"John S." wrote in message
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Go reread your history....you may wish to beleve that Taiwan has always
been an indepdent country but it does not change the facts.


I concede, you are correct. I simply responded too hastily without
comprehending exactly the time from it refereed to.

By the way, unlike the mainland Chinese, the Taiwanese have an affinity
towards the Japanese.

The fact that matters is that the Chinese Communist Party NEVER occupied
Taiwan.
The Communist regime defeated Chiang Hai Chek(sp?) on the mainland and was
forced to retreat to Taiwan around 1949.

History changes nothing in regards to the present day threats from Communist
China.
Ignoring the present danger changes nothing except who will write the
history books.

--
CL -- I doubt, therefore I might be !






"Leonard Martin" wrote in message
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In article .com,
"John S." wrote:

Go reread your history....you may wish to beleve that Taiwan has always
been an indepdent country but it does not change the facts.


As it happens, I know a grad student from Tainwan. I remember him
telling me about how Japan controlled Taiwan before WWII.

Leonard

--
"Everything that rises must converge"
--Flannery O'Connor

Maybe read the History of Taiwan -- URL:
http://www.taiwandc.org/hst-1624.htm