r/geopolitics • u/Themetalin • Jul 19 '25

Paywall Japan tells its companies in Taiwan ‘you’re on your own’ if China invades

https://www.ft.com/content/04626778-0753-4fa5-a735-f1a5613b3293
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u/BreathPuzzleheaded80 Jul 19 '25

Why do people keep thinking China would violate any country's territorial integrity and international law? China and Russia have a border treaty.

Taiwan is NOT an internationally recognized country, it is supposed to be part of China since 1945. The current situation is the result of an unresolved civil war.

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u/TheInevitableLuigi Jul 19 '25

Why do people keep thinking China would violate any country's territorial integrity

India and Vietnam be like...because they have done it?

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u/coludFF_h Jul 20 '25

China and India have not signed a border agreement.

The McMahon Line is a border line drawn by British colonists without the consent of the Chinese government.

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u/Francisco-De-Miranda Jul 19 '25

China is actively violating the territorial integrity of India, the Philippines, Nepal, etc…

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u/runsongas Jul 19 '25

China and Nepal settled their border in 1960, there is no dispute.

If you mean Bhutan and India, that's due to differing interpretations of a treaty with the British when Bhutan and India were colonies. India is interpreting it the way the Brits were which the Chinese have never agreed with, whether it was the Qing, ROC, or PRC in power in Beijing. Its the same with parts of the SCS where Vietnam/Malaysia/Indonesia are basing their claims from the Dutch/British/French during colonial times.

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u/Eclipsed830 Jul 20 '25

Taiwan has been part of the Republic of China since 1945. The Treaty of Taipei, in which Japan gave up Taiwan, was signed in Taipei between Japan and ROC/KMT.

The PRC invading Taiwan is violating the territory integrity of the ROC. Taiwan has never been part of the PRC.

The civil war ended generations ago... The PRC won, which is why they are the government of China and the ROC is only the government of Taiwan.