Texas is a state. Alaska is a state. Regardless of the sovereignty of Taiwan, it too is a state. It is simply a matter of how the word "state" is used in the English language. "De facto" and "de jure" are used as contrasting terms in the English language. "Status quo" just means "the way things are" and does not INFORM as to what that condition might be. This is an encyclopedia, not an official anything. We can call a spade a spade. And must.