I always get curious about unrecognized states. I check the "T" section and there is no option for a "Taiwan" lol.
Didn't mean to make this political, just found it intriguing.
(Also fun fact: My grandmother is literally older than the country I was born in, PRC, in a way, she was technically born in a different country (ROC) than I was born in... well... I mean, same land, but a different state/government.)
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bobagem@sh.itjust.works · 73 pts · 309d
That is, in fact, their official name, according to them.
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de · 29 pts · 309d
according to them; but it's still remarkable that the US federal government uses that name because https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/22/chapter-48 keeps referring to it as "Taiwan" and § 3301 even talks about "the governing authorities on Taiwan recognized by the United States as the Republic of China prior to January 1, 1979"
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 309d
Yep, though ROC government uses also "Republic of China (Taiwan)" or other similar forms to differentiate from PRC in official communication.
Taiwan is the name of the island, while ROC technically extends further to areas now controlled by PRC
Well that's what I just learned skimming through the wiki page.
kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 13 pts · 309d
De jure, the RoC extends to all of China. So does the PRC. De facto, the RoC is pretty much just Taiwan and the PRC is the rest.
RobotToaster@mander.xyz · 12 pts · 309d
De jure the ROC still claims Mongolia and parts of Russia and India.
bobagem@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 309d
TIL.
They are a feisty little island, aren't they.
LeninsOvaries@lemmy.cafe · 4 pts · 309d
We've had one, yes, but what about second China?
eruchitanda@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 309d
Just commenting on your display name. Man of culture.
RIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 309d
el psy kongru
devolution@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 307d
Chiang Kai-shenk vs. Mao Zedong. Chiang Kai-shenk vs. Mao Zedong never changes.
stinky@redlemmy.com · 1 pts · 309d
can you tell us why that's interesting
realitista@lemmus.org · -1 pts · 309d
dogbert@lemmy.zip · -3 pts · 309d
hornedfiend@sopuli.xyz · -5 pts · 309d
I've had this discusion before after reading about it on wikipedia (i'm neither national, just curious).
Currently perplexity.ai says "Taiwan’s official name is Republic of China (ROC). This is the name used by the government that relocated to Taiwan after 1949, and it is still the constitutional title of the government based in Taipei. In practice, Taiwan is commonly referred to as Taiwan or the Taiwan authorities, while international organizations and some states use “Chinese Taipei” or ROC/Taiwan depending on context and diplomatic considerations. The situation is rooted in the historical split between the Republic of China (founded 1912 on the Chinese mainland) and the People's Republic of China (PRC, established in 1949 on the mainland) and the ongoing “One China” framework that affects formal recognition and naming in various forums."
Its looks like ROC came first, but i'm not sure why is everyone getting downvoted when they mention this name.