Taiwan is a vital island that is under serious threat

Re:Taiwan is a vital island that is under serious threat by tablespoon on Monday March 06, 2023 @06:14PM (#35049204)

>> The Taiwanese faction supporting unification (usually the KMT) does not envision a world where Taiwan is/becomes a province of the PRC, they envision a world where the ROC governs all current PRC provinces, that is where they are in the seat of power in Beijing.

> I've never heard this take, even while in Taiwan. They aren't deluded, they know they aren't retaking the mainland.

I wouldn't be surprised if that's still the KMT's "official" position, and it's probably one they genuinely held for a long time after they retreated to Taiwan. The Taiwan issue is interesting, because China's power and sensitivity means literally none of the important players except China officially says what they really mean, and maintain these ridiculous diplomatic fictions to avoid crossing China's lines.

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Re:Taiwan is a vital island that is under serious threat by brazzy on Monday March 06, 2023 @06:31PM (#35049378)

China absolutely does maintain its own diplomatic fictions.

For example, a Taiwanese person travelling to the PRC needs a "Mainland travel permit for residents of the island of Taiwan", which is most emphatically neither a visa nor a passport despite fulfilling exactly those two functions.

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