• TallonMetroid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You have to keep in mind that Chinese culture is very honor-based, for all that it doesn’t indulge in the so-called “honor” killings that make the news from time to time. So ultimately, despite whatever justifications people might spout, it just boils down to the fact that Taiwan represents a loss of face to the mainland, because for all that the KMT lost, the CCP never managed to actually finish them off.