Earlier quoted context omitted.
...except threatening Taiwan with war? And ask the people in Tibet and (some) in Hongkong.
As far as I know, all the places you mentioned are either Chinese territory or disputed Chinese territory. All of them are recognized by most countries (most likely including yours) as part of China. Can you name a sovereign state recognized globally that is being threatened by China militarily?
Liu Xiaobo, Nobel laureate and political prisoner, dies at 61 in Chinese custody
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Re: Liu Xiaobo, Nobel laureate and political prisoner, dies at 61 in Chinese custody
#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
...except threatening Taiwan with war? And ask the people in Tibet and (some) in Hongkong.
As far as I know, all the places you mentioned are either Chinese territory or disputed Chinese territory. All of them are recognized by most countries (most likely including yours) as part of China. Can you name a sovereign state recognized globally that is being threatened by China militarily?
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#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
...except threatening Taiwan with war? And ask the people in Tibet and (some) in Hongkong.
As far as I know, all the places you mentioned are either Chinese territory or disputed Chinese territory. All of them are recognized by most countries (most likely including yours) as part of China. Can you name a sovereign state recognized globally that is being threatened by China militarily?
Re: Liu Xiaobo, Nobel laureate and political prisoner, dies at 61 in Chinese custody
#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
As far as I know, all the places you mentioned are either Chinese territory or disputed Chinese territory. All of them are recognized by most countries (most likely including yours) as part of China. Can you name a sovereign state recognized globally that is being threatened by China militarily?
"Disputed Chinese territory" - by that definition it is easy to invade whoever you want. Just say it's your territory and you are good to go.
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#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
As far as I know, all the places you mentioned are either Chinese territory or disputed Chinese territory. All of them are recognized by most countries (most likely including yours) as part of China. Can you name a sovereign state recognized globally that is being threatened by China militarily?
Taiwan is de-facto sovereign and you know it.
Case closed?
Re: Liu Xiaobo, Nobel laureate and political prisoner, dies at 61 in Chinese custody
#36For all the criticism that the USA is receiving recently, I am sure the world would be a worse place if China was the most influential country in the world (which they are trying become) instead of the USA.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
http://www.npr.org/2015/03/02/390245038/ben-franklins-famous...
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's true, hardly anyone inside China is even aware of his existence. That said, I've seen direct references to him (and even photos of him) from activist friends in my WeChat feed, which surprises me a bit. I would have thought the WeChat censors would have been working overtime this week...
I hope by now you have discovered the contradiction between your two paragraphs. People know, they just don't discuss it publicly.
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I hope by now you have discovered the contradiction between your two paragraphs. People know, they just don't discuss it publicly.
A minuscule proportion of the population knows about him. My WeChat feed is utterly unrepresentative of Chinese society at large.