Nationality
The people from Taiwan identify themselves as Taiwanese (台灣人 Táiwānrén) to clarify that they are from Taiwan, not from China. The people of Taiwan are officially "Chinese citizens" recognized by the Republic of China government.
Read more about this topic: Demographics Of Taiwan
Famous quotes containing the word nationality:
“Rarely do American parents deliberately teach their children to hate members of another racial, religious, or nationality group. Many parents, however, communicate the prevailing racial attitudes to their children in subtle and sometimes unconscious ways.”
—Kenneth MacKenzie Clark (20th century)
“If nationality is consent, the state is compulsion.”
—Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821–1881)