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Bellum_Romanum

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Agnus said:
More I find all of the shady things does behind the scenes, I buy the ''soft power'' card less and less. It has always been hard power that matters. I doubt all of those self-righteous keyboard warriors on the internet claiming to fight for Taiwan if China attacks are serious,
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Agnus said:
. I doubt all of those self-righteous keyboard warriors on the internet claiming to fight for Taiwan if China attacks are serious,
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The moment that happens all these brave, tough, keyboard commandos will disappear into the ether and will have a metamorphosis into championing "war crimes" and other imagined atrocities that'll be pelted by the quickly "retired" but still "brave" anti-China keyboard commandos.
 
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Agnus

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Bellum_Romanum said:
The moment that happens all these brave, tough, keyboard commandos will disappear into the ether and will have a metamorphosis into championing "war crimes" and other imagined atrocities that'll be pelted by the quickly "retired" but still "brave" anti-China keyboard commandos.
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Taiwan should capitalize on this to see if people are serious. They should create their equivalent of a ''foreign legion'' that France has. They promise ROC citizenship after years of service. I doubt it would fly with DPP voters. They're nativist as heck.
 
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taxiya

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Expert1324 said:
The name "China" is invented by the Qing, which is within the recent centuries
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The word "China" is an exonym (name used by foreigners), NOT a Chinese invention, it is not even related to Qing (1636-1912).

China is an English word (also German but pronounced differently) derived from Greko-Latin word Sinae which in term was imported from Persian word Chin. The Persians got this name from the Qin (221 BC–206 BC) dynasty which founded the first unified Chinese state. Most of western European word for China are from this root, for example Kina in Scandinavian and China in German, Chine in French etc.

Strictly speaking it is not an invention by foreigners either because it is a transliteration of the first well known name of Chinese state by outsiders. It is similar to Chinese calling Canada 加拿大 (Jia Na Da). The only confusing part is that China has changed dynasties for thousands of years afterwards while the initial name got stuck outside.
 
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taxiya

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Expert1324 said:
keep referring to past Chinese dynasties or Kingdoms as "China" as if that one Kingdom is the sole representative of the current day China
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The frustration should not be due to "calling past dynasties as China".

China being the name of the first imperial dynasty Qin has become the name of the nation regardless the name of later dynasties.

Dynastic names are not equivalent to name of the nation. This is the same all over the world. For example, the UK's name is Britain as China, its current dynasty is Windsor as Qing of China. UK's previous dynasty was Hanover like Ming of China, except their dynasty changes were relatively peaceful rather than mostly violent revolution in China.
 
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xypher

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Agnus said:
I mean aiming that program at western countries.
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Taiwan is unable to pay decent wages to its own semiconductor engineers (the main technological, economic & political force of Taiwan) who are getting snatched by China & even Russia. Considering that, I highly doubt they would be able to offer good enough wages and conditions for soldiers from Western countries to even consider relocating - it's not just a couple of guys, you know, you have to get tens of thousands along with military equipment. Oh, and close to 0% of people in Western countries are interested in exchanging their citizenship for Taiwanese one, lol.
 
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FangYuan

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weig2000 said:
Soft power without hard power is ... like no power. Soft power on top of hard power makes exercising of power more effective and cost-effective.
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ChenYi once said: "Even without pants, we still reach the world's weapon level"

Hard power is the backbone of the nation and the race. Only hard power can protect the property and lives of citizens. Protect the sanctity, honor and territorial integrity of the nation
 
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