[RaSoJo]

I feel this to be a balanced headline if we put on an editor’s hat: The subject of the sentence is "China." From China’s standpoint, Taiwan was always theirs. Hence, from this viewpoint, it is a "reclaim."

[jalapenos]

From the CCP's standpoint. Both ROC and CCP claim to be the legitimate governors of "China".

[gizajob]

From the Taiwanese standpoint, mainland China is theirs.

[fspeech]

They already can freely travel to and work on the mainland.

[jackvalentine]

111

[hayst4ck]

Timothy Snyder talks about this idea of "Myth of founding," particularly in regards to Ukraine.

You would probably enjoy this lecture titled "the genesis of nations" from his history of Ukraine lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LaEmaMAkpM&list=PLh9mgdi4rN...

Thinking about this social form of the nation, what makes it particularly tricky, is that the nation once it exists, lays claim to the past.

The nation didn't already exist, but once it comes into existence, it tells a story about the past... This new social form has a story about how it's very old.

[jalapenos]

Would take the Qing coming back into power to create any legitimate path to Taiwan being ruled by a mainland government.

[thoroughburro]

You seem unaware that both of those countries simultaneously claim to be China. It’s a bit of a thorny problem!