Your complaint is whether the word "reclaim" or "invade" is used? Why do you think your word choice is right when the leader of Taiwan seems to disagree?
Reclaiming something against the wishes of the local population is still invading, it just denies agency to the human beings that live there as if they agreed to that outcome. It's like the US saying they are going to liberate Iraqis when, no, it still involved an invasion...
Are you arguing that the population of Taiwan actually is super into being part of the PRC and that the media makes it seem otherwise? I don't think that polling agrees with you, their actions don't seem to agree with you, my friends in Taiwan definitely don't agree with you, but obviously the media is adept at influencing public opinion.
I believe it's theoretically possible, but knowing people in Taiwan and knowing their opinion makes me skeptical. I know there's sampling bias in that they are fluent in English and highly educated people who I know personally, of course.
Reclaiming something against the wishes of the local population is still invading, it just denies agency to the human beings that live there as if they agreed to that outcome. It's like the US saying they are going to liberate Iraqis when, no, it still involved an invasion...
Are you arguing that the population of Taiwan actually is super into being part of the PRC and that the media makes it seem otherwise? I don't think that polling agrees with you, their actions don't seem to agree with you, my friends in Taiwan definitely don't agree with you, but obviously the media is adept at influencing public opinion.
I believe it's theoretically possible, but knowing people in Taiwan and knowing their opinion makes me skeptical. I know there's sampling bias in that they are fluent in English and highly educated people who I know personally, of course.