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> This sort of buck passing should be a model to us all on fraught political questions. Yes, offloading that is a good idea in general ... till you have to int
by johannes1234321 6y ago
> This sort of buck passing should be a model to us all on fraught political questions.
Yes, offloading that is a good idea in general ... till you have to interact with people from an affected region. A citizen from Taiwan wants to say they are from Taiwan, however Chinese government won't like you if you provide the option.
The world looks differently depending to whom you talk and you can't always avoid.
- tialaramex 6y agoBut here buck passing gets you, as expected, an acceptable solution. ISO coded "Taiwan (Province of China)" with the two letter code TW.
- johannes1234321 6y agoI'm not too deep in Taiwan as a subject, but I think the Taiwanese government (or rather the government of the Republic of China) isn't too happy with that qualification and wants to stand in their own right, not as a mere province. In many cases this can be circumvented in an even simpler way: Don't ask, if you don't have to. If you have to ask and can use a free text field do that. If you can't use free text due to dependency on a different provider kick the can down to them and give them responsibility ... and in some cases be flexible (Google Maps shows different borders depending on where a user comes from ... lots of effort of course)