That's how China would see the issue, but not the rest of the world. Though I've no idea how the rest of the world would react. But I don't think that China really would risk a war, the Chinese are pretty rational in their politics. And Taiwan lives pretty well with the status quo. What could Taiwan gain by declaring independence?

Harald

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