Re:Apple Hides Taiwan Flag in Hong Kong
by headsupftw on Monday October 07, 2019 @01:35PM
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The United States doesn't officially recognize Taiwan as a country. Taiwan is not a member of the United Nations. Apple's revenue in Taiwan is peanuts compared to that of mainland China. The list goes on.
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Re:Apple Hides Taiwan Flag in Hong Kong
by brobinson on Monday October 07, 2019 @03:47PM
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The US has also never recognized Taiwan as being part of the PRC. I'm not even sure why you're bringing this up in relation to the parent's comment.
We might not officially recognize them as a country, but we do have a law called the "Taiwan Relations Act".
Re:Apple Hides Taiwan Flag in Hong Kong
by CharlesColeman on Monday October 07, 2019 @05:14PM
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> The United States doesn't officially recognize Taiwan as a country.
That means little. The US has de-facto diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and has made official commitments to its defense against threats (which realistically could only ever come from the PRC), such as selling it arms. The weirdness and official ambiguity here are driven by the PRC's sensitivities, and do not represent any real commitment to the PRC's position.
Re:Apple Hides Taiwan Flag in Hong Kong
by mytailorisrich on Monday October 07, 2019 @02:08PM
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The US used to recognise the government as the government of the whole of China and the communists as insurgents, with Taiwan holding the Chinese seat in the UN.
Obviously, at some point realpolitik caught up and they reversed their stance, though they continue to help Taiwan because... more realpolitik.