Because Trump finished high school before the Chinese Cultural Revolution, and has been called by one of his college professors the dumbest student be has ever taught.
Add in dementia and I really believe Trump has no idea what Taiwan is apart from a word he recognizes and, with preparation, can barely distinguish from Thailand.
Sadly no. There are only 11 countries that have official relations with Taiwan. Almost all other countries either clearly think it’s a part of China, or have an ambiguous position towards it. Most western countries are in that last group.
Why would they declare independence
They are already a globally recognized independent country
Because Trump finished high school before the Chinese Cultural Revolution, and has been called by one of his college professors the dumbest student be has ever taught.
Add in dementia and I really believe Trump has no idea what Taiwan is apart from a word he recognizes and, with preparation, can barely distinguish from Thailand.
not at all
Unfortunately not. More countries recognize Palestine than Taiwan, even though Taiwan more clearly is an actual country.
I think almost all countries recognize Taiwan including the US
Sadly no. There are only 11 countries that have official relations with Taiwan. Almost all other countries either clearly think it’s a part of China, or have an ambiguous position towards it. Most western countries are in that last group.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_Taiwan
And as comparison:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_Palestine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_Israel
Based on what