Current Events > Taiwan stops pretending, openly tells China they're their own country... mostly

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s0nicfan 01/14/20 5:27:24 PM #1:	https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51104246 "We don't have a need to declare ourselves an independent state," the 63-year-old president told the BBC in an exclusive interview, her first since the election. "We are an independent country already and we call ourselves the Republic of China, Taiwan." "We have a separate identity and we're a country of our own. So, if there's anything that runs counter to this idea, they will stand up and say that's not acceptable to us. "We're a successful democracy, we have a pretty decent economy, we deserve respect from China." However... But she says she has shown restraint. She has, for example, stopped short of the formal declaration of independence - amending the constitution and changing the flag - that some in her Democratic Progressive Party would like. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:932929814] in Taiwan sto... [t:78330557]...</cite> <quote>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51104246 <quote>"We don't have a need to declare ourselves an independent state," the 63-year-old president told the BBC in an exclusive interview, her first since the election. "We are an independent country already and we call ourselves the Republic of China, Taiwan."</quote> <quote>"We have a separate identity and we're a country of our own. So, if there's anything that runs counter to this idea, they will stand up and say that's not acceptable to us. "We're a successful democracy, we have a pretty decent economy, we deserve respect from China."</quote> However... <quote>But she says she has shown restraint. She has, for example, stopped short of the formal declaration of independence - amending the constitution and changing the flag - that some in her Democratic Progressive Party would like.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 01/14/20 5:56:12 PM #2:	It's fun watching the PRC and their 50 cent army seethe over the results there and in Hong Kong. --- Placeholder signature until ImgTC comes back online <cite>FL81 posted [p:932930890] in Taiwan sto... [t:78330557]...</cite> <quote>It's fun watching the PRC and their 50 cent army seethe over the results there and in Hong Kong.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 01/15/20 12:25:52 PM #3:	Bump --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:932966433] in Taiwan sto... [t:78330557]...</cite> <quote>Bump </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
uwnim 01/15/20 12:29:22 PM #4:	Theyve been a de facto country for quite a while. The PRC never had control over Taiwan, they just claim it. --- I want a pet Lavos Spawn. [Order of the Cetaceans: Phocoena dioptrica] <cite>uwnim posted [p:932966579] in Taiwan sto... [t:78330557]...</cite> <quote>Theyve been a de facto country for quite a while. The PRC never had control over Taiwan, they just claim it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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