bobagem comments on Taiwan is officially listed as "Republic of China" in the US Social Security Administrstion's website.

Taiwan is officially listed as "Republic of China" in the US Social Security Administrstion's website. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 9 months ago by DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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I always get curious about unrecognized states. I check the "T" section and there is no option for a "Taiwan" lol.

Didn't mean to make this political, just found it intriguing.

(Also fun fact: My grandmother is literally older than the country I was born in, PRC, in a way, she was technically born in a different country (ROC) than I was born in... well... I mean, same land, but a different state/government.)

[–] bobagem@sh.itjust.works 73 points 9 months ago (2 children)

That is, in fact, their official name, according to them.

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[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 9 months ago

according to them; but it's still remarkable that the US federal government uses that name because https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/22/chapter-48 keeps referring to it as "Taiwan" and § 3301 even talks about "the governing authorities on Taiwan recognized by the United States as the Republic of China prior to January 1, 1979"

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[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 9 months ago* (1 child)

Yep, though ROC government uses also "Republic of China (Taiwan)" or other similar forms to differentiate from PRC in official communication.

Taiwan is the name of the island, while ROC technically extends further to areas now controlled by PRC

Well that's what I just learned skimming through the wiki page.

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