Is Taiwan a part of China? (idea) by jkao

Is Taiwan a part of China? Yes, no, maybe, who knows... The fact is, despite being officially unrecognized by the United Nations, the United States, and pretty much every country that counts, Taiwan seems to be doing just fine on its own economically and socially (how many pieces of your computer were made in Taiwan? and the Kuomintang has been giving way to more liberal and diverse parties with recent democratic elections).

Whatever your view on whether Taiwan is a part of China, it seems clear that China can't successfully capture Taiwan without destroying it. Therefore Taiwan is de facto independent of China, whether or not we actually say so. To me (an ABC, or American Born Chinese) the better question is, "Do we want Taiwan to be a part of China?" And my answer to that is NO...

Is the Confederacy part of the Union?	Asians are NOT all Chinese	No Dogs and Chinese Allowed	Chiang Kai-Shek
White Rabbit Candy	The United States' upcoming war with China	Yes	Taiwan
Truman Doctrine	Mandate of Heaven	Taiwan Relations Act	Open letter from Saddam Hussein to the American peoples and the western peoples and their gov'ts
February 28 Incident	Dalai Lama	American Born Chinese	Mr Loo
Red China	Tactics Ogre	Ethnic groups of Taiwan	Taiwan Security Enhancement Act
Treaty of Shimonoseki	The world from a Vespa	KMT	Kuomintang