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Posted by: Zhang Caizhi
« on: March 10, 2026, 04:48:52 am »

Taiwan donates NT$5.14 million in humanitarian aid to Israel

Equipment purchased with Taiwan funds is being used for rescue operations in Beit Shemesh

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6314374

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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) —  Taiwan has donated NT$5.14 million (US$162,074) for life-saving equipment and emergency operations in Israel following Iranian ballistic missile strikes, per Maariv.

At a Zihuy Korbanot Ason (ZAKA) humanitarian volunteer organization conference on Tuesday attended by thousands of the group’s volunteers, Abby Lee (李雅萍), Taiwan’s representative to Israel, emphasized the depth of the partnership between the two countries.

Lee said that since the Oct. 7 attacks, “Taiwan was among the first to strongly condemn the terrorist attacks, and provided humanitarian aid and financial assistance to support kibbutzim, communities, and local authorities that were affected by the attacks and the threats that followed them.” 

The representative highlighted in particular a dedicated contribution of NT$5.14 million, which was used to purchase life-saving operational equipment. “We are particularly proud to contribute to initiatives led by ZAKA and are pleased to see our contribution transformed into equipment of real value on the ground,” she said.

She said that in Beit Shemesh, where nine people were killed after an Iranian ballistic missile struck the area, ZAKA volunteers used portable lighting towers purchased with the donation. The equipment enabled operational work under complex conditions and during nighttime hours.

“Our contribution is more than financial assistance. It is a message of hope and solidarity to those affected by the war," Lee added, "Taiwan and Israel may be geographically distant but we are neighbors in our values, small democracies under constant external threat that continue to thrive and stand by one another.”
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: February 20, 2026, 05:11:01 pm »

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In fact, we're seeing something similar with Russia's war in Ukraine right now. Pundits have predicted that Russians will turn against the war any day now, but instead Russians support Putin and his war more than ever. Not only is Russia fighting the evil West, in their eyes, but they are correcting a historical injustice by bringing Ukraine back into the Russian fold. All while Western support for Ukraine is wavering more and more. No wonder Russia is slowly but surely winning.

Duginist detected.

What this shows is that Dugin wants China to invade Taiwan. Which is precisely why China should not invade Taiwan.

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Granted I think a Chinese victory will be a Pyrrhic one, after years of grinding out a war of attrition and sending men to the meat grinder. But it would be a victory nonetheless, one that cements China's rise as the leader of a new world order.

Just as China is the winner of the Ukraine war weakening Russia (except Eurocentrist Xi is too psychologically colonized to capitalize on it by retaking Manchuria), Russia would be the winner of a war over Taiwan that will weaken China (and Putin unlike Xi would capitalize on it for sure).

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China will find overland routes from places like Russia

Homework: who would now have control over China?

At least one commenter sees through it:

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The rhetoric from the CCP is very worrisome.

If folks haven't been paying attention the reunification rhetoric has been steady and escalating, stating that military intervention is inevitable. It entered a new phase, of drumming up public acceptance that military action is the only way. Lies like "most of the Taiwanese people self-identify as Chinese" but a survey inside the independent nation of Taiwan show the complete opposite -especially under 40- as low as 3% identifying as such. Wonder where they got this playbook? -cough, Russia.

And a few others implicitly acknowledge who will gain control:

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I guess it depends upon whether they can get Russian oil and food supplies

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China can get oil supply from Russia via continental oil pipelines.

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In a possible war senerio,Russia easily would betray his ally China
Posted by: rp
« on: February 20, 2026, 11:35:12 am »

https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1hs12ws/cmv_china_will_win_a_war_against_the_us/
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: February 15, 2026, 11:09:53 pm »

I can't stand Lei's music, but the news updates are too important to not post:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfcGmGWxRkk

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People say if Deng Xiaoping were still alive, he would have
29:17
never chosen Xi Jinping as the fifth generation leader.

