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Taiwan has been a huge help to the US for its trading goods and has helped create platforms to develop multiple different types of technology. The US and Taiwan have had a very unique type of relationship. They do not have diplomatic relations, but they have an unofficial relationship. The US and Taiwan have some very close values which makes it so they are able to get along pretty well.  Both the US and Taiwan became a developed country close to each other. The US became a developed country in 1979 while Taiwan became a developed country around the 1980s. The countries became good trading partners in the 1990s. The US  became Taiwan's 2nd biggest source of imports. Before that in 1942 China had an alliance with the US that was called “the war time alliance.” Then in 1979, China and the US became good trading partners which started to create some problems because Taiwan had also made an alliance and became good trading partners with the US. China had always thought of Taiwan as part of  their own country. So for the US to have an alliance with both China and Taiwan is really hard to keep. The US had tried to settle it so they had made the six assurances to try and help Taiwan feel better about their alliance. When they talked to China about Taiwan, China wanted to have Taiwan as their own. But for that to happen the US would have to drop their alliance with Taiwan and the US can’t do that because even though they aren’t a fully made alliance, there are still a lot of political supporters that want to keep the alliance. The relationships between all three of the countries are really complex. They all have a different past with different promises that each of the countries have promised to other countries that make everything more complicated.

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As you all have seen on the news the US has directly and direbitally disrespected One China. This is not the first time and it will continue to happen. When congresswoman Nancy Peloci visited Taiwan it showed us that the USA recognizes Taiwan as an independent country. This means that the US only sees our trading relationship as the only reason why they pretend to have an alliance with us. As we know there is only One China on this earth and our government is proud to be called the People’s Republic of China. This was recognized  in United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 in 1971. The US continues to find ways to sneak through the One-China rule and humiliate us. They’re making China look weak. The world, and the US need to acknowledge that China is not scared to act on these actions and will do so if needed. This is not something that we'll let slide past us.

Taiwan has showed us that they are prepared and ready if a war would arise. Mainland China sees this as a threat and again, will act on it if needed. This is an internal conflict in which the USA has no place in. If the USA continues to interfere then we will deal with these repercussions. Although we do not want to start a war as it would be pointless, as we both need each other. But have this message as a warning. Those who play with fire shall perish by it.

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Taiwan and USA have an interesting relationship. Bilt for each county's gain. Taiwan wants the US's protection from China and the US doesn't want to lose one of their top 10 trade partners. The US also has found a way to indirectly hurt China without. While Taiwan has a powerful county protecting them at all times.

Taiwan has a different government, different people. 14% of Taiwan's population thinks of themself as Chinese while 84% think of themselves as Taiwanese. There a different county and the US will protect them as long as China is a threat.

In 1911 the last Chinese empire, the Qing Empire was overthrown. By 1912 the Republic of China (ROC) was founded, a new Chinese dictatorship. Taiwan was in the possession of Japan at the time, because of the 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki, and kept it for 50 years. In WWll Japan had started 14 internment camps for prisoners of war in Taiwan, holding over 4,000 prisoners in total. By 1945 at the end of WWll Japan surrendered from the Second Sino-Japanese War. As a result, Japanese forces left Taiwan releasing, them from their possession. During this time the Chinese civil war raged between the Communist Party ROC and the Chinese Nationalist Party, Kuo-min Tang (KMT) also known as the “National People’s Party”. Once the Japanese left Taiwan the KMT began trying to add Taiwan to China. After the ROC lost the civil war they fled to Taiwan. Ever since the ROC has been in charge of Taiwan.

The history of Taiwan has been long with lots of bumps along the way. The US has been involved with Taiwan and China for years. Taiwan and the US have made treaties to protect each other from China like The mutual defense treaties, which state that if anyone invades Taiwan the US will attack and vice versa. Will this relationship start world war 3? Who else will get involved? We have to see.

