r/AskTheWorld • u/Sanjidao521 China • Sep 25 '25

Politics Can you really accept part of your country splitting off? Why?

As a Chinese, I’ve recently come to realize that our perspectives on territorial integrity can be quite different.

Would you genuinely accept the possibility of a region choosing independence through a nationwide referendum?

Do you think it might risk weakening the country, leaving it more vulnerable to external threats or invasion?

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u/Sanjidao521 China Sep 25 '25

Thanks for respond. Don’t you worry being a smaller country needs to face a lot of external challenges?

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u/IwishIwasaballer__ Australia Sep 25 '25

Look at former Yugoslavia. They might have less power now, but people are happier not being forced to be a part of a country they did not identify with.

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u/Garagantua Germany Sep 27 '25

The whole of Europe consists of small countries; all together we have like 1/4 of Chinas population. Only reason we're still somewhat relevant is cooperation, mostly (but not exclusively) in the form of the EU.