Re: UN Postal Administration refuses to change 'Chinese Lunar Calendar' to more inclusive term on stamp sheet

ltlee1@hotmail.com (ltlee1) wrote:

"This decision comes after the special-event stamp sheet issued by the
United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) in January faced scrutiny in
Korea for using the term “Chinese New Year” instead of “Lunar New Year,”
a more inclusive name that acknowledges the various Asian countries,
including Korea, that observe the holiday.

[…]

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2025/02/113_391362.html

Is UN-PA position binning even for other sub-UN organizations?
I doubt+ so.  Do they plan to *repeat* such wording on next year stamps?

Have you inspected "wording" at UNPA web site?
"Chinese Lunar Calendar" appears ONLY on the stamp itself.
https://www.un.org/en/delegate/un-stamps-celebrate-year-snake

IMHO on long run it may pay "not oppose too much" some middle ground
name - Chinese but not quite Chinese.  The position may "drift" easily
without _officially_ expressed position.

What is *YOUR* position?

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