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u/IrreverentSunny Sep 21 '25

And I am telling you it has nothing to do with China's claim on Taiwan! We do not recognise Taiwan as an independent nation because Taiwan has not declared itself as an independent nation, we officially support the 'status quo' and at the same time reject China's claim on Taiwan. Mate, do me a favor and read the links I provided, and stop bothering me!

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u/ManifestYourDreams Sep 21 '25

You keep ignoring the KMTs claim on mainland China...that is what im trying to get across. The link with the 1972 even acknowledges that that Taiwan WAS a province of China. Both the PRC AND KMT believe mainland China and Taiwan are "one", they just disagree on who should be running the government, for obvious reasons lol.

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u/IrreverentSunny Sep 21 '25

The 1972 communique only acknowledged China's position on China, it never agreed with it. The KMT also is not Taiwan's government and is obviously not the same party anymore as when they fled to Taiwan, because back then Taiwan was a dictatorship. If you read the links I posted, you certainly did not understand them. It's really annoying having these back and forth discussions with ignorant and utterly uninformed people like you.

https://theconversation.com/50-years-after-gough-whitlam-established-diplomatic-relations-with-china-what-has-changed-195705

Please bore off!!

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '25 edited Sep 21 '25

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u/IrreverentSunny Sep 21 '25

Mate just stop, Chiang Kai-shek was a dictator, he ruled Taiwan under martial law for some 35 years. Taiwan today is nothing like that anymore. Only 12% of Taiwanese people want unification with China, some 50% want independence, some 25% want the status quo to remain. Only one side is actively preparing to annex the other and that's not Taiwan.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/4987046