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> That is pretty horrible that so many companies from outside can be pressured to behave outside of china, like changing how they describe Taiwan. Try this on
by King-Aaron 8y ago
> That is pretty horrible that so many companies from outside can be pressured to behave outside of china, like changing how they describe Taiwan.
Try this on for size then. Cliff notes: school kids have their designs on a fake cow painted over, as not to offend the Chinese beef industry...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-09/childrens-cow-statue-design-altered-taiwan-flag-painted-over-qld/9739574 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-09/childrens-cow-statue-d...
- guitarbill 8y agoNot the first time either, e.g. lecturers getting in trouble for calling Taiwan a country: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-41104634 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-41104634 This is not likely to change, universities make too much money off foreign students. Australia is maybe in a more precarious position simply because of their geographic location and the resulting trade partners. (That isn't to say Australia is the only place this pressure is felt though.)
- true_religion 8y agoI thought Taiwan believed themselves to be China. As the govt. in exile.
- tivert 8y ago> I thought Taiwan believed themselves to be China. As the govt. in exile. Some of them do, and I believe that's still the official position (so as to not anger the PRC), but they've been politically separate for so long that many Taiwanese believe they are a separate nation and have little desire for future political integration with the mainland [1]. IIRC, the current Taiwanese president is from a pro-independence [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_independence_movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_independence_movement [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsai_Ing-wen#Cross-strait_relations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsai_Ing-wen#Cross-strait_rela...