What you’re proposing is the same as the US recognizing the independence of Québec, when its people themselves haven’t declared independence. The Taiwanese fir

What you’re proposing is the same as the US recognizing the independence of Québec, when its people themselves haven’t declared independence. The Taiwanese first and foremost decide their status, and they want to maintain the status quo. We can’t force another people to declare their own independence when they don’t want to.