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US approves potential $500m sale of military equipment to Taiwan (www.aljazeera.com)

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[-] PosadistInevitablity@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

So the “nation” that doesn’t even consider itself independent sounds independent to you?

And I’m the one being pedantic?

Sorry to say but independence isn’t a vibe.

It’s not a vibe based analysis.

[-] diablexical@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

that doesn’t even consider itself independent

How does it not consider itself independent?

[-] Aria@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 years ago

Article 4 of the constitution:

The territory of the Republic of China according to its existing national boundaries shall not be altered except by resolution of the National Assembly.

Which means they're not independent of the rest of China. They also claim parts of Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Bhutan, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Russia, and according to Vietnam parts of Vietnam. Their territorial claims aren't ancient by the way, they were revised in 2002, when they accepted Mongolia's sovereignty.

[-] randint@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

So the “nation” that doesn’t even consider itself independent sounds independent to you?

They cannot claim themselves independent or else China would attack. Don't you think it's kind of ludicrous that a country can force another "region" to not be independent by threatening them?