China and Taiwan: Resolution

 China and Taiwan: Resolution-

As war rages between Russia and NATO(Ukraine), another hot spot is brewing at the Taiwan straight nearly 5000 miles away.

The conflict has been going on between the People's Republic of China(China) and Republic Of China(Taiwan) since 1949. A revolution has taken place for four years in which the Communists successfully overthrew the Nationalists on mainland China. In 1949, the Nationalists fled to an island that would later be named Taiwan 110 miles away from the mainland.

The Nationalists maintained they were still the Chinese government and that they had been exiled. They maintained their name as the Republic Of China. Even though the Republic Of China eventually became democratic, they still never renounced their claim of sovereignty over all of China, including mainland China.

The People's Republic Of China, who rule the mainland, have always claimed that Taiwan, which the Republic Of China occupies, is a renegade province of the People's Republic Of China. They have always claimed it is simply a part of their nation. The majority of Chinese in the "PRC" believe this is the case.

Read my next post to determine possible solutions to this 73 year-old conflict.