Xi Jinping’s Plan for Taiwan

[@bobdoe38]

Lai’s “sloppiness” was intentional. At his core, he is a Taiwan separatist. And the title of this video is misleading. It’s not what Xi’s intentions are; China has openly spelled out its intentions on Taiwan since 1949: seek peaceful reunification, using force only if all peaceful options are exhausted.

[@TonyC-le3ks]

Xi changed that...he says he will make it happen in this generation...peacefully or militarily.

[@alexd5128]

A great talk, but I’m surprised that the First Island Chain (FIC) isn’t mentioned. The defense of Taiwan has little to do with Taiwan but the FIC. If Taiwan is taken by China, the FIC is broken, and the American hegemony in the Western Pacific ends! Though Taiwan is only one element of this bulwark to contain China, the U.S. cannot take its alliance with Japan, S. Korea, the Philippines, and Indonesia for granted. If the US fails to defend Taiwan, these countries would be re-evaluating if depending on the U.S. for their national defense is even viable. They may even ditch the American umbrella to become China's ally instead! Although not all Americans care for the U.S. continuing to be a hegemon, these people don’t understand that the U.S. dollar as an international currency highly depends on the U.S. being a hegemon. If the U.S. ceases to be a hegemon, the dollar dominance also ends, and the American economy will go down with it.

[@anwiycti1585]

FIC stands as long as necessary 😂😂😂

[@Andy-P]

What would China protect them from..... ever making their own decisions?

[@Andy-P]

As you say. If America doesn't stand up to China regarding Taiwan or Phliipines then their credability would take a huge hit. What do you think America will do, take on China with allies or without?

[@PhilipWong55]

In China, the central government sets national goals, but provinces have flexibility in how they achieve them. While provinces adapt strategies to local conditions, the central government may exert more oversight in critical areas like economic planning and infrastructure to ensure alignment with national priorities. The Chinese central government does not typically create detailed, province-specific plans or directly administer provinces in most areas. It's a common misperception to say that Xi Jinping rules China unilaterally. While he holds significant power and influence, he does not have the formal authority to directly sack or appoint any of the seven members of the Standing Committee of the Politburo on his own. Instead, these decisions are made through the Communist Party's internal processes, where Xi's influence plays a crucial role, but he operates within a system that requires consensus and negotiation among party elites. Pro-Western voices within China are losing influence as U.S. containment strategies become more explicit.

[@anwiycti1585]

Bunch of yesman😂😂

[@Andy-P]

Yes blame America. Xi does

[@TonyC-le3ks]

You have zero idea what you are talking about...the provincial govt does nothing anymore cause 1) official don't want to anger Xi, 2) they have no incentive to improve, and 3) they can be taken down by Xi if they become more successful than central govt.

[@nickdeng3804]

@@TonyC-le3ks You really know nothing. Pretend to be cultured with 1, 2, 3....TO YOU, 2)meritocratic system works pretty good for the past 30 years in China, metric were used to evaluate provincial govt. bureaucrats got their own KPI. If they don't work hard, they no longer in the position. 3) WTH, how do you even compare provincial govt to the central govt, they do different jobs.

[@TonyC-le3ks]

@@nickdeng3804 we are talking about now. The system you describe no longer exists. Xi killed it.

[@BB1CC666]

"...we are not gonna automatically be there for Taiwan..." and why should we though?

[@raymondrust9084]

Maybe if China became a more open democratic country then Taiwan would consider unification!

[@anwiycti1585]

One and the only option 😂😂😂

[@junjiehu8565]

No body would care how taiwan think. Either China or US will make the decision or both of them. It's not depend on China is that way or not.

[@leonjiang-kq2qo]

how more open? Same corruption like US or Taiwan?

