Taiwan: China's Ukraine?
Dan Snow's History Hit
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Is There a Duplicitous Double Edge Game Going On?
Is there a duplicitous double edge game going on here between the Western allies and what's going on in this ongoing civil war and dispute? Yeah, completely. I think the best way to think of it is still the era of colonial empire. What this comes down to is the perception of China is a fair game. And so there was always a degree, of pride undiminished by the Chinese elite carrying on. So even after the Qing dynasty in the end of the imperial Chinese system in 1912, when you see the Chinese communists coming in sort of succession after this period of warlordism,. There's always this question of how do we secure mainland China's borders? Because if
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