• Trump warns Taiwan against declaring independence

    From =?UTF-8?Q?Pelle_Svansl=C3=B6s?=@pelle@svans.los to rec.sport.tennis on Sat May 16 17:01:34 2026
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    US President Donald Trump has cautioned Taiwan against formally
    declaring independence from China.

    "I'm not looking to have somebody go independent," the US president told
    Fox News on Friday, at the end of his two-day summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8p61v7l68o

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    Pelle Svansl=C3=B6s <pelle@svans.los> Wrote in message:r
    US President Donald Trump has cautioned Taiwan against formally declaring=
    independence from China."I'm not looking to have somebody go independent,"=
    the US president told Fox News on Friday, at the end of his two-day summit=
    with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing.https://www.bbc.com/new= s/articles/ce8p61v7l68o:)-- "And off they went, from here to there,The bear=
    , the bear, and the maiden fair"-- Traditional



    Taiwan is an island; it is not a state or a county name. The country=E2=80= =99s official name is the Republic of China. It controls the island of Taiw=
    an and claims the entire mainland of China, as well as certain territories = extending into Russia.

    In Beijing, there is another government called the People=E2=80=99s Republi=
    c of China. It controls the mainland and claims the island of Taiwan.

    This situation is no different from East and West Germany or North and Sout=
    h Korea, yet for some unknown reason the =E2=80=9Csouthern=E2=80=9D or =E2= =80=9Cwestern=E2=80=9D China in this case is instead referred to simply by = the island=E2=80=99s name.

    It's impossible for Republic of China to declare independence from itself.

    Can a country even relinquish control or territory to its own province with= out the province even wanting it?

    Republic of China (Taiwan) could possibly sell mainland to someone?


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