs are illegal - in Tibet and in Xinjiang there have been people ARRESTED FOR USING VPN. There have been people who received a fine for using VPNs (500 rmb). it IS illegal, it IS in the Chinese law - stop gaslighting and lying. ENJOY YOUR FREEDOM IN CHINA YOU WUMAO.. HAHA

[@user-us5vi5px9h]

Actually limited information access is better than being exposed to all kinds of lies. I wonder when did the US government start it's conspiracy and manipulation to make people blindly believing they truly have democracy and freedom. Admittedly, the Americans are better at making up stories.

[@mcc9102]

When Parkistan, Hongkong, Russian athletes walking into the stadium, all Chinese audience cheers for them. When Japanese, Korean, Americans show up, the crowd is deadly quite as they know need to respect their enemies. When Chinese Taipei athletes walked in, the mainland audiences gave them the cold silence. The negative, resentful even disgusted feeling towards taiwanese among mainlanders are in their peak, after all the anti Chinese propaganda conducted by ROC during pandemic. War would be the best way to forgive the betrayal.

[@hugok3340]

anti-china propaganda conducted by ROC??? LIKE WHAT?

[@mcc9102]

@@hugok3340 Pro seperation Democratic progressive party shutdown only neutral pro unification CTI TV station, and flooding their network with brainless propaganda tv shows. You are lucky if you ever can find anything positive. Oh. China is collapsing with ppl can not even afford eggs, kimchi blah blah Oh. China is collapsing with ppl freezing to death running out of electricity. Oh. Million Mainland chinese already dead as COVID-19 already spreading from earlier 2019. Ban medical masks from exporting to mainland, even ban charity organizations to offer help during early combat with the viruses after world military sport game. Sponsored fake News and help spreading rumors about so called exile medical PhD whistle blower. Sponsored and coordinated with CIA to plot the Hongkong riots......

[@hugok3340]

@@mcc9102 WTH I've heard ANYTHING of them🙄 like, Taiwan banned the export of masks to ALL countries until the citizens had enough masks. Besides, China makes dozens of times more masks per day than Taiwan. Do you really think China needs Taiwan to donate masks? I guess you've never seen the news from Taiwan. STOP SPREADING FAKE NEWS AND DEFAMING TAIWAN!

[@hugok3340]

@holly wood how did you know she's erasing history? any proofs🤔

[@mcc9102]

@@hugok3340 Tsai' De-Sinicization policy that is an open thing. Try remove Republic of China on taiwanese passport, assigned ancient Chinese history as foreign history, remove Chiang kai Shek bronze statue.....

[@wchengvision]

1. You didn't mention Taiwan's formal name inherited from its 1947 constitution: Republic of China. You didn't explain what is the 1992 Consensus across the Straight. One scenario that reunification will be triggered is the current ROC constitution being abolished by DPP (to further independence). 2. The poll you cited from the Commonwealth Magazine has manipulated the setting of the options, causing self-contradiction. 3. Foreign interference to support Taiwan (specifically, DPP) will trigger and expedite the process of reunification as well. 4. In theory, one need to distinguish the concepts of de facto rule vs de jure sovereignty (the latter is determined by diplomatic recognition by the majority of countries). After UN General Assembly Resolution 2758, ROC is no longer representing China in the UN and it has no formal diplomatic relationship with most countries. The ROC constitution, however, claims the sovereignty of mainland China, islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, etc. which is the same as PRC. The difference of sovereignty claims was in the recognition of Mongolia independence under Soviet influence. ROC/KMT & Chiang himself had a treaty with USSR which recognized the independence of Mongolia until 1949, then denied this treaty after having lost the civil war.

[@weizhang2834]

It’s not Xi Jin pings dream , it’s the dream of 1.4 billions population, the westerners can’t understand mainland and Taiwan

[@一字并肩王]

@@weizhang2834 not only you meant. Well said my 同胞 blood bro/sis

[@cheesenglim8729]

