Is like saying...if Hawaii declare independence...then we don't take it back.
2007-05-30 07:08:55 · 11 answers · asked by Jordan 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
so you would allow hawaii to claim independence? how hypocritical of u
2007-05-30 07:15:31 · update #1
I seem to remember that we were once part of Great Britain and declared we were independent. Why can't Taiwan?
2007-05-30 07:13:09 · answer #1 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The people of Taiwan have been independent of China since 1949. China can declare ownership all it wants, but it won't get Taiwan back without a fight !
I fail to understand your dumb @ss analogy regarding Hawaii.
Hawaii is a state of the US. The residence of Hawaii have no further claim to it. They do not have a choice or a vote to reclaim their independence. They lost that, when they elected to allow Hawaii to become a state of the union !
2007-05-30 12:26:11 · answer #2 · answered by briang731/ bvincent 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
you're able to desire to stay with the status-quo for now. China has come alongside far greater than the previous 35 years... and is slowly coming in to alignment with Taiwan of their attitudes. whether China nevertheless has an prolonged thank you to bypass (politically and with regulation and human rights). All China is fascinated by for now's that Taiwan does not declare formal independance and embarrass China. The Taiwanese have very much of political freedom already... there is not any element in antagonising this cutting-edge China with their mindset of at present.
2016-10-30 05:40:28 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a bunch of White supremacist nutcases takes over the USA, but some patriotic Americans escape to Hawaii and declare a government of the United States in exile, do you expect the United Kingdom, or France, or Germany, or Mexico or Canada automatically to recognize the nazis as the legit rulers of Hawaii?
Is there a principled difference between the two scenarios?
2007-05-30 07:16:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are mistaken in saying that Taiwan has always belonged to China.
From 1624 to 1662, Taiwan belonged to the Dutch.
After various wars, Taiwan ended up under Chinese control, but then China ceded Taiwan to Japan in 1895.
Japanese sovereignty over Taiwan ended on April 28, 1952, with the coming into force of the San Francisco Peace Treaty.
According to recently released US government records, at the current time Taiwan is actually an overseas territory of the USA.
2007-06-02 21:18:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
And in 1938 you would have urged Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (Brittan's Jimmy Carter) to surrender to the Nazi's and abandon the Czechoslovak Republic?
Taiwan is a free and independent country. We Americans tend to frown on big guys trying to take over other peoples countries. You need to talk to Germany, Japan and Italy and see what happened the last time.
2007-05-30 07:25:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
If China goes democratic and the Taiwanese truely want to belong to mainland china again, then fine, in the meantime they do not want to be part of China so, hence the reason why we are involved.
2007-05-30 07:36:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Taiwan is an independant country, you moron! They broke away from China. Taiwan has a thriving economy, and people with great work ethics. China has neither.
2007-05-30 07:12:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Historically, when China became a Communist state, those who were not Communists fled to Taiwan. Because they were anti-communist, we formed an alliance with them.
2007-05-30 07:13:35 · answer #9 · answered by Pythagoras 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The fate of Taiwan, and the supposed "Republic of China" has yet to be determined. Who are "we" to fcuk with their affairs? Well, it wouldn't be the first time someone has. I know Jordan is Chinese - pissed and proud, aren't you?
* p.s. This is a political question - not a military one.
2007-05-30 07:16:06 · answer #10 · answered by WMD 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