A major thing everyone must keep in mind is all Chinese origin people want one Akhand Cheen, comprising of all possible territories where Hans dominate. It is just that they don’t want CCP ruling it.
For Chinese, the goal to have a very big China that is the undisputed superpower of the world is very very important because of historical subjugation reasons. The “mandate of heaven” that China should regain its lost glory runs through every Chinese’s blood, wherever they are - secretly sometimes and overtly most times.
Notice how Han dominate countries never criticize China on genocides in Tibet, East Turkestan, and even for HK, they never advocate independence despite the brutal crackdown. It is important to clearly understand what the Hans want. They want a big China with all the occupied territories and Hanified states like Taiwan, Singapore, SCS islands, everything. It is just that they don’t want the CCP ruling this giant.
Fun fact: Tomorrow if CCP gives way to some sort of a pseudo democratic setup, you can bet that Taiwan, Singapore, HK will all fully integrate. And they will maintain occupation of Tibet, East Turkestan etc. They won’t give a s#$t about Dalai Lama etc. East Asians are very different in how they think and act. Example: there are 6 times the number of Japanese companies in China than in India. There is a huge premium on making money at all costs in East Asia. No business is out of bounds including organized crime, prostitution and betting.
I think we need to understand what exactly are the positions of these Han-ified countries. And in general everyone needs to understand how East Asia actually works to understand why East Asian governments will never fully align with our interests. Case in point: RCEP. Even Japan which put out some statement like “we won’t join until India does” quietly joined their East Asian brotherhood. The affinity among East Asian peoples is very strong. Indians are not considered part of that grouping. Example: Indonesians and Malaysians are racist toward Indians despite their interests aligning more with us.
So, it is important to separate what East Asian people want from how their Governments behave. The two are very different.
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