[CQ-Contest] Crimea, Taiwan and CQWW

[Steve London]

This may come as a surprise to some of you, but the USA and the UN do 
not recognize the Republic of China (Taiwan) as a country. 
Diplomatically, Taiwan (BV) is part of the Peoples Republic of China 
(BY). 172 of the 193 UN member countries (including the USA) agree with 
this position on Taiwan.

So, applying the same logic that CQ magazine management has applied to 
Crimea, QSO's with Taiwan should only be counted if they are made by 
licensees of the Peoples Republic of China (BY). A BV-issued license is 
not legitimate. A BV-issued license is no different than the 1B1 
licenses issued by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (which also 
does not count for DXCC).

I am not saying that I agree with the position CQ has taken on 
Russian-licensed Crimeans, nor that BV-licensees should not be counted, 
just the inconsistency in CQ magazine policies.

73,
Steve, N2IC