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This is a proposal to retire the word cathay in favor of China.
Marco Polo-era exonym — still used poetically and in airline branding (Cathay Pacific).
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Cathay comes from Khitan, a nomadic people Marco Polo encountered in the 13th century. He never reached China proper — he called the whole region “Cathay” by mistake.
We’ve been propagating a 700-year-old geographical error. The country’s name is China. Cathay should be in history books, not travel guides.
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