Taiwan was a part of China for hundreds of years and then Japan owned it for fifty years until 1945 when it was given control to the Chinese government. In the 1949 civil war that government transferred to Taiwan and the winners of the civil war got the mainland. So is the island Chinese since it was part of China from 45 to 49?
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i don't know...At some point china controlled almost all of Asia...do they own all of it now?
America was part of the British empire, so was Canada, we are culturally English, it means nothing. According to the UN it's what the people living there want, if Quebec pulled the pin on Canada, most of the land is native owned and they would have their own say. If Canada is divisible, so too is Quebec, as I recall, back when natives started getting a better deal and mentioned in the constitution.
He's running out of cannon fodder, again...
I'm waiting for rail bridges to go down, but only after Vlad packs everything he can into Ukraine, before blowing up his supply and escape routes...
he is....
But that is it, Taiwan is a jewel that they would like to reacquire. Once they have the military might to counter the US they will look at it seriously. Up until now they have not had the ability to take it back. Still milking the rest of the world with cheap goods. Once they do not need the US and Europe to export to they will make their move.
China could cause another war for Russia after they are weakened enough, by making Kazakhstan strong and a leader for the other stans south of it, most are rich in gas and oil with minerals too and growing populations and all are former Soviet Republics. Uncle Sam is reaching from the west across the Caspian Sea and China is right next door and they should meet on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Russia will be excluded and there are ethnic Russians in the north of Kazakhstan, remnants of the empire who will cause trouble. Fortunately, many of Vlad's empire loyalists are dying in Ukraine in very large numbers, while even more become disillusioned and cast adrift. There will be minimal support for their cause from Moscow as they try to survive and keep the empire intact.
China wants to piggyback on Russia for the North Pole resources. They want Russia as a vassal state, No need to care for the civilians or keep up the infrastructure, only take what they need. Also with an "independent Russia" it can be used as a thorn in the US's side.
They may, but recent events have given Xi pause and presented unexpected opportunities in central Asia and in the future disintegrating Russian empire. Xi will be gone and policy could change, right now and for the next almost decade Tiawan chip production is just too important to everybody, including China. These facilities would be destroyed by war and the valuable staff dislocated to chip fabs springing up in NA and the EU. As long as the world is dependent on advanced Taiwanese microchips, they will be a vital national security concern for many countries and attacking Taiwan would mean instant war with more than America.
