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That China's oppressive tendencies are despicable is something on which I think we can all agree, however this is a question of international consensus and that pretty much equals the UN guys. Besides, I think Taiwan itself prefers being called "Republic Of China".
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I would have thought that the absolute irrelevance of anything about the PRC to a thread about a knife which is not made there would have been obvious to anyone with even half a brain.
Taiwan used to prefer "Republic of China", but you have to realize that the government known as "Republic of China" was run out of China during the Chinese Civil War by the "People's Republic of China" (China as we currently know it). In 2007, Taiwan's "ruling Democratic Progressive Party approved a resolution asserting separate identity from China and called for the enactment of a new constitution for a "normal country". It also called for general use of "Taiwan" as the island's name, without abolishing its formal name, the Republic of China." (citation: Associated Press via Wikipedia) What the UN thinks on the matter is immaterial, as most of the countries in the UN are pandering to China, a very important economic partner. It also happens that China is one of only five permanent members of the UN Security Council and therefore one of five countries with veto power on resolutions, so there's a little bit of influence there. You don't suppose China's position in the UN and the economic value of appeasing China has anything to do with the UN stance on Taiwan, do you? It doesn't take a college degree to see that maybe, just maybe, the UN isn't impartial on the subject...
It's fine if you personally don't want your money going to Taiwan, but don't tell people that Taiwan/RoC=PRC, because it doesn't. That's the last I'm gonna post on that issue so I won't continue to derail this thread. I just don't want other readers to be misinformed into not buying this, or any other, Taiwan-made Spyderco. My Sage I and Navaja are two of the finest knives I own, with impeccable build quality and some of the best craftsmanship to be found on a production knife. I've also got a PPT and Sage II on the way and have no qualms with where my money is going (it ends up supporting Spyderco in Golden in the end anyway). I don't own a Chaparral yet, as it's too similar to my Sage I, so I'm holding off until the possible Chaparral with Damascus and mammoth tooth, though I may be waiting a few years for that one to come out, if at all.
Wikipedia isn't a reliable source. Apples get viruses less than PCs, because people don't bother making viruses for private computers. Windows runs most of the world's corperate computer systems. My Gayle Bradley is amazing. 140$ for carbone fiber, a liner lock that rivals many frame locks, and cpm M4 steel.
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That fact has sadly eluded even the most achieved scholars that posted in this thread. The Chaparral Is an amazing little knife.
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My Chicago is a great little edc, country be damned!
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