After months of secretive planning, and preparing the crew to defend their ship if necessary, the Royal Canadian Navy has transited the Taiwan Strait.

As HMCS Ottawa entered the busy and strategically critical body of water at sunrise, it was flanked by three Chinese warships armed with missiles and torpedoes. They mirrored Ottawa’s moves for the entire 17-hour crossing.

Canada made the journey along with the USS Ralph Johnson, a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer, in what both countries describe as a freedom of navigation exercise.

Uh, if they cared that much about Taiwan they would have taken it by now. They care more about economic stability than “unity”. If you have a degree in “Asian Studies” that includes the Warring States period, you wouldn’t know about political science or economics. You know, recent history?

The “Mandate of Heaven” is just an idea, but they don’t want to go putting ideas of incompetent government in people’s heads. That’s why they either try to respond well to disasters or cover them up.

@jerkface@lemmy.ca
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It is your position that China doesn’t care about Taiwan. Really. I think you have allowed yourself to be baited in to a stupid position.

lazyraccoon
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Since you’re being disrespectful and condescending, I’ll just just tell you to look up the Japanese occupation and the Korean war + Sino-American treaty as a reason why.

Also, I’m not a tankie. I just think differently than you.

Bigmouse
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Can you guys please keep arguing about chinese history? It’s very informative

lazyraccoon
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Blocked him already.

China is interesting, ain’t it?

Bigmouse
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Yes i love learning about history. And thankfully China’s isn’t quite as convoluted as India’s so it is possible to learn it

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