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The Republic of China (Traditional Chinese: 中華民國; Simplified Chinese: 中华民国, Wades-Giles: Chung¹-hua² Min²-kuo², Tongyong Pinyin: JhongHuá MínGuó, Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó, Pe̍h-oē-jī: Tiong-hoâ Bîn-kok) is the state that currently exercises sovereignty only over the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Kinmen, and Matsu. From 1912 to 1949 this state exercised sovereignty over all of mainland China. The name "Taiwan" is often used synonymously with the modern Republic of China, while the term "China" usually refers to the People's Republic of China (PRC) or mainland China. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China. ...
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Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of the Republic of China is red with a dark blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white sun with 12 triangular rays. ...
Flag ratio: 2:3 The Blue Sky with a White Sun flag is the Kuomintang party flag. ...
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Standard Mandarin is the official Chinese spoken language used by the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of China on Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore. ...
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City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area - Total - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ...
The Office of the President of the Republic of China is located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei City. ...
Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China Chen Shui-bian (ch. ...
The President of the Executive Yuan (行政院長), colloquially referred to as the Premier (閣揆), is the head of the Executive Yuan or executive branch of the Republic of China government which currently administers Taiwan. ...
Frank Chang-ting Hsieh Frank Chang-ting Hsieh (Taiwanese Romanization: SiÄ Tiông-têng or ChiÄ Tiông-têng; Chinese: è¬é•·å»·, pinyin: Xiè ChángtÃng) (born May 18, 1946), a politician of the Democratic Progressive Party, has been the mayor of Kaohsiung City since December 1998. ...
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The Xinhai Revolution (or Hsinhai Revolution, Chinese: 辛亥革命; pinyin: Xīnhài Gémìng), named for the Chinese year of Xinhai (1911), was the overthrow (October 10, 1911-February 12, 1912) of Chinas ruling Qing Dynasty, sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, and the establishment of the Republic of China. ...
October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ...
1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...
January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ...
1912 was a leap year starting on Monday. ...
2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
These are two lists of countries of the world sorted by their Gross domestic product (GDP), the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. ...
This is a list of countries of the world sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP) at purchasing power parity (PPP) per capita for the year of 2004, the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year, divided by the average population for...
The New Taiwan Dollar (新臺幣 or æ–°å°å¹£; ISO 4217 code TWD; common abbreviation NT$), or simply Taiwan Dollar, is the currency of the Republic of China (Taiwan). ...
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A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is formally recognized by a countrys government as their states official national song. ...
National Anthem of the Republic of China (中華民國國歌, pinyin: zhōnghúa míngúo gúogē), is the current national anthem of the Republic of China on Taiwan. ...
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Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ...
Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体å—; Traditional Chinese: ç°¡é«”å—; pinyin: jiÇŽntÇzì; also called 简化å—/簡化å—, jiÇŽnhuà zì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ...
Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ...
Tongyong Pinyin (Chinese: 通用拼音; Pinyin: ; literally Universal/General Usage Sound-combining) is the current official romanization of the Chinese language adopted by the national government (although not all local governments) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since late 2000, announced by the Mandarin Promotion Council of the Ministry of Education. ...
Pinyin (拼音, Pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the...
PeÌh-oÄ“-jÄ« (POJ) (Chinese: 白話å—; pinyin: ) is a romanization created and introduced to Taiwan by Presbyterian missionaries in the 19th century. ...
The Pescadores Islands (Chinese: 澎湖群島; Wade-Giles: Peng-hu; Pinyin: Pénghú; Taiwanese POJ: Phêâ¿-ô·-kÅan, from Portuguese, fishermen) are an archipelago in the Taiwan Strait. ...
Quemoy, Kinmen, or Chinmen (金門, pinyin: Jīnmén, POJ: Kim-mn̂g) (pop. ...
The Matsu Islands (馬祖列島 or less frequently, 馬祖群島 Pinyin: MÇŽzÇ”) are a minor archipelago of 19 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait administered as Lienchiang County (連江 Pinyin: LiánjiÄng), Fukien Province of the Republic of China (ROC, now based on Taiwan). ...
In this map of China, the light-coloured areas represent Mainland China, while yellow coloured area refers to Taiwan. ...
