The vocab word of the day is ‘Finlandization’.
The term comes from the fate of Finland after the Winter War with the USSR. It remained a sovereign state, in control of its own domestic affairs, but had its foreign policy making ability neutered in the post-war peace.
Taiwan is, de-facto, a sovereign state, despite recognition being limited, re: the one-China policy. This lack of recognition, however, means that Taiwan is highly limited in the foreign policy decisions it can make.
Generally speaking, Taiwan is in the orbit of US geopolitical interests. It produces Electronics components largely for western markets, and it’s proximity to China makes it a strategic asset. So, if Taiwan decided to break off relations with the US, or enter into some kind of federation agreement with mainland China (things that are unlikely, but let’s pretend they were to happen for a moment), such a thing would most likely not go over well. The US has carried out coups in countries for less.
So when @[email protected] says Taiwan “isn’t sovereign”, this is what is meant.
New PM recognizes the sovereignty of Taiwan and took a stance at helping them defend themselves if need be. China got big butt hurt as usual.
It’s literally a part of China that was conquered by the Japanese and then by the Americans when they took over Japan. This is pretty straightforward.
And yet, today, Taiwan is a sovereign state and wants to keep it that way, which is the only thing that matters here. This is pretty straightforward.
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Are you using words without knowing its meaning?
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Okay, so, are you saying that Taiwan does not have its own government that decides about its things?
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So, in your own country you don’t have a government that decides about what happens in your country?
The vocab word of the day is ‘Finlandization’. The term comes from the fate of Finland after the Winter War with the USSR. It remained a sovereign state, in control of its own domestic affairs, but had its foreign policy making ability neutered in the post-war peace.
Taiwan is, de-facto, a sovereign state, despite recognition being limited, re: the one-China policy. This lack of recognition, however, means that Taiwan is highly limited in the foreign policy decisions it can make.
Generally speaking, Taiwan is in the orbit of US geopolitical interests. It produces Electronics components largely for western markets, and it’s proximity to China makes it a strategic asset. So, if Taiwan decided to break off relations with the US, or enter into some kind of federation agreement with mainland China (things that are unlikely, but let’s pretend they were to happen for a moment), such a thing would most likely not go over well. The US has carried out coups in countries for less.
So when @[email protected] says Taiwan “isn’t sovereign”, this is what is meant.
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