• asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7231·
    2 years ago

    China*

    Please stop saying “mainland China”. It implies Taiwan is part of China, at least to some.

    • woelkchen@lemmy.worldMEnglish
      523·
      2 years ago

      Please stop saying “mainland China”. It implies Taiwan is part of China, at least to some.

      It means without Hong Kong.

      • ttmrichter@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        2 years ago

        Mainland China refers to China sans Hong Kong and Macao, yes. Because you have to distinguish and “Mainland China” is a whole lot less typing than “China but without Hong Kong and, oh yeah, Macao too”.

    • BreadstickNinja@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3810·
      2 years ago

      The official name of Taiwan’s government is Republic of China, and it’s the continuation of the government that controlled all of China before Mao’s uprising.

      So I’m not sure your argument makes sense. They claim to be the legitimate Chinese government in their own name.

      • asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.worldEnglish
        164·
        2 years ago

        Outside of that very specific context, China == PRC. I understand the history of Taiwan very well, and it’s important for people to understand that they are two different countries.

        • CoderKat@lemm.eeEnglish
          82·
          2 years ago

          Yeah, in colloquial usage, most people understand that China and Taiwan are two different countries and there’s no confusion over which one is which.

      • ttmrichter@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        2 years ago

        Not HK and Hong Kong.

        Also some people in Hainan will refer to the “mainland” as opposed to Hainan island.

        It turns out words can be used in multiple ways. It’s not all about Taiwan.