You missed out that Chiang was trained in the officer school of the Imperial Military College in Japan. The democratic move was started with the Beijing University Movement and motioned by Sun Yat Sen, and Chiang, an opportunist, divorced his wife, "converted" to Christianity to cozy up to the then tycoon Charlie Sung. The father in law of Sun Yat Sen. He caught the 2nd daughter Sung Mei Ling who, partnered him in coaxing the support of US for the war effort against Imperial Japan and formed an alliance with Mao Ze Dong. But he turned his back on Mao and the people of China and had his feudal system local militarize militia centrally congregate their command in Chongqing and started the Whampoa Military College. Trying to get a hold of the whole army without an air force for his war effort on destroying the popular people's uprising instead and let the Japanese raped Nanjing and pulled out his forces to allow the Japanese take Shanghai. When the Japanese surrendered, he focussed his efforts on destroying the ill armed Mao forces which has the people's support and many rose up to fight the KMT including people who will charged at the corrupt armies with knives. Chiang went on an assassination spree of all opposition leaders and now famously made into a movie named Bodyguards and Assassins. In truth, the people of China saw Chiang as what he actually was, nothing but an opportunity grabbing traitor to democracy and a sell out turn coat that delivered death via their Japanese allies and American bullets to their own 同胞 In the ensuing 4 year civil war, he lied to his forces that they were moving to a new area of operations. This is what happened to Professor of Philosophy at Taiwan University Dr. Yan Zu Zheng's grandfather, who was told thus. He packed a few day's food for his mother and when to deploy and told his family he would be home soon. But they were forced on ships and shipped to Taiwan. My uncle and father lived through this period. When I visited him, my uncle, who was retired as a school principal in the 80s at Kaohsiung, he told of how the KMT executed landlords and confiscated all their lands to give to their soldiers and annexed the aborigines to the mountains and considered no civil rights to them as they are not considered humans by the KMT. Then he went of a 30 years educational and military rule of preparing the people to attack and take back China. This only scaled back by his son Jiang Jin Guo when he took office as president. I served and trained with the Taiwanese Army for years..... lived in their camps and wore their uniform from 1984 to 1991. Forget all the crap that is being paddled by the Americans who cannot even defend their retail shops and freight trains from being looted and where people are legalised to rob people as long as the loot is less than $950. Then you have a president Li Deng Hui that tells the Taiwanese people that he is a Japanese who colonized them for 50 years. If you understand a little bit of what went on in my father's time, you will know the pack of lies now being brainwashed into the young of the island in their compulsory public school system. It is most despicable and cruel to have Chinese kill Chinese. As if the millions that Chiang killed with American weapons aren't enough, now they need to bleed more of their own brother's blood using more efficient American weapons?

[@moyclan4663]

@chee s LIM, good review of the vile & opportunist cks. However you need to educate your equally despicable Japanese (and white colonists) worshipping fellow Taiwanese brainwashed to be anti-China and deny/hate their heritage.

[@edwardlim7253]

It's sad.. the foreign influence in HK did the same to the young Hong-Kong Chinese to despise the mainland Chinese..

[@fredtan1506]

CHEE SENG LIM :::: WOW! What a story.🇨🇳👍👏🙂

[@sumanadasawijayapala5372]

So Mao and the Communists never killed any Chinese?

[@fredtan1506]

Chee Deng ::: What you narrated should be disseminated to all Chinese, especially Taiwanese. But how???

[@shereetso5422]

History: Taiwan is not independent , it is one of province in Mainland China

[@jonathanhe7676]

Do you consider Mongolia a province of China?

[@Shenzhou.]

@@jonathanhe7676 Mongolia has an Independence Day, but Taiwan doesn't.

[@jonathanhe7676]

Seriously: if you are going to argue Taiwan still belongs to China because it was once a province of it, why don’t you also claim Mongolia is a province of China? Or you can just admit that just because Taiwan was ONCE a province doesn’t mean it is destined to forever be one. Mongolia became a country, why can’t Taiwan?

[@jonathanhe7676]

@@Shenzhou. Yes, because of Taiwan declares independence China is going to risk nuclear war over it. Taiwan did not choose this, it is because China holds a gun to its head.

[@Shenzhou.]

@@jonathanhe7676 _"Mongolia became a country, why can’t Taiwan?"_ So if Taiwan is an independent country, then why is it *Taiwan cannot join the United Nations* like an independent country can? Is there something controlling Taiwan and preventing them from joining the UN?

[@siamcharm7904]

once the US has appropiated taiwans chip industry it will be a lot less important to america. taiwan is foolish to be moving everything to arizona.

[@eddiehah9842]

Goodbye Taiwan.

[@tianko5609]

What do you mean by "everything" ? Arizona is a medium sized plant like ones TSMC already have in mainland China, all the advanced chips are only produced in Taiwan.

[@ChathurkaMadhushan]

Chips are important, but containing China is more important for them. So they won't stop even after the chip industry moved to Arizona.

[@Paul-sv9df]

Taiwan has been united with China economically. Political unity is just a matter of time.

[@jaydee6268]

Like the US, Canada, and Mexico?

[@agwei8748]

You mean that Taiwanese who are enjoying democracy will volunteer to be ruled by a dictatorship?

[@MrWill1729]

@@agwei8748 "enjoying" democracy when americans are barely enjoying life in america

[@agwei8748]

@@MrWill1729 oh yes, poor oppressed American people.

[@MrWill1729]

@@agwei8748 exactly

[@jonathanhe7676]

I disagree with your description of Chiang as some pro-Western ruler. The US hated Chiang because he refused to commit to US interests like resisting Japan, and instead hoarded weapons for the civil war against the Communists. Chiang refused to give Stilwell control of the Chinese armed forces, and he signed a treaty with the Soviet Union. Chiang also disagreed with FDR’s vision of being America’s foothold in East Asia, which is why he refused America’s offer to make Vietnam part of China. Chiang’s goal was the play the two future victors, the US and USSR, against each other so he could get support from both sides. Also, Chiang didn’t speak English.

