Avskaffa den kränkande benämningen "Taiwan, provins i Kina"

Kommentarer

#9201

I am Taiwanese, and I believe the other countries have no right to determine what Taiwan’s name would be unless Taiwan have make official statements. As we do not have right to determine what Sweden’s name would be under the influence of past or current political affairs, the same should go with this situation. We have not being conquered by China nor have been part of its territory since World War II. The complexity of this situation is not able to resolve easily already, and the act of changing my home country’s name is only worsening the situation for Taiwanese. Therefore, this act of changing name is not righteous from the beginning, it is beyond unreasonable.

(Rosemead, 2018-03-11)

#9202

We are Republic of China.
Not province of China

(Taichung, 2018-03-11)

#9213

Taiwan is a independent country

(Taipei , 2018-03-11)

#9215

It's a little thing you can do, but meant a lot to us.

(New Taipei City, 2018-03-11)

#9217

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Remove the offensive term "Taiwan, Province in China"
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Not China

(Yilan, 2018-03-11)

#9219

I grow up in Taiwan, Taiwan is my home, not China.

(Taipei, 2018-03-11)

#9236

I live in Taiwan and I really care about the Name of Taiwan.Please do not see Taiwan as a province as China. We ARE NOT belong to China.

(Taipei, 2018-03-11)

#9238

I am a Taiwanese living in Germany... But I do love my country, Taiwan!!!
Taiwan does no belong to China:
Democratic is Taiwan.... China????
Please have RESPECT to my country, Taiwan~

Sincerely you'd,
Yen-Li Draga-Shih

(Cologne , 2018-03-11)

#9243

Taiwan is Taiwan

(Taipei, 2018-03-11)

#9247

We are Taiwanese!!!

(Taipei, 2018-03-11)

#9250

Taiwan is Taiwan!!!!!

(Tainan , 2018-03-11)

#9260

Taiwan is a liberal and democratic country.
We are NOT part of People's Republic of China！

(Taipei, 2018-03-11)

#9263

Taiwan no China (no Thailand).

(Taipei, 2018-03-11)

#9265

Taiwan is Taiwan,not China

(Taichung, 2018-03-11)

#9278

Taiwan is Taiwan
Taiwan is not part of PRC

(Taipei, 2018-03-11)

#9282

Taiwan is not a province of China. Taiwan is a democratic country.

(Taipei, 2018-03-11)

#9285

Taiwan is not ******* China :)

(Tainan, 2018-03-11)

#9292

Yuwei Hsu

(Hsinchu, 2018-03-11)

#9299

Taiwan is not a province of China!! We're an independent country!

(TAINAN, 2018-03-11)

#9301

Love & Peace

(New Taipei City, 2018-03-11)

#9304

Taiwan is not part
of China

(Taipei, 2018-03-11)

#9310

Taiwan is not a part of China whether from the aspect of history or geography

(Taichung, 2018-03-11)

#9311

Taiwan is a country

(TPI, 2018-03-11)

#9314

Why can people or even a country think that Taiwanese don't ******* care our own country?
Okay I understand, everyone loves money.
You win, China.

(New Taipei City, 2018-03-11)

#9316

Taiwan tillhör inte Kina! 台灣不屬於中國!

(keelung, 2018-03-11)

#9326

Taiwan is Taiwan, not part of China!!!!!!!

(Taoyuan, 2018-03-11)

#9337

Taiwan is my country, I love my country! Taiwan is not a province of China!!!

(Hsinchu, 2018-03-11)

#9339

Taiwan is an independent country.

(Taipei, 2018-03-11)

#9344

I wholeheartedly support the Taiwan cause.

(Ankara, 2018-03-11)

#9346

We are Taiwanese. Taiwan is a democracy country , not a communist and autocracy country, China. We have the freedom to express our opinions for political issue, human rights, impeachment, and etc. It is a shame to be treated as part of China, the Chinese government doesn't allow this and doesn't care the citizens. How would you place this two countries in one? We don't even have same government.

(Taipei, 2018-03-11)

#9347

Taiwan gehört nicht tatsächlich zu China.

(München , 2018-03-11)

#9350

Taiwan is Taiwan,not China!

