Avskaffa den kränkande benämningen "Taiwan, provins i Kina"

Kommentarer

#10204

I'm Taiwanese, not Chinese.
Taiwan is a independent country.

(Taoyuan, 2018-03-12)

#10205

Taiwan is not a province of China at all!

(Taipei city, 2018-03-12)

#10212

Taiwan is not a part of China, we are Taiwanese !!

(Kaohsiung, 2018-03-12)

#10215

I agree we share a common cultural origin with mainland china, but we already have a different culture and identity, and naming us a Province or China only weakens our position internationally, where regardless of our political position we were recognized as a separate entity from PRC, and treated as such. Calling us a province not only confuses most people and services, but denies the right of taiwanese to choose our own future, regardless of what it is. We want for people to notice we are different from mainland china, and we want to keep being a peaceful democracy.

(taichung, 2018-03-12)

#10216

Taiwan is Taiwan,not part of china.We are an independence country.

(Changhua, 2018-03-12)

#10219

China sucks!

(Tainan, 2018-03-12)

#10231

Not China

(Taipei, 2018-03-12)

#10237

We are Republic of China/Taiwan, not a State/Province which belongs to China.

(TAIPEI, 2018-03-12)

#10253

We are not China. We are Taiwanese.

(Taipei, 2018-03-12)

#10255

We're Taiwan, not China.

(Taipei, 2018-03-12)

#10256

Avskaffa den kränkande benämningen "Taiwan, provins i Kina"

(Kaohusing, 2018-03-12)

#10260

Taiwan is not china. Taiwan is an independent country.

(Taipei, 2018-03-12)

#10263

Taiwan is not China

(Taipei , 2018-03-12)

#10265

I am from Taiwan. I believe Taiwan is an independent country and Sweden government should remove " Province in China" from their list

(Los Angeles, 2018-03-12)

#10276

TAIWAN IS NOT CHINA

(TAIPEI, 2018-03-12)

#10283

Taiwan is Taiwan ,not anything else.

(Taipei , 2018-03-12)

#10287

Hello sweden.
Your day must have been nice,as I heard from my sister who had come back from Stockholm last year about it being such a great place to live.And,there are LIVING people in my land,just with this politics monster by our side.Please don't take it lightly.

(Taipei, 2018-03-12)

#10288

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

(Taipei, 2018-03-12)

#10289

Taiwan is not China.

(Taichung, 2018-03-12)

#10291

Our country is Taiwan, not China.

(Taipei, 2018-03-12)

#10296

Taiwan is Taiwan

(Taipei, 2018-03-12)

#10298

Hej, Dear Sweden :
I am a Taiwanese, we hope you could keep our country's real name which we called Taiwan, Tack!

with best regart from Taiwan,
Bo-Cheng

(Taoyuan_Taiwan, 2018-03-12)

#10304

Taiwan is no't R.O.C

(Taiwan taipei, 2018-03-12)

#10313

We are NOT "Taiwan, Province in China"!!

(New Taipei City , 2018-03-12)

#10321

We are not a part of China.

(Taoyuan, 2018-03-12)

#10328

Taiwan is not part of China

(Taiwan, 2018-03-12)

#10333

Taiwan isn't a province of China

(taipei, 2018-03-12)

#10343

Taiwan is Taiwan ,Republic of China is a name to let the people notice that is a country. And if public if China and Republic of China were the same how could Government from Public of China keep saying Taiwan is part of it , and the reason why you change the because it is a request from Public of China or Really understand of the history

(Changhua, 2018-03-12)

#10346

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, 2018-03-12)

#10347

Please respect people even one person. Taiwan has own currency. Passport. Stamp. Government. Army... etc.

(Taipei city, 2018-03-12)

#10349

Taiwan is a country,NOT a province of China.
China will never be a good friend to trust 'it'.

(Kaohsiung, 2018-03-12)

#10355

Display my signature

(KAOHSIUNG, 2018-03-12)

#10359

Republic of China (Taiwan) is a Sovereign independent county,
People's Republic of China is even rebellion from our country since 1949, how can we be part of them?
Please notice: who's the real democracy state,
Republic of China (Taiwan) is the first democracy state in Asia since 1912!

(Taoyuan city, 2018-03-12)

#10366

Were TAIWAN, NOT a part of China.

(Taichung, 2018-03-12)

#10369

Taiwan is NOT a part of China!!!!!

(keelung, 2018-03-12)

#10373

TAIWAN IS NOT BELONG TO China.

(Taipei, 2018-03-12)

#10392

I am Taiwanese.

(Taipei, 2018-03-12)

#10393

Taiwan is not one of the provinces in China. Please return to use "Republic of China (Taiwan)".

(Taipei, 2018-03-12)

#10394

I am signing because we are Taiwan ,not “Taiwan,Province in China”
Please remove the offensive term “Taiwan,Province in China”

(Taiwan, 2018-03-12)

#10395

TAIWAN IS TAIWAN NOT CHINA!
Why don't you rename "Sweden" to "Sweden, Province in China"?

(Taipei, 2018-03-12)

#10396

Taiwan is not fkin China

(New Taipei City, 2018-03-12)

#10397

I am signing because we are Republic of China (Taiwan), not Taiwan, Province in China.

(TAINAN, 2018-03-12)

#10400

I love Taiwan!!!

(Taipei, 2018-03-12)