The Republic of China (ROC) was founded in 1912 as the successor state of the Qing Dynasty, ending 2,000 years of imperial rule in China. Its existence on mainland China was scarred by warlordism, Japanese invasion, and civil war and ended in 1949 when the Kuomintang (KMT) was overthrown by the Chinese Communists and was forced to evacuate the ROC government to Taiwan. There the KMT set up a provisional capital in Taipei where it continued to regard itself as the sole legitimate government of China. Meanwhile, the Communists proclaimed the People's Republic of China and claimed to be the successor state to the ROC over all of China and that the Nationalist government in Taiwan was illegitimate. From its early days to its move to Taiwan, the Republic of China has been closely associated with the Kuomintang (KMT)—a party formed by the revolutionaries that originally established the Republic, though it is no longer the ruling party. The succession of states theory asserts that all possessions and territory held by a state are automatically transferred to the successor state, the state which succeeds it. ...
The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: 清æœ; pinyin: qÄ«ng cháo; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories of Inner Asia, establishing...
In this map of China, the light-coloured areas represent Mainland China, while yellow coloured area refers to Taiwan. ...
Combatants National Revolutionary Army, Republic of China Imperial Japanese Army, Empire of Japan Commanders Chiang Kai-shek, Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang, Zhu De,He Yingqin Tojo Hideki, Matsui Iwane, Minami Jiro,Kesago Nakajima,Toshizo Nishio,Neiji Okamura. ...
The Chinese Civil War (Traditional Chinese: 國共内戰; Simplified Chinese: 国共内战; pinyin: ; literally Nationalist-Communist Civil War) was a conflict in China between the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party; KMT) and the Communist Party of China (CPC). ...
The flag of the Kuomintang, consists of a twelve ray sun (originating from the twelve traditional Chinese hours of the day) to symbolize the spirit of progress. ...
Communist Party of China flag The Communist Party of China (Simplified Chinese: ä¸å›½å…±äº§å…š; Traditional Chinese: ä¸åœ‹å…±ç”£é»¨; pinyin: ) is the ruling party of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area - Total - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ...
The flag of the Kuomintang, consists of a twelve ray sun (originating from the twelve traditional Chinese hours of the day) to symbolize the spirit of progress. ...
While the tense standoff of the Cold War era has largely subsided, the political status of Taiwan continues to remain a contentious issue on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Although the national boundaries have never been officially redrawn, the ROC no longer pursues its claims over mainland China and Mongolia. Constitutional reforms enacted by the national government in the 1980s and 1990s have transformed the ROC from an authoritarian one-party state ruled mainly by mainland Chinese into its current form as a localized, multi-party democracy where in practice only people in the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Kinmen, and Matsu exercise the sovereignty of the Republic. The ROC was one of the founding members of the United Nations and one of the original five Security Council members; however, in 1971, it was replaced in the UN by the PRC. Because the PRC claims sovereignty over Taiwan, the ROC's diplomatic recognition since the 1970s has suffered as a result of the One-China Policy and because of diplomatic maneuvers by the larger and more economically-significant PRC. Most major countries switched their recognition from the ROC to the PRC in the 1970s; currently, the ROC is officially recognized by 25 countries. Taiwan Strait Area The political status of Taiwan is a controversy over whether Taiwan, including the Pescadores (Penghu), should remain the effective territory of the Republic of China (ROC), become unified with the territories now governed by the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), or become the Republic of Taiwan. ...
The 1980s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1980 and 1989, but in a pop cultural sense it could be considered to span from about 1979 to 1990. ...
// Events and trends The 1990s in its most obvious sense refers to the years 1990 to 1999, but has held a strong influence into the 2000s. ...
A single-party state or one-party system or single-party system is a type of party system and form of government where only a single political party dominates the government and no opposition parties are allowed. ...
Mainlanders are Chinese people who live, or were born, in mainland China as opposed to Hong Kong, Macao, or Taiwan. ...
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Chinas seat in the United Nations has been occupied by the Peoples Republic of China since November 23, 1971. ...
The One-China policy (Traditional Chinese: 一個ä¸åœ‹; Simplified Chinese: 一个ä¸å›½; pinyin: yÄ« gè ZhÅngguó) is the principle that there is one China and that mainland China, Tibet, Hong Kong, Macao, Xinjiang and Taiwan are all part of that China. ...
The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ...
// International disputes The political status of the Republic of China on Taiwan is itself controversial and described in political status of Taiwan. ...
