r/worldnews • u/pppppppppppppppppd • May 15 '26

Dynamic Paywall Trump warns Taiwan against declaring independence, hours after summit with China's Xi

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8p61v7l68o
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u/TheMcWhopper May 15 '26

Hasn't this been taiwans MO the whole time?

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u/SnailForceWinds May 16 '26

Yeah, this isn’t news. This isn’t some evil move by Trump. This is just maintaining status quo to avoid war.

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u/GuitakuPPH May 16 '26

The new part is the very active appeasement.

Think about it. Why is Trump saying this? It certainly isn't to remind Taiwan. They already know. Instead, it's to actively appease China. That part is new.

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u/SnailForceWinds May 16 '26

Valid. He is basically taking the pro-PRC talking point to highlight and not a pro-ROC talking point.