The Israeli's and Arabs have different religions, culture, languages and they look different. But these differences are only skin deep. there is a story that the Israeli biological warfare department wanted to create a agent that only affects Arabs but not Jews. They in the end had to abandone the program because genetically the Jew and the Arab are almost identical that they are like cousins or half brothers. And there are also cultural and religious similarities as well they both don't eat pork, they both circumcise their sons and there are similarities in the Hebrew and Arabic languages. It something like the difference between English and German. The conflict in the end is about who owns the land and the minimal differences at how they pray to God.
For China and Taiwan the people on both side of the strait are the same. They are both 100% Chinese although after more than 60 years of separation they each have developed their unique cultural distinctions the most obvious is that they have a different style in the written language. The claim that some one is a "Chinese" or "Taiwanese" or "Hongkongese" is only a political statement as there are a lot of people in Taiwan and Hongkong that wants to see them selfs separate from the "Mainland Chinese". And i think what has also contributed to better relationships between China and Taiwan in comparison to North and South Korea, India and Pakistan and the Israeli's and the Arabs is also in large part due to geography. They are separated by the 161km wide Taiwan Strait. That has helped to reduce the tensions a lot as it has lessen the threat perceptions on both sides.
For China and Taiwan the people on both side of the strait are the same. They are both 100% Chinese although after more than 60 years of separation they each have developed their unique cultural distinctions the most obvious is that they have a different style in the written language. The claim that some one is a "Chinese" or "Taiwanese" or "Hongkongese" is only a political statement as there are a lot of people in Taiwan and Hongkong that wants to see them selfs separate from the "Mainland Chinese". And i think what has also contributed to better relationships between China and Taiwan in comparison to North and South Korea, India and Pakistan and the Israeli's and the Arabs is also in large part due to geography. They are separated by the 161km wide Taiwan Strait. That has helped to reduce the tensions a lot as it has lessen the threat perceptions on both sides.
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