Taiwan is no match for mainland China militarily, but if it’s invaded the public and military won’t be waving white flags to the PLA. Photo: EPA-EFE
Opinion
Opinion
China wants unification. What will Taiwan have to give up to keep its freedoms?
- Unification by force would be devastating for the region, including Hong Kong, and must be avoided
- Meanwhile the option of a Hong Kong-style ‘one country, two systems’ is dead on arrival. Perhaps there is a third way
Taiwan is no match for mainland China militarily, but if it’s invaded the public and military won’t be waving white flags to the PLA. Photo: EPA-EFE
Opinion
SCMP Columnist
If Taiwan is Hong Kong’s past, Guangzhou is our future
- The mainland city impresses with its buzzing centre, clean streetside air and a people full of optimism and drive. More than Taiwan, which in many ways has stood still in time, Guangzhou should be the growth model for Hong Kong