Talk:Taiwan Province

message: The government seems to still refer to the "Chairperson" as the "provincial governor":
http://www.roc-taiwan.org.au/taiwan/5-gp/yearbook/chpt05-6.htm
I think the website in Chinese http://www.tpg.gov.tw uses the term "zhuxi", which translates into "Chairman". Can someone with slightly more literacy than me verify this? --Jiang 09:01, 21 Sep 2003 (UTC)
replies: text: On this blinking smiley-filled, yet official, page, it translates it into "chairman". The Australian page is either informal or trapped back in time. --Menchi 10:08, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)

text: This is strange. The Chinese version does call him zhuxi! And the vice-chairman isn't the same in Chinese & English. Why would there be two zhuxi and two fu-zhuxi in one province?! --Menchi 11:11, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)
replies: text:  It turns out that Lin is the new chairman! It happened just last month. Li was a former magistrate of Hsinchu County.   --Menchi 11:14, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)
thread_title: chairperson

message: Does the PRC have any sort of government-in-exile for Taiwan Province? Morwen 15:40, May 21, 2004 (UTC)
: I remember reading something about there being "representitives" for Taiwan at the last CCP meeting, however none of them had ever been to Taiwan.... I'm not sure how they were chosen. Loren 07:08, 12 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: PRC

message: Everyone should be cautious about using the term cede. Taiwan was never ceded to ROC. If anyone does not agree, please show us a treaty says so. I can not believe this blatant POV can stay on the article without drawing people's attention.Mababa 04:28, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: The statement you are making is in itself POV. You claim it wasnt ceded, other claim it was. Let's leave it at that. --Jiang 20:25, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)

text: The above statement is not correct. Whoever made the above unsigned statement probably has not read the Treaty of San Francisco where Taiwan was "given up" without a recipient. The legitimacy of the Treaty of Taipei is debatable and the whole controversy regarding the "transfer" of Taiwan (then Formosa, along with Penghu) is covered in Political status of Taiwan, and Taiwan Independence. To say "not ceded" is not POV, but a fact. The only absolutely correct way to describe it was a "transfer". Mistakefinder (talk) 07:51, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Taiwan was never ceded to ROC

message: The PRC section is biased and written from a Taiwan perspective. In fact, I believe supporters of Taiwan can voice their opinion in the ROC section, however, the PRC perspective should be known in the PRC section. This would only be fair. Just as mainland Chinese may find it offensive to call Taiwan a "country" or mentioning of the ROC as a legitimate entity, the ROC section is actually full of it. Why can't the PRC section be focused on how the PRC views Taiwan as a province, because POV comments such as listed below are biased and opinion and should be ommitted or posted elsewhere. 
1. "Certain web-based postal address programs also label the country designation name for Taiwan as "Taiwan, Province of China" to the chagrin of the Taiwanese postal authorities"
I propose changing it to this:  "Certain web-based postal address programs also label the island as "Taiwan, Province of China".
2. "Taiwan Province (Simplified Chinese: 台湾省) is a term used by leaders and people from the People's Republic of China to refer to Taiwan and depending on the context (if referring to the entire Republic of China government as "provincial," as such is often the case) can provoke a bad reaction by most Taiwanese people."
I propose changing it to this: "Taiwan Province (Simplified Chinese: 台湾省) is a term used by leaders and people from the People's Republic of China to refer to Taiwan."
Therefore I propose the PRC section needs to be improved. --Zhj 18:58, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: NPOV calls for presenting both viewpoints. Your edits are instead self-imposed censorship in an attempt to segregate viewpoints. This is not NPOV. Instead, try adding in the PRC viewpoint if you see it missing. Please don't delete useful information. --Jiang 20:21, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: What is wrong with a clear and separate presentation of both views? Currently, it's all blurred. I think the comment "can provoke a bad reaction by most Taiwanese people" should be based on some sources, because it's only an insinuation, and not fact. --Zhj 21:02, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: "In contrast with the aforementioned survey question, the other question touching on the sovereignty issue was clear-cut. It asked respondents whether they approved of China's proposed "one country, two systems" formula, whereby Taiwan would accept Chinese sovereignty and thenceforth become a local government of the People's Republic of China, giving up the name Republic of China. The result: 80.8 percent disapproved, 7.3 percent approved, while 10.8 percent offered no opinion. The 80.8-percent rejection rate is 9.4 percentage points higher than that in a similar MAC survey conducted in November 2003." It follows that calling Taiwan a province of the PRC and the ROC a provincial government would provoke a bad reaction by most Taiwanese people. --Jiang 06:39, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