[@megaiang8133]

dont be naive as if China has a us style bipartisan and us would leave China alone or happy for China to surpass? No. Nation competition doesn't work that way and so is politics

[@kalipotmeng]

Quite objective speaker 👍. More so than the moderator Blanchette 😂

[@Roskim64]

I sense that Asia has peaked ala Japan and is now on its way down, problem is that they did not get rich per capita so this real politic does not end well at least for Asians - think we talk up the history rather than what it is today

[@kalipotmeng]

Your sense is bogus 😂

[@WWLooi-js8rl]

I came back from China, sure they are having some major issues to deal with just like every other country, but to say that they have peaked and ended up like Japan shows that your understanding of China/Asia is shadow. OTOH, I see a gloom future for the U.S. as it has very serious structural and social issues which I don't think can be resolved now and in the future.

[@Andy-P]

​@@WWLooi-js8rlDemocracies can change... autocratic states less so. China has some serious structural issues. Even ex officials and academics say that now. Of course they cannot criticise Xi or CCP directly. Chinese 'democracy' doesn't allow that

[@nickdeng3804]

Have to say, we already have one foot in middle income trap cuz of debt crisis. Fortunately we still have some emerging new high tech industry like solar energy, chip manufacturing, EV cars, etc. Trying to climb to a more profitable stage in world supply chain. China is experiencing a shift in industry structure, do we really would fall into the trap or become a greater nation, hard to tell so far. The stagflation period could be few years or very long.

[@bobdoe38]

Your sense is wrong 😂 The argument that “Asia has peaked” and is on the decline ignores the role of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), which provides a more accurate measure of wealth and economic strength in many Asian countries. While some economies may not appear as wealthy when looking at nominal GDP per capita, using PPP-adjusted figures shows that many Asian countries have significantly higher purchasing power. For example, in countries like China, India, and Indonesia, the cost of goods and services is lower than in many Western economies, meaning that the real standard of living for many people is higher than nominal figures suggest. Furthermore, by focusing solely on nominal metrics, the argument overlooks the ongoing economic growth and innovation occurring in Asia, particularly in sectors like technology and manufacturing, where countries continue to increase productivity and global influence. PPP shows that Asia still holds substantial economic power and potential, making the idea of an “Asian decline” premature and overly simplistic.

[@tiburcio729]

Taiwan is an independent country with its own identity, language, history and culture.

[@kalipotmeng]

Can you talk about history of Taiwan without mentioning china in the first a few sentences? Which language do they speak and write? English? Japanese?

[@iamsheep]

@@kalipotmeng own language? History and culture? LOL

[@andyy9261]

SB

[@johnzhao3086]

Trolling

[@jemler3speak]

Taiwan 台湾 the name alone is a Chinese province, you can go to Florida or West bank see if they allow you to claim independence and share a piece of land for you, send us news and good luck

[@AntiwarObserver]

Lai won by being the largest unpopular vote, Taiwanese are rather displeased with the current government and the turnout was very low and disiengaged. Lai was very provocative in his speech calling Taiwan a country (China) and PRC (China) as another country, which does not indicate sincerity for reunification but separatism because the status quo is based on the consensus of 'One China' between the two administrations. Even yourself knows to correctly state "Beijing's plan with Taiwan" . The English language media tends to mislead people often using the narrative of 'China and Taiwan' as a disillusionment of two countries, Taiwan is still China in the constitution of both administrations. The issue is not whether Taiwan is part of China, they know it is. It is about who is the government of China. Obviously ROC is no longer and it was succeeded by the PRC. This is why Taiwan needs to reunify, either way it most definitely cannot claim independence while on Chinese sovereignty.

[@SwarleySwablu]

The only separatist is the fake authorities in Beijing who want to carve out mainland China from ROC, then sold off land to the Russians in the far north east.

[@anwiycti1585]

It’s about human rights and civilities among people. 13:18 precisely the point, BJ has neither understanding nor concern of demo.

[@hsutahsi]

Taiwan is not part of China, stop spreading misinformation

[@TonyC-le3ks]

That is ridiculous...Lai won by least cause there was a third party candidate. Almost none on Taiwan want reunification.

[@et2878]

If reunification was the right thing to do, Taiwan would’ve done it voluntarily a long time ago. Obviously, being part of China is not exactly enviable.