CNN记者应该道歉

从CNN上看的，我英语不好，谁能告诉我nation除了国家的意思外还有什么的意思。
Despite the rift, China is Taiwan's biggest trade partner, hundreds of flights go between the two nations each week and Chinese banks now operate on the island, while some Taiwanese companies have factories in China.
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/03/asia/taiwan-china/index.html
CNN记者什么意思----午禾科技