I haven't made the count, but the number of people living in countries that recognize Taiwan is tiny and likely smaller than one percent of the total population

I haven't made the count, but the number of people living in countries that recognize Taiwan is tiny and likely smaller than one percent of the total population. Therefore, by the definition as supplied, Taiwan cannot possibly be a state. Yet it is fairly clear that it is in many ways more state-like than Palestine, and it has a firmer grasp than Palestine does on its self-defined territory (at least for the time being). Ultimately, states don't have unanimous definitions and just relying on a dictionary definition is not sufficient.