Explainer: What is 'Taiwan independence' and is Taiwan already independent?

China-Taiwan Conflict

Timeline: Taiwan-China relations since 1949

Trump was still flying to Beijing when China’s embassy released the four red lines.Taiwan. Human rights. Political systems. China’s right to development.In other words:Before America arrived with its CEOs, sanctions, lectures, and shopping list, China had already closed the door on the real agenda.You may come for deals.You do not come to negotiate China’s sovereignty.

Hey Chase…I know you’re trying to be helpful…but you are really not. Taiwan as a political entity would have ended soon upon Derecognition by the US in 1979…except for our usefulness as a political chip against China. That has been the deal from the beginning, and should we ever forget it, it will put all 23 million people on the island in great peril. What about Taiwans freedom and democracy and rights not available on the mainland? Yes, we can fight to preserve that, but always in cooperation

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