And China calls itself the People’s Republic of China. Which means China on its own does not exist.
Which means The Republic of China is not part of The People’s Republic of China.
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Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 2 days agoIs it dickish to point out even Taiwan calls itself The Republic of China?
And China calls itself the People’s Republic of China. Which means China on its own does not exist.
Which means The Republic of China is not part of The People’s Republic of China.
This isn’t semantics, the “China” they’re referring to is the same place, both governments claim to be the legitimate ruler of all of China, It’s not “The republic of one little island off China” and “The People’s Republic of all of China except that one little island”
DeltaWingDragon@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Because they consider themselves to be the original China, since their government was formed from the Nationalist (pre-communist) government of China, who were chased out by the Communists.
The situation is NOT like this:
It’s like this:
Which is why there are some countries that do not recognize the People’s Republic of China (mainland), and instead recognize the Republic of China (Taiwan) as China.
My information from:
en.wikipedia.org/…/Retreat_of_the_government_of_t…
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/…/2003660529
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 1 day ago
Sounds like tankie nonsense.
Are you sure Taiwan hasn’t been an independent state with nothing to do with China forever, and China just wants to invade because its an evil dictatorship?