Can there ever really be “one China?”

And why the US’s role in China-Taiwan relations is so important.

For decades, Taiwan’s passport didn’t say “Taiwan” at all. It said something else: the Republic of China. But if Taiwan has called itself China, who gets to be the “real” China?

This video traces the evolution of Taiwan’s identity through one simple object: its passport. From the booting of the Republic of China from the United Nations, to President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to Communist China in 1972, to the 2003 addition of the word “Taiwan” to the Republic of China passport, the story of “One China” is less about geography and more about history, power, and shifting global alliances.

As Beijing becomes more financially and politically powerful on today’s global stage, is it possible for Taiwan to hold onto its........

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