Isn't the reason that just about nobody officially recognizes Taiwan as an independent county is that Taiwan themselves don't recognize themselves as independent? Last I heard both mainland China and Taiwan officially consider there to be just one country, with there simply being a dispute over which government is the rightful one.
Armok_the_bunny
joined 2 years ago
Oh I totally get it, but that doesn't change the fact that it is currently the official stance of the Taiwanese government that they are not a distinct nation from the rest of China. Who knows though, that might change in five to ten years.