• Aurenkin@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    372·
    1 year ago

    Hello from Taiwan, everyone! I haven’t lived here for all that long but it’s really a fantastic country. It has it’s problems for sure but it’s a great place to visit. Here are some other random things about Taiwan:

    I recently had a medical issue that required 5 doctors visits, a blood test, an ultrasound and two weeks worth of medication. In total this cost me around $30 USD.

    All citizens here can vote.

    Taiwan was the first country in Asia to legalise same sex marriage.

    People can and do regularly criticise their government, even on TV. Oh we can access the internet freely as well! CEOs also don’t randomly disappear after speaking critically about the countries leadership.

    Back when China shot a bunch of missiles into the sea around the country (fuck you, btw), the news was interviewing people asking them if they were worried and it was great. There was a fisherman they talked to and he just waved his and and said “whatever, we just don’t fish there today”.

    It’s a pretty strange and cool feeling to be able to “buy local” when purchasing laptops and electronics at least for me who lived in a country without much manufacturing beforehand.

    So anyway, I don’t really know what I’m trying to say except that Taiwan is an awesome country. Hopefully the geopolitical situation can improve for us one day. Hope you’re all doing awesome wherever you are.

    • ghost_laptop@lemmy.mlEnglish
      126·
      1 year ago

      Hello from Taiwan, everyone! I haven’t lived here for all that long but it’s really a fantastic country. It has it’s problems for sure but it’s a great place to visit. Here are some other random things about Taiwan:

    • Deez@lemm.eeEnglish
      31·
      1 year ago

      Thank you for sharing your culture with us. I hope you and your family are doing well.

    • GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.socialEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      How do you view mainland china? Do you recognize that land as a separate country? Do you believe that land to be contested as belonging to the Taiwanese government since the Civil War in 1951(?). If the population of mainland China collapses and the Chinese communist government fails would you want the Taiwanese government to seize control of the mainland and reunite China or would you prefer to keep the two landmasses independent countries?

      • Aurenkin@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        I think it shouldn’t be up to me (I’m a foreigner here) but the Taiwanese people should be free to be self governing if that’s what they want. Meaning a separate China and Taiwan which is the defacto reality right now. Not sure what you’re getting at with your other questions and I’m not an expert by any means but from my understanding the main thing preventing this is China’s anti-secession law.

        • GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.socialEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          I’m just curious to see what Taiwanese people would think if the inverse becomes the reality. Taiwan is able to usurp the mainland Chinese government or fend off a CCP invasion. Would they want to take back the Chinese mainland and reunify it with Taiwan under a democracy or maintain independence?

          • Aurenkin@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            My understanding is that a distinct national identity has formed in Taiwan and that seems to be strengthening over time so I’d be surprised if many folks would want to take back the mainland but I could be wrong.

    • albigu@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      I recently had a medical issue that required 5 doctors visits, a blood test, an ultrasound and two weeks worth of medication. In total this cost me around $30 USD.

      Le mao

      • fedfedfedd@lemmy.mlEnglish
        174·
        1 year ago

        wish you happy seething and coping

        Friendliest lemmygrad user right here.

          • fedfedfedd@lemmy.mlEnglish
            234·
            1 year ago

            Im sorry, I didnt knew you were the victim all along. I thought you were the one who is starting all the drama. My mistake. How can I make you feel better?

            • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
              728·
              1 year ago

              Nice of you to put words in my mouth, nowhere did I say I’m a victim. I just pointed out I don’t have to be nice to you. Really gotta work on your troll game.

              • TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                193·
                1 year ago

                “People hate me”

                “I’m not a victim”

                People tend to dislike boot lickers… even ones who can’t see their visible victim complex 🤡

                • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
                  420·
                  1 year ago

                  So much projecting happening there little boot licker. Don’t you have some indigenous kids to genocide there, mighty canuck?

          • APassenger@lemmy.oneEnglish
            53·
            1 year ago

            Good point. Why even engage you?

            You have made clear your disdain for all Americans.

            I’m not even looking for you but you’re everywhere just provoking people while acting like you’re persuasive. And your persuasive ability is to anger potential allies.

            • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
              28·
              1 year ago

              People who promote western colonialism aren’t potential allies of mine. And yeah, I do have a lot of disdain for the empire and what it’s done for the world. I have no time for people promoting and defending it.

              • AItoothbrushEnglish
                62·
                1 year ago

                So you dont promote western colonialism but its not a problem if china does it? Or am i missing something?

                • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
                  311·
                  1 year ago

                  Time to learn what colonialism is. A country trying to reunify itself after a civil war when it was invaded and taken apart by western powers isn’t it.

      • CmdrShepard@lemmy.oneEnglish
        62·
        1 year ago

        Is this the type of stuff you have to comment to be allowed access through the Great Firewall? Like what do you personally have to gain by your government forcibly taking over some territory?

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
          29·
          1 year ago

          Nah, Taiwan will be repatriated one way or another, and it’s going to happen sooner than later at this point. I’ve got nothing to seethe and cope about. You flag types are the ones fuming here because you know where things are going, and the west is going to lose another colony soon. So sad.

  • MrSpArkle@lemmy.caEnglish
    153·
    1 year ago

    Just part of the dance. We’ll sell Taiwan another couple billion dollars of weaponry on schedule as always.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      944·
      1 year ago

      Of course, Americans would love to turn Taiwan into another Ukraine, but I doubt you’ll get your ghoulish wish in the end.

