Thande
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OOC Note for n00bs: This is roleplaying from the point of view of an ATL, the basics of which will be given below, but everyone has to fill in the details as we go along.
So, what does everyone think of the current situation in Asia? As we know, Bob, Taiwan (our older members may know it as Formosa) has rebelled against Chinese rule and has declared an independent republic using the indigenous dialect as the official language.
Of course the Chinese have the military capability to reconquer the island, but will they really risk the potential loss of face, when Nanking is hosting the Olympics later this year?
But on the other hand, can they afford to ignore the spectacle of the Taiwanese pulling down the statue of Chiang Kai-shek, which everyone has seen on the Globalnet, no matter how they try to censor it?
OOC: Obviously the POD here is that the Nationalists won the Chinese Civil War, and the rebellion on Taiwan is that of the indigenous Taiwanese against Chinese cultural rule.
So, what does everyone think of the current situation in Asia? As we know, Bob, Taiwan (our older members may know it as Formosa) has rebelled against Chinese rule and has declared an independent republic using the indigenous dialect as the official language.
Of course the Chinese have the military capability to reconquer the island, but will they really risk the potential loss of face, when Nanking is hosting the Olympics later this year?
But on the other hand, can they afford to ignore the spectacle of the Taiwanese pulling down the statue of Chiang Kai-shek, which everyone has seen on the Globalnet, no matter how they try to censor it?
OOC: Obviously the POD here is that the Nationalists won the Chinese Civil War, and the rebellion on Taiwan is that of the indigenous Taiwanese against Chinese cultural rule.