• Vegan_Joe@beehaw.org
    161·
    10 months ago

    From the article: “The United States switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979 and has long said it does not support a formal declaration of independence by Taiwan. It does, however, maintain unofficial relations with the self-governed island and remains its most important backer and arms supplier.”

    It is my understanding that Taiwan does not officially consider itself separate from China either. Rather, they hold themselves to be the true democratic government of the mainland.

    • init@lemmy.ml
      6·
      10 months ago

      Another interesting thing of note about Taiwan is that it claims the land of what is currently Mongolia iirc.

      I’ve always found it interesting how intransigent some of the East Asian nations are. You have the Nk/Sk conflict that is only in an armistice, no official peace treaty, then you have PRC/Taiwan–also in armistice. Then, there are are hundreds of instances of inflexibility on China’s part with internal minorities or border conflicts with India or Vietnam. Add to the the SCS and the Nine Dash Line. Japan also exhibits some of this inflexibility leading up to and after WW2, and the forced pacifism afterward, which has caused some self-inflicted problems with an armistice with Russia over the Kuril Islands.

      I’ve always wondered if the tendency is cultural or something else that was learned over the millennia.

  • HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world
    185·
    10 months ago

    Probably because of the shit China would be forced to do in response.

    Instead they just park a carrier group nearby as don’t say they are there to observe. We all know what will actually happen, but its not been said so China can save face.

    • Tak@lemmy.ml
      13·
      10 months ago

      It’s a bit more than that as Taiwan officially claims to be China. To claim Taiwan is independent is to sign Taiwan up for a lot of problems because they go from being the government the people’s republic of china overthrew to insurrectionists.

      • Savaran@lemmy.world
        41·
        10 months ago

        Word it the other way, “we’re the official country we’ve always been, but if those upstarts on the mainland want to secede then fine, we’ll let them”

        Either way it’s just propaganda phrasing.

  • Amerikan Pharaoh@lemmygrad.ml
    126·
    10 months ago

    If that was true, the rampant sinophobia coming out of Washington would’ve been curtailed a LONG time ago. This is just white American deception, same as it ever was. Words are air when yankees speak them-- they’ll be right back to old tricks within 12 months.

    • zeppo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      455·
      10 months ago

      Taiwan doesn’t even officially support Taiwan independence. It would be rather unusual for a US President to say that before they do.

        • Count042@lemmy.ml
          373·
          10 months ago

          Former occupiers? Who do you think make up the current majority ethnic group on the island?

          Where do you think they came from?

          When do you think they came over?

          Do you think the indigenous people are the majority ethnic group? Do you think they have much power politically?

      • Dojan@lemmy.world
        529·
        10 months ago

        Ah you’re right, Taiwan wouldn’t be independent, because in the case of a Chinese attempt at occupation, the U.S. would swoop in and occupy it themselves “liberate” them.

        • FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.worldEnglish
          62·
          10 months ago

          Doubt it, the companies would just blow the chip plants. There are already chip fabrication plants being built all around the world because of the situation, but there’s basically no way TSMC is letting the CCP seize their fabs. They already have plans in place to destroy everything needed for fabrication, which is probably part of the reason China hasn’t invaded.