Yet another reason American media should report the facts, regardless of what any government policy says. Fact: Taiwan https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇹🇼" title="Flag of Taiwan" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Taiwan"> is an independent, sovereign country. And has been for 70 years. Fact: Its official name is Republic of China, Taiwan, 23 million people carry its passport. https://twitter.com/heguisen/status/1248605807173709825">https://twitter.com/heguisen/...

Fact: Taiwan is a liberal democracy. Fact: Taiwan has never been part of the People’s Republic of China https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇳" title="Flag of China" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of China">. Fact: The United States https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇺🇸" title="Flag of United States" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United States"> had an embassy in Taipei for 30 years (1949-1979). Since then we have AIT, which is embassy in every single way, except title.

Fact: US State department, as a matter of policy, chooses to deny the fact of Taiwan’s legitimacy as a nation. Fact: many US officials believe that formal recognition of Taiwan https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇹🇼" title="Flag of Taiwan" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Taiwan"> would lead to a Chinese (PRC) attack and war. Fact: US policy based on fear, not strategic vision.

Opinion: it is not in the American interest to base policy on a lie. The US State department should carefully move toward normalizing diplomatic relations with Taiwan https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇹🇼" title="Flag of Taiwan" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Taiwan">. Fact: @Stokes2049 has written extensively on how this could be achieved.