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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 days ago · The Taiwan Strait crises are a series of confrontations between the People’s Republic of China (P.R.C.) and the Republic of China (R.O.C.) across the Taiwan Strait that occurred from the 1950s through the early 2020s. Experts generally recognize four distinct crises, but conflict between the two governments is ongoing. Each Taiwan Strait crisis held significant risk of escalation to open war ...
But the Taiwanese point to the same history to argue that they were not part of the modern Chinese state that was first formed after the revolution in 1911 - or the People's Republic of China...
Feb 8, 2024 · It has been governed independently from mainland China, officially the People’s Republic of China (PRC), since 1949. The PRC views the island as a renegade province and vows to eventually...
3 days ago · Taiwan. self-governing island, Asia. Also known as: Chung-hua Min-kuo, Formosa, Republic of China, T’ai-wan. Written by. John C. Copper. Stanley J. Buckman Distinguished Professor of International Studies Emeritus, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee. Author of Historical Dictionary of Taiwan (Republic of China), Taiwan: Nation-State...
Aug 2, 2022 · It has been governed independently of mainland China, officially the People’s Republic of China (PRC), since 1949. The PRC views the island as a renegade province and vows to eventually “unify”...
Feb 9, 2024 · While the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has never exercised control over Taiwan, it claims that the island is an inalienable part of China that must be “reunified” with the mainland.
