Just like singapura, taiwan is not a chinese name.

[syed putra]

It was named after a orang asli tribe by the dutch.

 

[blackmondy]

Who cares? It's still run by Chinese people and not the native mudds.

 

[Eisenhut]

To West, it does not matter Japanese, Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean, Vietnamese

They use chopsticks so they are same.

 

[k1976]

It was named after a orang asli tribe by the dutch.

Bang, that ish not important

Important is your sultan went to beijing to kowtow to Chinese Empreor in 15-16the century and sign papers

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_the_King_of_Boni

 

[k1976]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Majid_Hassan

Why Malay Sultan also call Indian name like MahaRaj?