stopthatgirl7 to World News@lemmy.ml • 9 months agoTaiwan slams Elon Musk, says it's 'not for sale' nor part of Chinawww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1264arrow-down121file-text
arrow-up1243arrow-down1external-linkTaiwan slams Elon Musk, says it's 'not for sale' nor part of Chinawww.cnbc.comstopthatgirl7 to World News@lemmy.ml • 9 months agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-text
Taiwan is not for sale, and neither is it part of China, said Taiwan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, in a rebuke to Elon Musk.
minus-square@Blurstylink-4•9 months ago “neither is it part of China” You misunderstood. He meant the PRC by “China” in that instance. The Taiwanese rulers consider themselves to be the rightful rulers of all of China.
minus-squareBlake [he/him]linkfedilink9•9 months agoWhile that used to be the case, it is no longer true - Taiwan acknowledged the PRC as the legitimate authority over mainland China in 1991 and released their claims on the mainland.
minus-square@NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•9 months agoGive them a break, they’ve only had 30 years to learn that
You misunderstood. He meant the PRC by “China” in that instance. The Taiwanese rulers consider themselves to be the rightful rulers of all of China.
While that used to be the case, it is no longer true - Taiwan acknowledged the PRC as the legitimate authority over mainland China in 1991 and released their claims on the mainland.
Give them a break, they’ve only had 30 years to learn that