Rockets claim Jeremy Lin off waivers

Canadian?

 

That is not going anywhere.
Taiwan is just a surrogate name for Republic of China that was founded by Mainland Chinese and you can look it up.
Taiwan is just the name of the island before Chinese settlers founded the Republic.
This is about politics more than ethnicity because I don't see many indigenous people in the government or governing parties.
Why exactly are you bringing this up? This is about basketball.

 

Can we stop this nonsense?

 

Sorry to bother with that but you can clearly see that the government at least regard themselves as Chinese. Maybe everyone from the population.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan

 

Just try to find a way to stop that somehow. People are throwing comparisons that are unbearable to watch.

 

Don't you find it hypocritical that you're bringing up the history of Taiwan and saying I'm being political when all I'm saying is Lin is Taiwanese?

How is distinguishing the two nationality being political?

 

Why? Just to have players to practice for training camp. I don't see him cracking the rotation.

 

I think he can possibly beat out Flynn.

 

Because as I recall you compared them with Germans and Americans.

Lin is not Taiwanese by nationality...he is American of Taiwanese descent if you want to be correct. That is the point.
He is playing like as an American. He never got education in China or Taiwan or other parts of Asia.
And Taiwan is closer or they see themselves as Independent Chinese citizen
Just want to get the facts straight.
Taiwanese Americans are not representing what local Taiwanese want or do not want.
Whether you being politcal or not the facts should be right on the point.

 

Taiwanese?

 

:grin: Na just training camp fodder

 

Sorry, I meant of descent.

And why are you arguing about whether Taiwanese is part of China? That sparks a whole new debate which I'm not getting into.

I'm just saying he is Taiwanese (or Taiwanese American if you want to be specific), which he is. If you don't recognize Taiwan as an independent country, that's fine by me.

I don't know why you're throwing in politics in here. It's really not a complicated issue.

 

I thought he was Mexican

 

No he went to Harvard.

 

Hey, you can back-read a few pages, I've given some evidences that LIN identifies with both. If you really feel like distinguishing the 2 terms maybe a new thread in D&D may be better suited. There are "Taiwanese" who don't consider themselves "Chinese" but Lin is the wrong example.

 

He also never dated in his life and his parents always follow him on different trips. Not making it up.

 

Just STFU you narrow-minded island dweller.Truth hurts, right?!
Taiwanese (vast of majority of) is ethnically Chinese unless your mother was fiecked by Japanese occupiers and you're the product of that process.
As to Jeremy Lin, he is a Chinese American. So suck it up!

 

I didn't notice that.

That's a different story then.

Like I said, I'm not going into politics.

 

Chinese?

 

I am not arguing for that. American society is so very different from German society.
However, Taiwan and China are much closer which is why I got carried away so easily.
Personally I stayed overseas most of my time so I can relate.
Overseas people think differently, sticking together more.
Sorry to bother you with politics it is just one way to convey the message.
Asian americans do not think like local asians. That was my whole point. I thought you would read between the lines. Just couldn't ignore the comparisons there. You go on.