> That’s exactly the same claim that China could make about Taiwan
It’s also the same claim Western non-Han China could make about itself, or India could make about Tibet.
It’s also the same claim Western non-Han China could make about itself, or India could make about Tibet.
This "if I apply the same logic to this other thing you did" simply doesn't work other than as a gotcha title for the media in opposition. Stories/opinions will be drown out by misinformation and propaganda.
It's even easier especially for autocrats, because if you ask them "isn't that the same claim Western non-Han China could make about itself?", they can just pretend not hearing the question and let the ministry of truth do the work.