It's the same qualifier I used on the beheading thread when comparing Christianity with Islam. But even then, territorial wars aren't as common nowadays as they once were, and China's rattled the saber a lot, but it's never unilaterally invaded a country like, say, the US and Iraq within the last two decades.
A border skirmish isn't what I'd call an invasion. It's like saying India invaded Pakistan (or vice versa) every time they've gotten testy about their border.
"In recent memory."
Well thank goodness I didn't use in recent memory. But I would still consider India an invasion when China crossed the line of dispute to seize Indian controlled territory.
TECHNICALLY... Tibet had never been a member of the LoN or the UN, and its independence was not recognized by another sovereign nation. Therefore, regarding international law, Tibet is not occupied or was annexed because it was never officially independent to begin with. If you look at it in a historical perspective, Tibet had been a tributary of Qing China till the early 20s, after which it fought against chinese warlords, the kumotang, and later came under the occupation of the CCP.
Yeah well, Taiwan is not a member of the UN, and there are 38 million people living in a democracy, and it used to be Qing China. Should we let it be invaded.
No,I am a US citizen in a swing state who may or may not join the US military in the future pending a health change. Taiwan or ROC is a 38 million person flourishing social democracy, and yet the fake progressives here can't stop kowtowing to Xi, and his anti-democratic thugs.
I'd advise against joining the US military. Modern Afghanistan isn't a nice destination.
