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Interestingly, a lot of companies listed in China are actually Taiwanese companies having their manufacture processes in China. If certain company have location

• mschuster91 8y ago
  How does this work anyway? China doesn't recognize Taiwan as independent state and breaks up diplomatic ties with those states that do.
  • ElBarto 8y ago
    Likewise Taiwan formally does not recognise the People's Republic. Both sides see themselves as the rightful Chinese government (especially [only?] when the Kuomintang is in power in Taipei). What happens is both sides have special procedures to deal with each others which allow to control and enable travel and trade without recognising the other side's claims while recognising people as Chinese, not foreigners.
    • dbllxr 8y ago
      > Both sides see themselves as the rightful Chinese government Tricky subject here. The statement might sound true but has very very different sentiments on both sides. For the Chinese gov., Taiwan is a province of China, "the rightful Chinese government" extends its jurisdiction over all Chinese territories, including Taiwan. However, from Taiwan's perspective, Taiwan and mainland China have two different governments (the stress is on "Taiwan is not part of China", not there is only one rightful Chinese gov,). In fact, if you ask anyone in Taiwan today, they are more likely to refer to the island as Taiwan (instead of "Republic of China") and themselves Taiwanese.
      • ElBarto 8y ago
        The formal position is the same on both sides. When dealing with legal matters (like travelling or trading) this is what counts.