@NikkeiAsia sense of national identity. The 1.1 million Republic of China troops who fled to Taiwan with the Kuomintang are the exception, because they were Chinese people with a sense of national dignity.
@NikkeiAsia Taiwan was a Japanese colony during World War II. Countless Taiwanese joined the Japanese military and fought against the United States. Both the Taiwanese during World War II and Taiwanese people today are loyal lapdogs that have been tamed by the Japanese, with absolutely no
@ReutersChina Once the CCP has the same kind of ruthlessness as Israel, the so-called Taiwanese DPP government won’t dare talk tough to the CCP anymore.
@BDHerzinger Throughout Chinese history, whenever a new dynasty came to power, it would often eliminate large numbers of potential opponents to consolidate its rule. This is a recurring pattern in Chinese history. There have been many new emperors in Chinese history who were like Mao
@BDHerzinger Mao was an internal Chinese issue, but the conflict between China and Japan is an ethnic and national issue. When it comes to China-Japan relations and historical grievances between the two peoples, you’d better watch what you say.
@BDHerzinger During World War II, Japan killed more than 35 million Chinese people. Almost every Chinese family had, to some extent, a personal history of suffering at the hands of Japan. The conflict between China and Japan therefore involved deep-rooted historical and national grievances.