For the Record - May 15, 2023

Taiwanese ancestry: A story in the May 2 Section A about the use of Indigenous names in Taiwan incorrectly stated that about 2.5% of the population is of Austronesian descent. That figure is the proportion officially recognized by the government as Indigenous, a designation based on documented family lineage. It is unclear how many more Taiwanese have Austronesian ancestors who inhabited the island before the arrival of Chinese, Japanese and Dutch settlers.

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