Taiwan has insisted it is a sovereign, independent nation, after US President Donald Trump cautioned it against formally declaring independence from China.
Taiwan has insisted it is a sovereign, independent nation, after US President Donald Trump cautioned it against formally declaring independence from China.
You’re mixing up is and ought. It’s not about reality, it’s about demonstrating allegiance to a side by claiming is how they want it to be.
When people say “Taiwan is part of China”, they aren’t making the factual claim “Taiwan is an administrative subdivision of the Chinese state.”, but rather the moral claim “It would be good if China conquered Taiwan.”