It's a reference to the Chinese civil war. When it was clear the communists were going to win the head of the nationalist Kuomintang party Chiang Kai shek fled to Taiwan and established the modern republic of China (Taiwan) in hopes of eventually returning and retaking the mainland after communism collapsed or the US decided to get involved. After they left mao mopped up the remaining nationalist forces and established the people's republic of China, both of them claim to be the legitimate government of both Taiwan and the mainland.
Sort of. Taiwan doesn’t really actively claim that anymore but the politics of officially retracting it are complicated. Someone was telling me that part of the reason they don’t is for fear of antagonizing the mainland, since they are extremely antagonistic towards separatists.
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Cuomintang 🤣
next up: socialism with new yorker characteristics
AYYY, I'M WU ZHENGLONG HERE
Wat ._.
It's a reference to the Chinese civil war. When it was clear the communists were going to win the head of the nationalist Kuomintang party Chiang Kai shek fled to Taiwan and established the modern republic of China (Taiwan) in hopes of eventually returning and retaking the mainland after communism collapsed or the US decided to get involved. After they left mao mopped up the remaining nationalist forces and established the people's republic of China, both of them claim to be the legitimate government of both Taiwan and the mainland.
Sort of. Taiwan doesn’t really actively claim that anymore but the politics of officially retracting it are complicated. Someone was telling me that part of the reason they don’t is for fear of antagonizing the mainland, since they are extremely antagonistic towards separatists.
West Taiwan can make any claims they want.
I'm sure this will go places.