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No government (including the one on Taiwan) recognizes Taiwan as a country. The official position of the government on Taiwan is that they are the legitimate government for all of China (the "Republic of China"), and there are about a dozen (mostly tiny) other countries that officially agree with that policy. The vast majority of governments in the world, including every country in North America and Europe, recognize the government in Beijing as the legitimate government for all of China (the People's Republic of China). No country would tolerate a foreign government funding separatism in one of its provinces, and China has been incredibly patient for many decades and continues to be patient because the CPC is well aware that the desire of the vast majority of people on Taiwan is to maintain the status quo.