One of Mao Zedong’s sayings my father used to echo to me is that “revolutionaries have their revolutionary theories while counter-revolutionaries have their theories to the contrary” (革命有革命的理论，反革命有反革命的理论). That is, people develop their own “theories” to achieve their own ends. In the case of Taiwan’s Independence from China, the “theories” that are against or for TI serve as one of the best examples of contrasting and conflicting ideas. More…

This post is mainly inspired by Taiwan’s Independence by Ian Williams.