self-governed

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He also told Trump that Washington should be "prudent" when supplying weapons to the self-governed island which China has long claimed.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

As for China, President Xi Jinping has made few outright threats against the self-governed island of Taiwan recently.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

He was also able to conduct and tour with the Vienna Philharmonic, an elite, self-governed contingent of the Vienna State Opera Orchestra.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Taiwan’s Taiex declined 0.2% to 17,512.83 on the eve of presidential and legislative elections that will test the self-governed island’s relations both with Beijing and with Washington.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2024

But he had men to deal with who were accustomed to think and reason closely, as must ever be more or less the case with a self-governed people.

From Erling the Bold by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)