Is TAIWAN a country or part of CHINA?

[@robwon8378]

Excellent video. Taiwan does not need to declare independence. ROC in Taiwan has always been separate and independent from the PRC. This is why majority Taiwanese like me support status quo = de facto independence as ROC. UN & international community just need to recognize this fact.

[@planetbell1]

Most Taiwanese I know say the same thing - you are de facto independent so there is no need to push for a change. Hopefully China will get more moderate after Xi and you can work together more easily. Thanks for your comments!

[@huxiao2600]

哈哈哈

[@user-kl3ko3em6r]

你们这些台独支持者故意忽略国共内战历史，故意不说台湾对中国大陆进行长达30年的封锁（1950年到1980年），故意不说台湾为了统一对中国大陆进行轰炸（上海大轰炸事件），故意不说台湾为了统一组建“黑猫中队”“黑蝙蝠中队”入侵中国大陆，故意不说台湾政府在金门的统一中国标语～故意不说台湾曾经的“国家统一纲领”，台湾不会独立的😂😂😂

[@user-ju8sy2tf2e]

金门马祖人是福建人啊不是你们台湾人噢，不过人家认为自己是中国人

[@bobcharles7716]

UN & international community does not recognize Taiwan as an independent country because the UN and the world don't do illegal thing most of the time. Taiwan legally belongs to China, say so by 100% of the countries of the world and the UN. AND the PRC is the legal representative of China including Taiwan say so by the UN and the countries of the world that represent 99% of the people of the world!

[@bobcharles7716]

As a fellow American. I think American should know that Taiwan legally belongs to China. In 1895 China lost a war with Japan and Taiwan was ceded to Japan by China in a Treaty. This legally establish that Taiwan legally belongs to China before 1895 and after 1895 belong to Japan. And in World War II Japan lost and Taiwan was return to China in another treaty, The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty. Chiang kai shek's ROC government who was consider to be the legal government of China at the time represented China in accepting Taiwan back for China. And then there is of course the 1943 Cairo Declaration, Potsdam Declaration, Japan instrument of Surrender. It is one of the best legal claim a country have over a territory in world history. And currently the legal government and representative of China is the PRC. You can have any type of legal debate any type of legal discussion and you will come to the conclusion that Taiwan legally belongs to China it is that simple. If you anyone have a legit legal counter argument that Taiwan do not legally belongs to China I be happy to hear it. And finally as American we should ask ourselves this if we lost Alaska to the Japanese and it was return to us by treaty as a result of WWII. How hard would we fight to get Alaska back?

[@gawa88]

Thank you for helping to clarify. Taiwan is our country. It’s small, but we love her beauty

[@planetbell1]

Taiwan is a great place. You are lucky to be from here.

[@TAIWAN_PROVINCE_CHINA]

He is lucky to run around with his small motorcycle and his dream. Yet Taiwan is part of China won't change.

[@kailihsu2151]

Taiwan is not a country, Republic of China is the name of my country, and We ARE China, Mainland and Taiwan are part of China, Republic of China. One one can defined what is my country, its all written in OUR CONSTITUTION.

[@vc1741]

Wow your video is nice and I’m sort of surprised that your follower hasn’t been more than a thousand. You should have more followers definitely.

[@planetbell1]

Wow, thank you! I just got started and I'm still learning.

[@yanjiepan223]

This video is well-made. Good job!! I come from Taiwan, whenever we are in discussions with Chinese friends about whether Taiwan is a country, mutual respect is crucial. Even if our opinions differ, we should strive to understand and respect each other's positions and feelings.

[@planetbell1]

Good point. Taiwan and China should be close allies. I think if China wanted to make peace they could be a partner, but until the CCP goes away I'm not sure that can happen. Thanks for your comments and compliments!

