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the_origami_fox
870 days ago
The pictures come straight from Wikipedia. From the picture for North Korea (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea
): Territory controlled by North Korea shown in dark green; territory claimed but not controlled shown in light green.
1 comments
thaumasiotes
870 days ago
China isn't in light green for Taiwan. Is that situation different in some way?
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rob74
870 days ago
But Taiwan is in light green for China...
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agapon
870 days ago
Does Taiwan claim sovereignty over mainland China?
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jowea
869 days ago
Technically speaking yes. It's complicated.
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mkl
869 days ago
It did historically, and has not formally renounced its claim (which included Mongolia).
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4gotunameagain
870 days ago
yeah, very different power imbalance and influence :)
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thaumasiotes
869 days ago
How so? Where's North Korea's influence? If anything, Taiwan has
more
ability to enforce its territorial claims.
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4gotunameagain
869 days ago
North Korea appears as a territory of South Korea, not the opposite
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