West Taiwan

Proper noun

West Taiwan

1. Western Taiwan.
   • Japanese markets during the first half of the century gave rise to a well-organised commercial agriculture in West Taiwan, differing greatly from South China.1961, E. H. G. Dobby, “Insular Eastern Asia—Taiwan and the Philippines”, in Monsoon Asia (A Systematic Regional Geography), volume V, London: University of London Press, →OCLC, page 165
   • Premier Chiang Ching-kuo said October 12 that the North-South Freeway, a 373-kilometer (235-mile) artery along west Taiwan, will have to be completed on schedule by 1978.1973 October 21, “Freeway work on schedule”, in Free China Weekly [自由中國週報], volume XIV, number 41, Taipei, →ISSN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1, column 1
2. (Internet, derogatory) People's Republic of China; mainland China.
   • The use of the term "West Taiwan" (西台灣) to mock China has steadily grown in popularity since January 2020 when President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said that Beijing needs to face the reality that Taiwan is already an independent country. At the time, netizens conjured terms such as "Mainland Taiwan,"...2021 December 9, Keoni Everington, “German video game ad labels China 'West Taiwan'”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 09 Dec 2021
   • On 3 December 2021, Bytro Labs started advertising their mobile game on Facebook using a map of a tiny China, with a massive West Taiwan to the south, and even an Uyghur nation to the west![…]
   • Needless to say, the Conflict of Nations: World War 3 advertisement quickly went viral, with Chinese netizens outraged over the map showing West Taiwan and an Uyghur nation.2021 December 13, Adrian Wong, “WW3 Game Goes Viral With Map Of West Taiwan + Uyghur!”, in TechARP, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2021, Business + Enterprise Articles + News!