I had to look this up….
It seems that Taiwan IS actually ‘technically’ a satellite of mainline China….
But in reality?
It act’s as a independent country….
China keeps saying it wants the country back and wants to cancel it’s Western Democracy….
Taiwan has a new President who won on the promnise of independence which is sure to infuriate Chinese leadership….
President Biden has Israel and Ukraine on his plate ….
Having China is NOT something he needs or wants….
But?
Taiwan in the end is about its people and what THEY do …..
President Joe Biden had a blunt message after voters in Taiwan elected a new president Saturday: “We do not support independence” for Taiwan.
Biden’s words, delivered as he departed for Camp David, reinforced the administration’s position to Taiwan’s new president Lai Ching-te, who has faced strong opposition from China over his calls for independence.
Lai, Taiwan’s vice president who won a third successive term for the Democratic Progressive Party, on Saturday delivered a measured call for “exchanges and cooperation with China” with “dignity and parity.”
Lai’s sense of victory will likely soon be overshadowed by an extended period of uncertainty over Beijing’s next move against its neighboring territory. China called the election a choice between war and peace. The U.S. previously warnedthat China was interfering with the democratically held election….