NEW YORK – To anyone over the age of 60 who follows world affairs, the term “two Chinas” recalls the post-1949 competition for diplomatic recognition waged by mainland (“Red”) China and Taiwan, or, more formally, the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China. By the early 1970s, just about every country fell in line with the People’s Republic’s demand that it alone be recognized as the legitimate sovereign government of China.
纽约—如果你年过六旬又关注国际时事，那么“两个中国”一词会让你想起1949年后的外交承认竞争，一边是中国大陆（“红色”中国），另一边是台湾；或者更正式地说，一边是中华人民共和国，另一边是中华民国。到20世纪70年代初，几乎所有国家都接受了中华人民共和国的要求，只承认它是合法的中国主权政府。大陆在经济和战略上太大太重要，你无法孤立它。