Why does China impose the One-China Policy?

Question

What is the historical background of the One-China Policy?

Answer 1

After Taiwan, Macao and Hong Kong was returned to China, China impose the one china policy. But Macao and HK was under Special Administration Region as Taiwan refuse to come under.
Right now China have all the say in these 3 countries in a way. Any foreign delegates meeting or whatsoever have to go thru China.

Answer 2

The controversy dates back to 1949, when the victorious Communists established the People's Republic of China on the mainland, and the defeated Nationalists fled to Taiwan where they continued to claim sovereignty over all of China.

Following talks between President Nixon and Chairman Mao Tse-tung in 1972, the U.S. endorsed the one-China policy in the Shanghai communiqué, issued jointly with the People's Republic. The communiqué stated that "all Chinese on either side of the Taiwan Strait maintain there is but one China and Taiwan is a part of China. The United States does not challenge that position." While the U.S. endorsement did not specify which government was legitimate, President Carter formally recognized Beijing as the sole government of China in 1978 and closed its embassy in Taiwan the next year.

Answer 3

China pursues one-China for a few reasons.

One, it is their historical position as a previous poster said. To reverse that position is a refutation of that policy and its authors. That author would be Mao. So to refute the policy is to refute Mao and communism in a sense. Not gonna happen anytime soon (not with Hu in office anyway).

Two, they fear the slippery slope. To grant them independence may embolden other provinces to do the same.

Three, Taiwan is very rich (comparably speaking). They are not keen to lose their only plausible causis belli. Basically, they don't want to lose their "claim" to their assets.

Answer 4

To stop the overcrowding population. Too much people much people already in China, With this policy, a second child is liable for a fine and punishment to discourage people from getting more the one child.

Answer 5

why is there only "one Pope in the wolrd?

Chinese have took it granted that there should be only one regime in sinic wolrd for 2000+ year,,just as western people have took it granted that there should be only one Pope in Christianization world.

Taiwanese are all ethnic-Chinese,which decide all chinse people take it granted that Taiwan is a part of sinic world.

Answer 6

Because China is China and you are not, you shouldnt ask the question.

Answer 7

i think you meant one-child

without knowing very much about it, it's simply a counter-measure to a rapidly growing population.

while controversial, it has worked quite well, and they have recently relaxed the laws surrounding it

Answer 8

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