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Chinese ‘invasion barges’ spotted on drills for first time (www.yahoo.com)
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Chinese “D-Day style” barges have been spotted practising what appear to be amphibious landings in the South China Sea.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Taiwan was never unified with mainland China to begin with, anyway. They have no claim over it. Not that that stops the CCP from claiming everything in the Pacific.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Eh, precedent is severely overrated. China doesn't have any right to Taiwan because all people have a right to self determination. China invading Taiwan would be just as terrible as Spain forcing Catalonia to remain, or the US using violence to keep California from seceding.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Even if, I used to be there is not a valid claim anyhow.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Exactly. If California voted to leace the US tomorrow then they would have every right to be free. Same for Northern Ireland, Scotland, Catalonia, and Südtirol.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

California can not just vote to legally secede without approval from the US congress.