Taiwan proposed on Thursday $19 billion in defence spending for next year, a double-digit increase on 2022 that includes funds for new fighter jets, weeks after China staged large-scale military exercises around the island it views as its territory.
Military aid, political aid, media campaigns, and so on. NED is literally an arm of US government engaged in regime change operations around the globe.
Ah yes the billions poured into Taiwan by NED. Now let’s see, that’s $461,785 in grants that include Taiwan somehow, then divide it by the population of Taiwan to get two pennies per person. I bet that’s really going to move public opinion.
US has been propping up separatists and shaping opinion in Taiwan since the end of WW2. There certainly have been billions poured into this project over the past 70s years. The fact that you can’t even bring yourself to acknowledge this simple fact makes any meaningful discussion on the topic impossible.
Why do you think US is spending all that effort on an island half way across the world from it. Do you seriously believe it’s because US regime cares about wellbeing of the people there when it doesn’t even give a shit about its own populace?
Living in US, one would think you’d be well aware of how easily people can be manipulated. Your MAGA movement accounts for roughly 30% of the population now, is that just people thinking for themselves in your opinion? Would you support MAGA movements trying to secede from your country or would you claim that your government should intervene in that scenario?
That’s simply not a comparable scenario. MAGA folks are more numerous in certain areas, sure, but there isn’t a MAGA government or region made entirely out of MAGA citizens. Comparing a political movement, even one the size of MAGA, with a sovereign government that has ruled over its now 23 million citizens for 70 years is a bad comparison.
So you don’t respect the views of the Taiwanese people? They are not allowed to think for themselves?
That’s a good question, why does US not let Taiwanese people think for themselves and spends billions on shaping public opinion there?
What billions to shape public opinion? Or are you referring to military aid, which has nothing to do with public opinion.
Military aid, political aid, media campaigns, and so on. NED is literally an arm of US government engaged in regime change operations around the globe.
Ah yes the billions poured into Taiwan by NED. Now let’s see, that’s $461,785 in grants that include Taiwan somehow, then divide it by the population of Taiwan to get two pennies per person. I bet that’s really going to move public opinion.
US has been propping up separatists and shaping opinion in Taiwan since the end of WW2. There certainly have been billions poured into this project over the past 70s years. The fact that you can’t even bring yourself to acknowledge this simple fact makes any meaningful discussion on the topic impossible.
Why do you think US is spending all that effort on an island half way across the world from it. Do you seriously believe it’s because US regime cares about wellbeing of the people there when it doesn’t even give a shit about its own populace?
I still trust the people of Taiwan to think for themselves more than I trust the CPC and Xi to tell them what’s best for them at gunpoint.
Living in US, one would think you’d be well aware of how easily people can be manipulated. Your MAGA movement accounts for roughly 30% of the population now, is that just people thinking for themselves in your opinion? Would you support MAGA movements trying to secede from your country or would you claim that your government should intervene in that scenario?
That’s simply not a comparable scenario. MAGA folks are more numerous in certain areas, sure, but there isn’t a MAGA government or region made entirely out of MAGA citizens. Comparing a political movement, even one the size of MAGA, with a sovereign government that has ruled over its now 23 million citizens for 70 years is a bad comparison.
You are not Taiwanese, so you dont deserve any judgement on this matter.
I agree. I respect their opinion and their opinion alone.