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The US, The People's Republic of China, and Taiwan have an interesting relationship. The US has very strong trade routes with both Taiwan and China. But if China invaded Taiwan, the evidence suggests that the US would support Taiwan, therefore losing their trading with China. Let's look a little closer at why the US supports Taiwan.

The United States and Taiwan share similar values, deep commercial and economic links, including the trade routes, and strong people-to-people ties. Through 2019, travel for business and pleasure from Taiwan to the United States increased by 70 percent since Taiwan became a member of the U.S. Visa Waiver Program in November 2012. Plus, the US resonates with Taiwan's tough history. When China had its civil war, the people of Taiwan; currently called the Republic of China (ROC), were weakened because they fought the Japanese in the Sino-Japanese War. After the ROC was weakened, they quickly lost the civil war and retreated to a small island off the coast of China that is now called Taiwan. In this period, the new Chinese government and the ROC were having a hard time starting their economy. But the Taiwanese had it worse. The Kuomintang (KMT) is a Chinese political party that ruled mainland China from 1927 to 1949 before its relocation to Taiwan as a result of the Chinese Civil War. After the KMT lost the civil war with the Chinese Communist Party in 1949, the party retreated to Taiwan and remains a major political party of the Republic of China based in Taiwan.

Now, Taiwan has successfully started its economy and China is inches away from full-out war. I can understand the US and its reasoning in this. There are some difficulties in this, as there are in everything like this. As I've stated, China and the US also have a lot of strong connections, so you can see how it might be hard for the US to go fully against China to support Taiwan. So instead, the US has been subtly going against China's rules about recognizing Taiwan, including flying planes over China and helping Taiwan militarily. But these efforts have been futile, for China already knows that the US recognizes Taiwan and that is the only reason China has not attacked. But tensions are high, and war could break out any day now.

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As two of the most important and leading countries on the world stage The U.S.A and Taiwan, are in a difficult situation as the safety of the world is being threatened by War. China has threatened to take over Taiwan which could be a big problem for the safety of everyone in those countries, but also for us here in the USA. Taiwan has almost 60% percent of the world's microchip production. If these factories were to be destroyed, this would put our economy into a crisis. Likewise to us China holds an abundant arsenal of nuclear weapons. If China were to attack Taiwan the U.S would have to get involved, with two countries as powerful as them things could get nasty. We all want to avoid a world war of course, but China and the U.S depend on each other so much for trade. If you take a look around your house, I bet you can find at least 3 things that say ”made in China”. And in return for that china gets american goods. This trade is the biggest trade for both countries.

Taiwan is a fragile island on a huge world stage. Taiwan is in one of the most difficult positions any country can be in. The leader of Taiwan “Tsai ing wen” is doing a good job managing this situation but one person can only do so much. China’s live missile strikes have been getting closer and closer to the outer island of Taiwan and people can only wait to see what's next. This situation is similar to the Ukrainian crisis where a global superpower invades a smaller country with western allies. The Taiwanese people have been extremely resilient throughout this entire situation. This bravery is what they need.

The Taiwan situation is one of the many reasons why are world is not safe but there are good parts too. I hope you can sometimes forget about all this problem and think about the good parts too. Thanks for reading and see you soon.

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The United States of America is trying to peacefully compromise with the People’s Republic of China regarding the issue with the Nation of Taiwan. For the sake of all countries involved, the People’s Republic of China should consider not taking military action on Taiwan. The United States is a trading partner with Taiwan for technology. If China takes military action Taiwan will suffer many infrastructure problems, the United States of America will suffer very little technological imports and The People’s Republic of China will suffer many casualties from warring with the Nation of Taiwan. That is only one of the reasons why the great countries should not go to war over Taiwan.

The United States of America admits that it was a little forceful when Nancy Pelosi went to Taiwan and we apologize. Still the People’s Republic of China should not take military action against Taiwan just because they think it is theirs. The nation of Taiwan is a big trading partner with the People’s republic of China and supplies the People’s Republic of China with a lot of technology. It would be extremely idiotic to go to war with a nation that supplies you with a lot of technology.

