freediver wrote on Jan 9^th, 2026 at 12:46pm:


Yes and as for Taiwan -

I could understand China wanting to take it over if it was a failed State on their border -
but it's not -
it's very successful - it has higher Silicon chip technology than China.

freediver wrote on Jan 10^th, 2026 at 8:39am:



That's true but there are exceptions to the rule:

Saudi Arabia is one - they chop off 100s of heads every year
and deny women basic human rights.

freediver wrote on Jan 10^th, 2026 at 8:56am:



Nothing will ever replace the power density of petrol or diesel and
also the ease of filling up in 2 minutes -
not waiting 8 hours to charge a battery.

freediver wrote on Jan 10^th, 2026 at 9:04am:



We're off topic but -

it's good if you can charge up at home with solar power
and you don't have to drive too far.
Not very good if you rely on remote charging stations. 

Bobby. wrote on Jan 10^th, 2026 at 8:34am:


The problem is the DPP faction of the ROC wants to secede from China, whereas the  KMT faction of the ROC doesn't want to secede, presumably hoping the PRC will become 'democratic' some day.

Hence Taiwan remains in 'no man's land', spurned by the UN.

Bobby. wrote on Jan 10^th, 2026 at 9:01am:


Many car companies are spending up big, on hydrogen fuel cell EV research.

That will solve the 'long distance from home' problem.

Now - back to 'international law',  and its concomitant UNUDHR.

freediver wrote on Jan 10^th, 2026 at 11:23am:


Ok, fair point....but in fact the UN represents the COMMUNITY  of nations; spot the difference?

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The CCP aspires to world peace as much as any other country.


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Your error: the CCP is determined  to preserve Chinese sovereignty while avoiding another civil war with compatriots on the island; which - in the age of MAD - means  China will wait until it can tell the Pentagon where to go, no bloodshed required.

And then any violence will be between the DPP and the KMT on Taiwan, because the latter don't want to secede from the Motherland.      


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Your error: I said the CCP reserves the right to use force if necessary - but in the age of MAD, Xi knows he has to first get the US to agree to Chinese sovereignty in Taiwan, which he eventually will get when the PLA is more powerful than the Pentagon.

Repeating your delusional 'individual freedom' ideology wont stop it from being delusional.

freediver wrote on Jan 10^th, 2026 at 12:01pm:


Erroneous narrative as usual, blaming the UN for not enforcing international law which is informed by the principles of the UNUDHR.

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Like I said, repeating that nonsense doen't make it true; China is tolerating the status quo in Taiwan, so long as the DPP backed by the US doesn't declare independence.

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Incorrect; just shows how much the doctrine of absolute national sovereignty has crippled your brain. Obviously mass murder isn't peace, as Trump's murder of 100 Venezuelans and Cubans while kidnapping Maduro testifies.

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2 errors:

1. The CCP aspires to maintain sovereignty over its territory, like any nation.

2. A  nation can't "invade" its own territory.

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Forms of good governance, including multiparty democracy and human rights, is debatable; and the KMT don't want to secede from the mainland.

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Your errors: any war will be a civil war in Taiwan itself, since the PLA and Pentagon won't be going to war (the costs are now too high for the Pentagon, even in a conventional war in the Taiwan Straits). 

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Patience dear fellow; the CCP is delivering a steady increase in living standards for all mainland Chinese.

International law is an aspiration to "save mankind from the scourge of war" , an aspiration rendered impossible because of your obsolete absolute national sovereignty' doctrine.