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Taiwan is literally an independent country, although they promote a policy of strategic vagueness about this in hopes that it will discourage China from launchi
by SpicyLemonZest 2y ago
Taiwan is literally an independent country, although they promote a policy of strategic vagueness about this in hopes that it will discourage China from launching an invasion. The arguments China makes for its ownership of Taiwan are no more defensible, and arguably less, than Portugal's justifications for maintaining ownership of Goa.
- ninjagoo 2y agoWell, by the OP's naming standards, it's Taiwan (Republic of China) that is the primary entity, and they have the rights to all of China :-)
- coliveira 2y agoIt is not a country, just ask the united nations, for example. The US likes to pretend it is, but it won't happen.
- AnimalMuppet 2y agoIt's not a country according to the UN because China is a permanent member of the UN Security Council. Does Taiwan have its own military? Yes. Does it issue its own passports? Yes. Do you have to have their visa to land there? Yes. That's a country. And you, sir, on this thread, sound more like a propagandist than someone trying to have an actual conversation. You're not here to converse, to listen, but only to trumpet your talking points. That's not what HN is for, and you've been here long enough to know it.
- coliveira 2y agoHas it declared independency? Has it been accepted by other countries? No, we all know this. It is not a country, then.