Also in the eyes of the world The People's Republic of China will seem like a bad nation because they are trying to conquer a tiny island. We are not saying that The People's Republic of China is a bad nation, it is just that a lot of other countries will think that it is a bad nation. If the People's Republic of China blows Taiwan off the map, then many other countries, who are not involved will suffer because Taiwan is their main trading partner. These are hard times for all countries. We are still recovering from the Covid 19 pandemic. We hope that their will not be a big war over Taiwan.

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The USA has constantly violated China and what we stand for. No matter what agreements we make, the USA finds a way to undermine us. When Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi took a trip to Taiwan in 2022, this made it clear what the USA believed all along. This visit was more or less an unofficial recognition of the Taiwanese territory as its own country. It is now transparent that the United States would recognize Taiwan as its own country if not for the damage it would do to our trading partnership. It makes us consider what the point of a partnership is when one party very obviously has ulterior motives.

The United States signed an agreement saying they would not recognize Taiwan; now it seems they are closer than ever to doing so. Taiwan is part of China as much as the mainland. And the US having any relations with Taiwan is against the one-China agreement. Despite the trading economy that our country upholds, the United States finds loopholes so they can trade behind our backs with Taiwan. The United States needs to understand the severity of this situation. China is not afraid to call out the United States and what they are doing. We believe the United States feels this is just a minute problem and will go over everyone's heads.

Frankly, The United States needs to understand that China's and Taiwan's relationship is internal and that we highly advise the United States to stop interfering. The way to fix our relationship with The US is through trust and peace, so we can move forward and forgive. China does not wish to start a war, in which many innocents would die. So we request the United States stop meddling with internal affairs so we can grow a powerful relationship.

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When Representative Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan it felt like a betrayal from the United States. Right when she landed China felt the United States had broken their one-China principle treaty but President Joe Biden is insisting that their long-standing treaty is still up and strong. This is not true. Many countries feel that they should stand up for Taiwan but China is the base of our world. Taiwan feels overwhelmed by China and wants to stay out of the country but China feels that Taiwan is one of its own. China has been targeting Taiwan because Taiwan is like Cuba to the United States.  China planted many of its missiles in Cuba and the United States planted missiles in Taiwan with the Taiwan defense command for the cold war. The reason Representative Nancy Pelosi went over to Taiwan was because she says it is my duty to support all of the countries and that the smaller country will always come up top. Three hours after Nancy landed we flew practice missiles over Taiwan.

The one-China principle is basically saying that if you acknowledge Taiwan as a separate country and not part of China then we will stop providing everything we do for you and start a war with Taiwan. 181 countries are following the one-China policy. The US is now positioning itself to be one of China's enemies because it broke the one-China policy and that is a very valid reason because that is the staple of many many country's deals with China so when one country breaks it then many other countries could follow in their footsteps which could cause another war. China should partner with Taiwan so that we can figure everything out between everyone and then go from there. Taiwan has been considered China's own since the Qing dynasty. The one-China policy was signed hundreds of years ago and now the countries decide to turn on the policy. Will we tolerate that?

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Let us start with a fact - There is only one China in the world and the government that represents that country has the title of the People’s Republic of China. This is known worldwide as the one-China principle, and in the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 in 1971 this was shown. And China expects that they shall be treated following the one-China Principle. In a similar act of representation, the 1992 consensus between Taiwan and Mainland China reinforced the truth that Taiwan is part of China, but nowadays this consensus is starting to crumble. Taiwan is seeing itself as its own country which is breaking the stability of China’s relations with Taiwan. The only path ending in peace in this situation is the path in which Taiwan submits to China.

