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 @06:22PM (#35049294)

> No, they sound like Taiwan is part of China, something the entire world and Taiwan itself officially recognizes.

That presumes the "official" position is the genuine position, which is often not the case.

With regards to Taiwan, "official" positions are often lies tied in knots to appease Mainland China's sensibilities.

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Re:Taiwan is a vital island that is under serious threat by epolanski on Monday March 06, 2023 @06:53PM (#35049589)

There's an endless number of internal and international reasons beyond appeasing the PRC.

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Re:Taiwan is a vital island that is under serious threat by messe on Monday March 06, 2023 @07:31PM (#35049914)

Such as?

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Re:Taiwan is a vital island that is under serious threat by epolanski on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @04:54AM (#35053516)

It is the basis of US-Taiwan relations as a starter.

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Re:Taiwan is a vital island that is under serious threat by tablespoon on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @02:15PM (#35059804)

> It is the basis of US-Taiwan relations as a starter.

Only in the context of the PRC. The reality of US-Taiwan relations would be much clearer if it was not PRC policy to sever diplomatic relationship with any country that recognizes Taiwan.

On the topic of Taiwan, it's a mistake to reason about de facto relationships from de jure "official positions." Basically, the "official positions" are lies, and the actual positions are not directly stated.

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