So the way I’ve understood it is:
Although there is no active combat (to my knowledge), since there never was a peace treaty, China is still in a civil war, which is currently being fought by the communist (PRC) and capitalist (ROC) “factions”, so to speak.
This means that both the PRC and the ROC are part of China.
Since a majority of countries declare that the sole legitimate government of china is the PRC, this makes the PRC the legitimate government of China.
Taiwan is not a separate country from China the same way that Fascist Spain was not a separate country from Spain during the Spanish civil war.
Is what I wrote here correct, or did I misunderstand anything? Any corrections are welcome.
This is also how I understand the situation. Overall it’s kind of messy and hard to grasp without specifically looking for the information.
Especially in English, but I would guess that even knowing Chinese isn’t that helpful unless one read academic-type sources. Imagine reading English news about Ireland during the troubles; it wouldn’t necessarily make the events any clearer.
Those dirty Irish couldn’t even plant potatoes right. It’s only natural we whites make this a learning opportunity. /s
CONTEXT: At the time many nations didn't consider the Irish to be white.