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[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Doesn't Taiwan largely still do this in the modern day because revoking those claims would be equivalent to declaring its formal independence as a separate country, which is something China has threatened would be met with invasion?

[–] Vespair@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I feel like "say this or I punch your teeth in" kind of takes some of the legitimacy out of the statement, don't you?

[–] joenforcer@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

It's the truth, though. The whole "One China" policy is the only reason the PRC and the USA have any sort of diplomacy at all.

[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It gains some bite when most of the teachers either explicitly cheer on the bully or cough and look the other way.