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

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   1 day 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).

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3. www.reuters.com › world › asia-pacificTaiwan reports Chinese military activity after Blinken leaves ...

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   Apr 27, 2024 · TAIPEI, April 27 (Reuters) - Taiwan reported renewed Chinese military activity near the island on Saturday with 12 aircraft crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait, a day after...

4. www.nytimes.com › china-taiwan-inf-treatyThe Death of a Treaty Could Be a Lifesaver for Taiwan

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   12 hours ago · In 2019, President Donald J. Trump abandoned the treaty, in part because the United States believed Russia had violated the terms of the pact for years. But U.S. officials said that China, with ...

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

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

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   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).

7. apnews.com › article › china-taiwan-militaryChina blasts US military aid to Taiwan | AP News

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   Apr 24, 2024 · China claims the entire island of Taiwan as its own territory and has threatened to take it by force if necessary. The mainland’s Taiwan Affairs Office said the aid “seriously violates” U.S. commitments to China and “sends a wrong signal to the Taiwan independence separatist forces.”

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_TaiwanHistory of Taiwan - Wikipedia

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   1 day 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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   Tai·wan

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   • 1. an island country off the southeastern coast of China; population 23,400,000 (estimated 2015); official language, Mandarin Chinese; capital, Taipei.

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    Where is Taiwan located?

    • 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).

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    Where is Taipei located?

    • Taipei, in the north, is the seat of government of the Republic of China (ROC; Nationalist China). In addition to the main island, the ROC government has jurisdiction over 22 islands in the Taiwan group and 64 islands to the west in the P’eng-hu (Pescadores) archipelago.

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    Is Taiwan a good country?

    • Taiwan's armed forces are well-equipped and well-trained but dwarfed by those of China's, especially the navy and air force, which respond almost daily to Chinese missions. China considers Taiwan the most important issue in its relations with the United States, and Beijing has repeatedly demanded Washington end weapons sales to Taiwan.

    Taiwan reports Chinese military activity after Blinken leaves Beijing

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    Is Taiwan a semi-presidential republic?

    • semi-presidential republic includes main island of Taiwan plus smaller islands nearby and off coast of China's Fujian Province; Taiwan is divided into 13 counties (xian, singular and plural), 3 cities (shi, singular and plural), and 6 special municipalities directly under the jurisdiction of the Executive Yuan

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