> Does Taiwan want to be recognized as an independent, sovereign nation? Yes, probably. The current government is pro-independence, and I think the majority o

> Does Taiwan want to be recognized as an independent, sovereign nation? Yes, probably. The current government is pro-independence, and I think the majority of the people are as well. As this point, the PRC is the party that's most strongly against an independent Taiwan. > As far as I'm aware their claim is that they are the legitimate Chinese government. Officially, yes, but it's very complicated. In the mid-20th century they were firmly committed to that idea, but now they mainly pay lip service to it in order to walk a very fine line with regards to the PRC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_independence_movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_independence_movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Consensus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Consensus