Isn't it simply the propaganda and talking about different concept? You are referring to effective situation. The Chinese student is talking about his perceiv

Isn't it simply the propaganda and talking about different concept? You are referring to effective situation. The Chinese student is talking about his perceived mental recognition. You need first get straight to the point that your notion of independent nation is such and such. The Chinese student needs to say regardless the Taiwan situation, we believe it's part of China. That's why I believe Taiwan likely will never be part of China formally: I.e. the separation is so long and so deep that remedy it would be economical and politically too costly. On the other hand, when China finally become the an order of magnitude more powerful nation than, presumably the second in rank. I predict Taiwan will be effectively part of China's paper sphere, but never formally to integrate.