如果台湾是一个国家，那么它是什么时候独立的？

If Taiwan is a country, then when did it become independent?

答主：Peter Elliott, Lives in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (1959–present)

Pretty sure Taiwan has never been a country. It’s always been an Island which was part of Holland, part of Spain, part of China, part of Japan and now part of China again. Before the Dutch it just had people similar to the group that inhabits the Pacific Islands to this day. But no government and no structure to be able to be called a country. Just an Island.
很肯定台湾从来都不是一个国家。它一直是一个岛屿，并且曾经是荷兰、西班牙、中国、日本，如今又是中国的一部分。在荷兰之前，那里只有一些类似于今天居住在太平洋岛屿上的原住民生活。但是不存在政府和可以称得上是国家的结构。只是一个岛屿而已。

Actually it might have been a country between 1662 and 1683 - Kingdom of Tungning, which was between Spain and China (the first time). Now it’s ruled by the Republic of China (ROC). The name sort of tells it all really. They see themselves as part of China. For sure you wouldn’t get any Taiwanese saying they’re a country. Maybe the odd ignorant one but still. Consensus is that it’s not a country and pretty well never has been, but you could say if you really wanted to that it bcame a country in 1662 and then stopped being a country in 1683. Although it only comprised of the part in pink…
事实上，台湾在1662到1683年之前也许存在一个国家——东宁国，它位于西班牙和中国的第一次统治之间。如今它在中华民国的统治下。这个名字已经有点说明了一切。他们视自己为中国的一部分。毫无疑问，你不会让台湾人说他们是一个国家。当然，也许无知的怪人还是会如此。共识是：台湾现在不是一个国家，而且几乎从来都不是，但你如果一定要说，那也可以说台湾从1662年开始是一个国家然后在1683年就不是了。尽管它只包括图中粉色的部分……

单词表

group n. 族、群
inhabit v. 居住于
sort of adv. 有点
for sure adv. 毫无疑问地
get v. 让（某人做某事）
odd adj. 怪异的
ignorant adj. 无知的
censensus n. 共识
pretty well adv. 几乎
comprise v. 包括

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时间：2023年4月6日