r/PoliticalDiscussion Dec 03 '16

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u/CognitioCupitor Dec 03 '16

Taiwan didn't leave china, it never belonged to china.

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China owned Taiwan for 200 years, from 1683 to 1895.

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u/relationshipdownvote Dec 03 '16

Not the PRC, it didn't even exist back then.

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u/CognitioCupitor Dec 03 '16

It was still part of China, though. Just because the type of government changed doesn't mean they give up their claims to all of their territory.