text: Ive restore most of the info but left "chagrin of the Taiwanese postal authorities" out. "Country" does not have be synonymous with "state". Oftentimes these web-based portals list "Hong Kong" and "Macau" among the "countries". (In the broad definition of the word, they are...) Using "island" may be inaccurate because "Taiwan Province" consists of more than one island. --Jiang 20:30, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  Since a Province is not a country, it's illogical to call Taiwan Province a country. Therefore I suggest renaming "country" in this context to "Taiwan Island, the surrounding islets and the Pescadores". So: "Certain web-based postal address programs also label Taiwan Island, the surrounding islets and the Pescadores as "Taiwan, Province of China."" --Zhj 21:02, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: "country designation name" can be changed to "country or regional designation name". --Jiang 06:39, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  PRC section is POV 

message: Taiwan Province (Traditional Chinese: 臺灣省) is an administrative subdivision of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The corrent Taiwan government is pushing Taiwan people to war. What the local government should do is to emphasize improving people's quality of life other than playing with politics. No one wants war. No one wants splittism either. Just imagine, if Taipei wants to split from Taiwan to be an autonomous country, will Taiwan people agree? What PRC advocates is to keep peace and develop economy. If all the people from both mainland and Taiwan are rich, every other things can then be solved gradually. Why wouldn't the Taiwan local governors consider these positive aspects? I add things here because the editor of this page is biased. The PRC part of this page is full of biased words which is not fair!! If the admin thinks he can ignore the unhappiness of mainland people in seeing the PRC part of Taiwan Province page, he has no right to be an admin. Viewers could say my view is biased. I partially admit. But the reason I'm doing this is for fairness. Why do we allowed a biased version of ROC part but dispute against corresponding PRC part? Interested viewers can look at the history of this article for old versions. Viewers could also pay attention to whom the admin is and what his political standing is. I reserve right to sue the admin in future. (unsigned comment by Special:Contributions/82.139.83.225)
:If you knew how wikipedia worked, you would have realized that the admin has no control over what people are posting. Wikis are made to be contributed by many people, fairly. I understand how some things might seem controversial, but your generalization that an admin controls everything is incorrect. There is no such thing as absolute control by a single admin, that is not how societies work, even online societies. I don't see what you have to be so hyped up about an article on the internet. Does it really matter to you what opinions or political views people have? Please don't be so persistent, and don't turn politics into religion. Be open and accepting. I'm not telling you to change your political views, I'm just saying that others have the right to have one too. I'm not against your changes, but please don't lean the bias towards your side too... you say that this article is biased towards a certain population. Well then change it so that it's not bias at all. The way you want to change it sounds like you're bias towards your own opinions, and frankly, they aren't everyones. Please don't feel offended by this comment or any other comments or articles, because in no way does that help yourself or anyone else. 207.81.184.128 22:29, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Biased content and biased admin 

message: -    
- It is clear that the person who posted “Biased content and biased admin” has already been totally brain washed by the mainland government. It is useless and futile to argue with these types of people, because they are not able to neither comprehend nor understand reason. They are only capable of reiterating dogmatic clauses, and idiotic dreams of one china ruled under the communist party. The island of Taiwan has never been in the hands of the communist government and never will be; therefore their claim to our land is just as idiotic as my claim on your home. 
:Having different sections, which are on different topics, exhibit different forms of POV is unacceptable. The entire article has to be NPOV. If there is a portion of the text that you feel is not NPOV, quote it here and suggest some changes so we can revise it something better. Please also note that Wikipedia is not a soapbox.--Jiang 18:11, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  get over it 

message: I specify that I will be monitoring this page. Please kindly respond to me here. I want a speedier response so please don't forget to check mine. (sorry to re-use your sentence. I'm just trying to follow the correct format.)
Please give a way to sue you agaist tolerating POV. Or a way to give message to higher authority in wiki. Thank you. (unsigned comment by Special:Contributions/82.139.83.225)
:refer to wikipedia:dispute resolution --Jiang 18:11, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Please also sign your comments. Refer to WP:Sign_your_comments. 207.81.184.128 22:31, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please give a way to sue you agaist tolerating POV. 

message: I see here something really similiar as those PRC offcial medias would say, isn't it funny?
Politics is the same important along with people's daily life quality. Even ccording to the commenter's view, how many PRC peasant workers are starving? One of them in Chengdu even ate sands.
Someone wants splittism. Even the loyal supporter of unifism has to admit this.
Taiwan Province (Traditional Chinese: 臺灣省) is an administrative subdivision of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The corrent Taiwan government is pushing Taiwan people to war. What the local government should do is to emphasize improving people's quality of life other than playing with politics. No one wants war. No one wants splittism either. Just imagine, if Taipei wants to split from Taiwan to be an autonomous country, will Taiwan people agree? What PRC advocates is to keep peace and develop economy. If all the people from both mainland and Taiwan are rich, every other things can then be solved gradually. Why wouldn't the Taiwan local governors consider these positive aspects? I add things here because the editor of this page is biased. The PRC part of this page is full of biased words which is not fair!! If the admin thinks he can ignore the unhappiness of mainland people in seeing the PRC part of Taiwan Province page, he has no right to be an admin. Viewers could say my view is biased. I partially admit. But the reason I'm doing this is for fairness. Why do we allowed a biased version of ROC part but dispute against corresponding PRC part? Interested viewers can look at the history of this article for old versions. Viewers could also pay attention to whom the admin is and what his political standing is. I reserve right to sue the admin in future. (unsigned comment by Special:Contributions/82.139.83.225)
"I see here something really similiar as those PRC offcial medias would say, isn't it funny?"
First of all, Did you mean to say "I see something really similar to what the PRC official medias would say, isn't it funny?"
Second of all, no, it isn't funny.
"Someone wants splittism." Did you mean "someone wants separatism"? Before you want talk about politics, make sure you can write and speak first. Otherwise just read and keep your mouth shut. -- User: Ruolin59
:The word splittism was invented by another commenter 207.81.184.128 22:33, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  I can't endure 

