Does the ROC constitution allow the ruling party to declare independence, or contain any provisions to even do so? Likely wise does DPP have the required mandate to do so?
I would prefer if China can fight the US without bloodshed for as long as possible, and more so if China can win the war without bloodshed.
Who cares about the constitution if you got a rogue one in power? The constitution can still be amended if the rogue leader has broad popular support for amending the constitution.
Does it matter though? The fact that there was no legal way for southern states to leave the union didn't stop them from trying. It should be pretty obvious by now that the pan-greens have zero regards about RoC constitution, and is only paying lip-service to them.
No it does not, in fact to do so unilaterally would be considered unconstitutional and possibly treason (as you're basically declaring ROC is dead and replaced by something else). In order for them to declare independence they have to do it through a referendum.
If the US is dumb enough to actually deploy combat units to Taiwan before China moving a finger, then it can be seen as an act of war, wouldn't be sanctioned by the UN nor supported by the Western allies. That actually would give China the moral high ground.
Law serves hegemony, not the only way around...
For this c$nt like behaviour, all I can say is I hope the Ukrainian war continues to go even more poorly for the USA and that it harms their economy even more then now and hopefully with a little bit of luck that all those American c$nts in that nation as foreign mercenaries end up being kill in vast numbers, to the point where the US government ends up in hot water as a result. Really, nothing will teach these trash the lesson they deserve unless that actually start to feel the pain
Sure but operationally if you declare independence without referendum you run the risk of facing an uprising from some ROC forces who might declare this to be a rebellion against ROC. While PLA war planners cannot count on this or risk making the same mistake as Putin, DPP themselves will have to factor this into their calculation.
US policymakers just don't get it: national sovereignty and territorial integrity are priceless for China. These bills won't matter the least when push comes to shove.