" the island of Taiwan is a part of China"

[Idolater]

Russia, China push back against US in pre-Olympics summit

The leaders of Russia and China have declared their joint opposition to any expansion of NATO and affirmed that the island of Taiwan is a part of China. Friday's joint communique followed a meeting between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping hours before the Winter Olympics kicked off...

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I agree; Taiwan is a part of China. But Xi Jinping, the single-party state and the mainland have it backward. Taiwan's stable democracy should be ruling the mainland, and not the other way around.

 

[Idolater]

Is China going to 'get any ideas' based on seeing America 'sit on our hands' while Russia 'has their way' with Ukraine?

Moral hazard. It's when there's basically no meaningful penalty for making a mistake. When that mistake is murder, you've got yourself one heck of a moral hazard.

 

[ok doser]

Is China going to 'get any ideas' based on seeing America 'sit on our hands' while Russia 'has their way' with Ukraine?

Moral hazard. It's when there's basically no meaningful penalty for making a mistake. When that mistake is murder, you've got yourself one heck of a moral hazard.

 

[ok doser]

I'm sure they're waiting to see how the situation in Crimea turns out. And whether it turns out to be another disaster for Biden.