Comments by "Yerris" (@yerri5567) on "When Will China Invade Taiwan?" video.

@JacobFosterNeoCon Lol the "the brutal repression of Hong Kong". Please tell me about how the "brutal repression". And please compare that with the "brutal repression" from say the US or France.
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@tung-hsinliu861 "Brutal or not, it's supression nonetheless" Every single country in this world suppresses illegal acts within their country, including yours Why should HK be an exception? "but by unjustified arrests perceived by Hong Kongers is enough" Who said its "unjustified"? Those that were arrested have obviously committed an illegal offence. If I protested out on the highway blocking the highway in my country I would be arrested too. Just because its a protest doesnt mean you can do whatever you want. It has to be done within the law. "Enough to let lots of Hong Kong mid-high class families migrate to the UK and elsewhere since 2019" 30k out of 7.5million is a drop in the bucket. Thats less than 0.5% of HKs population. And you dont even know if its temporary or permanent. Also, its out of fear, not because of "suppression". "These things do not happen from thin air with no reason" Correct. HK failed to uphold their constitutional duty to create their OWN "national security law". For your reference this is Article 23 of HKs Basic Law since its handover in 1997: "HK shall enact laws on its own to prohibit any act of treason, secession, sedition, subversion against the Central People's Government, or theft of state secrets, to prohibit foreign political organizations or bodies from conducting political activities in the Region, and to prohibit political organizations or bodies of the Region from establishing ties with foreign political organizations or bodies." After almost 25 of their 50 year grace period, HK failed to create such "national security law". If they created one in the first place and enacted on that, Beijing wouldnt have to get involved and things wouldnt have gotten to this point. "Medias that are against the CCP are being shut down" No. SCMP has their fare share of anti-China content. Those media you spoke of are involved with foreign political bodies and/or committed sedition or subversion against the state which are against the law. "teachers are forced to teach in Mandarin instead of Cantonese" Lies. Beijing is not involved in this at all. This is determined by the local school. And its NOT all schools that choose to teach in Mandarin, most still teach in Cantonese. But hey, where were you when countries like the US force their teachers to teach in English and not in Spanish or native American? Bet you wouldnt bat an eye. So even if Beijing did enforce that, they have every right to. When China does it its "suppression", when countries like the US does it thats "normal"? Such double standards. 'Street and building names that are "western" are renamed to more "Chinese" names' Wrong again. Youre making this sound like thats the case for ALL streets and buildings. Im not surprised if its SOME streets or buildings. But how is this "suppression" again? Getting rid of some of that coloniser influence is a plus imo.
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@kenm3943 "And Taiwan could do likewise if they had nukes-a very easy problem to solve for a technologically advanced country like Taiwan" IF. IF. IF. Well sorry to burst your "IF" bubble, the reality is, they dont. And oh, no world power in this world recognises Taiwan as a country, not even the US. So youre wrong in saying theyre a country. If you bothered reading "Taiwans" constitution, it explicitly refers to Taiwan as a province of China.
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@overworlder "classic CCP line - 'everyone is as bad as the CCP'" No, the classic line is "if others can, why cant I?"
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@kenm3943 "The point is that Taiwan COULD easily build nukes and be uninvadeable like North Korea" By your logic, literally ANY country in this world COULD build nukes. The fact of the matter is that the DONT, and its not "easy" like you say it is. It takes decades of research and testing for them to develop it. "I thought Taiwan considers China aka West Taiwan to be a province of Taiwan. 😂" Not sure why people even find that "funny". Even people of Taiwan dont find that funny. Taiwan specifically refers to the island and island only, so how can the mainland or other provinces be part of a province? Oh and in case you missed it "Taiwans" very own constitution explicitly refers to Taiwan as a province of China.
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@beng1540 "The United States does not recognize or consider Taiwan to be part of the PRC" The US recognises Taiwan to be part of China. And recognises PRC as the legitimate government to China.
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@beng1540 "Again, you are wrong and don't understand the words being used here and what they mean" Thats all youre saying without quoting me where Im supposedly "wrong". I literally quoted you directly word for word what the US said. And you say my quote is supposedly "wrong"? A simple google search can give you your answer on what "acknowledge" means: 1. accept or admit the existence or truth of. 2. recognize the importance or quality of. Let me guess. Youre going to say "wrong" again? Go argue with Google if you say thats "wrong" again and tell them they "don't understand the words being used here and what they mean". "That is why the Secretary of State clarified the US policy, saying that it has been US policy that Taiwan isn't part of China for "three and a half decades" Mike Pompeo did not "clarify" anything. He worded himself wrongly, because thats not a fact. Till this day, he still URGES "Washington to recognize Taiwan as sovereign nation". What does that mean? It means the US STILL does NOT recognise Taiwan as a country. The FACT of the matter is, if "Taiwans" VERY OWN constitution explicitly refers to Taiwan as a province of China. If they themselves claim to be "China", who are you or anyone to say that theyre not? "The ROC does not use the term "China" (中國) in the Constitution once" Republic of CHINA claims to be the country called CHINA. They once sat in the UN representing the country called CHINA for goodness sake. I cant even begin to country how many times they have the word CHINA in their constitutions because theres TOO MANY.
