Let’s talk about Taiwan

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52088167

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34729538

Interesting. Taiwan is not a member of the WHO.
Seemingly, China won’t allow it. And the WHO bows to Chinese pressure on the matter.

China considers Taiwan part of China and bullies everyone, from the UN to businesses, to seemingly the WHO, into refusing Taiwan recognition.

The first link is about the WHO dodging questions about Taiwan.
The second link is a brief history of Taiwan and its relationship to China.

What’s not stated, but I heard a long time ago, is that when the anti-communist leadership fled Mao and set up shop (a horrible, nasty shop, by the way) in Taiwan, that they took the Chinese gold reserves with them.
I’m pretty sure, if that’s true, it wouldn’t do their relationship with “mainland” China any good.

What’s also noteworthy is that the US is seemingly on very good terms with Taiwan, but for once don’t seem to blunder their way into a massive conflict to help their allies; support the industry they want.

The Taiwanese have one of the best healthcare systems in the world. And they’ve tackled Corona without draconian measures.

What do you think of the Taiwan situation?
And are their lessons to be learnt about handling Corona from how they handled it?

Nobody interested in Taiwan, then?

All too self-absorbed with your own, boring, little countries?
Or, did you not know Taiwan was a country?

Seems like trump was surprised at how many countries there are...

@shavixmir said
Nobody interested in Taiwan, then?

All too self-absorbed with your own, boring, little countries?
Or, did you not know Taiwan was a country?

Seems like trump was surprised at how many countries there are...

The status quo will remain until the PRC implements democratic reforms that would facilitate a peaceful rejoining of Taiwan with mainland China. However, the current regime in China certainly has no appetite for democratic reforms, so it would take a revolution which would also likely lead to resurgent separatism in China's western regions. Alternatively the status quo might be formalized but that would require China to accept Taiwanese sovereignty and independence, and it doesn't seem like there is much of a reason for the Chinese leadership to go this route either.

@kazetnagorra said
The status quo will remain until the PRC implements democratic reforms that would facilitate a peaceful rejoining of Taiwan with mainland China. However, the current regime in China certainly has no appetite for democratic reforms, so it would take a revolution which would also likely lead to resurgent separatism in China's western regions. Alternatively the status quo m ...[text shortened]... d it doesn't seem like there is much of a reason for the Chinese leadership to go this route either.