Taiwan’s claimed independence is crossing the line when it comes to its obedience to its country. To use a metaphor: Taiwan's supposed growing independence is playing with fire, and those who play with fire will perish by it. An example of a time Taiwan has crossed the line is when Nancy Pelosi the speaker of the house in America visited Taiwan and recognized their government and island as an independent one. This caused outrage in China not only inside China’s government but also within the people of China. After this fiasco, the U.S. must reinforce the truth and not be as ambiguous with the fact that Taiwan is part of China.

Shifting our attention to current events in Taiwan., an important topic is Taiwan’s implications that they are preparing if not ready for a war with the PRC - which the PRC is also prepared for if that were to happen - One action Taiwan is taking is the amount of conscription in Taiwan, which has been climbing ever since the end of 2022. Mainland China takes this as a threat and is willing to respond, now that the potential for war is at stake. Thank you for reading.

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When the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visited China’s Taiwan region on 2 August, in disregard of China’s strong opposition, it severely raised tensions between the US and China. When Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan it sent a message of independence and could be seen as an attempt to undermine China's sovereignty. Not only was this act of concern to China, but it has also been a matter of concern to many other countries.

There's only one China, The People's Republic of China, which is the only legitimate authority representing the entire nation. The United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758, adopted in 1971, acknowledged this fact clearly. Since our country's establishment in 1949, as many as 181 countries have established diplomatic relations with China, recognizing the principle of one China. This is widely accepted and respected as a fundamental piece in global relations with China.

In 1979, the United States officially recognized the People's Republic of China as the legitimate and only government of China. This recognition solidified the diplomatic relations between the two countries following the one-China principle. However, when Nancy Pelosi visited China’s Taiwan region in obtuse disregard for China’s opposition. This action clearly goes against the non-interference and exacerbates the already unstable relationship between the US and China.

China considers Taiwan an essential part of its territory. While Taiwan is recognized as part of China, it operates under a separate system from the mainland, resulting in a "one country, two systems" arrangement. China has had a relaxed approach and hasn't actively pursued the integration of Taiwan into its mainland system. However, with the recent visit of Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan it seems this relaxed approach is being exploited. Thus, China is determined to protect its sovereignty and territory and will take necessary measures in response to Speaker Pelosi's visit.

In order for the US and China to maintain stability and continue their relationships we must find mutual respect, as well as respecting non-interference in each other's internal affairs. The Taiwan issue is a matter of China and China alone. The US must stop using Taiwan as a tool to restrain China. The February 28th massacre served as a harsh reminder of the fragile nature of the Taiwan issue, and Pelosi's visit only added fuel to the fire and exacerbated the situation.

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1. History

What has led up to the tension we have today with taiwan? Well let us start with the Qing dynasty. The Qing dynasty was a chain of Chinese emperors throughout the 1800s. The Qing dynasty lasted from 1644, when they took control from the Mings, until 1911, when the empire fell and a republic arose in its place. This new country was called the republic of China, and they thrived. However, in 1927, Communist separatists arose, and a Civil war began. However, in 1938, Japan invaded, and just one year later, World war two began. The civil war stopped until 1945, when Japan was defeated (thanks to the fat man and the little boy) it began anew. The Nationalists had lost many in the war, when compared to the Communists, and so now the tables were turned. The Communists won the war, and the nationalist leader, Chiang Kai-Shek, and two million people fled to the island of Taiwan, and have been there ever since. The communists made a country called the People’s Republic of China (The PRC or PR China). However, the PRC wanted control of all of China, and that included that island of Taiwan. During the cold war period right after the Nationalists fled the mainland, things changed. In 1971, President Nixon’s secretary of state Henry Kissinger talked in secret with Zhou Enlai, the PRC’s premier, and in 1972, Nixon himself visited Beijing (The capital of the PRC) and The USA switched from recognizing the Republic of China (the one stuck on taiwan, ROC for short) to the PRC and also made an agreement with Mao Zedong, called the One China Policy. The United Nations (UN) also expelled the ROC  in 1971. After this, however, congress still wanted to be on good terms with the ROC. They made the Taiwan relations act, which was passed by US president Carter in 1979. Later, president Reagan gave the Six Assurances to Taiwan, which served as a reminder that the US would never betray Taiwan. In 1987, back in Taiwan, dictatorship (which had begun right after arriving in Taiwan) ended and martial law was lifted. Things were quiet here until 2022, when Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House at the time, came to Taiwan and angered the PRC, who thought this was a violation of the one China policy. They, for the first time in history, flew nuclear warheads over the island of Taiwan.

