China’s Weak Historical Claim to Taiwan

Beijing never noticed until Chiang Kai-shek showed up

The frenetic banging of gongs and drums by Beijing over its supposed natural right to control Taiwan, whatever the island’s own people may think, betrays the semiconscious awareness of the weak foundations of China’s historic claim that the island is an integral part of the mainland.

Doubtless, the Chinese masses have long been re-educated out of reality…