• CloutAtlas [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      The ROC was the legitimate government of China for a few decades there. They were so unpopular they lost a civil war with the communists despite initially outnumbering the communists.

      I think it was over 2 million on the ROC side (+western support) and 1.2 million on the communist side.

      They lost all territory that's not the island of Taiwan, due to the CPC not having a proper navy. They still claim to be the legitimate government of mainland China, it's not a breakaway state. They literally never surrendered.