19 May 2025
Mongolia’s rightful need for an outlet to the sea. Inner Mongolia historically approached Liaodong Bay near the border of what now is North Korea. Historic port towns such as Ningyuan Wei are historically Mongol.
Xi’s claims against Taiwan are no more historically valid. Taiwan is no more part of “One China” than India, Indonesia or, for that matter, Iceland. Over the last 500 years, mainland Chinese have controlled Taiwan for a couple decades at most and even much of that control was more theoretical than real.
The reality is that Mongolia should rightfully be twice the size of its current borders.
The Qing dynasty divided Mongolia into two portions, Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia. The Manchus encouraged Chinese encroachment and colonization of Mongolian lands, beginning with Inner Mongolia. After the Qing signaled their intention to repeat the process in Outer Mongolia, the Mongolians rebelled to protect their people, culture, and language.
Russia supported Outer Mongolia’s demand for independence in part because it wanted a buffer state between it and China.
Inner Mongolia was not so lucky due to the high presence of Chinese colonialists already sinking roots into the territory. Still, the fact remains and contemporaneous maps show: The indigenous and legitimate population of Inner Mongolia still controlled their territory decades after the Qing dynasty lost Taiwan.
