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Taiwan is officially listed as "Republic of China" in the US Social Security Administrstion's website. (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 9 months ago by 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.)

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[–] 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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  • [–] 13 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    De jure, the RoC extends to all of China. So does the PRC. De facto, the RoC is pretty much just Taiwan and the PRC is the rest.

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