> Only marginally. Taipei is, to the CPC, part of China, just like Shanghai and ...

		ardy42 on Feb 28, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pentagon to Retire USS Truman Early, Shrinking Car... > Only marginally. Taipei is, to the CPC, part of China, just like Shanghai and Beijing. But it is a "part of China" that they've already effectively lost. Gaining it at the cost of Shanghai doesn't seem like a very good bargain.