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Determine whether Taiwan should be called a 'country' or 'state'
Complete: Consensus has been reached for Taiwan to be called a 'country'. The consensus was 33 for country, 10 for state, and 5 for some variation of state. Here is the page on which consensus was reached
Add a short section about the culture and the geography of the ROC territories (with links to the main articles)
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Should the role and influence of Sun Yat-sen be introduced in the History section?
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Keoni Everington (2020-06-15). "Wikipedia finally designates Taiwan as 'country'". Taiwan News. Retrieved 2020-06-16. In a request for comments (RFC) page created to debate the proper status of Taiwan in its Wikipedia entry, editors in May fiercely debated the merits of referring to Taiwan as a "state" or a "country."
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Taiwan's most famous dish is called "LuRouFan"
(added to the introduction for Taiwan's food and what it is popular for )
because i think it very important for visitor to know about Taiwan, and what Taiwan is famous of, and famous food
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Under Health section, at the very end, to better compare Taiwan's healthcare system standing to others in the world, we should add:
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Taiwan's healthcare system is among the best in the world. It has consistently ranked first for six consecutive years in the Health Care Index published by CEOWORLD magazine. Combining quality healthcare, affordability, and convenience, Taiwan is an increasingly popular destination for medical tourism.
In WP:SDNOTDEF: It should use universally accepted facts that will not be subject to rapid change, avoiding anything that could be(not is)understood as controversial, judgemental, or promotional.
In para 4 we say: The political status of Taiwan is contentious.
No actual reason other than legalism to do this only in the short description, and we've very firmly established that we refer to Taiwan as a country. Apologies to the thin end of yet another wedge here. Remsense ‥ 论21:02, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That's not what the short description is for; it is a navigational aid, not a rigorous definition. We refer to Taiwan as a country throughout the article, and this is no different. Remsense ‥ 论06:56, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think we should introduce the dispute into the lede sentence, as it's so contentious.
The lead as written presents the issues at hand in a proportionate manner. That suggestion was (in my opinion) totally unviable. We present all sides of an issue proportionally, but we do not assume some "neutral" position of our own invention via qualifying any contested statement of fact whatsoever. The majority position is that Taiwan is a country; we assume that position while giving the others their due. It is in any case immaterial, as the community consensus is clear. Cheers. Remsense ‥ 论06:53, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Done Added and thank you for the suggestion! The AP (talk) 19:17, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. CMD (talk) 02:18, 10 December 2024 (UTC)