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China sees self-governed Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually be part of the country, and has not ruled out the use of force to achieve this.

They are also worried about a possible war over the self-governed island of Taiwan - Beijing sees it as a breakaway province that will, eventually, be part of the country, and has not ruled out the use of force to achieve this.

One Chinese user also advised them to stick to the "One China policy", the diplomatic pillar of the US-China relationship - according to which the US recognises and has formal ties with China rather than Taiwan, the self-governed island Beijing claims as its own.

Its capital Nuuk is self-governed, but relies on Copenhagen for management of currency, foreign relations and defence - as well as substantial subsidies.

He criticised the DPP for fanning tensions with Beijing, which sees the self-governed island as its territory, but also blamed the KMT for being too deferential.