I have to say, Taiwan is a relative blindspot for me. Don't really know much about its history and the present day foreign policy implications. All I know is that I see plenty of people, both liberals and conservatives, lamenting over what China might or might not do.
Can someone please provide a brief rundown of what's happening? What's the relevant history? What's going on in the present? What exactly is their relationship with China?
unfortunately, the native Taiwanese people are very very much a tiny minority compared to the Chinese. they were thoroughly genocided over several centuries. the population of Taiwan is 23 million, the native population is 500,000