[@AC-he8ln]

It´s a pro CCP channel, what do you expect.

[@someonenothere8818]

True, but Chiang did become a Methodist, which is a type of Christian lol. Seriously wtf, Christian Chinese people are weird. It puts the revolution in perspective when you think of it as western vs. easter of Chiang vs Mao. I know some Chinese people, and I asked them, what do you think of Mao Zedong, and they said, his calligraphy and poetry is good. I mean do you think many people in China at the time actually understood the difference between democracy and communism? A good portion likely didn't.

[@annietang9599]

Chiang didn’t speak English, his wife did. She visited the US so many times and even gave speeches there.

[@rexnain]

As a Taiwanese I would say you are totally wrong.

[@rationalthinker2200]

Just a quick correction, ALL and EVERY 193 members of the United Nation recognizes the Island of Taiwan is a province of China . The Issue is that of the 193 members of the United Nations, 13 countries recognizes that the Republic of China (ROC) Government which is based in Taipeh , Taiwan is the legitimate Government of Entire China. The rest of the 180 member countries recognizes the People Republic of China PROC Government based in Beijing as the legitimate Chinese Government. At no point in time have any country nor The UN recognizes an independent country called Taiwan nor Taiwan having being an independent entity since 1600s which was a Tierra Nullius prior to the landing of the Dutch . By 1640 it has been part of the Ming and subsequent Chinese Dynasties and settled mainly by Waves of mainland Chinese Migration. Just a factual correction which many MSM tend to ignore or deliberately mislead..

[@ErniJuliaKok]

So my Taiwanese friends would say: If KMT won the civil war, and crushed the Communist Party, this kind of confusion should not exist. But, maybe this is the fate of a nation.

[@rationalthinker2200]

@@ErniJuliaKok the word "IF" is one of the most powerfull word in the English vocabulary..IF ONLY Admiral Cheng Ho ( Ming Dynasty) instead of just sailing around for trade and friendship with his 100s of Ships in the 1400s but colonised every place he visited like the English, Dutch, French,Spanish etc.. half the world will be speaking and writing Chinese instead of English, Spanish..etc

[@yijiun7553]

Reunification is only a matter of time. The timing will determine the eventual cost of achieving reunification. But who knows how long the United States will still be around to maintain a credible presence in the Indo-Pacific region?

[@kongming2005]

Never underestimate US agency and plots by their hidden hands. No one suspected the Hong Kong youth could be so brain washed and naive not long ago but it happened. Would English Tsai blow her last breath to declare independent....... possibility is there as she doesn't care about the people of Taiwan but her own career and power. As a Malaysian Chinese I do hope to see Taiwan will reunite with China but USA government evil intension can never be ignored, look at Korea Peninsular, if it is not USA government interference they would had ended the war and move towards unification like Germany (an example USA government will try the best not to allow it to happen again)

[@Shenzhou.]

Agreed. Taiwan's ability to stubbornly hold out is because of perceived American support. However, it's no secret today that the United States is in *decline* and China is *rising.* As long as peace prevails, the United States will eventually weaken to the point when they can no longer afford to challenge China's rise. When that happens, Taiwan's backing would be gone, and with the U.S out of the equation, reunification with the mainland would occur. Time is on China's side. As long as the mainland is patient and doesn't get sucked into a war, Taiwan will eventually be reunified with the mainland, once their perceived U.S backing is gone.

[@mottscottison6943]

Chiang Kai Shek was not entirely a loser. He did held on against Japan alone for 4 years before the US joined the Pacific war in 1941 after Pearl Harbor. I consider him an honorable man but circumstances were just all against him. If Mao Zedong was 70% contribution 30% mistakes, I'd said Chiang Kai Shek was 30% contribution 70% mistakes.

[@听见星声]

在中国人眼里蒋介石只是个失败者。

[@kenh758]

Not to forget that Chiang gave up his wife in order to marry a Christian missionary to win US support. The man did a lot for the country.

[@ahmadalexander1843]

They're all Chinese. But the small one wants to say to the world that they're not Chinese. What the F. Whatever reason those dumb say, they're still Chinese physically, culturally and in their language. And no one care! India is the most democracy country in the world. Unlike other countries where racism is everywhere, Taiwan province people should learn from India. We have many clans or ethnicities, but no one ever say that they are not Indian! Whatever our government did or do or going to do, we're all one. If those stup__ Taiwanese really cause PRC angry, we India will sit on our sofa and ready to cheers and claps our hands when they're fighting. Hopefully and surely west politicians will claps their hands and enjoy that situation like we will do. Come on Taiwan. Chose one either you must do correctly or make a riot like fools, or come to India, live here, the most beautiful country in the world and the most hygiene and cleanest cities here in India, with the delicious food. Join us brother. India much much better than Taiwan or US!

[@iam9814]

What are the 70% contribution Mao did? Starving his own people, killing those who speak against him?

