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[–] -2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Is it dickish to point out even Taiwan calls itself The Republic of China?

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

    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.

    Now get your semantic ass out of here.

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  • [–] -1 points 7 months ago*

    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".

    Look at a map of their claimed territories, they're 95% identical.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    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:

    🇨🇳: The island of Taiwan is part of me!
    🇹🇼: No, I am an independent nation!

    It's like this:

    🇨🇳: I am the true China, and the island of Taiwan is part of me!
    🇹🇼: No, I am the true China, and the mainland is part of me!

    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:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retreat_of_the_government_of_the_Republic_of_China_to_Taiwan
    https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2016/12/04/2003660529

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