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Let's stop confusing readers
::American policy for decades has been to call it Taiwan, Calling it ROC will confuse our readers.[[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 18:14, 8 May 2009 (EDT)
::American policy for decades has been to call it Taiwan, Calling it ROC will confuse our readers.[[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 18:14, 8 May 2009 (EDT)
:::That may be, but American policy is not always very smart. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 18:18, 8 May 2009 (EDT)
:::That may be, buhttp://www.conservapedia.com/skins/common/images/button_media.pngt American policy is not always very smart. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 18:18, 8 May 2009 (EDT)
::::it's what we got. :) What ROC doesn't have is China! [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 18:26, 8 May 2009 (EDT)
::::it's what we got. :) What ROC doesn't have is China! [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 18:26, 8 May 2009 (EDT)
==Let's stop confusing readers==
The English-speaking world has been calling this entity "Taiwan" almost exclusively for a long time now. Proper copyediting procedure is to follow the ''Chicago Manual of Style'', which recommends deferring to the CIA's ''World Factbook'' on the issue of "country names" (§8.43). As you can see [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html here], the CIA is very particular about using "Taiwan" and only "Taiwan." This usage complies with the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979. Taiwan itself has had a "name rectification" campaign (2002-2007). "ROC" has been retained in the constitution and a few other contexts only because everyone assumes that China would retaliate if the name was changed officially. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] 22:08, 6 January 2014 (EST)