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I think she herself can decide, this is her site: https://sites.google.com/view/hongwang/home > Hello! I'm Hong Wang.

Wikipedia says Hong Wang while acknowledging that the native form is Wang Hong and that they are using the Western name order.

Nobody says Jinping Xi or Zedong Mao.

Is Elton John or Jhon Elton?

Is Elton John east Asian? He isn't

I think GP might be referencing to Rowan Atkinson interviewing Elton John: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl0HqlbX7dc

Can we not just agree that transliteration is tricky business with no single canon?

Some Indian restaurants near me sell Aloo Saag, others sell Alu Sag.

No, there is a single canon. Proper media is able to use proper names. This was not on.

Esp. in this case with Wang having a special meaning in China.

Well, some do say Jinping the Eleventh …

And Kim Jong the Second, which was confusing since he was actually the second Kim.

Such as waste of energy to argue on

> Cannot they still don't write

Amusing to see someone complaining about not using their definition of "proper language" when they themselves are not using proper language.