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| Ｖ字龍(Vdragon) (vdragon) wrote Taiwan R.O.C. is practically a <country>, but not "Province of <country>" | #0 |
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How to reproduce
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1.Open "Software Sources" in en_US.UTF-8 locale
2.(Pretend) you are a Taiwanese.
3.Try to choose a mirror in **your country**
Should see
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Taiwan, Republic of China(which is the official name of the country)
Taiwan(If we want to be less China)
But see instead
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Taiwan, Province of China
Reasons and **current FACTS**
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* You need a Taiwan Visa instead of China Visa to travel to Taiwan
* We can't travel to China without a China Visa, so sad :P
* We have **working** **own** government, and is currently in any way not controlled by any organization outside the Taiwan island
* Although we know that ISO 3166 standard states "Taiwan, Province of China", but a **broken standard** is **broken**, and definitely need to be patched before use.
* (Just a joke) If we really a province of <country>, why shouldn't the mirror list just show <country> instead?
Reference Data
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* Taiwan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://
"Constitutionally, the ROC government has claimed sovereignty over all of "China", in a definition that includes mainland China and Outer Mongolia, as well as Taiwan,[14] but has not made retaking mainland China a political goal since 1992.[15] However, the government's stance on defining its political position largely depends on which political coalition is in charge (See Politics below). Meanwhile, the PRC also asserts itself to be the sole legal representation of China and claims Taiwan to be under its sovereignty, denying the status and existence of ROC as a sovereign state. The PRC has threatened the use of military force as a response to any formal declaration of Taiwanese independence, or if it deems peaceful reunification no longer possible.[16] Relations between Taiwan and China as well as issues of national identity within the country are important factors in Taiwanese politics and a cause of social and political division among political parties and their respective supporters."
Related bug reports
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Bug #614236 “Wrong Country Name. (Taiwan)” : Bugs : LoCo Team Portal
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FS#30444 : Download Page uses Taiwan's name as “Taiwan, Province of China”
https:/
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