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It is long past time for Taiwan again to be included in the United Nations. Reasons include the need to address growing military tensions in the Taiwan Strait and to acknowledge Taiwan’s thriving democracy and economic importance.

That economic importance includes Taiwan’s enormous role in global supply chains. It produces more than 90 percent of the world’s high-end semiconductors and a significant portion of the advanced chips that drive the artificial intelligence revolution. Moreover, half of the world’s seaborne trade passes through the Taiwan Strait. Peace and stability around Taiwan has promoted global prosperity.

Meanwhile, China continues to intensify its aggression against Taiwan. Its attempts to change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait and expand its authoritarian ideology throughout the Indo-Pacific region are a profound threat to peace and security all around the world.

  • @InverseParallax
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    18 hours ago

    It has a larger economy and military than most other member countries, and its population is on par with most.

    It was only removed to kiss China’s ass, that was a mistake.

    • @HomerianSymphony
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      518 hours ago

      It was only removed to kiss China’s ass

      You are greatly overestimating how much influence mainland China had in 1971.

      • @InverseParallax
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        015 hours ago

        Think you’re underestimating how weak the US looked in the aftermath of Vietnam.

        The 70s were considered a low-point for a reason, and while I disagree with the opinion it’s also why Reagan is seen as a revival of American power.

        Something similar happened in 2021, after the withdrawal from Afghanistan, which encouraged Putin in his invasion of Ukraine, as both Russia and China felt the west was in collapse and a strong push would assert a new era of Eastern dominance.

        That second bit went comically wrong, but if Zelensky had taken that ride we might have a less pleasant timeline.

        • @HomerianSymphony
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          314 hours ago

          The US withdrew from Vietnam in 1975. The UN recognized the PRC over the ROC in 1971.

  • @foggy
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    115 hours ago

    I have been predicting that Taiwan will be the flash point of World war 3 since 2022.

    Headlines like this make me more sure than ever

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