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0 pointswarning263y ago0 comments

Everyone knows Taiwan is its own country, the US et all merely engage in the "one china" pretense to keep the PRC happy.

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sneak3y ago· 1 in thread

Yes, but the own country on the island of Taiwan is called the "Republic of China".

earthboundkid3y ago

Because it would be a provocation to war to change the name to Taiwan. Politicians in Taiwan have tried to change the name and always chickened out because it’s a dumb reason to trigger an invasion.

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