Name: Taiwan Declares It 's Been a Country the WHOLE TIME
Uploaded: 2019-08-28T16:15:56.000Z
Duration: 5 min 10 s
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America has called Taiwan its unsinkable aircraft carrier.

But there's one thing the US better not call it a country!

The policy says that the People's Republic of China

that there's only one country called China.

Oh, and they both claim they're the legitimate government

Which is weird, when you think about it--

since both regions have independent governments,

laws, militaries and so on, the way that you know,

The One China Policy also means that other countries

are only allowed to have diplomatic relations with one of them.

They might as well call it the "Highlander Policy"--

not to see the elephant sitting in the middle of the room.

And anyone who tries to say otherwise well--

But now, Taiwan's new Premier, William Lai,

has stepped on that third rail and electrocuted, uh,

of course Taiwan is an independent country!"

the Chinese Communist Party was not happy.

The CCP has in the past promised military action

if Taiwan ever does declare independence.

Yeah, I'm not letting an elephant into the room!

I'm just pointing out that there's already an elephant in the room,

Premier Lai's comments came after the CCP

"reap the consequences" of promoting formal independence.

And Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council added,

"Taiwan's future and the development of relations

across the Strait will be jointly decided

Now this may blow the minds of patriotic Chinese nationals

everywhere who freak out when anyone even suggests

that Taiwan might not be anything other than

a breakaway province of the People's Republic of China

that's totally been a part of it all along.

We've reported before about how professors and universities

of the Chinese people whenever sensitive topics are mentioned.

Well, just listen to this interaction between

a Chinese student and an Indian lecturer in Australia.

In this class you said it twice as a country.

have been strained ever since Taiwan's 2016

She came from the Democratic Progressive Party

that believes that Taiwan is already an independent country.

She failed to acknowledge the One China principle.

China suspended direct diplomatic contact with Taiwan

soon after that and drove a wedge between Taiwan and countries around the world.

a Taiwanese citizen was arrested and detained

for more than 170 days in mainland China,

and I incited subversion of state power."

Good old vague subversion of state power.

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Taiwan Declares It 's Been a Country the WHOLE TIME

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