A thought. If Beijing is so confident of its territorial claims in the South China Sea and on the Indian border, why has it never made recognizing this a condition of diplomatic ties? If a country denies Chinese sovereignty of Taiwan, Beijing refuses relations with it, but not so for other claims.
I presume it's because none of those areas have a government that also claims to be the only legitimate government for China, which is the case for Taiwan. And also the fact that their claims are complete bullshit.
Yes, but Beijing also won’t have diplomatic ties with any country that just says Taiwan isn’t China, as opposed to Taiwan is the real China.
only cold warriors still claim this
And why not end the humiliation of having lost Haishenwai?