2. Present

Things are rather tense around Taiwan as of this writing (May 2023). PR China  is threatening war, and war with PR China means nuclear war. China has been launching cyberattacks against Taiwan, as well as making an online misinformation campaign against taiwan. They have nuclear missiles ready, and are threatening to use them. They are also doing assorted military drills and mock blockades, maybe preparing for an attempted siege (maybe setting a record for biggest area to have been sieged). Also, another problem is that Taiwan somehow also has two sets of islands, Kinmen and Matsu, which are much closer to the Chinese mainland coast than Taiwan itself is. For example, Kinmen’s islands are on average only 10 km away from the Chinese city of Xiamen, compared to Taiwan's main island being 100km away from the Chinese coast. Matsu is similar. However, if China ever does decide to attack, this could have big implications. By signing the one China policy, the US agreed not to intervene as long as China and Taiwan do not go to war with each other. By attacking, China would enable the US to do many things it cannot do now.

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Our cooperation with Taiwan continues to expand. For 30 years before the pandemic Taiwan sent around 20,000 students a year to the United States to receive a higher quality education. In 2020 Taiwan and the United States signed an agreement that they will work together in areas of science such as environmental protection, nuclear science, meteorology, preventative medicine, atmospheric research, cancer research, and public health. Taiwan is represented throughout the United States by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Offices. (TECOs) In 2022 Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, showing that the United States has a very strong relationship with Taiwan. With how much  Taiwan provides for the United States and how much the United States provides for Taiwan, the relationship between the United States and Taiwan is vital to both countries.

Many of the problems concerning Taiwan began when the KMT took over Taiwan in 1945. The KMT then imposed martial law and began what is known as the “white terror.” In 1972 President Nixon visited China and before he arrived Henry Kissinger visited China and talked to Zhou Enlai to try to find an agreement between the two countries. They finally agreed that the United States would not see Taiwan as a country and would see China as the one true China. Throughout the 1990s China fired missiles into the Taiwan Strait. In 2018 the United States passed the national defense authorization act which allows U.S. warships to call at Taiwan’s ports. Although the United States is allowed to bring warships to Taiwan, doing so may cause China to think that the United States is threatening them and could spark a war. More recently in 2022 the United States passed the CHIPS and Science Act and banned the sale of the more advanced chips to China. If both countries continue escalating the conflict it’s only a matter of time before we end up at war.

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Why Taiwan is part of China

When Mao Zedong (our glorious leader) overthrew the Republic of China their government was no more and his followers automatically became PRC citizens. When they fled everything they owned became in the PRC possession. That includes Taiwan. Taiwan was an island owned by the Qing dynasty but when it fell to Chang Kai-shek escaped to it but since he was overthrown the island is not his. There is only one China and there are many reasons for it.

Here are some reasons why Taiwan is part of China. On October 25, 1971, 22 years after Chang Kai-shek fled to Taiwan, the UN finally, officially recognized the PRC as the only China. On August 2 2022 Nancy Pelosi broke that exact rule, as she recognized Taiwan’s president showing that the U.S recognized Taiwan as a country therefore not following what the UN said and forcing our hand to show that, what she did was not okay. Even though Taiwan is part of the PRC the PRC will maintain cultural and commercial relationships with Taiwan. Back in the Cold War the U.S president Richard Nixon came to China and made the “five nose” commitment where it stated (i.e. not seek a “new Cold War”; not seek to change China’s system; the revitalization of its alliances is not against China; not support “Taiwan independence”; not look for conflict with China)  and has failed to uphold their agreements.

