Ashmoria wrote:Tuthina wrote:Which is simply a logical conclusion of the odds of ROC being able to retake the mainland becoming virtually zero, perhaps after the 70s or so. Becoming Taiwan plus a few odd islands is merely the natural conclusion if they prefer to continue their existence. The issue of PRC is more complicated than many in this thread made it out to be, but basically its threat prevent any change of ROC's legal status.
aye.
I expect that they will eventually be absorbed by the mainland but with luck that will be at least 50 years down the road
I don't expect so they have been democratized since the 1980s, and are sure as hell not going to be giving that up from the look of it. Not in exchange for some enforced pseudo-democracy to the likes of Hong Kong.