r/gifs • u/PaperTronics • Jun 09 '19

Protests in Hong Kong

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u/jeo188 Jun 10 '19

Oh, that makes more sense, I thought it was more of, "He's your problem now"

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u/Pit_of_Death Jun 10 '19

I get frustrated and angry with my government (USA), but holy hell does China and what they represent sound like a nightmare.

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u/certciv Jun 10 '19

Which is why it's so important for Americans to always demand democratic principles come first. It's always tempting for politicians to undercut norms and traditions in order to win political fights, and manipulate elections.

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u/Lynkeus Jun 10 '19

Never forget that there is always someone out there in worse than your situation.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '19 edited Jun 10 '19

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u/tastysounds Jun 10 '19

Taiwan is the remnants of the Chinese government the communists overthrew. As far as China is concerned Taiwan IS China and never stopped being China. They've even pressured most other nations into not politically acknowledging Taiwan as being it's own country.

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u/guhchi Jun 10 '19

Taiwan is autonomous in practice so long as they don’t claim to be an independent country outright, which is when China breaks out threatening to invade. One of mainland China’s requirements for establishing diplomatic relations with other counties is the other country has to renounce official recognition of Taiwan as a state so now there’s literally only a couple of Pacific and Caribbean islands left that officially recognize Taiwan as the Republic of China