[quote=Allan from Fallbrook][quote=4slive]Correction. Taiwanese is part of Chinese. There is no nation called Taiwan, we only know Repulbic of China is on Taiwan island.[/quote]
Interesting. Now we have People’s Republic of China “watchers” on Piggington’s. Hmmmmm.[/quote]
no kidding.
Taiwanese is not part of Chinese. Taiwanese historically came from China. Taiwanese also speak Chinese, but that does not mean they are Chinese.
Just like most Americans and Canadians historically came from England and they also speak English, but that does not mean they are English.
the Republic of China is the formal name of the nation known as Taiwan. This nation’s constitution defines its effective borders as Taiwan and Matsu and Kinmen islands, aka Taiwan for short.
The entire world knows China = the People’s Republic of China. And Chinese are people from the People’s Republic of China.
The PRC have never ruled Taiwan in their 60 years of existence, that’s a fact.
Jeremy Lin’s parents were Taiwanese immigrants, when he goes back to his homeland, he goes to Taiwan. All of this makes him Taiwanese American, not Chinese.
His rise is something to be celebrated as this is a major step for all Asian Americans. But don’t try to make him out into something he is not, aka Chinese. Yao Ming is Chinese. I was very happy Yao Ming broke the color barrier as the first Asian player in the NBA. But I celebrated his success as an Asian American.
Just celebrate his success as an Asian American and quit pulling the delusional “Taiwan is an integral part of China since ancient time” crap on us.
