The birth of a nation is always complicated. And when you belonged to one of the most powerful nation in the world, wanting to be on its own can¡t be an easy way. Therefore, Taiwan is a model of self construction, but the emergence and the acceptation in the world order is not as easy as people thinks. A lot of interests are at stake, and the world equilibrium can¡t be shacked easily.
             Historic reminder on the USA-PRC-ROC troubles
             In 1949, the Communist in China tried to take an overall control of the country. On October 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed the People¡s Republic of China. That obliged the Nationalist to escape from China and they decided to settle down on the Formosa Island 100 miles away from China. So they took the control of this island plus several offshore islands. It was a very strategic place to be because they could block some harbors in China. Thus, for the authorities in China a civil war to regain the control was inescapable. And at the beginning, the USA thought that the problem would be solved quickly. But one thing changed their mind, the communist wave trough the world (Russia, Iran, China, North Korea, and so...). They did not want another country becoming communist in this part of the world. At this period of Cold War, each victory was important. This change of policy has been influenced by John Dulles and his ¡§Domino Theory¡. It means a chain reaction in the neighborhood of one state if this one becomes a communist state. Americans feared that if they lost Taiwan, then Japan and the Philippines would have followed the same way. So, the USA was in a hard situation, defending small islands without any resources or economic future, just in front of the Chinese coast. In December 1949 Republic Of China is created and Taipei is the capital.
             Hopefully for the USA, the Chinese were more concerned to keep control on their all territory and did not want to take a risk of war for small islands. During th...