History
- Main article: History of the Republic of China
The Republic of China (Traditional Chinese: ä¸è¯æ°‘國; Pinyin: ZhÅng huá mÃn guó) succeeded the Qing Dynasty (清æœ) in China and ruled mainland China from 1912 to 1949. ...
Republican China, 1911-1949 The Republican Era of China developed out of the Wuchang Uprising against the Qing Dynasty on October 10, 1911. The Republic of China government was declared on January 1, 1912, with Sun Yat-sen elected the first provisional president. As part of the agreement to have the last emperor Puyi abdicate, Yuan Shikai was officially elected president in 1913. However, Yuan dissolved the ruling KMT, ignored the provisional Constitution in asserting presidential power, and ultimately declared himself emperor in 1915. The Wuchang Uprising (æ¦æ˜Œèµ·ç¾©, pinyin: WÇ”chÄng QÇyì) of October 10, 1911, started the Xinhai Revolution, which triggered the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and establishment of the Republic of China. ...
The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: 清æœ; pinyin: qÄ«ng cháo; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories of Inner Asia, establishing...
October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ...
1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...
January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ...
1912 was a leap year starting on Monday. ...
Sun Yat-sen (November 12, 1866 – March 12, 1925) was a Chinese revolutionary leader who had a significant role in the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty. ...
The Office of the President of the Republic of China is located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei City. ...
Puyi (Chinese:溥儀; Pronounced Poo-yee) (February 7, 1906 - October 17, 1967) of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro ruling family was the Xuantong Emperor (宣統皇å¸) of China between 1908 and 1924 (ruling emperor between 1908 and 1912, and non-ruling emperor between 1912 and 1924...
Yuan Shikai in military uniform Yuan Shikai (Courtesy Weiting æ…°äº; Pseudonym: Rongan 容庵 Traditional: è¢ä¸–凱; Simplified: è¢ä¸–凯; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Yüan Shih-kai) (September 16, 1859 – June 6, 1916) was a Chinese military official and politician during the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. ...
1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
 Yuan Shikai ( left) and Sun Yat-sen ( right) with two different flags representing the early Republic. In response, Yuan's supporters deserted him, and many provinces declared independence and became warlord states. Yuan Shikai died of natural causes in 1916. This thrust China into a decade of warlordism. Sun Yat-sen, forced into exile, returned to Guangdong province with the help of southern warlords in 1917 and 1920, and set up successive rival governments. Sun reestablished the KMT in October 1919. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x660, 161 KB)A poster that commemorates the the permanent President of the Republic of China Yuan Shikai and the provisional President of the Republic Sun Yat-sen. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x660, 161 KB)A poster that commemorates the the permanent President of the Republic of China Yuan Shikai and the provisional President of the Republic Sun Yat-sen. ...
1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ...
Guangdong (Simplified Chinese: 广东; Traditional Chinese: 廣æ±; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuang-tung; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangtung or Canton Province, Jyutping: gwong2 dung1; Vietnamese: Quảng Äông), is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ...
1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...
1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
After Sun's death in 1925, Chiang Kai-shek became the effective leader of the KMT having, with the help of the Soviet Union, led the successful Northern Expedition, which defeated the warlords and united China nominally under the KMT. However, Chiang soon dismissed his Soviet advisors, and purged communists and leftists from the KMT, catalyzing the Chinese Civil War. The 1930s were a decade of growth for the areas under KMT control, while the Communists were being pushed into the interior as Chiang Kai-shek sought to destroy them. 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Chiang Kai-shek (October 31, 1887–April 5, 1975) was a Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomintang (KMT) after the death of Sun Yat-sen in 1925. ...
The Northern Expedition (北ä¼) was a military campaign led by the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party) and the Communist Party of China from 1926 to 1927. ...
In politics, left-wing, the political left or simply The Left are terms that refer to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism or social democracy/Social liberalism. ...
The Chinese Civil War (Traditional Chinese: 國共内戰; Simplified Chinese: 国共内战; pinyin: ; literally Nationalist-Communist Civil War) was a conflict in China between the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party; KMT) and the Communist Party of China (CPC). ...
Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931 and made massive territorial gains during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). With Japan's surrender in 1945, the Republic of China emerged victorious and became one of the founding members of the United Nations. The civil war resumed and intensified after the Japanese surrender, and it ended in the Communist victory in 1949. Extent of Manchuria according to Definition 1 (dark red), Definition 3 (dark red + medium red) and Definition 4 (dark red + medium red + light red) Manchuria (Manchu: Manju, Simplified Chinese: 满洲; Traditional Chinese: 滿洲; pinyin: ) is name given to a vast territorial region in northeast Asia. ...
1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
Combatants National Revolutionary Army, Republic of China Imperial Japanese Army, Empire of Japan Commanders Chiang Kai-shek, Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang, Zhu De,He Yingqin Tojo Hideki, Matsui Iwane, Minami Jiro,Kesago Nakajima,Toshizo Nishio,Neiji Okamura. ...
1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The examples and perspective in this article do not represent a worldwide view. ...
Communist Party of China flag The Communist Party of China (Simplified Chinese: ä¸å›½å…±äº§å…š; Traditional Chinese: ä¸åœ‹å…±ç”£é»¨; pinyin: ) is the ruling party of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ...
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The following is a timeline of the history of China: For a summary table of the dynasties in Chinese history and their dates, check here. ...
The Republic of China on Taiwan, 1945-present After the defeat of Japan during World War II, Taiwan was surrendered to the Allies and occupied by the ROC government on behalf of the Allied Powers. It was governed under a corrupt military administration leading to widespread island unrest, culminating in the bloody 228 Incident. Martial law was declared in 1948. During the 228 Incident, a crowd of angry people gathered in downtown Taipei. ...
In this tumultuous climate, after the defeat of the KMT in 1949, Chiang Kai-shek evacuated the Republic of China government to Taiwan and declared Taipei the provisional capital of China. Accompanying his retreat were some 2 million refugees from mainland China, adding to the already present population of approximately 6 million. Chiang Kai-shek (October 31, 1887–April 5, 1975) was a Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomintang (KMT) after the death of Sun Yat-sen in 1925. ...
City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area - Total - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ...
In this map of China, the light-coloured areas represent Mainland China, while yellow coloured area refers to Taiwan. ...
During the Cold War, the Republic of China was seen by the West as "Free China" and a bastion against Communism, while in contrast the People's Republic of China was seen as "Red China" or "Communist China". The Republic of China was recognized as the sole legitimate government of both Mainland China and Taiwan by the UN and many Western nations until the 1970s. For the generic term for a high-tension struggle between countries, see cold war (war). ...
Communism refers to a theoretical system of social organization and a political movement based on common ownership of the means of production. ...
The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ...
Taiwan remained under martial law, under the name of the "Temporary Provisions Effective During the Period of Communist Rebellion" (動員戡亂時期臨時條款) and one-party rule for four decades from 1948 until 1987, when Presidents Chiang Ching-kuo and Lee Teng-hui gradually liberalized and democratized the system. In 2000, Chen Shui-bian of the more pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was elected president, becoming the first non-KMT constitutional president of the Republic of China. In the 2004 presidential elections, after being shot while campaigning just one day before, Chen was reelected by a narrow margin of just 0.2%. In both Chen's terms the DPP and the Taiwanese independence leaning Pan-Green Coalition failed to secure a majority of seats in the legislature, losing to the KMT and the pro-eventual unification leaning Pan-Blue Coalition. Martial law is the system of rules that takes effect (usually after a formal declaration) when a military authority takes control of the normal administration of justice. ...
Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國) Chiang Ching-kuo (Chinese: 蔣經國; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chiang Ching-kuo) (April 271, 1910 - January 13, 1988), Kuomintang politician and leader, was the son of Chiang Kai-shek and held numerous posts in the government of the Republic of China (from 1949...
Lee Teng-hui (Chinese: æŽç™»è¼; Taiwanese Romanization: Là Teng-hui; pinyin: LÇ DÄ“nghuÄ«; born January 15, 1923) is a politician in the Republic of China on Taiwan. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China Chen Shui-bian (ch. ...
DPP Flag The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) (Chinese: 民主進æ¥é»¨; abbrev. ...
The Election for the 10th-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China (第十任中華民國總統、副總統選舉), the second ever direct elections for President and Vice President of the Republic of China on Taiwan and the 10th under the 1947 Constitution, were held on March 18, 2000. ...
Elections for the President and Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) were held on March 20, 2004. ...
