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==Let's stop confusing readers==

==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 addressed this issue with a "name rectification" campaign in 2002-2007. The name 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)

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 addressed this issue with a "name rectification" campaign in 2002-2007. The name ROC has been retained in the constitution and in a few other contexts only because of the fear that China might retaliate if the name change ever became official. I looked around when I changed planes in Taipei recently, and all the signs say "Taiwan" now. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] 22:08, 6 January 2014 (EST)