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Think of Hong Kong when you vote, Taiwan president says (www.japantimes.co.jp)

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'Look at Hong Kong and think of Taiwan,' Tsai Ing-wen said. 'We don't want Hong Kong-style peace. We want dignified peace.'

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[–] YaBoyMax@programming.dev 3 points 11 months ago

The US wields immense geopolitical power; of course they get a say. That's not to say that it could prevent an annexation if the CCP wanted it badly enough, but Washington has no shortage of levers to pull to make it as unattractive an option as possible.