Posted on 06/21/2008 7:43:20 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
One of these days I’m going to sneak into your house and steal your catfish recipe. :-)
The U.S. and nearly all other significant nations recognize “one China.” The State department is against Taiwanese independence. Taiwan has never made a formal declaration of independence. Most Taiwanese are opposed to the idea of formal independence because they do not want mainland Chinese retribution.
“China and Taiwan agree that Taiwan is not a “country”, although it behaves like one in most respects.”
It’s been about 25 years ago a very knowledgeable individual told me that Taiwan has never been a part of China. That is why Chaing Kai Shek went there. He knew it was not part of China. Otherwise, Mao Tse Tung would have gone there and had him killed.
Sounds reasonable to me.
I don’t know how unspoken I would be if were born into a totalitarian society. It is so easy to demand that someone else on the other side of the world be a big hero and stand up to their evil government. Jackie Chan has a lot to lose.
The Qing dynasty conquered Formosa in the late 17th century. It was ruled from mainland China from then until 1949 except for the period of Japanese rule. By “country” I meant independent country.
Mao presumably did not attempt to oust the Nationalists from Taiwan because it was heavily fortified and under American protection.
Until the 1980s, Taiwan was in many ways as restrictive a dictatorship as mainland China, although without a Cultural Revolution.
“The Qing dynasty conquered Formosa in the late 17th century. It was ruled from mainland China from then until 1949 except for the period of Japanese rule. By “country” I meant independent country.”
Did they make it a “state”, “commonwealth” or simply rule? It seems to me that there would be a difference.
If they did not make it officially a part of China then my friend’s claim is possibly true.
Also, Taiwan has been operating independently since, as you point out, 1949. IIRC, the USA recognized it as an “independent state or country” until Nixon recognized China and the UN followed suit.
Meant “outspoken” of course.
Taiwan was part of Fujian province, then in the 19th century made its own province.
Before being conquered by China, it was a base for pirates and rebels from the previous Ming dynasty against the Qing - rather a foreshadowing of what would happen in the 20th century.
No, both he and Sammo Hung started out together in Chinese Opera.
I’m a Jackie Chan Fan
We look for his Hong Kong Kung Fu Flicks at the dollar video section od Wally World.
The original Drunken Master is so much better than the hollywood re-remake.
Proof, please. Unlike too many others here who blindly swallow a single, unsubstantiated post..I prefer factual proof. Thank you.
Thank you. Finally......some reason on this thread.
Taiwan was ruled by China as a Chinese province for several hundred of years (from the mainland, obviously), thus making it part of China. In addition, there is presently little notable cultural or linguistic distinction between the Taiwanese and mainland Chinese, other than the political difference.
You are right that it wasn’t a vassal state. It was a province like any other Chinese province and for a long time not even its own province.
China was forced to give up Taiwan and other territories to Japan when it lost the First Sino-Japanese war, which was fought elsewhere.
There are indigenous people and religious identities in Taiwan as there are in various places throughout China, which has probably hundreds of minorities. But in both China and Taiwan, the great majority are Han Chinese.
Taiwan has cultural differences from other parts of China, but no more than the usual difference between any two Chinese provinces.
Taiwan was part of China for a little over 300 years up to 1895.
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