      • MrSpArkle@lemmy.caEnglish
        175·
        1 year ago

        Taiwan doesn’t want China to invade, so they buy weapons from the US and other countries, and also have developed domestic missiles to strike at Chinese cities in case of invasion.

        Don’t know what to tell you.

        If anything Ukraine has hardened the Taiwanese stance, and showed them what an ounce of prevention is worth. I expect the next order of weapons to be even larger, because nobody actually wants another Ukraine.

        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_US_arms_sales_to_Taiwan

        • ghost_laptop@lemmy.mlEnglish
          512·
          1 year ago

          If you think Taiwan has any chance of doing anything in a war scenario you are out high with copium in the stratosphere and you are becoming delirious, it would be one of the shortest wars of all time. Simply proposing this scenario is a clear indication of how deep rooted the industrial military complex propaganda of the US has invaded people in the first world. Hope the collapse of your empire doesn’t hurt too much on your privileged ego.

          • MrSpArkle@lemmy.caEnglish
            94·
            1 year ago

            Taiwan has at least 1 anti ship missile for every Chinese vessel and 1 anti air missile for every Chinese aircraft, and this just from US-supplied weaponry(I encourage you to read the Wikipedia article above). Taiwan also has hundreds of domestic missiles that can hit as far as Wuhan, and at least 50(and more coming) that can hit Beijing.

            You say Taiwan can’t do anything in a war, but this certainly seems like a lot of something. Propaganda or no, things tend to explode when you shoot missiles at them.

            That said, certainly China would eventually succeed in invading Taiwan(barring foreign intervention), however China knows the cost of invasion and is not willing to pay it, so Taiwan keeps buying more weapons to ensure the price remains high for China.

            Were it not the case, China would have invaded by now.

            So instead China is doing slow diplomacy and hoping sentiment in the Taiwanese govt and people trend towards unification.

            • falkerie71@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              37·
              1 year ago

              There was recently a “scholar” who said that sacrificing 10% of the population for the war to unify Taiwan is nothing in the grand scheme of things, and with a bit of education, all the younger generation would agree to fight. News report

              You can imagine how well this went behind the Great Firewall lol.

              Keep in mind that China has no freedom of speech. You cannot criticize the government nor say anything that would put them in a bad light if it goes public to the west. That’s why the #GreatTranslationMovement was so successful when it first started. So with a person this high profile being able to speak his mind freely, means he likely has some kind of backing by the government, which means they support his stance.

              • MrSpArkle@lemmy.caEnglish
                42·
                1 year ago

                Wow what a wild take. I wonder if that guy took into account the additional losses from potential Indian or Vietnamese advances. Probably others that would like to take some “disputed” land back.

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
          320·
          1 year ago

          We’ll just wait and see what happens in the next election in Taiwan won’t we. DPP isn’t exactly popular last I checked, and once US loses its puppet regime then the whole gig is up.

          • 'M' as in 'MANCY'@lemmy.caEnglish
            124·
            1 year ago

            once US loses its puppet regime then the whole gig is up

            Were you born yesterday or something? DPP and KMT alternate the presidency like musical chairs, similar to the republicans vs democrats in the US. At least people in Taiwan can vote lol. That’s more than I can say about their angry neighbour. Sorry to be thriving I guess, I hope one day you’ll get the help you need and finally get over the fact that most Taiwanese people prefer freedom ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

            • ghost_laptop@lemmy.mlEnglish
              78·
              1 year ago

              >Company owns the same 2 brands of shit flavoured soda
              >You can choose between donkey's diarrhea and cow's bloody fecal matter

              >Freedom

              Being able to choose between two parties that represent the same group of people is not freedom, is just theatrics so that incredulous people like you can whine when people decide they don’t want to do things as white western people told them to.

          • MrSpArkle@lemmy.caEnglish
            95·
            1 year ago

            I like how you refer to the fact most Taiwanese people want to either retain the current situation or gain further independence as a “gig”. Strong tankie vibes.

            • Mac@federation.redEnglish
              104·
              1 year ago

              I mean, just go look at everyone of his posts, comments, and profile pic. Definite tankie

            • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
              515·
              1 year ago

              I like you pretend to speak for Taiwanese people without having a clue about internal politics of Taiwan and the effect of influence US there via things like NED. 🤡

                • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
                  26·
                  1 year ago

                  What does that prove exactly, there are obviously lots of people in Taiwan who simp the west. US spent vast amounts of money cultivating them.

              • MrSpArkle@lemmy.caEnglish
                73·
                1 year ago

                I’m just telling you what polls of the Taiwanese population are indicating, however you don’t seem at all interested in that, because you’d rather send in the tanks.

                • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
                  28·
                  1 year ago

                  The polls of the Taiwanese population are indicating that US backed DPP is crashing while KMT that wants to repatriate is polling high, however you don’t seem at all interested in that, because you’re a shill for the empire.

      • CmdrShepard@lemmy.oneEnglish
        91·
        1 year ago

        Turn Taiwan into another Ukraine as if it’s the fault of the US that Russia invaded them (and by extension would be the fault of the US if China invaded Taiwan)? What a strange position to have…

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
          113·
          1 year ago

          It’s pretty incredible to see that grown ass adults can’t understand the root causes that created the conditions for the war in Ukraine. It’s not like countless western academics and politicians have warned for decades that NATO expansion east would eventually lead to a war or anything.

      • falkerie71@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        126·
        1 year ago

        I’m sure that Taiwanese people all want to be under CCP’s rule instead, right? After imperialist Japanese colonisation, KMT dictatorship, and the fight for democracy, surely the majority would want to give that all up in exchange for dictatorship. That makes so much sense!