In irony of ironies, a MAJOR American SCI-FI PUBLISHER IN USA KOWTOWS TO RED Communist CHINA IN ''ORWELLIAN NONSENSE'' DENIAL OF SPACE TO TAIWANESE FANS OF SCI FI WHO WANT TO REGISTER ON THE free to register TOR SITE!
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As readers in the USA and ASIA who follow the news know, last month China sent a threatening letter to a large number of international airlines demanding that they change the country code for Taiwan (TW) on their schedules to China (CN), as dictated by Beijing’s “one China” principle.
However, standing up for Taiwan's international space and presence, on May 5 the Trump administration issued a statement condemning China's science fictional ''demand'' as “Orwellian nonsense,” through which China was trying to impose its own political claims on private companies around the world. It's like the British sci-fi novels "1984" and "Animal Farm" have come back to life in 2018.
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Believe it or not, a major sci-fi publishing company in New York, the most prestigious science fiction publisher in the world, Tor Books, whose editors know all about the "1984" and "Animal Farm," also kowtows to China's "one China" nonsense by asking Taiwanese fans of sci-fi who want to sign up at the Tor website (tor.com/register) to list their "country" on the Tor website drop-down menu as either "China" or "Taiwan, province of China."
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2018/05/28/2003693846
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2018/05/28/2003693846
Yes, the world-famous sci-fi website run by Tor Books does not allow Taiwanese sci-fi fans to list their country as "Taiwan."
But again, as readers know, Taiwan is a free and independent democracy, which abides by international law and has never been a part of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
The Chinese claim that Taiwan is part of the PRC is an silly nationalistic sci-fi illusion, with no basis in international law.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2018/05/28/2003693846
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2018/05/28/2003693846
By forcing Taiwanese sci-fi fans to register at Tor Books website as being from either "China" or "Taiwan, province of Tawian," Tor's editors and website managers are showing a terrible and naive bias to Taiwanese sci-fi fans.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2018/05/28/2003693846
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2018/05/28/2003693846
Tor's editors are probably not even aware of this oversight on their registration form, thus this news tip, and hopefully a change in the website's current Orwellian nonsense. .
One hopes that Tor Books, once its editors read this letter, will do the right thing and stand up for Taiwan on its online registration form and show science fiction fans around the world that American sci-fi websites do not kowtow to China.
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中共如何被吊打— 從「歐威爾式胡言亂語(Orwellian Nonsense) 」說起
立場新聞-2018年5月7日
[ LETTER ] - Taipei Times
[ LETTER ]
Appeal to SCifi Tor Books to stop kowtowing to Red China Orwellian nonsense
As readers who follow the news know, last month China sent a threatening letter to a large number of international airlines demanding that they change the country code for Taiwan (TW) on their schedules to China (CN), as dictated by Beijing’s “one China” principle.
However, standing up for Taiwan’s international space and presence, on May 5 US President Donald Trump’s administration issued a statement condemning China’s science fictional “demand” as “Orwellian nonsense” through which China was trying to impose its own political claims on private companies around the world.
It’s like the British novels Nighteen Eighty-four and Animal Farm have come to life in 2018.
Believe it or not, a major sci-fi publishing company in New York, the most prestigious science fiction publisher in the world, Tor Books, whose editors know all about the Nighteen Eighty-four and Animal Farm, also kowtows to Beijing’s “one China” nonsense by asking Taiwanese sci-fi fans who want to sign up at the Tor Web site (tor.com/register) to list their country on the site’s drop-down menu as either “China” or “Taiwan, province of China.”
Yes, the world-famous sci-fi Web site run by Tor Books does not allow Taiwanese sci-fi fans to list their country as “Taiwan.”
Yet as readers know, Taiwan is a free and independent democracy, which abides by international law and has never been a part of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The Chinese claim that Taiwan is part of the PRC is a silly nationalistic sci-fi illusion, with no basis in international law.
By forcing Taiwanese sci-fi fans to register on the Web site as being from either “China” or “Taiwan, province of China,” Tor’s editors and Web site managers are showing a terrible and naive bias to Taiwanese fans.
Tor’s editors are probably not even aware of this oversight on their registration form, thus this letter, and hopefully a change in the Web site’s current Orwellian nonsense.
I hope that Tor Books, once its editors read this letter, will do the right thing and stand up for Taiwan on its online registration form and show science fiction fans around the world that US sci-fi Web sites do not kowtow to China.
Signed, George Orwell
Taipei
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