[@kenh758]

@@iam9814 not saying this to excuse Mao’s heinous acts, but what about the hundred of thousands that Abe Lincoln killed in the American Civil war? To Mao, he was indeed in a civil war, rooting out class enemies, whether the movements were targeting the “capitalist rightest” or “four olds” of the Cultural Revolution.

[@陈生-s4h]

except you, I have never seen a foreigner who can understand the history of Taiwan and china mainland so clearly

[@nieqh]

We can blame it on KMT too, they should have reformed themselves so the voters will be attracted to them and not DPP

[@Shenzhou.]

Come to think of it, much of Taiwan's economy growth from 1950-1980 was accomplished under the authoritarian single-party KMT rule. Taiwan had been under authoritarian single-party KMT rule for *more than half its life.* For decades the KMT ruled Taiwan with iron fist and Chiang kai-shek was a dictator who jailed and executed dissidents and political rivals (whether real or perceived) in a period known as _White Terror_ (白色恐怖) and imposed martial law on Taiwan for more than *38 years,* which was qualified as "the longest imposition of martial law by a regime anywhere in the world" at that time. But under authoritarian single-party KMT rule, Taiwan actually flourished and prospered, in what's known as the _Taiwan Miracle_ (台湾奇迹). Only in the late 1990s, when democracy was introduced (because USA threatened to cut off weapons sales to Taiwan) did Taiwan's economic growth became more modest. Since then, Taiwan's economy has stagnated, wages are stagnant, cost of living is rising, unemployment is rising and Taiwan graduates are increasingly seeking jobs abroad, such as in Singapore or mainland China.

[@kianono3209]

It's because Taiwan was former Japanese colony that make it easy to switch some production lines from Japan mainland to Taiwan , same as S. Korean.

[@sakura7431]

It is mainland and Taiwan, not China and Taiwan.

[@TAL142]

Japan returned Taiwan to China in 1945 at the end of World War 2. The nationalist government lost the civil war and retreated to Taiwan in 1949. Chiang Kai-shek was a warlord. I think he lost because he lost the general supports from people of China. KMT was incredible cruel and corrupt. Most of their supporters were landlords and rich people. Mao on the other hand were supported mostly by peasants. So if you consider one China policy, Taiwan should be part of China because it was returned to China. Of course Americans would play word game since ROC was the Chinese government at the end of world war 2. Japan and US are more than happy to use Taiwan to destabilize Hong Kong. But US is not going to defend Taiwan. More than likely US will try to get Japan, Australia or even NATO involved. Japan doesn't have a lot of friends in Asia consider what they did in Asia during World War 2. And Japan would prefer to see a war at Taiwan strait than near Japanese strait. So they will continue to push the conflict in Taiwan.

[@medialcanthus9681]

Japan is the most cowardly country in the world.

[@mimiphuc]

Correct. Japan returned Taiwan to mainland China. You cannot return a territory to a political party ( in this case the KMT ). Taiwan was returned to Mainland China. And what is Mainland China ? the over 400 million Chinese owns mainland China. not the few millions who fled to Taiwan defeated. It is Absurd.

[@digeng6120]

Taiwan's reunification is a historical inevitability, especially as the relative power of the US and China wanes. When the United States monopolized the world, the main body of world competition was enterprises, because the United States has an absolute advantage, but with the rise of China and Russia, the integration of the European Union, the main body of the world competition in the future is the country! Reunification is the only way out for Taiwan to be as successful in future competition as it was before.

[@CJ-Fortes_Atque_Fidelis]

Taiwan is already successful with a market driven economy, just like China is prosperous because of an open economy, NOT due to communism. Taiwan does not need and does not want CPC rule.

[@digeng6120]

@@CJ-Fortes_Atque_Fidelis You're right, but you're talking about the past, I'm talking about the future!

[@CJ-Fortes_Atque_Fidelis]

@@digeng6120 China needs Taiwan as much as Taiwan needs China. Taiwan is an open economy, Taiwan does not need the CPC or communist rule to continue to flourish.

[@bctvanw]

The unification never happened Why reunification? If reunification logic applies, then China should reunify under Mongolia, and Taiwan should reunify under the Netherlands.

[@ahmadalexander1843]

@@CJ-Fortes_Atque_Fidelis if you're worried too much, migrate to India. We have the cleanest city, the most hygiene foods and best technology in the world, much better than Taiwan. No CPC and no Chai Ying Wen rules. How about that?

[@IanM..]

Their is ONE china and taiwan is part of it 🇨🇳🇹🇼🇭🇰🇲🇴🇨🇳

[@qfiver1547]

Profit from sales of weapon is only one of the factors in the equation. Cyrus you conveniently missed out the more pertinent factor that has something to do with Taiwan's geopolitical importance to the US.

[@wesriojas]

Saying “89” billion sounds like a lot until you realize he said “since 1989.” Haha. There’s half a dozen other countries we sell much more military equipment to.

[@yliang1688]

Taiwan's geopolitical importance to the US should not be used as a cause of westerner imperialism as foreign intervention.

