Iβve tried reading up on this but itβs a bit confusing. No one fully clarified if Taiwan is its own country and China has no right to it, or if it has some autonomy but is still definitely part of China. If itβs fully independent, why couldnβt China just grant Hong Kong a similar status. What does China gain from making itself look so bad to the world from trying to force harsher control over a region like HK?
Now, we all know what the country of the People's Republic of China (PRC) is and what the island of Taiwan is. But what is the general consensus over the political status of the People's Republic of China (a.k.a Taiwan). Do the Taiwanese still believe they legally have dominion over all of mainland China? Does China still believe Taiwan is one of its provinces? People from Taiwan still identify themselves as Chinese or as the ethnic group of being Han Chinese, thus doesn't that mean they were from the Chinese mainland? What is America's viewpoint on Taiwan? (I know America once strongly supported the ROC and even denied the validity of the PRC but obviously now that has changed). What are the Chinese's view on this topic? What are the Taiwanese's view on this topic? And what does reddit say about this?
p.s. I myself am a Chinese American living in the United States, so I'm very indecisive about this.
I think I read something discussing this for school years ago, but I can't for the life of me remember the name of this concept (if it even has one), who wrote about it, or really anything else surrounding it.
It's basically the idea that if something destabilizes the status quo, the status quo can't stay destabilized for long. Either it snaps back to the way it was before, or a new status quo is formed.
Does anyone have any idea what I'm talking about, or who wrote something discussing this idea?
This isnβt meant to be a pointed question, just one I think should be thought about seriously. For instance, I had a conversation on here wherein someone told me they were against unions because the wages workers get are natural, set in stone, and should not be subject to any collective bargaining influence. Now to me this just seems silly.
I think itβs possible that there are many issues where centrists could have accepted a status quo which is less than ideal when there are clear solutions which improve the plight of workers, families, etc. what say you?
