I think they want their cake and eat it too. To be independent but still claim to be the rightful government of all of China in case the opportunity arises in the future to "reclaim the mainland".
I think declaring independence stirs the pot too much so they would prefer to just continue to maintain the status quo. China would have to respond to an independence declaration when it happens, but they don't have to change the status quo in any given year
This is the same stance they have towards the South China Sea, and unlike their claims to Mongolia, which is something nobody including themselves takes seriously, they have build military bases on two islands and it's something they take very seriously.
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I think they want their cake and eat it too. To be independent but still claim to be the rightful government of all of China in case the opportunity arises in the future to "reclaim the mainland".
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I think declaring independence stirs the pot too much so they would prefer to just continue to maintain the status quo. China would have to respond to an independence declaration when it happens, but they don't have to change the status quo in any given year
This is the same stance they have towards the South China Sea, and unlike their claims to Mongolia, which is something nobody including themselves takes seriously, they have build military bases on two islands and it's something they take very seriously.