Chen and Lu, only minutes before the shooting incident On March 19, 2004, the day before the Republic of China presidential election, President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu were both shot while campaigning in Tainan, in what then appeared to be a political assassination attempt. ...
Taiwan independence (Chinese: å°ç£ç¨ç«‹, pinyin: TáiwÄn dúlì, Taiwanese Romanization: Tâi-oân ToÌk-liÌp; abbreviated to å°ç¨, Táidú, Tâi-toÌk) is a political movement whose goal is primarily to create an independent and sovereign Republic of Taiwan (out of the lands currently administered...
The Pan-Green Coalition (Traditional Chinese: æ³›ç¶ è¯ç›Ÿ; Simplified Chinese: 泛绿è”盟; pinyin: ) or Pan-Green Force (Traditional Chinese: æ³›ç¶ è»; Simplified Chinese: 泛绿军; pinyin: ), is an informal political alliance in early 21st century Taiwan, consisting of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU), and the minor Taiwan Independence Party (TAIP). ...
The Pan-Blue Coalition, or Pan-Blue Force (Chinese: æ³›è—è»; pinyin: fà n lán jÅ«n), is a political coalition in early 21st century Taiwan, consisting of the Kuomintang (KMT), the People First Party (PFP), and the smaller New Party (CNP). ...
See also History of the Republic of China for a history of the government that currently administers Taiwan. ...
This is a timeline of Taiwanese History. ...
Politics - Main article: Politics of the Republic of China
The Republic of China (ROC) currently has jurisdiction over Taiwan, Kinmen, Matsu, and the Pescadores Islands (Penghu) and several smaller islands. ...
Republican China, 1911-1949 The original founding of the Republic centered on the Three Principles of the People (san min zhuyi): nationalism, democracy, and people's livelihood. Nationalism meant standing up to Japanese and European interference, democracy meant elected rule modeled after Japan's parliament, and people's livelihood or socialism, meant government regulation of the means of production. Another lesser known principle that the Republic was founded upon was "five races under one union" (五族共和), which emphasized the harmony of the five major ethnic groups in China as represented by the colored stripes of the original Five-Colored Flag of the Republic. However, this five races under one union principle and the corresponding flag were abandoned in 1927. The Three Principles of the People (Traditional Chinese: 三民主義 ; Pinyin: SÄn MÃn ZhÇ”yì ; Wade-Giles: San-min Chu-i), also translated as Three Peoples Principles, or collectively Sanmin Doctrine, is a political philosophy developed by Sun Yat-sen as part of a program to make China a...
In reality these three principles were left unrealized. Republican China was marked by warlordism, foreign invasion, and civil war. Although there were elected legislators, from its inception, it was actually a largely one-party dictatorship apart from some minor parties [1], including the Chinese Youth Party[2], the National Socialist Party and the Rural Construction Party[3], with suppression of dissent, within the KMT of the Communists. As the central government was quite weak, little could be done in terms of land reform or redistribution of wealth either. Politics of this era consisted primarily of the political and military struggle between the KMT and the CCP, in between bouts of active military resistance against Japanese invasion.
Republic of China on Taiwan, 1949-Present The constitution of the Republic of China was drafted before the fall of mainland China to the Communists and was created for the purpose of forming a coalition government between the Nationalists and the Communists for rule of all of China, including Taiwan. However, the CCP boycotted the National Assembly, and it is also worth noting, that the Taiwanese representatives were not elected. The constitution went into effect December 25, 1947. December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ...
1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Because Taiwan remained under martial law from 1948 until 1987, much of the constitution was not in effect. Since the lifting of martial law, the Republic of China has undergone a drastic process of democratisation and reform, removing legacy components that were originally meant for the governing of mainland China. Many legacy components that still remain are nonfunctional. This process of amendment continues today as the government continues to reform itself. In May of 2005, a new national assembly was elected to reduce the number of parliamentary seats and implement several constitutional reforms. These reforms have since been passed, with the national assembly essentially voting to abolish itself and transferring the power of constitutional reform to the popular ballot.[4]
Political status and the major camps One key issue has been the political status of Taiwan itself. With the diplomatic isolation brought about in the 1970s and 1980s, the notion of "recovering the mainland" by force has been dropped and the Taiwanese localization movement stengthened. The relationship with the People's Republic of China and the related issues of Taiwan independence and Chinese reunification continue to dominate Taiwanese politics. Taiwan Strait Area The political status of Taiwan is a controversy over whether Taiwan, including the Pescadores (Penghu), should remain the effective territory of the Republic of China (ROC), become unified with the territories now governed by the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), or become the Republic of Taiwan. ...
