And what does the US state department say on Palastine independence? I know that the US doesn't recognize it as a country, and if they don't recognize Palastine's sovereignty over its land then they must recognize it as part of Israel. Many Palestinians would like to be part of Israel, if not for better economic security. Both pseudo-countries have a lot of facts about them the same.

As for Taiwan, back in the day they claimed to be the "real China", and forced the UN to only ever recognize "one China". This rightly pissed off everyone on the mainland. I don't see any movement on Taiwan's status until everyone who can remember that historic slight has passed on, hopefully through natural means.