(TAIPEI, 2018-03-11)

#9355

Remove the offensive term "Taiwan, Province in China"

The Swedish Tax Office recently changed its country lists, renaming Taiwan from its official name "Republic of China (Taiwan)" to "Taiwan, Province in China". This is described as a purely administrative measure, to harmonize name standards in Sweden to the international standard ISO 3166.

· What is not mentioned, however, is that this international standard has been forced on Taiwan against its will, although Taiwan has sued to try to get this name altered.

· What is not mentioned either is that this international standard is based on naming practice defined by the United Nations, of which the People's Republic of China is a member, while Taiwan is denied membership, due to pressure from China.

· What is not mentioned is that this offensive naming practice is ONLY directed against Taiwan. It is not part of any consistent or logical ISO naming policy. Hong Kong and Macao are listed in ISO 3166 as "Hong Kong" and "Macao" respectively, despite the fact that they are de facto admininstratively within the current jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China. The same holds for the Åland Islands, Greenland, New Caledonia, Bahamas, the Faroe Islands, Bermuda and many other territories which are listed under their own name despite the fact that they are not independent. It is ONLY Taiwan that is forced to carry the addition "province of China".

· What is not mentioned is that the only reason for this offensive naming practice for Taiwan used by ISO 1366 and the United Nations is China's strategy of marginalizing Taiwan and reducing its international status until no-one notices or cares when it is annexed by the People's Republic of China. China makes no secret of its ambitions of annexing Taiwan.

· What is not mentioned is that the change in naming practice is offensive to a majority of Taiwanese, including Taiwanese citizens resident in Sweden, who will be expected to indicate as their nationality "Taiwan, Province in China", despite the fact that this is a violation of their identity and does not correspond to the nationality stated in their passports.

· What is not mentioned is that the use of the name "Taiwan, Province of China" may cause official mail to Swedish citizens living in Taiwan to be misdirected and lost.

The Swedish authorities take this "administrative measure" without any regard for what the consequences may be for affected individuals, directly or indirectly serving the interests of the People's Republic of China. The same People's Republic which did not hesitate to kidnap a Swedish citizen in Thailand. The same People's Republic which responded to belated Swedish protests by referring to Sweden as a "laughing-stock". Let us not make ourselves any illusions that this contributes to Sweden's moral standing. It is not this kind of appeasement which makes us particularly proud of our country or of our authorities.

Taiwan's cause is our cause. Taiwan is similar to Sweden in many ways, a small country, a progressive and well-functioning democracy. Taiwan is one of the freest societies in Asia, but is constantly under threat from the People's Republic of China across the Taiwan Strait. All Taiwan is asking for is what we take for granted: to be left in peace to preserve their democracy and develop their society according to what is best for the people of the island.

It is high time for Sweden and the West to stand up for this brave little nation which is defiantly defending its democracy and its right of self-determination. It is time for Sweden to make a stance for, not against, democracy, even in East Asia.

We should ask ourselves: who will stand up for us when our turn comes? We should ask ourselves: do we want to be remembered by posterity as those who stood up for Taiwan when it was necessary, or those who willingly collaborated with a superpower for the sake of market shares?

Sweden is perhaps in no position to actively help Taiwan at the moment. But the very least we can do is, once and for all, to refrain from actively taking part in the international bullying of Taiwan and Taiwanese nationals which is conducted, with ever increasing intensity, by China and Chinese interests across the globe.

We therefore appeal to the Swedish authorities to abolish the use in Sweden of the offensive term "Taiwan, province of China".

(TAIPEI, 2018-03-11)

#9365

Taiwan is Taiwan. Not China.

(Taipei, 2018-03-11)

#9366

Taiwan is not a province of China!

(Hsinchu, 2018-03-11)

#9368

As an international student, I devote to let professors and classmates understand more about Taiwan, hoping people around the world can respect my country. I am from Taiwan, not from China.

(ALBANY, 2018-03-11)

#9370

Taiwan

(New Taipei City, 2018-03-11)

#9394

Taiwan

(Taipei, 2018-03-11)

#9396

Taiwan is Taiwan NOT Chinese Taipei

(Kaohsiung, 2018-03-11)