[@thornados4969]

Something to clarify the video: The Qing Dynasty did not have an official rule on Taiwan only after it sent Qing soldiers to invade Taiwan in 1880's and officially annex Taiwan as a Qing province for only 8 years 1887-1895 despite controlling only 1/3 of the island on Chinese immigrants land occupation. For centuries, the Qing had no interest in ruling Taiwan directly and even banned the people from migrating to Taiwan for fear of facing Taiwanese indigenous people who bravely defended their ancestral land. Despite the ban, Chinese migration continued for centuries and became settlers in Taiwan. The settlers had been attracted by the job opportunities from the maritime trade of the Taiwan western colonizers who controlled parts of the island. The Chinese migration from Fujian was documented by the Fujian local government which kept the record of Chinese people. So in summary, Taiwan had never been officially part of China only a later period of 8 years before ceding Taiwan in perpetuity to Japan. Taiwan was officially part of Japan 1895-1951. After the 1951 treaty, Taiwan was free and independent for self-determination momentarily under the continued military occupation of ROC once assigned as a proxy occupier of the US military aftermath of WWII. Taiwan is now officially a democratic sovereign country of the Taiwanese-elected RoC government serving the people in Taiwan territories. Therefore China had no right to interfere in other country's affairs and the claim is illegal without basis.

[@planetbell1]

Thanks for your detailed comments and addition. I wanted to make the video as concise as possible but perhaps I could do a long version and include these details.

[@白崴]

Taiwan is an island,R.O.C is a country

[@planetbell1]

I think most people don't realize it is called ROC.

[@GaryLa585]

Taiwan is a country 🙏God bless🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼

[@planetbell1]

Thanks for your comments!

[@ReviveHF]

Mainland China and Taiwan Island are countries that are part of a nation called "China". Also, everyone needs to know that PRC doesn't rule Taiwan, and ROC doesn't rule Mainland since 1949, in other words ROC in Taiwan has always been separate and independent from the PRC.

[@DistrustHumanz]

Every time I hear Americans complain about Taiwan, I think of Puerto Rico. Citizens of Puerto Rico are American citizens that pay Federal taxes, and even serve in the U.S. military. But the U.S. refuses to recognize them as a U.S. state, allow them to vote in national elections, or give them much (if any) support in natural disasters. Why do Americans have so much support for Taiwan while at the same time ignore Puerto Rico? Hypocrites...

[@planetbell1]

Fair point. The U.S. should make Puerto Rico a state or give it independence. I guess the big difference is we aren't threatening to bomb them. Moreover, Puerto Ricans and U.S. citizens. They can move to the U.S., they get social security, etc.

[@EarthlingNews]

Thank you for covering this!!!! All the Americans I ask in person are in the dark.

[@planetbell1]

In America we don't learn much Asian history so that makes sense. Thank you for the comments!

[@Taiwanbeast]

This video quilty deserve 100k subs

[@linstetho1561]

Great one

[@planetbell1]

Thank you

[@JOSHUA_Tan]

To answer ur question: yes taiwan is part of China 😊

[@planetbell1]

Not really but also sort of.

[@JOSHUA_Tan]

@@planetbell1 what do u mean by not really? is like alaska is not really part of US?

[@user-wt4jf8bc1t]

@@JOSHUA_Tan Russia sold Alaska to the United States, obviously without the consent of the people.

[@fare3468]

複雜的局勢造成複雜的認同 我更傾向覺得是兩個中國 如同南韓與北韓 中國與朝鮮的分裂基於同樣的時間與理由 但差別在於中華民國失去國際承認 長久以來便造成更多人想要以台灣的名義來脫離長久以來的負擔

[@planetbell1]

Good point.

[@TAIWAN_PROVINCE_CHINA]

Look at the currecy, look at the Constitution, look at the official map if it is China or not.

[@TAIWAN_PROVINCE_CHINA]

ROC, what does it mean? Republic of China is not China??? Has a flag, where did the flag get from?

