The United States recognizes Taiwan as an independent country, and in r
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Wes Frank
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Masters in American History from Northwestern UniversityDec 30
The United States recognizes Taiwan as an independent country, and in response, China recognizes Hawaii as independent. Which country would laugh, which would cry, and why?
If the United States recognized Taiwan as independent, China would be very angry and the Chinese government would probably prepare to invade Taiwan.
If China recognized Hawaii as independent, life in Hawaii would go as usual, comedians the world over would make jokes about it, and governments would be checking intelligence reports to look for signs of dementia in President Xi.
In general, the world is not a video game and you don’t get to assume every comparison you make is equal because they appear to follow a rule you looked up.
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