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The Chinese invading Taiwan is like Russia invading Ukraine: something people said was foolish and impossible until it happened.
by smt88 3y ago
The Chinese invading Taiwan is like Russia invading Ukraine: something people said was foolish and impossible until it happened.
- simonblack 3y agoTaiwan is legally part of China. (Or conversely, China is legally part of Taiwan.) Both China and Taiwan claim control over all of the combined China-Taiwan. The US and most other countries officially recognise Taiwan as Part of the 'One China Policy'.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_China
- smt88 3y agoIf you read your own link, you'd know that the US doesn't take a stance on whether Taiwan is a sovereign state. Taiwan is not "legally" part of China because international borders aren't governed by laws. They're constructs of implicit military threats and explicit diplomatic relations.