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China flies 103 military planes toward Taiwan in a new high of activity the island calls harassment (mainichi.jp)

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- China's military sent 103 warplanes toward Taiwan in a 24-hour period in what the island's defense ministry said Monday was a daily record in recent times.

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[–] OKRainbowKid@lemmy.sdf.org -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Since you are talking about historic precedence, what is called "China" today should be called West-Taiwan because the Republic of China aka Taiwan is the original China, preceding the "P"RC.

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"West Taiwan" is silly because Tawian is an island. If you want to use the term then in the sense of "Tainan is in West Taiwan" because it is, indeed, on the western coast.

How about "autonomous mainland provinces".

[–] OKRainbowKid@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago

I like your suggestion!