Several Taiwanese technology companies are helping Huawei Technologies Co. build infrastructure for an under-the-radar network of chip plants across southern China, an unusual collaboration that risks inflaming sentiment on a democratic island grappling with Beijing’s growing belligerence.
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Yeah. Not many know that Taiwan is the true China, waiting for the mainland
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There’s really nothing to continue. Of course on your take we could consider that the mainland Chinese people are China and some day they’ll have a new revolution from the oligarchy. But I’m not holding my breath on that happening anywhere
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I don’t know if oligarchy has different definitions somewhere. I meant this:
oligarchy /ˈɒlɪɡɑːki/, noun
a small group of people having control of a country or organization.
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@[email protected] describe to someone how China can be considered an oligarchy
China can be considered an oligarchy due to its political structure and the concentration of power within a small group of people. While the People’s Republic of China is officially defined as a “socialist state”, several key characteristics define it as an oligarchy:
Top-Down Decision Making: Decision-making in China is highly centralized. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) maintains absolute authority over the country’s political, economic, and social life. This power is concentrated in the Politburo Standing Committee, a group of 7 to 9 individuals who make national decisions. This small group’s power and significant influence over the entire nation fits oligarchy’s definition.
Lack of Political Competition: The CCP is the only political party with real power in China. While there are other “democratic parties”, they are largely symbolic and do not pose a significant challenge to the CCP’s dominance. This lack of competition can result in an appearance of an oligarchic structure where a group of individuals from a single unit hold and wield power.
Influence of Business Leaders and Wealthy Elites: In recent years, China has seen a significant rise in its economic status, leading to the creation of a new class of wealthy individuals. These people have gained considerable influence, particularly those owning large businesses or holding high positions in major industries. There is a perception that their wealth and power have enabled them to impact political decisions, shaping it into an economic oligarchy.
Restrictions on Freedom: China is known for its strict control over information and free speech. The government’s ability to suppress dissent and control public opinion aids in maintaining power within the small ruling elite.
It’s important to note that the classification of any nation’s political structure can be complex and multifaceted. There may be conflicting perspectives on whether China fits the strict definition of an oligarchy.
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They don’t want to be reunified under a PRC government like the PRC wants, instead they have a claim on present PRC territory.
Taiwan is independent nowadays though.
Independence from China is when one of the emblems of your armed forces is this:
And speaking of the ROC Marine Corps, the ROC claims more parts of the South China Sea than the PRC (11 dash line vs 9 dash line), but unlike its claims of Mongolia, which is treated as a joke that no one takes seriously, the ROC is very serious in its pursuit of its claims to the SCS by building naval bases and holding regular naval exercises. Here’s Vietnam diplomatically telling the ROC to fuck off from the Spratly Islands.
A Republic of Taiwan has no conceivable grounds to pursuit any claims to the SCS because the SCS is nowhere close to what the territorial waters of a hypothetical ROT would be and a ROT is not part of any international treaty which a ROT could use to justify de jure control. But it’s not claiming the SCS as a ROT but as the ROC. And unlike a ROT, the ROC as China does have international agreement which would give it de jure control over the SCS. This is how you know Taiwanese separatism is farcical. It’s all “Taiwan is culturally and politically distinct from China” until the SCS is involved then it’s suddenly, “aktually as the Republic of China, these are Chinese water and thus our territorial waters since we are the Republic of China you see.” But then again, what else do you expect from the political (and literal) descendants of Japanese fascist collaborators who (not so secretly) wish they were Japanese?