>>4824176Briefly acknowledging the existence of Taiwan, which in turn recognizes its sovereignty and the continued existence of 'Two Chinas' - the old Republic of China and the current People's Republic of China. The PRC has ruled mainland china for decades, but has no legitimate legal authority to simply claim Taiwan under its rule because its constitution asserts it is part of the Republic of China, so Taiwan is able to maintain a high level of autonomy and has adopted democratic governing policies over the years. In order to establish its 'legitimacy' over Taiwan, the PRC pushes literal lies through "one china" bullshittery and says the ROC does not exist, and has been trying to forcibly erase Taiwan's/ROC's sovereignty for many years by means of aggressive nationalist propaganda campaigns and leveraging its economic/political influence on the world stage to get countries to no longer recognize Taiwan or the ROC as a sovereign nation, much like Israel tries to pull with Palestine. In the past couple of years, Taiwan has seen growing support for a move toward complete independence from China, which is why the PRC has been especially aggressive lately in trying to quell that by bullying anyone who so much as dares to utter the word "Taiwan."
