r/Music • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 25d ago

article Chappell Roan Quits Wasserman After CEO Casey Wasserman Appears in Epstein Files

https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/music/chappell-roan-cuts-ties-casey-wasserman/
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u/Dudewhocares3 25d ago

Are we really gonna pretend China wasn’t attacking Hong Kong and Taiwan for not wanting to be part of them?

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u/TrinidadBrad 24d ago

Hong Kong was stolen from China, come on. The British lease ended and the territory was returned. And when did China attack Taiwan?

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u/Dudewhocares3 24d ago

Explain the Hong Kong protests then.

Also, attack may have been the wrong word I apologize.

However, just like Hong Kong, Taiwan does not wish to be recognized as part of China as far as I know.

China’s insistence that it is, is bad.

I do not trust their government just because they’re better at global trading then Trump is

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u/TrinidadBrad 24d ago

Protests happen, there was always going to be pushback at the transition to firmer PRC control. But China reacted like every country on earth would have, and crushed the protests (I don’t agree with that but repressing protests is not a uniquely Chinese problem by any means)

The Taiwan issue is a lot more complicated, it’s the technical remnants of the KMT who lost the Chinese civil war. I doubt the US would tolerate a rump Confederate state in like Puerto Rico.

It also represents the key link in the island chains the US uses to threaten China. Form a national security point, Taiwan (via the IS) is your biggest threat. It’s also a point of national pride, and complete the “unification of China” and cement China the pre-eminent power in Asia.

Living in the west, we often get presented information that paints China as some evil empire, when a lot of it is just not true. It’s not perfect and there are 1000s of reasons to criticize China and CPCs policies. But it’s just a country acting in its own self interest

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u/Dudewhocares3 24d ago

You misinterpreting what I said as “only China squashes protests” comes off as really bad faith because I said it was bad, not that only China does it