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Chinese coast guard personnel briefly boarded a Taiwanese tourist boat near Taiwan-controlled islands next to China's coast on Monday, the government in Taipei said, in an escalation of tensions after China said it would carry out regular patrols.

China announced on Sunday that its coast guard would strengthen law enforcement activity around the Kinmen islands following the death of two Chinese nationals fleeing Taiwan's coast guard having entered into prohibited waters too close to Kinmen, which lies opposite the Chinese cities of Xiamen and Quanzhou.

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[–] n7gifmdn@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I really don't understand how this works under the one China policy.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Depends on whether you mean the PRC's idea of the policy, Taiwan's, or most of the world's "acknowledgement" of it, which means roughly "we understand what your position is and don't publicly flout it while informally treating Taiwan as its own country."

The PRC's version, obviously no problem, Taiwan is part of China, they are China, the ROC is either illegitimate or an uppity province depending on your POV.

The ROC's version, obviously not, because they are China, and the PRC is illegitimate, making this a blatantly hostile act. However, the ROC doesn't actually insist on a One China policy anymore and is generally moving towards public acknowledgement of Taiwanese sovereignty, in which case this is arguably an act of war... But not one they can actually push back against.

Or, in other words:

Taiwan could make a big deal about this, but probably won't, unless they do because otherwise the PRC will keep pushing boundaries and the world moves a little closer to a shooting war between China and America.

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Can taiwan just start shooting already please draw a line and make the cost for crossing it death. It seems to be the only language the CCP understands.

[–] deafboy@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm sure the CCP can't wait for someone to take the bait and shoot, so they can use the "having a right to defend itself" card.

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Your argument is literally let the bullies win otherwise they might fight back when u defend yourself.

[–] deafboy@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

No. My argument is "please don't let the bullies win". If china wants to invade, let them shoot first, so that there's no doubt who's the invader and who's the victim, instead of fueling small skirmishes in which it would be increasingly harder to point out who's guilty of what.

Keep the conflict simple, so that it's easier for other nations to justify sending help when shit inevitably hits the fan.

[–] n7gifmdn@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

Uhm, no because only the mentally ill wants to die, and most people don't want to kill anyone else