[jdavis703]

It wouldn't call it "propaganda." Countries routinely have territorial disputes. I get China is viewed as a competitor to American interests, but the situation in Taiwan is historically complex. It would be like if Texas or California unilaterally seceded from the U.S., various countries would recognize or not recognize their legitimacy as an independent nation.

[rangibaby]

It would be like if the US had a civil war and one side retreated to Cuba

[erikpukinskis]

Wouldn't it be like if the U.S. first annexed Cuba, and then had a civil war where one side retreated to it?

[inawarminister]

Indeed. Only a few have any thoughts about the native Taiwanese, both Aboriginal and Han.

[rangibaby]

Another country’s colony. Spain in Cuba’s case, Japan in Taiwan’s

[07d046]

It's more like if there was a communist revolution in the US followed by a civil war, with the anti-communists ending up holding Texas or California and establishing their own government there. The Chinese Communist Party has never ruled Taiwan, and Taiwan hasn't officially seceded.

[dis-sys]

your analogy is missing the most politically critical part -

the 1943 Cairo Declaration explicitly stated that Taiwan belongs to China and it should be "restored" to China. it is a part of the post-WWII world order.