China and the U.S are two major countries and the right way to deal with each other is to keep mutual respect and not to meddle in each other’s affairs. The U.S should stop using Taiwan to contain China. The U.S should stop supporting “Taiwan independence” separatists in any way. The U.S should stop hollowing out the One-China principle and deliver and follow the “five nose” commitment (i.e. not seek a “new Cold War”; not seek to change China’s system; the revitalization of its alliances is not against China; not support “Taiwan independence”; not look for conflict with China) And there I ask you sons and daughters of the people of the PRC I ask you to always fight for the reunification of Taiwan and China. And lastly not to forget. And to all those pesky U.S counterparts here’s a quote “Those who play with fire shall perish in the end.”

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The topic of Taiwan and mainland China is not an issue to laugh at, it is a serious issue with it’s ins and outs. Here’s some history of the matter. In 1979, the United States committed to a joint communiqué between China and the United States on the establishment of diplomatic relations.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China. 181 countries have made diplomatic relations because of the one-China principle. Yet the US breaks this relation when Nancy Pleosi visits the Taiwan  region of china. This is a serious violation of the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-U.S. joint communiqués.

As we continue to strive for what we believe Taiwan refuses to recognize the 1992 Consensus, go all out to push forward “de-sinicization”, and promote “incremental independence”. The United States, for its part, has been attempting to use Taiwan to contain China. It constantly distorts, obscures and hollows out the one-China principle, steps up its official exchanges with Taiwan, and emboldens “Taiwan independence” separatist activities. These moves, like playing with fire, are extremely dangerous and those who play with fire will perish by it. This saying is a lot like the situation we are all in. If you mess with fire  you’ll get hurt just like if you mess around with us you’ll get hurt.

台湾和中国大陆的话题不是一个可以笑的问题，而是一个来龙去脉的严肃问题。这是这件事的一些历史。 1979年，美国承诺中美建交联合公报。
中华人民共和国成立以来。 181个国家因为一个中国原则建立了外交关系。然而，当南希·普莱奥西访问中国台湾地区时，美国打破了这种关系。这严重违反一个中国原则和中美三个伙伴关系的规定。联合公报。

在我们继续争取我们认为台湾拒绝承认1992共识的同时，全力推进“去中国化”，推动“渐进独立”。就美国而言，它一直试图利用台湾来遏制中国。它不断歪曲、模糊和挖空一个中国原则，加紧与台湾官方往来，为“台独”分裂活动提供借口。此招犹如玩火，极其危险，玩火者必亡。这句话很像我们所处的情况。如果你惹火，你会受伤，就像你惹我们一样，你会受伤。

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The recent visit of Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan has become a matter of concern for many countries, especially China. The one-China principle has been the foundation of diplomatic relations with China since its establishment in 1949, and to date, 181 countries have recognized China based on this principle. However, the U.S. has not recognized Taiwan as a part of China, leading to tensions between the two countries. This principle is a sensitive issue for China, and any challenge to it is likely to receive a strong reaction.

When they sent Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan completely ignored and violated the one-China policy. In addition to that they are refusing to recognize Taiwan as a part of China and continues to ignore the one-China policy. This is a troubling development that could potentially harm the diplomatic relations between China and the US.

China considers Taiwan to be a part of its territory, while Taiwan maintains that it is an independent and sovereign state. Given the state of our relationship with the US, any actions or statements could have the potential to harm the relationship between China and the United States. The relationship between China and Taiwan is an intricate and sensitive matter that has been a topic of discussion for many years. The complex nature of this relationship stems from China's view of Taiwan as an integral part of its territory.

In conclusion, the recent visit of Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan has raised concerns amongst various countries, particularly China, due to the US's refusal to recognize Taiwan as a part of China and the potential harm it could cause to diplomatic relations between China and the US. Any challenge to the one-China principle is a sensitive issue for China and could cause further harm to the relationship between the two countries.

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