此訊息的每一個數字均出自司徒文(William Stanton)在 2019/2/19 於 Taiwan News 所投稿的「Learning to appreciate a modern miracle - Taiwan: William Stanton」一文。文中司徒文援引各項數據,試圖給台灣人信心與鼓勵。
與原文相比,此轉傳訊息數字與項目與原文相符,但出處有部分錯誤,例如說「PPP購買力」其實不是 World Bank 的數據,而是 other sources;「美國第11大貿易夥伴」其實來自 U.S. Census Bureau 而非 World Bank 等等。
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It is not surprising that many, perhaps most, people around the world do not know about Taiwan. After all, China -- with the support of more and more countries -- has isolated Taiwan diplomatically fo