Politics
Taiwan Reaffirms 'Already Independent' Status as Xi-Trump Optics Become a Joke
Taiwan restated that the Republic of China is already a sovereign democracy and is not subordinate to the PRC, prompting Japanese commenters to split between Taiwan Strait war anxiety and ridicule of Xi Jinping for raising his chair seat at a meeting with Donald Trump. The thread quickly slid into domestic politics, with users complaining that any US-China summit news mysteriously triggers attacks on PM Takaichi.