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minus-squareBB84@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·22 days agoTrade worth considering for Europe. Huh. So fuck the Taiwanese, if that’s good for Europe? This kind of thinking by Westerners is why “multipolar world” as a concept is so popular.
minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·22 days agoMultipolar world exactly means abandoning Taiwan. It means everyone for themselves.
minus-squareBB84@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·21 days agoNo. Multipolar means everyone can have multiple independently powerful allies/enemies. It means India, ASEAN, etc. being powerful enough to step in and help ROC when westerners decide to abandon it.
minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·20 days agoIndia and ASEAN have no credible power projection capabilities to do anything for Taiwan. ASEAN is primarily an organization for economic cooperation. Multipolar means strong countries get to bully their neighbors without repercussions.
minus-squareBB84@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoIn a multipolar world they will have credible power projection capabilities.
Trade worth considering for Europe. Huh. So fuck the Taiwanese, if that’s good for Europe?
This kind of thinking by Westerners is why “multipolar world” as a concept is so popular.
Multipolar world exactly means abandoning Taiwan. It means everyone for themselves.
No. Multipolar means everyone can have multiple independently powerful allies/enemies. It means India, ASEAN, etc. being powerful enough to step in and help ROC when westerners decide to abandon it.
India and ASEAN have no credible power projection capabilities to do anything for Taiwan. ASEAN is primarily an organization for economic cooperation.
Multipolar means strong countries get to bully their neighbors without repercussions.
In a multipolar world they will have credible power projection capabilities.