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> No, they sound like Taiwan is part of China, something the entire world and Taiwan itself officially recognizes. That presumes the "official" position is the
by tablespoon 4y ago
> No, they sound like Taiwan is part of China, something the entire world and Taiwan itself officially recognizes.
That presumes the "official" position is the genuine position, which is often not the case.
With regards to Taiwan, "official" positions are often lies tied in knots to appease Mainland China's sensibilities.
- epolanski 4y agoThere's an endless number of internal and international reasons beyond appeasing the PRC.
- messe 4y agoSuch as?
- epolanski 4y agoIt is the basis of US-Taiwan relations as a starter.
- tablespoon 4y ago> It is the basis of US-Taiwan relations as a starter. Only in the context of the PRC. The reality of US-Taiwan relations would be much clearer if it was not PRC policy to sever diplomatic relationship with any country that recognizes Taiwan. On the topic of Taiwan, it's a mistake to reason about de facto relationships from de jure "official positions." Basically, the "official positions" are lies, and the actual positions are not directly stated. For instance, if the US really considered Taiwan as "part of China," it wouldn't be war-gaming how to militarily repel an invasion from the PRC.