Localization (本土化, POJ: pún-thó·-hòa, Pinyin: Běntǔ huà ) is a political term used by advocates of Taiwan independence to support their view of Taiwan as not part of China. ...
Taiwan independence (Chinese: å°ç£ç¨ç«‹, pinyin: TáiwÄn dúlì, Taiwanese Romanization: Tâi-oân ToÌk-liÌp; abbreviated to å°ç¨, Táidú, Tâi-toÌk) is a political movement whose goal is primarily to create an independent and sovereign Republic of Taiwan (out of the lands currently administered...
Chinese reunification is a goal of Chinese nationalism which is the unification of all of China under a single political entity. ...
The political scene in the ROC is divided into two camps, with the pro-unification and center-right KMT, People First Party (PFP), and New Party forming the Pan-Blue Coalition, and the pro-independence and center-left Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and centrist Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) forming the Pan-Green Coalition. The People First Party (親民黨, pinyin: Qīnmíndǎng) is a conservative political party in the Republic of China on Taiwan. ...
The New Party (新黨, xīndăng), formerly the Chinese New Party (CNP; 中華新黨, zhōnghúa xīndăng), is a political party in the Republic of China on Taiwan. ...
The Pan-Blue Coalition, or Pan-Blue Force (Chinese: æ³›è—è»; pinyin: fà n lán jÅ«n), is a political coalition in early 21st century Taiwan, consisting of the Kuomintang (KMT), the People First Party (PFP), and the smaller New Party (CNP). ...
DPP Flag The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) (Chinese: 民主進æ¥é»¨; abbrev. ...
The Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) (Traditional Chinese: å°ç£åœ˜çµè¯ç›Ÿ, pinyin: TáiwÄn túanjÃe lÃanméng) is a political party in Taiwan (Republic of China) which advocates Taiwan independence. ...
The Pan-Green Coalition (Traditional Chinese: æ³›ç¶ è¯ç›Ÿ; Simplified Chinese: 泛绿è”盟; pinyin: ) or Pan-Green Force (Traditional Chinese: æ³›ç¶ è»; Simplified Chinese: 泛绿军; pinyin: ), is an informal political alliance in early 21st century Taiwan, consisting of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU), and the minor Taiwan Independence Party (TAIP). ...
Supporters of the Pan-Green camp tend to favor emphasisizing Taiwan as being distinct from China. Many Pan-Green supporters seek Taiwanese independence and for dropping the title of the Republic of China. However, more progressive members of the coalition, such as current President Chen Shui-bian, claim that it is unnecessary to proclaim independence because Taiwan is already "an independent, sovereign country" and that the Republic of China is the same as Taiwan. Some members take a much more extreme view about Taiwan's status, claiming that the ROC is nonexistent and calling for the establishment of an independent Republic of Taiwan. Supporters of this idea have even gone as far as issuing passports for their republic. Proposed flag for the proposed Republic of Taiwan The Republic of Taiwan (臺ç£å…±å’Œåœ‹; Taiwanese: Tâi-oân KiÅng-hô-kok) is a goal of increasing supporters of Taiwan independence in creating a Taiwanese state unambiguously separate from China, covering (at most) the areas currently controlled by the Republic of...
While the Pan-Green camp favors Taiwan having an identity separate from that of China, Pan-Blue members seem to be strongly supportive of the concept of the Republic of China, which remains an important symbol of their links with China. Pan-Blue views reunification as something that will happen eventually, but until then the current status quo is preferable to declaring independence. During his visit to mainland China in April 2005, KMT Party Chairman Lien Chan reiterated his party's belief in the "One China" policy that states that there is only one China controlled by two governments and that Taiwan is a part of China. PFP Party Chair James Soong expressed the same sentiments during his visit in May. March 28, 2005, Kuomintang vice chairman Chiang Pin-kung led a delegation in the first official visit to Mainland China by the highest Kuomintang leader in 60 years. ...
Dr. Lien Chan Lien Chan (連戰, in pinyin: Lián Zhà n) (born August 27, 1936, in Xian) is a Taiwanese politician. ...
