13 August 2022THE ISSUENancy Pelosi, leader America's House of Representatives, has just returned from a controversial unofficial visit to Taiwan. Lithuania is sending a delegation to Taiwan on a 5 day tour and Taiwan is about to open some sort of office consulate in Vilnius. Why would anyone want to cut the beard of the Chinese dragon?As a matter of identity, the people of Taiwan, in polls, self-identify as Taiwanese, and have chosen the Republic of China ROC to govern them.
Aswhere China - the present govt at least, the PRC - identifies...
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Saturday, 13 August 2022
Friday, 12 August 2022
CHINA'S RED LINE
12 August 2022“Strategic Ambiguity""Midline" (of the Straits of Taiwan)"Unilateral Challenge to the Status Quo"You can believe in Taiwan as an independent country, but at the same time take a bit of care with the language fabricated by our American friends. Noam Chomsky sussed out the linguistics of "this unprovoked invasion": it was hardly unprovoked, and although it was an invasion it was America that started the war.I'm sure Chonsky would have a thing or two to say about these three latest linguistic traps. They take a long time to think...
