Talk:Republic of Formosa

message: The info box says "Republic of Formosa", the title of the article is "Taiwan Republic", but I've never heard either name before, because every source I've read calls it the "Republic of Taiwan".  I think it would make sense to use the more common English name "Republic of Taiwan", but even if we don't we should settle on a single name to use.Readin (talk) 12:46, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There is already a article called Republic of Taiwan. One solution is to move that article to Proposed state of Taiwan.--Jerrch 21:57, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've moved this page to Republic of Taiwan (1895), and I think the disambiguation line is pretty clear.--Jerrch 15:04, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  it should really be properly translated as "Taiwan democratic state".  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2406:3003:2006:C2A4:B405:9560:466E:CA0F (talk) 18:42, 25 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Name of the state

message: The English translation is claimed to be a 'rough' translation of the Chinese.  'Rough' is a euphemism for 'inaccurate'.  This is an unduly sanitised translation, which gives a false impression of the original.  Why not translate it accurately?  The first line should start with the words, 'The Japanese robbers', not 'The Japanese'.  The intemperate language used by the supporters of the Taiwanese Republic in 1895 was noticed not only by the Japanese, who were routinely referred to as 'dwarves' by Tang Ching-sung and his supporters, but also by Western observers.  The vituperative tone of this and other Republican proclamations is a historical fact, and should not be airbrushed out of history simply because it gives a poor impression of the Republic and its adherents.  
Djwilms (talk) 03:02, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Declaration of Independence

message: According to Liu Yung-fu he became head of state after Tang Ching-sung fled, but did not succeed him as president. דב ט. (talk) 14:31, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Was [[Liu Yung-fu]] president?

message: I found this article confusing until I realised that the term Ch'ing it uses extensively appears to be an alternate spelling of the more widely used Qing. Qing does appear a few times in the article.
Is it possible to change the article to use Qing for the benefit of non-specialists such as myself? If not can a note be added either explaining that the two terms are equivalent or what the difference is between them please?  Kiore (talk) 05:33, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Seems this isn't very contentious. Unless anyone objects I'll change the article to read Qing. Kiore (talk) 07:09, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Usage of the term "Ch'ing"

message: Was Mandarin really an official language of the Republic of Formosa?  Can we get any sources on this?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.94.23.150 (talk) 01:42, 31 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Official Languages Questions

message: There is a related Chinese source which also has English version of the title and the abstract. It is a master’s thesis published by the Department of Law of National Taiwan University, as shown below. Because there is this source that shows the controversy of the statehood of the republic, the phrase "Unrecognized state" in the infobox of the article can be changed to "Unrecognized republic". I could have gone ahead and performed the change, but considering that some editors might be nervous about the change, I leave a notification at there first. I will go ahead after three hours. --Matt Smith (talk) 08:56, 17 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  A legal study shows the controversy of the statehood of the republic