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Not only a country but Taiwan is officially the Republic of China. The government of China under Chiang Kai-shek established itself in Taiwan. If anything Taiwan is China and the PRC is the remnants of a communist overthrow.

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I guess this comes down to whether a country is its government or its people.

Well, sometimes it's the land or the resources on the land. Or religion, too. Shoot, this is getting tricky.

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