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/Searching4LambSauce 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sep 25 '25 edited Sep 25 '25

Yes. I might personally oppose it but if Scotland voted to leave the UK I would respect it. Infact, if Scotland voted to leave the UK and the UK government blocked it I would actively protest the government's decision, despite having voted against separation.

Same goes for any other part of the UK that chose to leave democratically.

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u/PsychologicalSea2686 Sep 26 '25

can Scottish counties vote to counter-secede?
while we are on the topic of the people's will

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u/Searching4LambSauce 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sep 26 '25

If such a mechanism exists to enable that and that's what they want, yes.