::::::::Trying to deal with points from both posts, not that anyone should have to .. 1) the idea that guides are "obliged" to follow what their national governments happen to say is as ridiculous and pointless as anything you've said in your various guises here. And, even if it were the case - and even accepting that there might be a vague, indirect connection there - that is either irrelevant to, or even bolsters, the common name case. It doesn't matter why something might be the common name, it's the fact that it is, as evidenced in multiple sources that define it. 2) the ROC has indeed "been China". Perhaps you should note the tense involved there. 3) I never said this article is, or should be, about "only about the modern country/state". I never said "only", and you've avoided the qualifier I added in that original post, "with a historical trail in the body [of the article]". Given that the very first sentence says "The Republic of China .. is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia" I would appear to be correct as to what this article is purporting to be about; and about how inaccurate all the terminology here is, given that "Taiwan" is how most people and sources refer to the place these days. Now, go away please. ''' /'''