Beijing is planning world’s longest rail tunnel to link Taiwan to mainland
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Re: Beijing is planning world’s longest rail tunnel to link Taiwan to mainland
#2> […] rising political tensions between the self-ruled island and Beijin […] mean that the scheme is unlikely to come to fruition any time soon. However, some researchers said it was possible that Beijing would start work on the project in a unilateral, and largely symbolic move.
Sometimes I wonder if we're nearing a time when we'll see China simply do a Crimea and annex Taiwan when geopolitical circumstances mean no outside interference is likely to occur — outside of the vehement disagreements and strong protests of course, but no military action; nor anything more than token sanctions.
But at least the Crimeans got a new bridge out of it…
Re: Beijing is planning world’s longest rail tunnel to link Taiwan to mainland
#3> […] rising political tensions between the self-ruled island and Beijin […] mean that the scheme is unlikely to come to fruition any time soon. However, some researchers said it was possible that Beijing would start work on the project in a unilateral, and largely symbolic move. Sometimes I wonder if we're nearing a time when we'll see China simply do a Crimea and annex Taiwan when geopolitical circumstances mean no…
Crimeans got a new bridge, maybe Taiwans get a new tunnel?
Re: Beijing is planning world’s longest rail tunnel to link Taiwan to mainland
#4> […] rising political tensions between the self-ruled island and Beijin […] mean that the scheme is unlikely to come to fruition any time soon. However, some researchers said it was possible that Beijing would start work on the project in a unilateral, and largely symbolic move. Sometimes I wonder if we're nearing a time when we'll see China simply do a Crimea and annex Taiwan when geopolitical circumstances mean no…
The US never quite supported Ukraine the way they support Taiwan, they will be forced to have an response.
US will surely impose tough sanctions on China, which would be much more disastrous to them than the sanctions US imposed on Russia after Crimea.
EU will likely join in.
What will China actually gain from this? Not much besides scoring some political gains at home which they don't need anyway.
Re: Beijing is planning world’s longest rail tunnel to link Taiwan to mainland
#5Taiwan would be stupid to agree to this.
Re: Beijing is planning world’s longest rail tunnel to link Taiwan to mainland
#6> […] rising political tensions between the self-ruled island and Beijin […] mean that the scheme is unlikely to come to fruition any time soon. However, some researchers said it was possible that Beijing would start work on the project in a unilateral, and largely symbolic move. Sometimes I wonder if we're nearing a time when we'll see China simply do a Crimea and annex Taiwan when geopolitical circumstances mean no…
Taiwan’s semiconductor industry is of strategic importance to the US and Europe. For that reason alone I think Taiwan will always enjoy better protection than a relatively unimportant participant in the world economy like Crimea.
Re: Beijing is planning world’s longest rail tunnel to link Taiwan to mainland
#7> […] rising political tensions between the self-ruled island and Beijin […] mean that the scheme is unlikely to come to fruition any time soon. However, some researchers said it was possible that Beijing would start work on the project in a unilateral, and largely symbolic move. Sometimes I wonder if we're nearing a time when we'll see China simply do a Crimea and annex Taiwan when geopolitical circumstances mean no…
I doubt it. Russia really needs Crimea, a matter of NATSEC as they have no warm water ports https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/03/russias... . Russia was already in the doghouse so it's like killing one more person after you've killed 5 others. China on the other hand, knows that Taiwan isn't going anywhere and it's not worth war, embargoes and what not. IMO they are patient...
As for Crimeans, who knows, they could all be happier under Russia for all we know.
Re: Beijing is planning world’s longest rail tunnel to link Taiwan to mainland
#8I hate to leave the typical /. comment here, but it's so appropriate on political, economic, and engineering levels:
Good luck with that.
Re: Beijing is planning world’s longest rail tunnel to link Taiwan to mainland
#9> […] rising political tensions between the self-ruled island and Beijin […] mean that the scheme is unlikely to come to fruition any time soon. However, some researchers said it was possible that Beijing would start work on the project in a unilateral, and largely symbolic move. Sometimes I wonder if we're nearing a time when we'll see China simply do a Crimea and annex Taiwan when geopolitical circumstances mean no…
The tunnel is something that mostly makes sense but will be held up by political differences (compare: Japan-Korea tunnel)
I think that using force to take Taiwan would be a huge mistake for PRC. It would provide an impetus for essentially every other nation in Asia to put aside their differences and make a serious anti-PRC military alliance.
The Taiwan situation isn’t really comparable to Crimea. It was a violent separation as opposed to a symbolic gesture; when the USSR gifted Crimea from Russia to Ukraine it wasn’t a big deal because they were part of the same country anyway.
Re: Beijing is planning world’s longest rail tunnel to link Taiwan to mainland
#10> […] rising political tensions between the self-ruled island and Beijin […] mean that the scheme is unlikely to come to fruition any time soon. However, some researchers said it was possible that Beijing would start work on the project in a unilateral, and largely symbolic move. Sometimes I wonder if we're nearing a time when we'll see China simply do a Crimea and annex Taiwan when geopolitical circumstances mean no…
The United States will immediately initiate a hot war against China and attempt to decapitate China's government if China attempts to annex Taiwan. That is the policy, and that is what will happen.
This is why China is using espionage, soft power, and cultural imperialism to annex Taiwan.