[@qfiver1547]

@@yliang1688 Agree, but we are not living in a perfect world. Number One is suppressing Number Two in all areas.

[@qfiver1547]

@@patricksmith4148 Which specific clause, if any, in the UN law that does not permit reclamation to create land for bettering human wellbeing?

[@qfiver1547]

@@patricksmith4148 Which part you don't understand?

[@kevinlee5857]

What would the US government do if Texas, California and Hawaii were independent?

[@iam9814]

these matters are completely different in terms of issues anbd history. Is like comparing apple to oranges. minus social credit for u for using VPN in China.

[@Harveyinchina]

Congress approved a US defence budget for this fiscal period OVER the amount that was asked for. 😂😂

[@diezero2483]

You mean US offensive budget? When was the last time that the USA got invaded? Or “nearly “?

[@Dungedunge]

@@diezero2483 great point lol, busy busy busy got so many regimes to overthrow. 😂

[@Harveyinchina]

@@diezero2483 😂

[@pawn_224]

支付寶 5 毛 到賬 乖乖拿錢乖乖舔

[@edgelord8337]

When you realize that china isn't hell bent on world domination unlike.......

[@jonathanhe7676]

There has never been a benevolent superpower in history. China is only nice now because it is not currently the strongest nation. If China becomes the sole superpower, you will likely see them spark conflicts across the world to remain the world’s sole superpower, just the like US is currently doing.

[@Shenzhou.]

​@@jonathanhe7676 Dude, didn't you *wrote this comment* on another thread by _@Servant to all_ _"@I Nan Liu Just because America is a horrible sole superpower doesn’t mean every sole superpower is destined to be as horrible. For millennia, China was the sole power of East Asia, and they never caused destruction on the scale of the American empire."_

[@topherno]

@@Shenzhou. Exactly, well said.

[@zhaoqiaoqiao3735]

Because the separation of Taiwan was caused when we Chinese were invaded by foreign nations when our country was weak. Reunification of Taiwan is the aspiration of all Chinese people. It is the national feeling

[@kittycatwithinternetaccess2356]

Taiwanese people hate nazi china

[@YinYeung11]

Hi Cyrus : there are lots of root facts you have not been found out or you are just helping XiJinPing, did they pay you you a lots?

[@junezzn]

I'm Taiwanese, what you said is Bull Shit.

[@johnli6782]

To the best of my recollection, China stated three metrics they are using for determining whether reunification by any means will be deployed. They are: - Taiwan declaring independence. - US recognizing Taiwan's independence. - No possibility of peaceful reunification. They did not state clearly what constitutes as Taiwan declaring independence. Does Taiwan setting up diplomatic offices with the US, Japan, Lithuania, Latvia, Australia or the UK, without out right declaring independence, constitutes as "declaring" independence? Does Taiwan being represented in the UN in some official capacity constitutes as "declaring" independence? Does Taiwan DPP's changing of all of its school text books to remove all references to the local population's connection with their ancestry and ancestral land, and claiming that many of them are actually descendants of Japanese colonizers while Taiwan was under their occupation? Does Japan's recognition of Taiwan as an independent nation constitute as "declaration" of Taiwan independence? Does any and/or all of the above stretching into the future indefinitely constitute as "No possibility of peaceful reunification"? These are questions being reviewed daily based on the circumstances on the ground. Just the other day, a US article calling for formerly setting up a Taiwan representative office with the US was printed. Both Republican and Democrats in the US congress's budget and foreign policy committee have members who fiercely want to challenge the "One China" policy and take the step to set-up such an office and see if that would be China's bottom line, i.e., that one or more of the above three conditions have in fact come to past. I am not worried about reunification, as that will be the outcome whether through war or peaceful means. China and the Chinese people, of which Taiwan constitutes just over one percent of the entire Chinese population, want and will have reunification one way or another. The ball is squarely in the hands of the US, Japan, and Taiwan's DPP. As of this writing, they are still pushing the line as close as they can without out-right declaring independence.

[@elektrotehnik94]

"I am not worried about reunification, as that will be the outcome whether through war or peaceful means. " --> NO, and this is why USA is there, militarily. One-third of why USA supports Taiwan is because USA believes Taiwan should have a free choice; whether it wants to be its own country, with its own decisions, or politically united with China. Without the fear of China's invasion. The second-third is geo-political and the last-third is protecting other USA allies in the area from China's military subjugation (like Japan, Australia and so on). Taiwan is not the property of China. Until China understands that & accepts Taiwan's free choice, expect USA to be there, as they should be. Freedom of choice (as far as we can manage it) above all.

[@johnli6782]

@@elektrotehnik94 Taiwan is a territory of China irrespective of what the people of Taiwan may claim. It is currently already a territory of China as recognised by international law and it will remain a territory of China irrespective of what the government or people of Taiwan wish to claim. If the US and/or Taiwan rogue government have the guts, claim the territory as their own today and claim the country's independence. To my knowledge, a top US military official admitted that the PLA will be able to liberate Taiwan in 14 days. Give it a try. I long for either the US or Taiwan to make that claim. It's te to settle the matter through war or exile of the rogue Taiwan government. I am OK with either. As I said, "can't wait".

