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Roger L. Simon
April 10, 2020 Updated: April 10, 2020
As we move cautiously to the post-virus phase, many are necessarily considering how to do so. Most obviously, how to revive the economy without jeopardizing our people or, worse, rekindling the pandemic.
Of almost equal importance is how to deal with the country that instigated the world wide epidemic in the first place—Communist China—how to impress upon them that next time they have a viral outbreak they have to be honest, indeed totally transparent about what occurred, even if that means revealing information that is embarrassing to the regime.
We don’t want another disaster with thousands or even millions of deaths across the globe, not to mention enormous financial dislocation in almost every country on Earth.
Some have suggested confiscating some or all of China’s immense holdings in the West. Although worth studying, this might engender economic retaliation we can ill afford at this time.
There is, however, another punishment that costs virtually nothing and would likely be far more potent on the psychological/emotional level.
The United States should abandon the one-China policy that has been in place for decades and recognize Taiwan (aka Republic of China).
This would strike at the heart of the CCP’s self-image, humiliating and weakening them in the eyes of the world. It would, in essence, put Communist China in its place and likely even have economic ramifications, making their “Belt-and-Road” initiative less attractive to nations around the globe…
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Roger L. Simon—The Epoch Times’ senior political columnist—is also an author and screenwriter. His most recent book is “The GOAT.”
To read more: https://www.theepochtimes.com/recog...-china-for-the-novel-coronavirus_3306719.html
[Ellanjay:]This proposal, which Taiwan truly deserves, indeed would hit CCP harder than any other punishments on the table.
Economic/monetary setbacks, which CCP deserves, are manageable to the CCP, who has been warning Chinese people that hardships are ahead, since the regime can easily unload the burdens to the Chinese people.
But allowing Taiwan to be independent would take a militarily defeated CCP to accept.
Roger L. Simon
April 10, 2020 Updated: April 10, 2020
As we move cautiously to the post-virus phase, many are necessarily considering how to do so. Most obviously, how to revive the economy without jeopardizing our people or, worse, rekindling the pandemic.
Of almost equal importance is how to deal with the country that instigated the world wide epidemic in the first place—Communist China—how to impress upon them that next time they have a viral outbreak they have to be honest, indeed totally transparent about what occurred, even if that means revealing information that is embarrassing to the regime.
We don’t want another disaster with thousands or even millions of deaths across the globe, not to mention enormous financial dislocation in almost every country on Earth.
Some have suggested confiscating some or all of China’s immense holdings in the West. Although worth studying, this might engender economic retaliation we can ill afford at this time.
There is, however, another punishment that costs virtually nothing and would likely be far more potent on the psychological/emotional level.
The United States should abandon the one-China policy that has been in place for decades and recognize Taiwan (aka Republic of China).
This would strike at the heart of the CCP’s self-image, humiliating and weakening them in the eyes of the world. It would, in essence, put Communist China in its place and likely even have economic ramifications, making their “Belt-and-Road” initiative less attractive to nations around the globe…
[UNQUOTE]
Roger L. Simon—The Epoch Times’ senior political columnist—is also an author and screenwriter. His most recent book is “The GOAT.”
To read more: https://www.theepochtimes.com/recog...-china-for-the-novel-coronavirus_3306719.html
[Ellanjay:]This proposal, which Taiwan truly deserves, indeed would hit CCP harder than any other punishments on the table.
Economic/monetary setbacks, which CCP deserves, are manageable to the CCP, who has been warning Chinese people that hardships are ahead, since the regime can easily unload the burdens to the Chinese people.
But allowing Taiwan to be independent would take a militarily defeated CCP to accept.