美國言必稱台灣, 而不稱中華民國。 何故? 因為, 美國已經或早就, 不承認中華民國了。 (註:美國與中華民國於1979 年斷交。同年,屬美國國内法的台灣關係立法生效,範圍僅包括台灣及澎湖諸島,不含金門及馬祖。 台灣關係法,已否定中華民國的存在,但並未承認台灣是一個國家;僅認為台灣為一政治實體。 而今年四月,前國前衆議院議長 Paul Ryan 代表美國率團來台慶賀台灣關係法四十周年時,發表演說中稱 Between our two country 。這兩個國家指的當然是美國與台灣。)
Most importantly, the CCP won the Chinese Civil War by winning the PEOPLE looking for "new life" as promised by the CCP. The KMT never promised Chinese people a "new life." In stead, the KMT always talked about going back to the "good old days." When did the KMT lose the heart of the people? Many many times. The first time: 1931 when Manchuria was occupied by the Japanese army.