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0 pointsbfung3y ago0 comments

The official name of China is “People’s Republic of China”, PRC.

Taiwan differentiates by using “Republic of China”, RoC.

Still confusing, but technically different, purposely so.

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Taiwan doesn't differentiate from PRC, they were the ROC first. The PRC named themselves after the ROC.

PRC came after when the ROC lost control of mainland China in 1949 to the communists and escaped to Taiwan.

But yes communistic names are confusing because they try to hijack existing terms and create misnomers like it's for the people.

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0 pointsbfung3y ago0 comments

The official name of China is “People’s Republic of China”, PRC.

Taiwan differentiates by using “Republic of China”, RoC.

Still confusing, but technically different, purposely so.

Taiwan doesn't differentiate from PRC, they were the ROC first. The PRC named themselves after the ROC.

PRC came after when the ROC lost control of mainland China in 1949 to the communists and escaped to Taiwan.

But yes communistic names are confusing because they try to hijack existing terms and create misnomers like it's for the people.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse