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HeinzStuckeItyesterday at 8:35 AM2 repliesview on HN

The South China Morning Post itself recently wrote on speculation that Beijing could try to challenge Tokyo’s control of Okinawa, given its history and proximity to Taiwan.[0]

[0] https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3333468/ch...


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SenHengyesterday at 8:54 AM

About a decade ago, some Chinese propagandists were encouraging calling Okinawa the Ryukyu kingdom and trying to ferment an independence campaign. It didn’t get too far.

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ferguess_kyesterday at 3:44 PM

This is to counter the claim of the Japanese PM that Japan might join in the war if China goes for Taiwan.