filoria@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoChinese state media drops ‘Tibet’ for ‘Xizang’ after release of Beijing white paperwww.scmp.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down19
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minus-squarenaturalgasbad@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·8 months agoA name is a name. The Chinese name for America is 美国 (meiguo, “beautiful nation”). The English name for 中国 is China. A name makes no indication of ownership, unless you’re suggesting the British still hold power over India?
A name is a name. The Chinese name for America is 美国 (meiguo, “beautiful nation”). The English name for 中国 is China. A name makes no indication of ownership, unless you’re suggesting the British still hold power over India?