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Originally Posted by kucharek
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Originally Posted by Argos
Wouldn´t China invading Taiwan be like the US invading Hawaii, or Britain invading the Falklands? 8-[
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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?
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I don't know what they would gain (but symbols are important to people), but thety would risk losing the treasures of the Sierra Madre, err, the Forbidden City. Those are partly in Taiwan (about one fifth in quantity, I believe, but many of the best parts are in Taiwan), but China can hardly demand that they be returned to China, as that would mean for them to acknowledge that Taiwan is not a part of China. So for now, Taiwan can keep them and use them as touristic fundraisers (I hope you know what I mean).