Why isn't Taiwan a Part of China? - The Chinese Civil war

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Why isn't Taiwan a Part of China? - The Chinese Civil war

The story of China’s communists’ rise to power starts in the early years of the 20th century. In 1912, the state of imperial China as everyone knew it came to an end with the overthrow of the last Qing monarch. The next 4 years saw a would-be emperor, Yuan Shikai, take over for a short reign, but his death would quickly solidify the new era in Chinese history that was to come.

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Knowledgia
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The reason why the Kuomintang lost in the mainland because Chiang Kai Shek still hasn't remove the "Army Corruption" and "Incompetent Officers" modifiers. If only he didn't spend all of the army experiences to the mass assault doctrine

RezaStufff
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In 1971 the UN decided that the permanent seat on the security council would be taken from the KMT and given to the CCP

farmerjohn
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China’s resistance to Japan is one of the great untold stories of World War II. Though China was the first Allied power to fight the Axis, it has received far less credit for its role in the Pacific theater than the United States, Britain or even the Soviet Union, which only joined the war in Asia in August 1945. The Chinese contribution was pushed aside soon after the conflict, as an inconvenient story in the neat ideological narrative of the Cold War.

Though far weaker and poorer than the mighty United States or the British Empire, China played a major role in the war. Some 40, 000 Chinese soldiers fought in Burma alongside American and British troops in 1944, helping to secure the Stilwell Road linking Lashio to Assam in India. In China itself, they held down some 800, 000 Japanese soldiers.

The costs were great. At least 14 million Chinese were killed and some 80 million became refugees over the course of the war.

Quick summery
Japan invaded China in 1937 and brought World War II to the Far East and the pacific theaters. The US waited until 1941 to official send aids to help China after the bombing of the Pearl Harbor that took place in the same year and directly sent troops to China in 1945, a total 9 years after the invasion started.

China had been fighting the war longer than any other country, as well as the difference in the nature of the war for the Chinese from them: for the Chinese, it was a war to liberate their homeland from invading forces who had a larger number of modern weaponries and well-trained troops. The contribution of the Chinese to the pacific theater was immense, and was disproportionate to the recognition it gained at the end of the war.

--Wendi Qiu

condorX
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The KMT did not establish the Republic of China in Taiwan in 1949, it was already established in 1911!

baihongliang
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The post-war international arrangement of the Second World War was the return of the island of Taiwan from Japanese colonization to China. This was written in the Potsdam Proclamation and the Cairo Declaration. Are those who believe that Taiwan is not part of China going to deny and overturn the outcome of the Second World War?

alexliu
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The Chinese civil war has not ended until today! When Taiwan's military was stronger than the mainland, Taiwan's fighter jets often flew to the mainland for reconnaissance and even bombing! At that time, the West remained silent! Now that the mainland's military is stronger than Taiwan, the mainland's fighter jets are only active around Taiwan Island, and the West is shouting! I hope Western netizens who support Taiwan's independence can become the heads of your states and recognize Taiwan!

yin
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Nice try. Taiwan is still part of China. It is in Taiwan's constitution that it is part of China.

HenryHoe
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You just perfectly explained why Taiwan is part of China lol

SpyFromMarsZeus
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The ROC government relocated to Taiwan in 1949 while fighting a civil war with the Chinese Communist Party. Since then, the ROC has continued to exercise effective jurisdiction over the main island of Taiwan and a number of outlying islands, leaving Taiwan and China each under the rule of a different government.

CARL_
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The Republic of China was established in 1911, Mainland China, not Taiwan! Even the current constitution of ROC, which is still in force in Taiwan, was adopted in 1947, in Nanjing, Mainland China.

Acedscy
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The ROC was founded in 1911 after the revolution that over thrown the Qing dynasty, not after KMT lost the civil war

elementdd
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Taiwan is part of China. The question is how you define "China." "China" can mean either the PRC regime or a much broader geographical, historical, and civilizational concept of the Chinese Nation. 180 UN member countries in the world currently acknowledge the PRC as the sole sovereign regime over all of China including Taiwan. So legally speaking, Taiwan is a de jure part of China. De facto, the PRC has no control over Taiwan's internal administration, so it is not a de facto part of the PRC.

So in short, Taiwan is part of China. Taiwan is PRC's de jure territory, acknowledged by most states and all major states in the world. Taiwan is de facto not under PRC governance. Very simple actually. A lot of people got confused, because they do not know why "China" is different from "PRC."

diemannschaftweltmeister
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Thanks very much for highlighting an obvious historical fact that has been pushed aside. Tibet never officially seceded from China. The KMT gov maintained an overseer office in Lhasa until around 1948. 😊😊

fortpark-wdsx
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Essentially, it’s a North/South Korea situation but where if North Korea was to control the entire peninsula and South Korea only controlled Jeju island.

clementkong
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I think people seem to be very confused about the cultural identity of Taiwan. Let's be honest? The majority of the people living in the island of Taiwan are mostly Han Chinese. There is a reason why they are using Chinese characters for writing, speaking a Chinese dialect, even their own flag came from China since 1917 CE, it is also called the ROC which stands for the Republic of China, and etc. Being an independent nation is one thing but calming to be different people/culture from China is just dead wrong. No hate it's just simple facts the people living on the island of are still mostly Han Chinese.

Clee-ospv
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The history of warlord infighting before Japan invaded was extremely complex

Anthony-hhdl
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Whether or not Taiwan is a part of China depends on the will of the Taiwanese people.
The CCP's argument doesn't matter.

PaektuMountain
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Well the official name is still Republic of China, ROC, so there are two Chinas now

gratefuldeadly
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People seem to forget that the official name of Taiwan is the Republic of China and the ROC claims not just the mainland but also Outer Mongolia (and Tibet) as part of its regions.

So this situation with Taiwan and China is not like Ukraine vs Russia, as Taiwan has a majority ethnic Han Chinese population but also claims the mainland too.

It should also be noted there is a growing sentiment of reunification that often isn’t covered by at least American or western news as the people of Taiwan. With China becoming more powerful it simply makes economic sense to be on good terms with the mainland, not to mention the historical and cultural roots Taiwan has with China. There is also of course a sentiment that Taiwan does not want to turn into some kind of vassal state/lapdog of America.

All of this is complex but I unfortunately think that most people who only grew up with a western view on this situation seem to not fully grasp it. Remember, China is not just a nation, it is more so a civilization.

frankhill