[@barry8867]

@@johnli6782 滿嘴中共的語氣，還想假扮台灣人啊

[@johnli6782]

@@barry8867 住在台湾省台南市水交社。 不服，是不是。

[@barry8867]

@@johnli6782 所以台灣人用簡體字？？

[@sangnilautama4771]

The unification of Taiwan is also the dream of many overseas chinese, just like myself. Throughout the Chinese migration history, the overseas diaspora has suffered a many racial discrimination and inequality even till this day. Hence, the rejuvenation of the motherland couldn't be more prouder for all chinese alike. 🇨🇳✊✊✊ let's march forward in-tandem.

[@arasharam7448]

China is the dragon wise and strong but not vicious. The ancient 3 kings alliance (China,Persia,Russia) shall stop the dark forces, God willing.

[@alefratat4018]

So why don't you go back to China if you love it so much ?

[@chinaisthefuture2936]

Here's what could happen if they choose the U.S. over China. The U.S. will only see Taiwanese as servants and view the women as mattresses while mainland China will view them as partners and siblings and want to work together because they are Chinese as well.

[@cck7633]

Taiwan, China, That is the identity of Taiwan island.

[@LeonTsunehiroYuTsuTai]

I am a Japan Born Chinese. Got relatives in both China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. I believe in reunification. Please, not by force by any means.

[@HaNaxHeart]

guess how much money China paid for this video LOOOOOOL

[@ZW-hu3zf]

I have to say that your opinions are influenced by CCP a lot and many of them are not correct. 1. ROC was the legitimate government of China, defeated Japan in WWII and became the founding member of UN. CCP is an insurgent group and started civil war after WWII. USA saved CCP from been eliminated by ROC in the beginning. US army general George Marshall stopped Chiang's winning military action. USA was hopping China can become a 2-party political system like USA. But CCP declared 1-party dictatorship government after winning civil war and formed PRC. 2. UN resolution 2758 only allow PRC to represent China, never mentioned Taiwan is part of China. It is CCP to force all the countries to acknowledge Taiwan is part of China. Taiwan (ROC) already is an independent country, no need for "Taiwan independence". It was CCP seeking independence from China. Taiwan has never been part of PRC before. 3. CCP tried to eliminate ROC by all means due to its democratic system. CCP is afraid Chinese people will follow and ask for democracy. 4. Taiwan people don't want war but don't want CCP either. CCP threaten to blood wash Taiwan many times, but all the candidates supported by CCP lost the election. 5. If CCP is so confident that Chinese people love CCP, why not let Chinese people speak out using vote.

[@qxchen97]

Sounds like you believe vote and 2 party system is the only way to achieve democracy and i guess this is why many people believe china is "autarchy" Here is the difference: We chinese people don't think so. We have our own way to achieve democracy

[@qxchen97]

One more thing to add: you say America "hope" china to become a 2 party political system. However We chinese people do not.

[@ZW-hu3zf]

@@qxchen97 CCP always speaks for Chinese people! How Chinese people can express their opinion on CCP controlled media without voting election.

[@ZW-hu3zf]

@@qxchen97 This is in my item #5 above already. Let Chinese people speak out via voting.

[@samwang4608]

As a Taiwanese myself, the issue btwn Taiwan and China is very similar to west and east Germany or north and South Korea. This issue shouldn’t involve other countries but the two leaders from both countries to sit down and work it out. As right now US is only helping Taiwan cuz it benefits their political means nothing else.

[@jacky9159]

王山姆 兩國領導人? 現在是兩個國家，對吧?

[@西贝-l9r]

Chapeau! The third question. Putin has given the answer: China doesn't need using force to unify Taiwan.

[@tracyhuang49]

as a taiwanese, i found this video is surjective and bias :( do u even know taiwan enough to make this video?

[@jerryl.4019]

A couple of key notes were missed in this video and I want to stress: 1. The government in the Taiwan island represents "Republic of China" and their constitution claims the sovereignty of both mainland China and the Taiwan island. 2. The Chinese Civil War did not end in 1949 and it was halted because USA intervened and deployed their aircraft carrier fleet to blockade the Taiwan Strait in order to stop the crossing and landing of PLA army to the island. There was no cease-fire or peace agreement signed by both sides ever since, so literally the Civil War did not end!!

[@jerryl.4019]

@@Carbuncle0168 Depending on the actions from the government on the Taiwan island and USA, the Civil War needs closure: either a peace agreement or conflicts. We will see.

[@patrickliu6337]

Well described ; a lot of young Americans did not this part of history ; basically American government is attempting to get involved in another big country ,s internal affairs ; unfortunately this country is rising 2nd biggest economy China

[@michaelkatz275]

The real truth is that the Great Helmsman didn't even have a Navy worthy of the name to get across the Taiwan Straits. The aircraft carrier didn't come until much later.

