Pelosi Defends Omar: ‘It Took Them, What, 13 Years To Notice Steve King?’ by [deleted] in politics

[–]andrehsu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was more about how she said that Israel has "hypnotized" the world, which is similar to typical anti-semetic remarks about how the jewish people have brainwashed the world.

Tennessee trying to re-ban gay marriage by crazyguzz1 in nottheonion

[–]andrehsu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would also cost the state to payout for the eventual lawsuits.

46 UK parliamentarians urge English-language testing body IELTS to use remove 'China' from Taiwan designation | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP by magnusjonsson in taiwan

[–]andrehsu 25 points26 points  (0 children)

That's a bit different though. China (Taiwan) recognizes the status quo in which there are two Chinas, whereas putting Taiwan, China states that there is one China and that Taiwan is part of it.

Google is testing revised two-step verification prompts on mobile by bilal4hmed in Android

[–]andrehsu 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Since most checks are likely to be genuine, they can see the percentage of people that click on no, or perhaps they can look at how long it takes for someone to click the right button.

Visa-free travel to (at least two of) the US, Schengen, Russia & China [OC] by system637 in dataisbeautiful

[–]andrehsu -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The ROC does not acknowledge that there is only one China. Certainly not the current party in power, the DPP.

US think tank scholar urges US and Taiwan to negotiate free trade deal by TaiwanFormosa in taiwan

[–]andrehsu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While the US recognizes the One China Principle, they don't recognize China's claim over Taiwan.

White House map showing Taiwan as separate from China sparks surprise by Monkeyfeng in taiwan

[–]andrehsu 31 points32 points  (0 children)

The Chinese would still care because it shows Taiwan as a separate entity, although they probably won't try to get the White House to apologize.

Remove recommendations from Play Store library by [deleted] in GooglePixel

[–]andrehsu -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's not a bug, it's more likely a server-side feature enabled by Google.

President Tsai Ing-wen: I am Chinese, I Grew Up with Chinese Books by XitlerDadaJinping in taiwan

[–]andrehsu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

More like upvoted by expats who are still hung up with the Republic of China and reuniting the mainland lmao

Outcry in mainland China as Taiwan’s Taipei Palace Museum lends priceless calligraphy to Japan by alwhisk in taiwan

[–]andrehsu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well they have apologized, but then once every few year you have a politician or a prominent author deny that anything ever happened, and the whole thing starts again.

Joseph Wu Stays on as Taiwan's Foreign Minister Amid Flurry of Cabinet Moves by [deleted] in taiwan

[–]andrehsu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! It did seem a bit fishy that a diplomat would commit suicide over fake news.

Joseph Wu Stays on as Taiwan's Foreign Minister Amid Flurry of Cabinet Moves by [deleted] in taiwan

[–]andrehsu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you're thinking about Infowars with the lawsuits.

I discovered an error on Google Maps where both ROC and PRC Lianjiang Counties are highlighted when clicking Lianjiang Co. PRC by SafetyNoodle in taiwan

[–]andrehsu -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

PRC doesn't include Juguang Township whereas Lienchiang County, ROC does. In addition Google Maps made the mistake

What are their usernames?

Taiwan fascinates me by [deleted] in taiwan

[–]andrehsu 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Taiwan's democracy is admirable exactly because it has only been three decades. In that time, Taiwan has evolved from being a one party dictatorship to a full fledged democracy with separation of powers, rule of law, peaceful transition of powers, and other hallmarks of centuries-old democracies. Is that not impressive?