UPDATE: The Report a problem page for MAPS. You'll probably have to use the box.
UPDATE: To explain why sometimes you see it, sometimes you don't, recall that in the ROC, municipalities are the equal of provinces. Hence you won't see it for Taichung, Taipei, Tainan, K-town, and New Taipei City. Google's usage is inconsistent and silly, because there could never be a "Taiwan Province, Taiwan" but only a Taiwan Province of the ROC or PRC. Stupid and unnecessary, they should just go with "Taiwan."
UPDATE: Haha. They identify Kinmen as "Fujian Province, Taiwan". T'aint no such animal.
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It looks like it's inconsistent - sometimes you see it, sometimes you don't. But I've only seen it as "Taiwan Province, Taiwan"... which is a pretty pan-green way of putting it (maybe every island would be a province =p).
ReplyDeleteDon't license plates still say something like Taiwan Province?
No, its consistent. Remember -- Taipei, Taichung, New Taipei City, Tainan, and Kaohsiung are not in "Taiwan Province" because they are municipalities and in the ROC system are equal to provinces.
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It seems to depend on where you are located when you open Google Maps. From Sweden everything looks fine: e.g., Puli Township, Taiwan; Hengchun Township, Taiwan; Kinmen Airport, Kinmen and Matsu Islands, Taiwan. Taiwan is also in boldface when you zoom out, just like China, Japan, Philippines etc. How widespread is the problem? (Is it concentrated to viewers in TW itself??).
ReplyDeleteThat explains it, thanks.
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