Taiwan-China Sovereignty Debate

The cluster focuses on debates about whether Taiwan is part of China, its status as an independent country, and the official positions of both the Taiwanese (ROC) and mainland Chinese (PRC) governments.

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Sample Comments

owebmaster Jul 25, 2025 View on HN

Taiwan also believes they are (part of) China

ImJamal Dec 15, 2025 View on HN

Probably from China's claims that Taiwan is part of China.

coopdog May 28, 2012 View on HN

Does Taiwan count as part of China? A brief look at the Taiwan-China relationship shows it's a more difficult question than it initially seems

nutcracker46 May 26, 2019 View on HN

Taiwanese have never been part of the People's Republic. Deal with that.

daenz May 24, 2022 View on HN

"Is Taiwan a country" also comes to mind.

gizajob Mar 21, 2025 View on HN

From the Taiwanese standpoint, mainland China is theirs.

olliej Jul 18, 2020 View on HN

Seriously china’s obsession with Taiwan is absurd, they’re a separate country, get the fuck over it.

ranguna Mar 3, 2022 View on HN

Taiwan already "belongs" to China, no?

idra Feb 28, 2017 View on HN

Taiwan (The Republic of China) is an independent country with its own government, currency and international relations. Any deals between Mainland China and Taiwan are international affairs.

publicola1990 May 26, 2021 View on HN

Even Taiwanese Government does not call Taiwan as a country, rather they call themselves as Republic of China and even claims all of the mainlands territory and citizenry as their own. Taiwanese themselves have not made up their mind till now officially on sovereignty.