10 Sep 2021

“Such a move [ to replace 'Taipei' with 'Taiwan' in the name of Taiwan's mission in the US] is warranted and in accord with the very gradual movement in many countries to improve the contemporary system of int'l relations by minimizing the consequences of the Beijing-enforced exclusion of Taiwan from the formal world community. But at this point it might be wise simply to alter TECO's [Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office] existing title by substituting Taiwan for Taipei. Eventually a full name change could be made to change the title simply to Taiwan Representative Office, which would fully accord with reality. How can China seriously object to what Confucius sanctified as 'the rectification of names'?”

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Jerome Cohen

   Professor

Professor of law at New York University School of Law and an expert in Chinese law

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Report of US intending to change the name of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Washington to feature the name 'Taiwan'

The use of the name Taiwan in the country's representative offices and the ire of China

US - Taiwan relations