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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."
Zach Weissmueller (23 February 2026). "Can You Trust Wikipedia?". Reason. Retrieved 23 February 2026. The Taiwan page is under constant siege, and a vote had to be taken on whether to call it a country before locking that part of the page. Wikimedia Foundation banned seven members of the Chinese Mainland Wikipedia group in 2021, with a V.P. announcing that "community 'capture' is a real and present threat."
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Latest comment: 6 days ago6 comments4 people in discussion
I have a request about deleting the sources after the word "is a country". Because Palestine, another partially recognized country, does not have sources after the word "country". Thus I request about the deletion of the sources. ~2026-46609-81 (talk) 21:11, 27 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
Not done because you have not explained how the sources given for "(Taiwan) is a country" are supposed to be invalid or unreliable simply because another article lacks such sources given. Mr Fink (talk) 21:19, 27 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 12 days ago14 comments5 people in discussion
Recently, I saw a few revisions about Taiwan for not being an [[island country]]. I wonder why is Taiwan not considered as an island country like [[Japan]] and [[Sri Lanka]] in Wikipedia? Apparently, Taiwan and its territories are all islands. Books, maps, and other sources also claim Taiwan as an island, regardless of whether it is a country or not. ~2026-54317-67 (talk) 12:32, 8 October 2026 (UTC)Reply
It is a fair point, and I have either proposed or supported adding the "island" descriptor to "country" before as well. If I recall correctly, the main objection to the addition (with which I disagree) was that this descriptor would somehow constitute a "political statement" about the ROC. My response then and now would be that a statement of reality as it is now says nothing of any political preference of what it should be in the future. As in, it really is not a political statement unless, of course, describing reality today is a political act.
While technically both are accurate, most precedents favor “island country” for those centered around a main island (e.g., Malta, Sri Lanka, Cuba, Iceland). “Archipelagic” seems to be used more to describe those spread out over more smaller islands, often without one defining main island. Butterdiplomat (talk) 13:15, 13 October 2026 (UTC)Reply
Well, to be fair, I was citing Wikipedia precedents for the sake of WP:PARALLELISM. Call it OR but not sure it is exactly in scope for matters of style and for this discussion.
That is better, we do have RS calling it an Island country. I am still unsure why we need to say it, but as RS do there is no reason why we canot. Slatersteven (talk) 13:53, 13 October 2026 (UTC)Reply
I think it would be clarifying. Many English speakers (even ABC and CNN) have confused Taiwan with Thailand, and this descriptor upfront (and even in the short description) can only help.
The first paragraph already says "The combined territories under ROC control consist of 168 islands". What is gained by stating this a second time in less detail earlier in the paragraph? Why does "island" deserve precedence over the many many other adjectives that could come before "country"? CMD (talk) 12:22, 9 October 2026 (UTC)Reply
Because it is a very common way to describe a country. Japan and New Zealand are prominent examples. Also serves to distinguish from Thailand and (to a lesser extent) the PRC. Butterdiplomat (talk) 00:59, 10 October 2026 (UTC)Reply
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Not done because you have not explained how the sources given for "(Taiwan) is a country" are supposed to be invalid or unreliable simply because another article lacks such sources given. Mr Fink (talk) 21:19, 27 August 2026 (UTC)
