Rather than laugh at them, maybe you should explain. "History" is a very broad subject, and very few people, if any, are well versed in the history of every country on Earth.

For decades, China has been gradually diplomatically and economically marginalizing Taiwan, but it seems like these are recent escalations. Pray tell, what are you referring to? The various Straits Crises? I am not referring to military escalation, which is more bluffs and threats, but concrete aggression by cutting off Taiwan's diplomatic and economic partners. Are you referring to CSSTA? As deplorable as that pact was, it was not signed with the same overt aggression that this incident, and recent moves against airlines from calling Taiwan a country, possessed.