Timeline for Are there PRC plans for the people of Taiwan following a successful reunification?
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| May 1, 2023 at 9:57 | comment | added | QuantumWalnut | @Philipp No you're not. You're not sorry. | |
| Apr 28, 2023 at 7:58 | comment | added | Philipp♦ | @QuantumWalnut I am sorry for your situation. But Politics Stack Exchange is a Q&A site, not a platform for political activism. | |
| Apr 28, 2023 at 6:59 | comment | added | QuantumWalnut | @Philipp By the time it is no longer speculation I would be dead. | |
| Apr 26, 2023 at 22:36 | comment | added | ohwilleke♦ | I don't think that your scenario is an unrealistic prediction of what would happen following a war to annex Taiwan. But the question isn't asking what will happen but what the plans of the PRC are in the event of a unification (not necessarily by military means). It might be possible to put together actions that the PRC has taken that support this scenario. But a good answer needs to say why information personally known to you or available from public sources leads to this conclusion. The fact that this has happened elsewhere isn't irrelevant, but some PRC specific data is needed in an answer. | |
| Apr 26, 2023 at 15:23 | comment | added | Italian Philosophers 4 Monica | Am I dreaming this up or did you just crib all the crap in Ukraine and replace "Russia" with "China"??? That looks like your inspiration, especially the children deportation bit. I mean, it certainly could happen, but that is on the far end of things, like if there had been extensive armed resistance to deal with. | |
| Apr 25, 2023 at 9:03 | comment | added | Philipp♦ | I downvoted this answer because it is not an answer to the question. The question specifically asked for "official plans, leaked or published". This answer is nothing but speculation. Even if you believe that your speculation is accurate due to your personal experience or based on past history, that doesn't change the fact that it is not an answer to the question that was asked. | |
| Apr 18, 2023 at 10:57 | comment | added | Charlie Evans | @QuantumWalnut The fact that the Qing no longer exists is of no real relevance on this terminological point. An obvious comparison is the integration of the GDR into the FRG in 1990. The FRG had never governed East Germany, the German Reich no longer existed, but this event is still widely known as "German Reunification". | |
| Apr 18, 2023 at 3:37 | comment | added | QuantumWalnut | @CharlieEvans To state the obvious, Qing Dynasty no longer exists. It fractured into two rival entities - nationalist and communist. The communist China never governed Taiwan, so the word "reunification" is only a pretesne for CCP to justify annexation. For comparison, just because Russian Federation and Ukraine used to be part of Soviet Union, does not mean Russian Federation has some divine right to annex Ukraine in the name of "reunification". | |
| Apr 17, 2023 at 20:13 | comment | added | Charlie Evans | Both mainland China and Taiwan were administered by the Qing, which was widely recognized as a sovereign state. So "reunification" is not an unreasonable word to use. | |
| Apr 17, 2023 at 17:44 | comment | added | T Hummus | This answer is probably true, but it doesn't actually answer the question. It's fine that you think that Beijing's word is useless (I'm inclined to agree), but the OP has asked for Beijing's stated plans, and that's what the answers should give. | |
| Apr 17, 2023 at 16:58 | comment | added | Readin | It's worth noting that when the KMT (the government of China before the PRC) took over Taiwan after WWII they did a significant amount of steps 2 through 4. To some extent they did step 1 during the 228 massacres by eliminating much of Taiwan's cultural and political elite. | |
| Apr 17, 2023 at 16:04 | comment | added | xyldke | @QuantumWalnut It would get us closer to knowing how the CCP wants to frame their actions, which in turn helps us understand what actions they might take. To give a recent example: You wouldn't send unsupported paratroopers to take the enemy capital if you expect heavy resistance from the population. | |
| Apr 17, 2023 at 15:34 | history | edited | QuantumWalnut | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 17, 2023 at 15:30 | comment | added | QuantumWalnut | @xyldke I don't think internal memo would be as informative as observing what the CCP is already doing on the ground. The CCP could publish a manifesto tomorrow claiming they want totally peaceful annexation with zero casualty and it still wouldn't help us get any closer to knowing what would happen. | |
| Apr 17, 2023 at 15:29 | comment | added | DJClayworth | If you want to back up your assertion with cited references to previous Chinese actions, fine. But "take my word for it" doesn't really cut it on these sites. | |
| Apr 17, 2023 at 15:23 | comment | added | QuantumWalnut | @DJClayworth How about you take my word because I was born and raised in Taiwan and we're pretty sure what is going to happen after seeing what happened to Tibet, Hong Kong, and Xinjiang within the past 30 years? Or do you want to see it to believe it? | |
| Apr 17, 2023 at 14:50 | comment | added | DJClayworth | While I wouldn't rule out these actions, you need to have some sources or something to back up these allegations. | |
| Apr 17, 2023 at 14:17 | comment | added | xyldke | I agree that this is the most likely scenario but I would still be interested in what the government in Beijing claims will happen. Even if it is unbelievable, it can still shine a light on their assumptions and approach. "Here's a plan for gradual integration over the next 10 years" would send a very different message than "Our brothers on Taiwan will welcome us with open arms after we topple their government". | |
| Apr 17, 2023 at 12:39 | history | answered | QuantumWalnut | CC BY-SA 4.0 |