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@Sam-bp2st "They have the capability to strike the 3 gorges dam with hypersonic missiles and other long range missiles which would cause over 300 to 400 million people to be displaced" Taiwan does NOT have hypersonic missiles. Supersonic at most. And even though they have the "capacity" to shoot there, PLA also has the capacity to shoot them down. And who do you think has more missiles? Also, the 3 gorges dam is a gravity dam. Experts say that only a nuke could destroy it, not mere missiles. Moreover, this 300 - 400 million figure is FN. Youre including those people UPSTREAM and surrounding areas. When a dam explodes, it only affects people DOWNSTREAM. Moreover, that act would be considered a war crime under international law. The consequences of the aftermath of that would be worse off for Taiwan than they would be if they didnt do that.
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@stan3890 "why don't you say it more clearly? Taiwan is a province of the republic of china" And ROC claims to be the country called China. "it doesn't matter what kind of names Taiwan has, Taiwan does not belong to PRC" Taiwan belongs to China. And the world recognises PRC to the the legitimate government of all of China, including the island of Taiwan.
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@stan3890 "so PRC didn't exist and was not a country before 1971? following your logic, it seems so haha" When did I even remotely suggest that? Quote me. And whats so funny about something you misinterpreted?
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@lordssundee7047 "the point is that Taiwan has the technological capability to make a nuke, not whether if it’s a country or not" No they do not. Creating nukes need decades of testing and research for it. Theyre forbidden from even testing, so how can they have then "capacity" to do it?
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@kenm3943 "Thanks for proving my point" That the whole world COULD get nukes? Sure. No problem. But reality is, not whether they "could" or not, but rather if they do "have it" or not. "North Korea can get nukes then it obviously does not require "decades" of research and testing for Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan to build nukes that are literally 1940's technology" What do you mean? North Korea took decades of research AND TESTING to get to where they are. Japan, SK and Taiwan have to START FROM SCRATCH if they were to develop nukes, and series of TESTINGS. Theyre not given the blueprints to it. And the tech youre speaking of is a completely different tech. Just because you excel in technology on ABC doesnt mean you will automatically excel in technology on XYZ. ESPECIALLY if youve never touch on that industry before. Im the one that should be facepalming here...🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦 As for you mocking 1940s "tech". Let me tell you something. Till this day, no country in the world can replicate building the pyramid even using modern tech.
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@yopyop3241 Youre forgetting about a few points. Try doing all that while hiding from the nuclear watch dog. And the missile itself isnt the hardest bit, compacting the bomb into the warheads is. These bombs are extremely heavy. Gone are the days were you could drop them from a plane. They all literally have zero experience in compacting that tech into a warhead.
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@yopyop3241 "Miniaturizing anything is about manufacturing precision. The Japanese, South Koreans, and Taiwanese are all world class in that arena. That part of the process will be easy for them" Its not simply about "miniaturising". Theres more to it then just size. ESPECIALLY if theyve literally done no testing nor can do any testing. So no, not "easy". Theyve got literally zero experience in the field of creating nuclear warheads. You cant expect them to to suddenly be anywhere on par with current nuclear powers without any prior nuclear development and testing do you? "The moment that the PLA moves on Taiwan, the IAEA inspectors will vacate the country, and the Taiwanese will not have to worry about nuclear watchdogs" Youre not suggesting that Taiwan only start to develop nuclear bombs/missiles/warheads when PLA invades in the middle of a war right?
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@yopyop3241 Youre making a whole lot of assumptions there. Id rather not venture into a conversation based on speculations and hypothetical scenario, thanks
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@paulcruz168 "it only takes about 6 months to develop nuclear weapons, faster for a country as advanced as Taiwan" Maybe the weapon itself, but the missiles and warheads without testing? Doubtful. And the whole world has already established that "Taiwan" is not a country. No major country recognises Taiwan as a country (including yours), nor are they considered a country by the UN.
