China attempted to invade Taiwan several times last century, they just didn't have the naval capability to take even Kinmen.
They are two separate countries now, unless you think North/South Korea are the same, Russia/Ukraine, etc.
They are two separate countries now, unless you think North/South Korea are the same, Russia/Ukraine, etc.
No, they are not. The US legally recognized Taiwan (fka Formosa) as Chinese territory in 1943 and 1945 and legally recognized the PRC as the sole legal government of China in 1979, following a similar recognition by the UN in 1971.
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF12503
There are only 11 countries in the world that recognize Taiwan as a sovereign entity and the largest are Guatemala, Haiti, and Paraguay.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_T...
It is de facto a country, not de jure, for obvious reasons. You can pretend otherwise, but what's the point in engaging in a discussion where you get to invent your own reality?
Macau hasn't caused as much of a ruckus, so they aren't being pushed as hard towards total integration.
Separate countries? All but ~10 countries on Earth including the US and all of Europe have what's come to be called the One China Policy. Taiwan is not recognized as an independent nation. It's really Schrodinger's nation, both independent and not at the same time and God forbid anybody opens the box and forces the issue.
De facto vs. de jure is what you're trying to describe, and I'm sticking with the practical one.