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Say after the Chinese Civil War, that Chiang-kai Shek has a pragmatic moment, and declares Taiwan to be an independent state.

He revokes claims on the Chinese mainland, but gets US approval and protection.

Although this would probably never happen, given that Taiwan at that point was a military dictatorship, and Chiang's pride, I am curious on what the effects of such a decision would be.
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