[ardy42]

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_and_the_United_Nations#R...

> The only reason it doesn't recognize it is because US kicked RoC out of UN by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758

Huh? The Wikipedia article you linked says the US voted "No" on Resolution 2758. I don't see how you can claim the US did the kicking by opposing the resolution that did the kicking.

That article also states that before that vote...

> ...the United States was proposing that while the credentials of the PRC representatives would be accepted and the PRC would be seated as China’s representative with a seat on the Security Council, the ROC would continue to enjoy representation in the General Assembly.

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The "No" is a gesture. If US was serious about the "No' where won't even be a Nixon visit or Resolution of any kind.

Keep in mind RoC was one of the five founding members of UN.

[ardy42]

> The "No" is a gesture. If US was serious about the "No' where won't even be a Nixon visit or Resolution of any kind.

But the question isn't just the recognition of Taiwan/ROC, in isolation by itself. It also includes the recognition of the PRC, the existence of which is a fact on the ground that's difficult to ignore.

Sure the US could have continued to plug its ears and ignore the PRC, but that was untenable and becoming increasingly so. It's pretty clear that the US's preferred option would have been formal recognition of both Taiwan and the PRC, but it doesn't always get what it wants, so it has had to contort its official position and practice deliberate ambiguity, instead.