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[–] RandAlThor 14 points 2 years ago (116 children)

So Chinese bots are on lemmy too now. You obviously didn't read the article - "Of those aircraft, the ministry said 10 had either crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, which previously served as an unofficial barrier between the two sides, or entered the southwestern part of Taiwan's air defence identification zone, or ADIZ."

In international relations, militaries have defined and at times unspoken rules of engagement. This was NOT routine flight over mainland China that you are making out to be, but was a clear breach of said protocols. Thus Taiwan sent its fighter jets to observe the Chinese military aircraft.

[–] panopticon@hexbear.net 69 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (43 children)

So Chinese bots are on lemmy too now.

Amazing how comfortable you are being racist on a public forum.

Anyway, people should look at this map and take note of how far Taiwan's ADIZ extends into Fujian province of mainland China and the open ocean (which is the southwest corner the PRC's airplanes were supposedly encroaching on). These articles are obviously published to make China seem more aggressive than it really is. Meanwhile the US, with the most powerful navy in the world, parades its warships through the Taiwan strait, which for some reason is not seen as a threat or provocation. Also Taiwan claims the mainland as its own territory. Oh, poor little Taiwan. Lol, get off it.

[–] RandAlThor -1 points 2 years ago (40 children)

How is calling out a Chinese bot or Russian bot racist? You are obviously pro-China and you didn't read the article. That makes you a Chinese bot.

[–] DoiDoi@hexbear.net 81 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

"How am I being racist? I'm just assuming anyone who disagrees with me must be a certain ethnicity and/or bot."

This really isn't too complicated. Stop using Chinese as a pejorative and "bot" as a thought terminating cliche. It prevents any meaningful discussion, and yes, it's also very racist.

[–] RIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] minorsecond@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago

Damn I wish my instance wasn't federated with them.

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