message: For the counties of Taiwan Province, ROC, they already have wades glides and other ways of spelling. Hanyu pinyin shouldn't be put next to it (Chiang Kai-shek 18:47, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Hanyu pinyin is just another way to spell it. We shouldn't be changing the way of spelling to fit the dialects of other regions. 207.81.184.128 22:22, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hanyu pinyin shouldn't be used in some parts of this article 

message: I yanked this:
The earliest written record about taiwan island could be dated to about 200ad when china mailand was divided by three kingdoms Wei, SHU and Wu. The king of Wu (covering the southern part of china) dispatched Wei Wen and Zhuge Zhi to Yizhou (the old name of Taiwan island). In Yuan dynasty (1271-1368),a provincial organization was established to manage affairs of Ryukyu, Penghu and Taiwan. Since the early 16th century, with the development of nagivation technologies in western Europe, spanish, followed by Dutch and British invaded most countries in the Southeast Asia. As the the Ming Dysnasty was troubled by normative tribes from the mid Asia, maritime trade was forbidden by the Emporor and great fleet of Zheng He never sailed to the sea again. It was after that Portugese started harassing China's litoral area, invaded Macao. In 1571, Spanish invaded Luzon island (an island of the northwest current Philippines) and started invading Taiwan. Dutch's invasion of China started in 1601, intending to control trade to China and plunder wealth. 
Later the Dutch navy fought against Portugese for control of Macao. After failing the war with Portugese, Dutch turned towards Java island. Since 1920, Dutch had been sending fleet harassing Taiwan. In 1624, after beating the Ming force stationed in the Southern Part of taiwan island, they started competition with Spanish troops occupying the northern part. 
In August of 1641, Dutch force launched attack against the SPanish forces and forced them to pull out of taiwan in September that year. Since then, Dutch took control of thw whole island. 
This history of Taiwan island is better covered in articles like Taiwan and History of Taiwan.  This article is about the province and should stick to the history of how it became a province and what has happened to it as a province.
Also the information about the Yuan dynasty, I've read a lot about Taiwan and believe I'm familiar with most conventional versions of its history and this version of events is new to me, so it needs a reliable source.Readin (talk) 15:48, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  pre-provincial history 

message: What was the purpose for undoing correct information that serves the purpose of clarifying for less knowledgeable readers that the ROC is the state they often see or hear referred to as "Taiwan"? Readin (talk) 23:24, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Because it is uneccessary and superfulous.  It's already stated on the top of the page in italics.  Liu Tao (talk) 23:42, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Most people won't read the disambiguation. Readin (talk) 02:37, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Then that means they're not confused about what they're reading then.  If they see that they're reading something they don't think they're looking for, they go to the disambiguation up above.  Either that, or it's their problem.  Why should something at the top of the page in large font and italics, something so obvious, should be restated in the introductory article?  Also, it's considerably difficult trying to get to the Taiwan Province article.  There aren't a lot of articles linking to it, and the main ones that do is the Island and the DAB page, which both explains the Province article before linking it.  Liu Tao (talk) 03:42, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

text: So, what's the rebuttal then?  You fail to respond to my reasoning yet you still undo my changes.  Either you stop ignoring my reasoning and discuss, or stop undoing what you failed to respond to.  Liu Tao (talk) 03:53, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  ROC clarification 

message: On Oregon's page, Taiwan Province is listed as a "Sister State." However, on this page, Ohio and Florida are listed as sister states, but not Oregon. Anyone know what's up? 24.20.165.55 (talk) 08:11, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Dunno, find reference of the sister state status and either add the province to Oregon's page or if we can't find a ref remove Oregon from Taiwan's page.  Liu Tao (talk) 03:24, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Oregon 

message: Are there any basic stats for the Province's economy? GDP or GDP per capita?   — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.6.96.66 (talk) 20:40, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Economy 

message: Substituted at 07:34, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment

message: What does sister state even mean? 
American states are unrelated. 68.134.243.51 (talk) 22:00, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  What does sister state even mean?  

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