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Originally Posted by BishopMVP
I'm kind of past the point where we need to tip toe around on eggshells and pretend Taiwan isn't a real country deserving of full diplomatic recognition in 2016.
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But there exists the awkward fact that Taiwan (or Republic of China, as they refer to themselves) asserts a claim to the entirety of mainland China. So in acknowledging the RoC, you have to be careful as to what you are acknowledging.
There is the separate issue that because of the rival claims, the PRC refuses diplomatic relations the states that recognize the RoC. Perhaps the US can negotiate between the two to get the RoC to drop its claims on mainland China, which may allow for recognition of both countries... but I don't think that's likely.
I mean, I don't necessarily blame them, it'd be like if Jamaica (as a British Commonwealth country) asserted a claim over the entirety of the USA due to pre-revolution sovereignty of the colonies by the UK. We'd be a little pissed at that.