Taiwan

Well, it’s just a name.

In deference to the People Republic of China, the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) calls Taiwan “TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA” instead of Taiwan’s preferred name, “Taiwan, Republic of China”. The PRC wants it to appear that Taiwan belongs to the PRC, when in reality, Taiwan is de facto independent, and has been for decades.

On the Beijing Olympics website, they’ve gone as far as calling them “Chinese Taipei” instead of Taiwan. What will they call Taiwan next?