[@gabrielruiz512]

Taiwan is the real China 🇹🇼, LONG LIVE TO THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA, LONG LIVE TO KUOMINTANG, GLORY TO THE TREE PRINCIPLES OF THE PEOPLE, GLORY TO SUN YAT-SEN, GLORY TO THE UNIFICATION OF 5 RACES UNDER THE SAME FLAG

[@thornados4969]

Planet Bell "Although the United Nations officially declares Taiwan to be part of China and only 14 countries recognize Taiwanese independence " That is wrong! The UN did not declare Taiwan as part of China. UN 2578 was a resolution for the representative government of China only and Taiwan was not part of it. Historical fact according to international law, Taiwan and Japan were united as one country after 1895. Taiwan gained freedom and independence from Japan (not China) after the 1951 SFPT. So from that time, Taiwan has been a sovereign country for more than 70 years. China's claim on Taiwan has been illegal without basis since the 1895 treaty. You should research first and stop adding the communist disinformation propaganda.

[@RudderSCoolmain]

bro you deserve more subs than me

[@planetbell1]

Hahaha, thank you.

[@WillI-ls6or]

in this case, so should Palestine.

[@planetbell1]

I agree that there should be a Palestinian state.

[@huachang126]

thank you❤❤❤🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼

[@CheezBoyz2009]

Taiwan is a country Change my mind

[@planetbell1]

I don't need to - I agree

[@CheezBoyz2009]

@@planetbell1 it's also the real china History says this

[@user-pr6hx6qu8x]

Is hawaii a independent country or part of US?❤

[@planetbell1]

It is a US state. Hawaiians pay taxes to the USA and have American passports and citizenship.

[@user-pr6hx6qu8x]

@@planetbell1 And UN recognize Taiwan is a province of China

[@sugianto9450]

Hukum bukan berdasarkan apa yang UN dan Amerika katakan.. Taiwan bagian dari China..bila menyatakan negara Merdeka..maka Beijing berhak menghukum dan memerangi seperatis Taiwan.. Pada dasarnya,semua rakyat Taiwan ingin hidup damai..terlepas itu taiwan bagian dari China ataupun bukan.. Apakah rakyat taiwan bila berkunjung kedaratan besar memerlukan paspor ? Begitu juga sebaliknya. Apakah rakyat Taiwan selamanya ingin menjadi boneka AS dan jepang hanya karena Politik pecah belah ?

[@planetbell1]

I don't think Taiwan is a puppet. They need support from the US and Japan to stay free. Thanks for sharing your opinion.

[@swayback7375]

I’m personally a big fan of SELF DETERMINATION… I know there lots of actual facts, bs facts, lies, misinfo etc… I just think it’s funny how we all have opinions that we want others to respect, but at the same time many of those opinions are how we feel about other people… in theory allowing those people self determination and respecting their opinions about themselves is most in line with Americans opinions about themselves yet fail to see they’re denying others that right. Cognitive dissonance at its best! That’s becoming our number 1 export… behind bullets and bombs…

[@planetbell1]

Thanks for your perspective.

[@Redmi-xu1yo]

Chinese power 💪

[@edmonddiego1047]

taiwan is part of the philippines but we leave it to taiwanese to whom he would wanted to side. we asure taiwan that if he pick us we will stand on their independence. china become progressive . and acting arrogantly as no body wacthing them. look what he would wanted to do with the west philippine sea or the south south china sea.he almost take all that body of water from its neighbors .that water is fulln of marine food and he wanted to starve its neighbors. all I ask to china dont be greedy share that body of water to your neighbors equaly .no ones owns that so abide the rules of the sea. if you ignore that being sign by alot of nation then take your country and even with that body of water out of earth. your not human your an allien.

[@planetbell1]

I wish Taiwan were part of the Phillippines! It would be more fun!

[@brewingtonnadine]

its obvious a province. One can just easily study ROC (Taiwan) constitution. ROC central capital city is Nanking, Taiwan is a province according to them. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_Provincial_Government

[@planetbell1]

Thanks for your reply. That is one way to look at it.