People living in mainland China’s Xiamen city react to PLA drills and Pelosi visit to Taiwan

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From fears over a China-US war to hopes for peace, reactions were mixed from people in Xiamen, the mainland China port city about 300km (186 miles) from Taiwan, when asked about US House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent visit to Taiwan and Beijing’s stern response. City residents also had a front-row seat to People’s Liberation Army live-fire drills following Pelosi’s August 2-3, 2022, stop in Taipei.

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[dannyzero]

The old man is right: "You respect me, and I respect you." This is a problem between the 2 governments, not the people.

[cruzada]

Regular people want peace of mind but the government has other things in mind.

[YummYakitori]

People of southern Fujian are the most closely related to people of Taiwan. The ancestors of most Han Chinese in Taiwan left southern Fujian no more than a few hundred years ago. We speak the same language/dialect, have similar accent when speaking Mandarin and are closely related by blood (virtually indistinguishable). They are also closely related to many overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia. We are the ones who would not want to see the war happen the most.

[Indrakusuma_a]

Nobody in their right mind want would want a war to happen. Sadly us the commoners will always be the victims everytime a war breaks while those who said "It's for the people" have the luxury of safeguarding their own life.

[Decki]

Old man is right Respect is everything

[BenJones]

all of these people seem pretty reasonable, war will definitely affect the average Chinese citizen's life negatively, which is why it's ironic some are so nationalistic about this like they are watching sports or something

[justinlee]

The interesting thing is this city xiamen has accents very similar to Taiwanese. Never really noticed it before

[gabbytay]

People from xiamen instinctivly love the people of taiwan. Most of them are of the same ethnic lingo. The minnan and minbei languange is used in fujian and taiwan.

[dreameisters]

War is always wrong. It's the people who will suffer the most.

[BLUEWAVE-kf]

In a world full of choices please choose world peace 🕊

[ramanbabu]

Common people need peace. Politicians choose war. Strong always attack the weak.

[Azel]

The government fights, but the people suffer. I don't care what your political views are, please hope for peace for the sake of the common folk.

[chees]

As a Taiwanese this is my first time listening to someone from Xiamen speak and it surprises me how much their accent sound like ours

[ghenghiskhan]

Don't tell that to the US. They knew it all the time.

[impalarag]

The elderly gentleman said it best. You respect me, I respect you.

[PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

It’s such a beautiful region, so many beautiful people, please no war :(

[tartaglia.]

I am a Hong Kong Chinese, and I do not want war. I once visited Taipei on a trip, and it was a beautiful place. Absolutely amazing. I do not wish to see it ravaged by war.

[mishaa]

imagine going to war because an 80 year old American visits Taiwan

[ourmars]

These years it’s clear to see who is the side that doesn’t respect the other

[reynaldoflores]

1:02 300 km? Really ? The coast of Taiwan is clearly visible from the beach. That's much nearer than 300 km!!!