> I am confused about what it is that you're trying to achieve with this attitude. My point is that international law and international relations are at play, a

> I am confused about what it is that you're trying to achieve with this attitude. My point is that international law and international relations are at play, and that they matter. Taiwan is de facto an independent country in every way you could possibly conceive, including having de jure diplomatic relations with a few countries and de facto relations with many more. In international relations, actions matter more than words, and in Taiwan's case, those actions indicate that it's an independent country. The only reason official declarations stating the obvious haven't been made is due to the threats and coercion conducted by the PRC. The presence of those threats makes the absence of the declarations literally meaningless. It's sort of like being forced to sign a contract under duress.