Other side won the war. They are known as taiwan. We decided that is what we would call china. We basically pretended that the whole giant land mass of china over there, the big part in the center, we decided for diplomatic purposes, the whole major main part of china, we decided they had no government. Because we would not recognize the communist party as the government of china. In some ways im over simplifying this, i know. In some ways im not. We wouldnt recognize that the capital of china was in beijing. For 30 years after the communists won that civil war and were running china, we said looking at that map, as far as we were concerned, beijing wasnt the capital, as far as we were concerned, that was china alone. We recognized taiwan and its government as the real china, the real Chinese Government, the real chinese capital. Its like the whole rest of the country didnt exist. It was awkward, it was an awkward sort of mind game that we played around those diplomatic decisions we ma
Chi china. For decades we had no diplomatic relations with china. We basically acted like the other side won the war. They are known as taiwan. We decided that is what we would call china. The whole giant land mass of china over there, the big part in the center, we decided for diplomatic purposes, the whole major main part of china, we decided they had no government. Because we would not recognize the communist party as the government of china. In some ways im over simplifying this, i know. In some ways im not. We wouldnt recognize that the capital of china was in beijing. For 30 years after the communists won that civil war and were running china, we said looking at that map, as far as we were concerned, beijing wasnt the capital, as far as we were concerned, that was china alone. We recognized taiwan and its government as the real china, the real Chinese Government, the real chinese capital. Its like the whole rest of the country didnt exist. It was awkward, it was an awkward sort o
But in the end what we ended up with was china run ruthlessly by the communists under chairman mao. And here at home for 30 years after that, we refuse to recognize that communist government as the government of china. For decades we had no diplomatic relations with china. We basically acted like the other side won the war. They are known as taiwan. O diplo relations with china. We basically acted like the other side won the war. They are known as taiwan. We decided that is what we would call china. The whole giant land mass of china over there, the big part in the center, we decided for diplomatic purposes, the whole major main part of china, we decided they had no government. Because we would not recognize the communist party as the government of china. In some ways im over simplifying this, i know. In some ways im not. We wouldnt recognize that the capital of china was in beijing. For 30 years after the communists won that civil war and were running china, we said looking at that ma
miss blount rochester prayed and she drew number four. mr. correa drew number one. believe in prayer. this is how it goes every year. future members of congress strike a little pose, they do a little dance or they say a prayer, they bless the box, to try to steal some luck from other members of congress. anything to help their chances of getting a lower lottery number and there by a better office. maybe all this stuff is silly, hugging the guy that got the good number. maybe this stuff is silly, maybe it doesn t make any difference. that s apparently what charlie crist thought when he took his
she s very nice. she s a combat veteran and did that cartwheel as great luck for her boss. who also got a nice low number, after the cartwheel got a 10 out of 70 that year. got great office every year. including this year, there are good luck talismans and cartwheels and prayers, as incoming members of congress try to get good low numbers in the office space lottery. miss blount rochester prayed, and she drew number four. [ cheers ] mr. correa drew number one. [ cheers ] believe in prayer. this is how it goes every year.