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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

I was reading the Wikipedia article about history of China and yes, this was there.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The hell does that even mean?

[–] Silinde 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That, from the perspective of Taiwan (aka the Republic of China) mainland China (aka People's Republic of China) to it's west is an illegitimate government that lays claim to lands still claimed by the RoC from before the revolution.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

See, thanks for an actual answer.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That mainland Taiwan can eat a dick.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Cool. I was trying not to make it political, and y’all come in with some bullshit in my inbox.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago

Let's discuss a political topic but not make it political. This will totally work on the internet

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't think disdain for a government that thinks concentration camps are a good idea is something that should be considered controversial, but that's just me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I don’t think every single conversation about the world has to devolve into whatever this is. The sky is blue. Everyone knows the sky is blue. So, we don’t have to say “The sky is blue” every time we talk about clouds.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

I don’t think that’s possible in this case.