The British parliament has for the first time referred to Taiwan as an “independent country” in an official document, breaking a political taboo as Foreign Secretary James Cleverly visits China this week.
The new language, adopted in a report published Wednesday by the influential foreign affairs committee of the House of Commons, risks a stinging backlash from Beijing and comes as Cleverly becomes the first top British envoy to visit Beijing in five years amid a frosty relationship.
Beijing has long denied Taiwan’s statehood, insisting the self-governing democratic island is part of its territory. Only 13 countries around the world recognize Taipei instead of Beijing diplomatically.
Oh please let’s have the British go into East Asia and tell them what belongs to who
Good. Taiwan is a country. They have a military, they make their own laws, they have their own passports, and (unlike China) they elect their government leaders.
Lol it already is a country. Mainland China belongs to the Republic of China (the official name of Taiwan). Mainland China is currenly under occupation by communist rebels. The Chinese Civil War never officially ended.
ROC existed way before PRC existed. Many westerners are confusing “Taiwan Independence” to mean seceding from PRC. That’s not what it means. Taiwan does not need to “secede” from PRC because PRC never even stepped foot on Taiwan. “Taiwan Independence” simply means renaming the country from “Republic of China” to “Republic of Taiwan”. This would mean ceding any claims that the Government of ROC had on mainland China. Whether or not this renaming happens doesn’t matter since nothing really changes (besides the CCP getting triggered). Taiwan is already independent under the name “Republic of China”.
uhh yeah, so anyway, this is good news for Taiwan because they have a MASSIVE country on their doorstep that has been threatening to invade for decades now, and having another powerful country recognise their existence is great because it discourages mainland China from invading.
Tell that to Ukraine. So lucky to have the support of imperialist America who only have its best interests at heart.
