對這議題，也沒任何討論餘地，至少在中華人民共和國是如此。試著在大陸Google這個主題，你會發現空無一物。貯存在中華人民共和國版Google的事實，不僅是經過審查，而是直接被禁。中國仍然有1,600枚巡弋、彈道飛彈對著台灣，並威脅台灣如果宣布正式獨立，將以「武力衝突」回應。這是個奇異的狀態，但看起來並不會影響日常生活。
In fact, relations between the PRC and Taiwan are fine at the moment, with the same sort of free trade relation-ship with the mainland shared by Hong Kong and Macau. While most of the residents of Taiwan want independence, and see themselves as Taiwanese, they also realise that a working relationship with China is of crucial import.
事實上，中華人民共和國與台灣的關係，在此刻尚稱良好。大陸與香港、澳門的自由貿易關係，台灣也同樣享有。當多數台灣居民希望獨立，並視自己為台灣人時，他們也了解到與中國擁有行得通的關係，是關鍵要素。
Taiwan is also a country built upon, and defined by, immigration. It started with the aboriginal people, as it usually does. Then came the Chinese immigrants, mainly from Fujian province. Followed by the Dutch, who spotted the island’s strategic importance. Sited between China and Japan, the Philippines and Macau, it was the perfect base for Asian trade. But the Chinese immigrants had little time for colonial rule and booted them out. By the end of the 17th century, Taiwan was governed by the Qing dynasty as a prefecture of Fujian province.
台灣也是一個由移民建立、界定的國家。一如所有地方，最早由原住民開始。接著中國移民到來，主要是從福建省。接著是發現台灣戰略重要性的荷蘭人。台灣位在中國日本、菲律賓澳門之間，以亞洲貿易來說，是個完美的基地。但中國移民沒有被荷蘭人殖民統治太久，後來就把荷蘭人驅逐出去了。到了17世紀末，台灣以福建省一部分的地位，被清朝統治著。
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