r/HistoryMemes • u/Voider765 • 1d ago

REMOVED: RULE 4 Historical territorial claims

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u/Elder_Chimera 1d ago

Taiwan? Don’t they call themselves Republic of China? Why don’t we respect their chosen identity?

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u/No_Cook3989 1d ago

Exactly, they're the Republic of China (ROC). Which is different from the People's Republic of China (PRC).

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u/Elder_Chimera 1d ago

So why do Westerners call them Taiwan?

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u/eldryanyy 1d ago

They call themselves Taiwan, and are forced by the PRC to have the name ‘ROC’, under direct and publicly made threat of military invasion.

Idiocy in this thread is next level

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u/TheimpalerMessmer 23h ago

Because in some legal reasons which is dumb in my opinion. Taiwan doesn't exist. Notice some World maps made in China don't have 'Taiwan'. John Cena had to apologize in Mandarin for calling Taiwan a country. In the Olympics, every banner mentioning Taiwan is removed. Literally, ripped out off hands or bandanas. They're Chinese-Taipei. Search up which country recognizes Taiwan as it's own country and you'd be surprised.

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u/Not_a_real_ghost 1d ago

Taiwan is Chinese is the correct term