Why is dog named Taivan

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Is this the reason why WoW is no more in China?

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I doubt it. Might be a subtle “up yours” on the way out, but there are other reasons why the business relationship went sour, probably due to the access that the Chinese partner wants to user data.

(Note: I don’t know that’s the reason and I don’t have a source, but that’s absolutely how the CCP rolls.)

(Edit to add: the “Free HK” shenanigans a while back probably had more effect.)

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It’s nothing sinister or cheeky, actually.

The name Taivan is of Mongolian origin and means "‘peace, tranquility’ in Mongolian.

Referencing that Taivan doesn’t like conflict or fighting, and is a gentle soul.

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If the dog was named Taiwan, that might be a dig at China.

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No doubt you’re right, and the similarity is coincidental.

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i was going to say “blizz must like china if tencent owns 5% of the shares” but apparently they dont anymore somehow.

they did for 10 years heh

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I’m confused on how this is related to China? Is there a meaning to Taivan I’m not aware of?

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See Brounev’s reply above, I was mistaken.

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How are you correlating Taivan with Taiwan? Just because it’s one letter difference?

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Yeah, but it’s a coincidence and has no further meaning than that.