"How do you justify recognizing Vietnam and not recognizing Taiwan?"

For them to tell us not to recognize Taiwan is no different than Washington saying we shouldn't have relations with Cuba.

The Chinese stirred to action only in order to block peacekeeping missions to countries that had been so foolish as to recognize Taiwan.

For now they insist that China and the world must recognize Taiwan as a separate entity.

In practical terms, it means that Washington has committed itself not to recognize Taiwan as an independent state.

But now is a good time for the United States to take steps toward recognizing both China and Taiwan, each independent.

Tuvalu is one of the few countries to recognise Taiwan.

Neither does Russia recognize Taiwan as an independent country.

China does not recognise Taiwan, regarding the island as a breakaway province.

"I can see why they wouldn't want to use the term 'president,' since we don't recognize Taiwan as a country," said a Chinese reporter.