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This has been China's policy for decades. They just restate it from time to time. This is why both the US and Taiwan officially support Once China policy. Taiw
by nabla9 4y ago
This has been China's policy for decades. They just restate it from time to time.
This is why both the US and Taiwan officially support Once China policy. Taiwan does not formally declare independence and US pressures Taiwan not to do it.
One China policy has worked for both. Taiwan can be independent and prepare and China can claim that Taiwan is not.
As long as everyone remembers that Chinese policy is not allow the situation to go forever. They have been waiting for decades, may still wait long time but at some point they are going to attempt to change the status quo. Communist party has committed itself for taking Taiwan.
- mytailorisrich 4y agoThe term "Independence" is a bit misleading. Even if it obviously reject being part of the People's Republic of China (which is Beijing's claim), it is the remnant of the Republic of China and thus 'China' with potential eventual reunification. "Independence", as in "Taiwan declares independence" really means rejecting any present and future affiliation with 'China', rejecting any chance of reunification, and becoming a "Republic of Taiwan".
- beardyw 4y agoWhat does "remnant" mean? (in this context)
- mytailorisrich 4y agoExactly the dictionary's definition: "a part or quantity that is left after the greater part has been used, removed, or destroyed". Following the Chinese Civil War the communists took over the whole of China except the province of Taiwan where the government withdrew.
- salawat 4y agoImagine if all of the U.S. States were taken over by a revolutionary movement, establishing a new Capital in Nowhere Kansas, and the only remnant of the Old United States was Washington D.C. D.C. would basically be Taiwan in this analogy. Everyone else in the world knows the U.S. through the Government in D.C. It ain't perfect, but it's the most accessible I think I can make it.
- mytailorisrich 4y agoIn your analogy the US government would be moving to Nowhere, Kansas and the revolutionary movement would have taken Washington D.C. The only remnant of the "Old US" would then be Nowhere, Kansas and its surrounding. I think it would be closer to the situation in China if that revolutionary movement had taken over all of the continental US with the government fleeing to Hawaii.
- salawat 4y ago...You are correct. Took a second to click though. The dangers of early morning analogizing. And actually, the Hawaii bit is incredibly appropriate, seeing ss they were forcibly annexed by the military of the Government in exile. That may cause hilarity to ensue.
- beardyw 4y agoSo the USA is a remnant of the British Empire? Or perhaps a better analogy is that Britain is a remnant of the USA?