CSBC Corporation, Taiwan (台灣國際造船, literally "Taiwan International Shipbuilding"), CSBC for short, formerly known as China Shipbuilding Corporation (中國造船) is a state-owned enterprise of the Republic of China. With its headquarters in Kaohsiung and shipyards in Kaohsiung and Keelung, it produces ships for civilian and miliary use. A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is an enterprise, often a corporation, owned by a government. ... The Republic of China is commonly known as Taiwan or Chinese Taipei, and it is not to be confused with the Peoples Republic of China. ... Nickname: Coordinates: Country Region Southern Taiwan Capital Lingya Dist (苓雅區) Government  - Mayor Chen Chu (陳菊) Area  - City 154 km²  (59. ... Small shipyard in Klaksvík (Faroe Islands), reparing fishing vessels Dockyards and shipyards are places which repair and build ships. ... Nickname: Coordinates: Country Region Southern Taiwan Capital Lingya Dist (苓雅區) Government  - Mayor Chen Chu (陳菊) Area  - City 154 km²  (59. ... Keelung City (Traditional Chinese: 基隆; Hanyu Pinyin: JÄ«lóng; Tongyong Pinyin: Jilóng; Wade-Giles: Chi-lung; POJ: Ke-lâng) is a provincial city of Taiwan, Republic of China. ... In times of armed conflict a civilian is any person who is not a combatant. ...

History

Today's CSBC Corporation, Taiwan is a result of the merger of Taiwan Shipbuilding Corporation and China Shipbuilding Corporation. Taiwan Shipbuilding was founded in 1937 when Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Corporation founded the Taiwan Dockyard Company. Following Japan's defeat in World War II, the Republic of China authorities established Taiwan Machinery and Shipbuilding Company by merging the existing Taiwan Dockyard Company with Taiwan Steel Works and Tong Kuang Company. Two years later, in 1948, the company split into two state-owned companies called Taiwan Machinery Corporation and Taiwan Shipbuilding Corporation (TSBC). Mitsubishi Logo The Mitsubishi Group ), Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies, all refer to a large grouping of independently operated Japanese companies which share the Mitsubishi brand name. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Republic of China is commonly known as Taiwan or Chinese Taipei, and it is not to be confused with the Peoples Republic of China. ...

China Shipbuilding Corp (CSBC) was founded in 1973 and was reverted to a government-owned company in 1977. CSBC and TSBC merged in 1978 to form the China Shipbuilding Corporation, as it was known until 2007. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

On February 9, 2007, the board approved the name change to CSBC Corporation, Taiwan, with immediate effect, with a ceremony to take place on February 12 to commemorate the name change^[1]. Critics argued that the name change was another case of President Chen's desinicization campaign and carried no real benefit^[2], while proponents argued that the name change would help to avoid potential confusion for foreigners and would make the firms more competitive, as they would be more easily identifiable with Taiwan.^[3] Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China Chen Shui-bian (ch. ... Desinicization (Simplified Chinese: 去中国化; Traditional Chinese: 去中國化; pinyin: , de + sinicization, meaning making non-Chinese) is a term which appeared within the political vocabulary of the Republic of China on Taiwan in 2001. ...

References

Traditional Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 正體字/繁體字, Simplified Chinese: 正体字/繁体字) refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... The China Times (Chinese: 中國時報; pinyin: zhōng guó shí bào) is a newspaper published in the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Traditional Chinese. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The Taipei Times is one of the three English-language newspapers in Taiwan, the other two being the Taiwan News and the China Post. ...

External Links

• CSBC Corporation, Taiwan homepage (Traditional Chinese)
• CSBC Corporation, Taiwan homepage (English)