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[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 20 points 11 months 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 11 months 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 11 months 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 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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