[@crane-zv2nw]

Yes, Chiang only left the house ( mainland China ) to take a walk in the garden ! The question was why did the CCP spared his life ? Was it Chiang's idea to land in Taiwan ? The real story of ROC & CCP is ‘ 明修栈道，暗渡陈仓 ’ ！

[@lavendereucalyptus3225]

Same thing with Ukraine, US tries very hard to create a facade of ‘imminent danger or threat’, a playbook by US defense department foreign policy.

[@AnonymousSong]

I would say, well, the world is shifting to an anti-China environment. However, once China has determined what it wants, then it's a matter of what the cost is and how large it is. The result would be the same as Taiwan will go back to China. As a Chinese, I still wish Taiwan could come back in a peaceful way. The least thing I want to hear is getting Taiwan back militarily. And hope this happens as soon as possible

[@AnonymousSong]

@@Sp3ll633 That's fine. Coz no matter what, your's be a Chinese in the future. That's the trend and it will come true in a short time.

[@cybourne5910]

@@Sp3ll633Chinese in Taiwan are welcome to leave the country and be an American or something... You have your right, but the land belongs to whom it belongs

[@zeissiez]

@@Sp3ll633 As an oversea Chinese. What’s between Mainland and Taiwan is your business, and we hope for peace across the straights. But if any of you join with the USA and bully the Chinese, then you are a traitor.

[@eddiehah9842]

@@cybourne5910 BTW how many left HK for Western nations? I guess only a trickle.

[@luodeligesi7238]

@@AnonymousSong wait, so from a Chinese perspective, why not let Taiwan decide what it wants to be? Independently of what mainland China or the US want it to be.

[@mikehawk4856]

Cyrus has reached the highest social credit score available, supreme Wumao!

[@athenewu5612]

Thank you Cyrus for the report. Yes, I asked all the Taiwanese I met in the west the same question: Do you really want to get independence from China? The answer I got was always 'No', they either want to keep the status quo or believe there would be peaceful reunification in the end regarding the fast and amazing development that is taking place in China in recent years.

[@CyrusJanssen]

This is by far the biggest answers I've received as well. I've spent a lot of time in Taiwan over the years. I would say maintaining the status quo is most popular opinion, but reunification will only happen on peaceful terms, I think everyone is clear on that

[@athenewu5612]

@@CyrusJanssen Hello Cyrus, thank you for your response. Yes, most of the Taiwanese I met wanted to keep the status quo, they said the history, the culture and the language are the same, what sense does it make to completely cut themselves from China, but they are also reluctant to reunify because they don't know what would happen... Perhaps, they are still scared of the Culture Revolution. The few believing in reunification are businessmen and know China well, so I guess their personal experience in China has played a role in their optimism in a peaceful unification. However, the most people I talked to were students or middle-aged people, the youngest should be almost 30 now... I don't know what the teenagers in Taiwan think, after the current Administration changed the books in their schools...

[@PebblesWhiskey]

@@athenewu5612 Keeping status quo isn't the same as unification. There are huge differences.

[@jaydee6268]

I have never met a true Taiwanese talk about “reunification” with the PRC.

[@youwanteat]

Curious about the timeline for asking your Taiwanese friends and the samples size. Maybe you can ask your friends from HK as well where's part of China already. :)

[@cpliu]

His wife is fluent in English but I doubt Chiang KS is fluent in English.

[@yihsunzan]

As a Taiwaness, very strongly disagree with the observation of "the current government spreading fear of China" and change the school system to cut off the connections with Chinese roots. To be fair, the modification on school curriculum is to re-identify its cultures which undoubtedly greatly impact from China, but also its Indigenous cultures , local cultrue evloves from the first immigrants from China 500 years ago, and concurrent foreign cultures (marriage with south Asian, foreign workers etc). The ideology and worldview between the majority of Chinese and Taiwanese has tremendous differences. It is not the policy of anti-China, it is just simply protecting our identity. By the way, China is the one has numerous missile targetting its "brother", then how come Taiwan is the one proactively antagonizing and breaking peace?

[@yihsunzan]

@@Carbuncle0168 feel bad for your kids who might not want to go home one day

[@youwanteat]

@@Carbuncle0168 PRC is younger than ROC, you should be apologized to your math teacher.

[@youwanteat]

@@Carbuncle0168 Yeah, right. (in your parallel universe)

[@youwanteat]

@@Carbuncle0168 sweet dreams,bye bye

[@youwanteat]

@@Carbuncle0168 You can say whatever you what here except on Weibo XD

[@erikjonasson8585]

how much does ccp pay you?

[@youwanteat]

And only accept RMB

[@kmanliberty1065]

@@youwanteat Yep, I hope IRS is watching. Potential tax evasion & audit needed here!

[@joelicampaign2028]

Whether American like it or not China & Taiwan will be united one day. Remember the weapons that American sold to Taiwan will be use against them eventually just like what happened in Afghanistan. History always repeat by itself.

