alt Hacker NewsTaiwan is not distinct from China. Both the ROC and the PRC view Taiwan as part of China (ironically, at the cost of the mass slaughter of taiwanese to in service of the chinese).
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noduerme • yesterday at 11:08 AM
From that perspective, the ROC is the legitimate government of Beijing.
Facts on the ground appear otherwise, but facts on the ground also imply that Taiwan is not part of the PRC's version of China.
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"One China" is a political fig leaf that allows both sides to pretend the other country doesn't exist.
Back in reality, the Republic of China (Taiwan) is fully independent from the People's Republic of China and fulfills every criteria of nationhood.