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Why is Taiwan colored on this map? Shouldn't it be gray in color? --Dr. Floyd 02:00, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
- China and the United Nations Since 1971, it has been the opinion of the United Nations that there is one Chinese state, the People's Republic of China, and the Republic of China was expelled from all UN bodies. -Justin (koavf)·T·C·M 02:05, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
But Taiwan, the island, has no de facto representation in the UN. Even though China claims sovereignty over it and the UN recognizes it, Communist China has never governed Taiwan nor does it ever provide representation for its 23 inhabitants in the U.N.
- Right But this is just who is a member, not who controls what. "Somalia" doesn't exist, and Moldova doesn't control Transnistria. And Israel does control the West Bank, etc. -Justin (koavf)·T·C·M 00:52, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
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- Yes. The United Nations recognizes the R.O.C. as part of the P.R.C., and does not recognise the West Bank and the Gaza Strip as part of Israel, or western portion of Western Sahara as part of Morocco. - Privacy 21:51, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
The base map should be replaced with one that shows only sovereign states instead of the current one that shows all countries. Countries which are not sovereign states are not eligible to become members States of the United Nations. They are automatically represented by the sovereign States concerned. - Privacy 21:52, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
As I understood it, Taiwan is recognized as a nation by the UN, but not recognized as a member. FinalWish 06:33, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
- Nope. As far as the UN are concerned, Taiwan is part of the PRC, mostly due to the PRC's influence in the SC. —Nightstallion (?) 21:43, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
Reverted to earlier version, Maccau and Hong Kong should not have their own dots as they are not UN recognized independent states. User:Allard 11 January 2007
[edit] Macau & Hong Kong
Please stop changing the image back to the version with a dot each for Macau and Hong Kong. They are not independent states and not UN members, their part of Mainland China. [User:Allard] Thursday 18 January 2007 11:11 CET
