> Do you mean "often short for China the country"? No. You will see people aren't bothered by Taiwan or other far eastern countries, perhaps there's a reason.

> Do you mean "often short for China the country"? No. You will see people aren't bothered by Taiwan or other far eastern countries, perhaps there's a reason. > pretty weird Maybe English is a weird language. I'm esl so I shouldn't be teaching you.. The reason people don't spell it out is because it is shorter, seems more polite and are afraid of looking like this[0]. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoATWN68IZA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoATWN68IZA