This is what I have always said.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deng_Xiaoping#International_affairs

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Sino-Japanese relations improved significantly.[75] Deng used Japan as an example of a rapidly progressing power that set a good example for China
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Deng initially continued to adhere to the Maoist line of the Sino–Soviet split era that the Soviet Union was a superpower as "hegemonic" as the United States, but even more threatening to China because of its close proximity.[78]
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"Deng's developmental diplomacy helped create a favorable external environment for China's rise in the twenty-first century. His hand-picked successors, Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao, faithfully followed his course."[81]
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Deng's theory of one country, two systems applied to Hong Kong and Macau and Deng intended to also present it as an attractive option to the people of Taiwan for eventual incorporation of that island

all of which is the exact opposite of Xi (who presents reunification not as optional but as something that will happen whether Taiwan wants it or not). To say nothing of:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_planning_policies_of_China

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Starting in 1979, given the overpopulation crisis at the time, China's new paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, together with other senior leaders, including elder Chen Yun, Premier Zhao Ziyang, and President Li Xiannian, began to promote the so-called one-child policy
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Prepare to be criticized by others for cutting off the offspring. But if we don't do it, the future looks grim.
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Leaders after Deng, mostly the administrations of Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao, continued promoting and imposing the one-child policy in most areas of mainland China.[5][17]

vs

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On 29 October 2015, it was reported that the existing law would be changed to a two-child policy
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When the Chinese Communist Party decided to relax this policy and allow two children per a household, it made their carbon neutrality goal significantly harder to reach by 2060.[48]
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Guidance was issued on June 21, 2021, proposing implementation including promoting the "three-child policy"
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Xi Jinping has promoted pro-natalist policies and encouraged women to "actively foster a new type of marriage and childbearing culture."[68][69]

Woke comments:

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The people wanting to give Xi 3 months are stupid, insane, or working for Xi. Zhang & Liu underestimated Xi & have paid the price.  Xi won’t be waiting around 3 months. He will be making deals w bribes or threats & his opponents will be arrested or dead long before the end of 3 months.

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3 MONTHS??? Should have demanded 24 hours!

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Time for xi to go, period !!!!

See also:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/economic-entanglement-and-systemic-rivalry-germany-and-china-at-a-crossroads/msg32123/#msg32123

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/population-and-demographics/msg6837/#msg6837
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: February 08, 2026, 03:56:18 am »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-V2aDGgUBg

(For the record, I personally do not like the music.)
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: February 07, 2026, 03:58:23 pm »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2OMhB-qRpc
Posted by: rp
« on: February 02, 2026, 09:20:37 pm »

As per the rightist plan, more "non Whites" will stand to suffer if China invades Taiwan.
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: February 02, 2026, 04:34:41 pm »

Exactly. As several videos above have speculated, Xi believes a post-Trump US will revert to its old position of opposing Taiwan invasion, therefore believes that the best timing for a Taiwan invasion is while Trump is still in office. Thus the worse things get for Trump short of removal from office, the more danger Taiwan is in.

At this point, the best way to ensure there is no invasion of Taiwan is for Zhang supporters in the PLA to overthrow Xi ASAP. Of course Xi is aware of this:

https://x.com/YaxueCao/status/2017579387198087533

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sgjh_N3Tdc
Posted by: rp
« on: February 02, 2026, 12:24:54 am »

There seems to be a G2 agreement to let China take Taiwan. This also lines up with multipolarity, where the U.S is allowing Russia to take Ukraine.
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: February 01, 2026, 11:54:10 pm »

In case anyone is still unsure which side (Zhang vs Xi) to support:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHQlZ-PQ57Q

Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: February 01, 2026, 05:30:59 pm »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjyOEeR2sHE

As I was saying, it is not called a "blockade", it is called a:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/news/cuba/msg32043/#msg32043

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege

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A siege (from Latin sedere 'to sit')[1] is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition
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Consequently, an opportunity for negotiation between combatants is common, as proximity and fluctuating advantage can encourage diplomacy.
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Sieges involve surrounding the target to block provision of supplies
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sieges can often be decided by starvation, thirst, or disease
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: January 31, 2026, 05:21:34 pm »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbpY4xYZrNE

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Taiwan needs to stay vigilant, this might all be a ruse. China has their entire military mobilized, and no one knows who is going where.
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: January 31, 2026, 01:50:29 am »

Yes, we would expect Confucianists to promote the Han brand as much as possible. In reality, Chinese character standardization happened during the Qin dynasty:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_dynasty#Writing_reform