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@yopyop3241 "But, hey, if you don’t want to think about the obvious, highly likely possibility" Its unlikely China will need to invade Taiwan, they dont need to. They just need to use economic warfare, and diplomatic warfare. "no one can force you to take your head out of where you have chosen to stuff it" And there we have it. Couldnt hide it afterall. You were dying to make a personal attack. Felt it a mile away. "China’s rapid military buildup and use of grey zone warfare methods against all three of them mean that all three of them have had strong incentive to have made those preparations" What are you on about? What on Earth did China do to SK to make them have a "strong incentive" to make nuclear capabilities against China? Your speculations at this point is so far fetched its ridiculous.
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@dominusdone5023 "who says they don’t recognize the country the only reason they haven’t declared it publicly is not to provoke china" Who says? The president(s) of America says. Check mate.
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@dominusdone5023 You said "who says", and I answered exactly "who says": the president(s) of America. You tried to make a point. And I refuted that point using the very point that you were trying to make. In other words, I used your very own point against you leaving you with nothing to say. If thats not checkmate I dont know what is. And its called the Chinese Civil War for a reason. Civil war meaning war within the SAME country. They teach this in Taiwan too. If "Taiwan" themselves dont even recognise Taiwan as a "country", who are you or any country in the world to say that they are? And the US isnt doing the "opposite". They recognise that Taiwan is part of China, but have yet to reunify due to civil war. They also dont support the means of reunification by force, thats why theyre supplying arms to Taiwan to defend themselves from any use of force. They call it "strategic ambiguity" to avoid legal/diplomatic repercussions and as a bargaining chip in negotiations. But make no mistake, its crystal clear that they recognise that Taiwan is part of China. Its set in stone. Its the bedrock of US-China relations.
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@dominusdone5023 "you did not disprove anything why is biden saying he would defend China from China?" Can you not read? I said: "its called the Chinese Civil War for a reason. Civil war meaning war within the SAME country...They recognise that Taiwan is part of China, but have yet to reunify due to civil war. They also dont support the means of reunification by force, thats why theyre supplying arms to Taiwan to defend themselves from any use of force". "you did not refute any point. Instead you thought you did but you didnt" I did. You said, "who says" as if youre making some grand point. And I refuted by saying the president(s) of America says. Point refuted. Your "point" is now a mute point. "if someone says something but then does the act opposite then no, they don’t mens what they said" Again, its not "opposite". And you seem to have trouble reading. Ill repeat it again: "They call it "strategic ambiguity" to avoid legal/diplomatic repercussions and as a bargaining chip in negotiations. But make no mistake, its crystal clear that they recognise that Taiwan is part of China. Its set in stone. Its the bedrock of US-China relations" Also, the US often says one thing and act the "opposite". Says they will "defend" country X when in fact theyre invading and terrorising them. Says they protect "humans rights" yet violates the very "human rights" they said theyre "protecting". The list goes on. The US is not a saint. Everything they do is in their own interest. Thats why theyre supplying arms to Taiwan. Destabilising regions is what the US does best. Dont you know what the CIA does? Its all part of the plan. All in all, they dont recognise Taiwan (TW) as a "country". In fact, the government of TW, Republic of CHINA (ROC), was a founding state in the UN. They once represented the country called CHINA in the UN. But since the 1970s, the world shifted recognition of "China", from ROC to PRC. The US recognises this as well. So dont tell me just because they "havent declared it publicly" they dont recognise ROCs not a country because the fact of the matter is, they once DID recognise ROC as a country, but made a public declaration to recognise PRC as the government of China instead, and a public declaration that Taiwan is part of that China. So off with your 'hAvEnT dEcLaReD iT pUbLicLy" nonsense. It IS declared publicly.
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@beng1540 "The United States does not recognize Taiwan as part of China... The United States simply "acknowledged" that it was the "Chinese position" that Taiwan is part of China" You are wrong. The exact wordings are that the US "acknowledges that all Chinese on either side of the Taiwan Strait maintain there is but one China and that Taiwan is a part of China" and "does not challenge that position". Not merely acknowledging the "Chinese position". This is BOTH PRC and ROCs position. If "Taiwan" themselves recognise that they are part of China as per their constitution, who are you or anyone to say that theyre not?
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@beng1540 I literally just quoted you word for word what the US position is of the One China Policy you speak of, and here you are calling it "wrong". Youre a lost cause... And dont try and make it sound like ROC have no stance on this issue. They do. Even if they dont make it an official "policy". They claim that they are the legitimate government of all of China including the mainland, and they dont recognise PRCs legitimacy at all. Since they recognise that they themselves are the one and only legitimate government of China, and reject PRCs legitimacy, whys there a need to officially make a "policy" on this? That just legitimises PRC if they do. As I said, if "Taiwan" themselves recognise that they are part of China as per their constitution, who are you or anyone to say that theyre not?
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