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2 days ago · The history of the island of Taiwan dates back tens of thousands of years to the earliest known evidence of human habitation. [1] [2] The sudden appearance of a culture based on agriculture around 3000 BC is believed to reflect the arrival of the ancestors of today's Taiwanese indigenous peoples. [3]
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The late 1970s and early 1980s were a turbulent time for the...
- Demographics of Taiwan
According to February 2022 statistics from the Ministry of...
- Han Chinese
The Han Chinese are the largest ethnic group in...
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17 hours 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).
- Portion of the Chung-yang (Zhongyang) Range in eastern Taiwan.
- The treeless coastline of the P'eng-hu (Penghu) Islands (Pescadores), Taiwan.
- Age breakdown in Taiwan.
- Major export destinations for Taiwan.
- Tourists from Xiamen (Amoy), China, arriving in Taipei, Taiwan, in 2011.
- Elevated segment of the municipal rapid-transit system, central Taipei, Taiwan.
Apr 9, 2024 · 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. Taiwan came under Chinese Nationalist (Kuomintang, KMT) control after World War II.
2 days ago · Taipei, special municipality and seat of government of Taiwan (Republic of China). It is situated on the Tan-shui (Danshui, or Tamsui) River, almost at the northern tip of the island of Taiwan. Although it is no longer Taiwan’s most populous city, it remains the political, economic, and cultural center of the island.
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Mar 27, 2024 · Tsai Ing-wen (born August 31, 1956, Fang-shan township, P’ing-tung county, Taiwan) educator and politician who became the first female president of Taiwan (2016– ). Tsai, who is of Hakka descent, was one of nine children born to a wealthy business family.
