Donald S. Zagoria (30 October 2003). Breaking the China-Taiwan Impasse. ABC-CLIO. pp. 68–. ISBN 978-0-313-05755-7. OCLC 1058389524. Retrieved 20 March 2022. “Taiwan possesses all of the elements of a sovereign state: a legitimate government, population, and a well-defined territory. The fact is that the People’s Republic of China (PRC), while claiming sovereignty over Taiwan, has never ruled Taiwan since the PRC’s establishment in 1949. Thus, Taiwan is in fact a sovereign country from our perspective.”
You’re of course right that UN hasn’t decided to let Taiwan join, and that UN decisions should be important. But it’s not just my opinion that PRC has never in its pretty long history ruled in Taiwan.
I believe you were saying in another discussion that territory that Russia took from Ukraine by military force is now theirs, even though they have been there for less than 10 years.
It’s not just that the UN that hasn’t let Taiwan join, it’s that the UN along with vast majorities of the countries recognize PRC as the legitimate government, and have embassies on mainland China. Even US does not have an embassy in Taiwan.
Meanwhile, I really don’t see how you can draw parallels between Taiwan and Ukraine to be honest. I have to assume you don’t know any history of Ukraine based on your statement. During USSR days Ukraine was part of the same country as Russia and people living in eastern Ukraine are largely ethnically Russian. That’s why the civil war started after the coup in 2014.
Again, not the stance of the UN or pretty much any other country in the world. You do you though.
You’re of course right that UN hasn’t decided to let Taiwan join, and that UN decisions should be important. But it’s not just my opinion that PRC has never in its pretty long history ruled in Taiwan.
I believe you were saying in another discussion that territory that Russia took from Ukraine by military force is now theirs, even though they have been there for less than 10 years.
It’s not just that the UN that hasn’t let Taiwan join, it’s that the UN along with vast majorities of the countries recognize PRC as the legitimate government, and have embassies on mainland China. Even US does not have an embassy in Taiwan.
Meanwhile, I really don’t see how you can draw parallels between Taiwan and Ukraine to be honest. I have to assume you don’t know any history of Ukraine based on your statement. During USSR days Ukraine was part of the same country as Russia and people living in eastern Ukraine are largely ethnically Russian. That’s why the civil war started after the coup in 2014.