Premier Yu Shyi-kun said in New York on Sunday that the government has long highlighted the word "Taiwan" in its overseas national publicity campaigns.
Yu made the remarks after touring the Queens Museum of Art in New York, which currently houses an exhibition of Taiwanese publicity posters and photos that featured in a 1964 world cultural exposition at the museum.
That the word "Taiwan" was used more prominently than the phrase "Republic of China" indicates that the government has long endeavored to highlight the nation's separate identity from China, Yu said.
Yu's statements came after he referred to the nation as "Taiwan, ROC" for the first time in a speech delivered to the Honduran Congress last Thursday. His move drew mixed reactions back home.
Stressing that Taiwan's formal national title remains unchanged, Yu said the only reason he referred to the nation as "Taiwan, ROC" is that he wants the nation's diplomatic allies to understand that it is Taiwan that is funding many of their development projects, not China.
The building containing the Queens Museum of Art housed the UN headquarters from 1946 through 1952, and a collection of UN documents, files and posters bearing the ROC's full national title and flags are on permanent display at the museum.
The ROC was a founding member of the UN, but has been shut out of the world body since 1971 when the UN decided to give China's seat to Beijing instead of Taipei.
Looking at the ROC-related UN documents on display, Yu said he is hopeful that Taiwan can return to the UN in the not too distant future.
Yu donated US$5,000 to the Queens Museum of Art to express his support for the museum.
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