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The standard writing style in the state of Qin was consolidated under Qin Shi Huang into what is known as small seal script.[64] Qin standardization aimed  to allow faster writing by officials using brush and ink. It was spread throughout the Qin empire on public stone graphs, unifying different in the empire languages through the written language. With the establishment of the unified writing system, the Qin established an imperial academy and library with appointed scholars to interpret and control texts.[49]

"Hanyu" is even more ignorant:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin

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Hanyu Pinyin, or simply pinyin (pīnyīn), officially the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, is the most common romanization system for Standard Chinese.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Chinese

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Standard Chinese (simplified Chinese: 现代标准汉语; traditional Chinese: 現代標準漢語; pinyin: Xiàndài biāozhǔn hànyǔ; lit. 'modern standard Han language') is a modern standard form of Mandarin Chinese

as during the Han dynasty spoken Chinese did not sound like Mandarin at all:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Han_Chinese

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Eastern Han Chinese, or Later Han Chinese, is the stage of the Chinese language attested in poetry and glosses from the Eastern Han period (1st–3rd centuries AD).

Mandarin (a.k.a. "Hanyu" according to illiterates) in reality postdates the Han dynasty by over a thousand years:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Mandarin

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Old Mandarin or Early Mandarin was the speech of northern China during the Jurchen-ruled Jin dynasty and the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty (12th to 14th centuries).

See also:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/mythical-world/yandi-vs-huangdi-myth-confirmed/msg30030/?topicseen#msg30030

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/mythical-world/yandi-vs-huangdi-myth-confirmed/msg12889/?topicseen#msg12889

Meanwhile, back to current affairs speculation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1kD5BtYBgQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgt_G5clT90
Posted by: Zhang Caizhi
« on: January 31, 2026, 12:14:20 am »

It's interesting that the word "Chinese Spoking Language" in learning Chinese books is called Hanyu (漢語); and Chinese Hanzi, Japanese Kanji, and Korean Hanja have the same strokes: 漢字. The same 漢 in Han Dynasty.
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: January 30, 2026, 04:10:51 pm »

The Han dynasty was pro-Confucianist anyway:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_dynasty

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the Han court under Emperor Wu gave Confucianism exclusive patronage. In 136 BC, he abolished all academic chairs not concerned with the Five Classics, and in 124 BC he established the Imperial University, at which he encouraged nominees for office to receive a Confucian education.[211][212][213][214]

as is Xi:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius_Institute

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Confucius Institutes have been accused of being used as a form of "soft power" by the Chinese government, which spends approximately $10 billion a year on CIs and related programs to exercise these initiatives.[10] Chinese Communist Party (CCP) general secretary Xi Jinping in 2013 stated that the intentions are to "give a good Chinese narrative".[11]

To be truly Chinese (Qin) is to be anti-Confucianist. This has been explained numerous times already:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/enemies/duginism/msg26480/#msg26480

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/questions-debates/arctic-alliance/msg28421/#msg28421

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/social-decolonization/msg22023/#msg22023

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/mythical-world/yandi-vs-huangdi-myth-confirmed/msg17310/#msg17310

Taiwan's relationship with Japan is what could have been China's relationship with Japan by now if not for Xi, as the following comment noted:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/news/taiwan/msg31379/#msg31379

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During Mao's era, relationship between China and Japan was cordial and Chinese students were sent to wave flags to welcome visiting Japanese students. ... There are still a lot of Japanese investments in China providing many jobs. Many Chinese are studying in Japan on scholarship granted by Japan. Deng Xiao Ping visited Japan after he had visited America. It was only after Xi Jinping seized power,  China people has started to hate Japan

Have you seen this movie?

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdElugYQnPXovd28mfPzc5NePNfrIl9VZ

(Click on the video to go to the playlist which contains all 8 parts.)

This is clearly an attempt to critique Japanese Eurocentrism (note the attitude towards Italy compared to the attitude towards China!) and above all to counter negative stereotyping of mainland Chinese. Ironically, however, they could not find a mainlander actor to play the mainlander hero, and had to cast Chen (Taiwanese) to pretend to be a mainlander!

Related:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/media-decolonization/msg30958/#msg30958

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/media-decolonization/msg31051/#msg31051

The better the relations between China and Japan, the harder it will be for our enemies to exploit hostility between the two to Western advantage.

As for Lai, what is pro-Western about this?

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/diplomatic-decolonization/msg27855/?topicseen#msg27855