China Tells Delta Not To Mention Taiwan and Tibet
Jan 12, 2018, 4:43 am
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China Tells Delta Not To Mention Taiwan and Tibet
Delta flies into China trouble over Tibet and Taiwan - Jan. 12, 2018
The folks in power get to pick what your map looks like.
The folks in power get to pick what your map looks like.
Jan 12, 2018, 8:46 am
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Delta flies into China trouble over Tibet and Taiwan - Jan. 12, 2018
The folks in power get to pick what your map looks like.
The folks in power get to pick what your map looks like.
But part of China (Taiwan, Republic of China) is not. Like it or not.
Jan 12, 2018, 9:29 am
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You can list them as separate entity (but not a country), no one will bat an eye - basically they're part of Greater China (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_China) - something not even the most Anti-PRC people will deny.
Jan 12, 2018, 9:39 am
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I'm clearly not made out to be a politician because I've never understood why everyone dances around the fact that Taiwan is an independent country. I saw a similar thread in the Marriott forum and the Marriott CEO's statement had a tone that was like he was apologizing for murdering somebody.
Jan 12, 2018, 9:41 am
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I'm clearly not made out to be a politician because I've never understood why everyone dances around the fact that Taiwan is an independent country. I saw a similar thread in the Marriott forum and the Marriott CEO's statement had a tone that was like he was apologizing for murdering somebody.
Jan 12, 2018, 9:45 am
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I'm clearly not made out to be a politician because I've never understood why everyone dances around the fact that Taiwan is an independent country. I saw a similar thread in the Marriott forum and the Marriott CEO's statement had a tone that was like he was apologizing for murdering somebody.
Jan 12, 2018, 9:59 am
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I'm not going to take this to Omni territory so I'll leave it at this. If I, or the vast majority of people in the world, want to book a flight to Taipei, or a hotel room in Taichung City, or a rental car in Tainan, or whatever... I'm going to do a search for Taiwan. If I don't see Taiwan in the drop down menu I'm going to assume that whatever brand I'm searching doesn't offer anything in Taiwan and I'm going to look elsewhere. I'm not going to say "oh yeah, there is a weird diplomatic thing and I should search for China instead".
Jan 12, 2018, 10:12 am
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I'm not going to take this to Omni territory so I'll leave it at this. If I, or the vast majority of people in the world, want to book a flight to Taipei, or a hotel room in Taichung City, or a rental car in Tainan, or whatever... I'm going to do a search for Taiwan. If I don't see Taiwan in the drop down menu I'm going to assume that whatever brand I'm searching doesn't offer anything in Taiwan and I'm going to look elsewhere. I'm not going to say "oh yeah, there is a weird diplomatic thing and I should search for China instead".
Jan 12, 2018, 10:25 am
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Well there are over 20 countries who formally recognize it as a sovereign nation and maintain diplomatic relations. And a lot more that abstain from making any kind of distinction.
Jan 12, 2018, 10:33 am
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Jan 12, 2018, 10:39 am
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Oh, and actually not a single one of them does recognize the PRC, so basically they ALL agree there is only one China. I don't think this needs any further arguments..
Jan 12, 2018, 10:44 am
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I don't think they have a problem with that. As you state, Canada is part of North America, but not part of the USA. I think that's pretty much canon for the USA too.
You can list them as separate entity (but not a country), no one will bat an eye - basically they're part of North America (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America) - something not even the most Anti-USA people will deny.
You can list them as separate entity (but not a country), no one will bat an eye - basically they're part of North America (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America) - something not even the most Anti-USA people will deny.
Jan 12, 2018, 11:42 am
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You're aware this are all tiny, non-important countries (on a global economical scale), like Belize, Burkina Faso, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Nicaragua, Palau, Paraguay, Solomon Islands, St Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis that are getting paid by the RoC gouvernment for recognizing them?
Oh, and actually not a single one of them does recognize the PRC, so basically they ALL agree there is only one China. I don't think this needs any further arguments..
Oh, and actually not a single one of them does recognize the PRC, so basically they ALL agree there is only one China. I don't think this needs any further arguments..
Originally Posted by YuropFlyer
Please go find me a legal document anywhere on the planet that says "Taiwan" is a sovereign country... (not under any current laws in Taiwan, or international laws/treaties, for that matter) - (copyright by geometry..)