[@palettelee1]

I am Taiwanese, Taiwan is a independent country, Taiwanese don't want to be Chinese, you don't understand Taiwan, stop making nonsense over there

[@pac1fic055]

Taiwan is vital for the US to keep the Chinese navy bottled behind the first island chain. I think it’s very doubtful the US would accept Taiwan joining the PRC, even if it’s a negotiated peaceful unification.

[@eddiehah9842]

Who are they to decide Taiwan's future?

[@zzbky9093]

Even if a peaceful reunification happens, you won’t hear that from Western Media, they will say it’s coerced or cook some other stories up, or maybe even intervene militarily.

[@moyclan4663]

It doesn't matter what bluster the US or a combination of sychophant countries (Australia, Japan, UK. India) pull out of their rear ends, reunification will happen hopefully peacefully or militarily. It'd best for the separatist greeners to bow to their colonial masters (US, Japan) to emigrate out of Taiwan in order to continue their self denigrating servitude.

[@BeerHombre]

@@moyclan4663 I guess the Taiwanese should become slaves of the CCP instead? Sure that sounds SOOOO much better.

[@LKelz]

Very educational. The issue between Mainland China and Taiwan is a difference between ideologies of how they think a country should run. Not war.

[@shawnhennity1769]

More fun fact: the official airline of Taiwan is "China airline", the official newspaper of Taiwan is "China Daily News'. The presidential office building in Taipei is located on a street called "Chongqing South Road", near "Chengdu Rd", and parallel to "Zhonghua Rd". Can anyone tell me what "Chongqing", "Chengdu" or "Zhonghua" mean? Appreciate.

[@rock751]

重庆Chongqing, 成都Chengdu, two big cities in mainland China. 中华Zhonghua, means China. 中华民国Republic of China.

[@shawnhennity1769]

@@rock751 Thanks, buddy!

[@youwanteat]

I’m curious about if all China towns are belong China?🤔

[@shawnhennity1769]

@@youwanteat You apparently don't know the difference between the nick name and the real name. Your education failed.

[@youwanteat]

@@shawnhennity1769 You apparently don't know Taiwan very well since there're several street name follow the rule of Japan or aboriginal. As a Taiwanese, strongly suggest you to visit Taiwan and also here's no need VPN to use KZbin /IG/Google/Netflex :D

[@yuhueiyeh3299]

BTW Chiang Kai Shek didn;t know how to speak English but Japanese( He studied in Japan), but his wife spoke English fluently. and the KMT government is Republic OF China which is Taiwanese Government's official name. In reality is China was divided into two Chinese governments due to the civil war ( like North Korea n South Korea). Because of Communist Mainland China is so big, and the Democratic Island China (Taiwan) is so small....thats why ROC ( Republic of China) is recognized by the international stage. The both side has been kept peace for over 70 years now until recently becoming an issue. One of the reason is Taiwanese government teach its younger generation that they are not Chinese and looking for a new idently and becoming a non Chinese country and USA giving a hope because of against China. If USA doesn't sent the wrong messages to Taiwan, The peace will maintain.

[@JenghanHsieh]

Interesting ( as a Taiwanese ) ... I think this video mostly follows the CCP narrative, the Xi is a kind father figure wanted peace and reunited the long lost smaller brother Taiwan. Let's see.

[@Killua607]

Most Taiwaneese I know hate the thought of ever uniting with China, Just see what China did to Hongkong sigh...

[@xueminghuang2564]

While the hatred is true. The presuppositions of this hatred is questionable. Years of western msm brain washing has the conditioning effect. Btw, what’s wrong with hk now? I know many hkers are happier to see a more stable hk

[@Killua607]

@@xueminghuang2564 you talk about western brainwashing... ok fine... but then you say HK is more stable now.... if you prefer Chineese brainwashing thats your choice... western or chineese... I have seen and heard too many things from native Chineese or HKers to ever pick China over the West.... China is hugely missmanaged country for the amount of control and limited freedom the government gives their citiziens... Interesting though I just realized a whole lot of comments below my post disappeared ... guess bot accounts got closed ? Damn 2 weeks ago there was like 4 comments

[@sayaandyangsaya2756]

The Economist: "Taiwan is the most dangerous place on Earth". The military-industrial complex from the US: Cheers~

[@fosterslover]

The statistic that stands out, but is kind of brushed aside is that less than 10% of people living in Taiwan want unification with the PRC. Whether the alternative chosen is independence (which would likely trigger a military response) or status quo, that's 90% who want to maintain autonomy from the CCP.

[@BeerHombre]

It appears to me that Cyrus isn't exactly "neutral" on this topic. He "conveniently" leaves out details that goes against the CCP narrative.

[@MarkYeung1]

CCP has a very poor reputation in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

[@peterdietrich9491]

Taiwan should be free to chose what kind of reletionship they want. They should not be pressured.

[@youwanteat]

It’s what Taiwanese people is doing now. Thanks for your support,Peter😊 And welcome to Taiwan and here is not need VPN. (But in China …..😏)