| This is not a comment that correctly describes how these two entities realistically operate and interact. I don't know why people keep repeating this as though it were insightful. Whatever your own position on this matter may be, it is important that we factually describe the positions of the parties directly involved. Hopefully we can use this as an opportunity to spread a more accurate description of the dynamics at play. For reference, here is a speech by William 賴清德 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lai_Ching-te) outlining the position under which he operates. The phrasing he uses is one that is consistent across all of his public remarks;
consistent with remarks by Louise 蕭美琴(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hsiao_Bi-khim) and other close associates of William 賴清德; consistent with remarks made by 蔡英文 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsai_Ing-wen); and consistent with how the structures in Taiwan have operated over at least the last decade. 《賴清德就職演說：兩岸「互不隸屬」》: https://youtu.be/oLO5bYF8lDs?t=139 The relevant remark is: 「由此可見，中華民國與中華人民共和國『戶不隸屬』」 Here is my (manual) translation: “From this it can be seen that the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China are ‘not subordinate to each other.’” Here is a Whisper-generated transcript of the entire speech, with an OpenAI generated translation inline. I skimmed the translation, and it adequately conveys the speaker's meaning and intention. (It does fail to convey the delicacy, careful phrasing, and specific rhetorical choices made by the speaker that are extremely clearly visible in the Chinese. However, this aspects are harder to convey if you don't have minimal prior knowledge on this topic.) https://pastebin.com/fGxHUpXN It is true that there are historical positions, (historical) on-paper claims, and even a variety of differing positions and lively debate on this issue across all of the populations involved. But the conclusion one might draw from the comment above is wholly incorrect. It simply isn't the framing within which William 賴清德 and associated parties are actually navigating this issue. |