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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TaiwanTaiwan - Wikipedia

    Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. It is located at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south.

  3. www.britannica.com › place › TaiwanTaiwan | History, Flag, Map, Capital, Population, & Facts

    2 days ago · Taiwan, island in the western Pacific Ocean that lies roughly 100 miles (160 km) off the coast of southeastern China. It is approximately 245 miles (395 km) long (north-south) and 90 miles (145 km) across at its widest point. Taipei, in the north, is the seat of government of the Republic of China (ROC; Nationalist China).

  4. www.nytimes.com › asia › china-taiwan-drillsChina Launches Military Drills Around Taiwan as ‘Punishment’

    3 days ago · Published May 22, 2024 Updated May 23, 2024, 7:18 a.m. ET. China launched two days of military drills surrounding Taiwan on Thursday in what it called a “strong punishment” to its opponents on ...

  5. www.cia.gov › the-world-factbook › countriesTaiwan - World Factbook Glyph

    4 days ago · Taiwan held legislative elections in 1992, the first in over 40 years, and its first direct presidential election in 1996. In the 2000 presidential elections, Taiwan underwent its first peaceful transfer of power with the KMT loss to the DPP and afterwards experienced two additional democratic transfers of power in 2008 and 2016.

  6. www.nytimes.com › interactive › 2022/08/25How China Could Choke Taiwan - The New York Times

    Aug 25, 2022 · By Chris Buckley , Pablo Robles, Marco Hernandez and Amy Chang Chien Aug. 25, 2022. China is honing its ability to blockade Taiwan, giving Beijing the option of cutting off the self-ruled island...

  7. www.cia.gov › about › archivesTaiwan - The World Factbook

    Dec 28, 2021 · Introduction. Background. First inhabited by Austronesian people, Taiwan became home to Han immigrants beginning in the late Ming Dynasty (17th century). In 1895, military defeat forced China's Qing Dynasty to cede Taiwan to Japan, which then governed Taiwan for 50 years.

  8. www.britannica.com › topic › history-of-TaiwanTaiwan | History, Flag, Map, Capital, Population, & Facts

    Apr 22, 2024 · A survey of notable events and people in the history of Taiwan. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, the island of Taiwan lies roughly 100 miles (160 km) off the coast of southeastern China. Taipei, in the north, is the seat of government of the Republic of China (ROC; Nationalist China).

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