Soong Chu-yu James Chu-yu Soong (宋楚瑜 Wade-Giles: Sung Chu-yü; pinyin: Sòng Chǔyú; born March 16, 1942) is a politician in the Republic of China on Taiwan. ...
For its part, the PRC has indicated that it finds a Republic of China far more acceptable than an independent Taiwan, and ironically, though it views the ROC as an illegitimate entity, it has made it clear that any effort on Taiwan to formally abolish the ROC or formally renounce its claim over the Mainland would result in a strong and possibly military reaction.
National political structure The head of state is the president, who is elected by popular vote for a four-year term on the same ticket as the vice-president. The president has authority over the five administrative branches (Yuan): the Executive Yuan, Legislative Yuan, Control Yuan, Judicial Yuan, and Examination Yuan. The president appoints the members of the Executive Yuan as his cabinet, including a premier who is officially the President of the Executive Yuan; members are responsible for policy and administration. The President of the Philippines meets with the President of the United States. ...
The Office of the President of the Republic of China is located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei City. ...
The Executive Yuan (行政院; literally executive court) is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China. ...
The Legislative Yuan building in Zhongzheng District, Taipei City (the view is blocked by the childrens hospital building of the National Taiwan University Hospital). ...
The Control Yuan building The Control Yuan main entrance The Control Yuan (監察院; pinyin: Jiānchá Yùan), one of five branches of the Republic of China government in Taipei, is a watchdog agency that monitors (controls) the government. ...
The Judicial Yuan (司法院) is one of five branches of the Republic of China government in Taipei and serves as the highest judicial organ in Taiwan. ...
The Examination Yuan (考試院) is one of five government branches of the Republic of China and is in charge of validating the qualification of civil servants. ...
The President of the Executive Yuan (行政院長), colloquially referred to as the Premier (閣揆), is the head of the Executive Yuan or executive branch of the Republic of China government which currently administers Taiwan. ...
The main legislative body is the unicameral Legislative Yuan with 225 seats, of which 168 are elected by popular vote. Of the remainder, 41 are elected on the basis of the proportion of nationwide votes received by participating political parties, eight are elected from overseas Chinese constituencies on the same principle, as are the eight seats for the aboriginal populations; members serve three-year terms. Originally the unicameral National Assembly, as a standing constitutional convention and electoral college, held some parliamentary functions, but the National Assembly was abolished in 2005 with the power of constitutional amendments handed over to the Legislative Yuan and all eligible voters of the Republic. A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ...
Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or parliamentary chamber. ...
An aerial view of Parliament of India at New Delhi. ...
The Constitution of the Republic of China (traditional Chinese: 中華民國憲法; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Xiànfǎ; Tongyong Pinyin: JhongHuá MínGuó SiànFǎ) is currently the basic governing document for the areas controlled by the Republic of China, namely all of Taiwan Province, Taipei and Kaohsiung municipalities, and Kinmen county and part of...
Political divisions - Main article: Political divisions of the Republic of China
 Current jurisdiction of the Republic of China According to the 1947 Constitution, written before the fall of mainland China to the Communists and with the intention of applying it to all of China, the highest level administrative division is the province (the provincial level also includes special administrative regions, regions, centrally administered municipalities). However, since 1998, the only provincial governments to remain fully functional under ROC jurisdiction—Taiwan Province—has been effectively streamlined with responsibility assumed by the central government and the county-level governments (the other existing provincial government, Fuchien, was streamlined much earlier). The ROC currently administers two provinces and two provincial level cities: The Republic of China (ROC) currently administers two historical provinces of China (one completely and one for a small part) and centrally administers two municipalities: Taiwan Province; consists of the island of Taiwan, except the two municipalities, plus Penghu county (Pescadores Islands) and a number of outlying islands Sixteen counties...
Map of Taiwan from CIA World Factbook. ...
A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng (çœ shÄ›ng), which is an administrative division of China. ...
A Special Administrative Region (SAR) (Simplified Chinese: 特别行政区; Traditional Chinese: 特別行政å€; pinyin: tèbié xÃngzhèngqÅ«; Cantonese IPA: /tÉk6piËt6 hÉÅ‹4tsɪŋ3kʰɵy1/; Jyutping: dak6bit6 hang4zing3keoi1; Yale: dahkbiht hà hngjingkeÅ«i) is a political subdivision of the...
This article talks about the history of the political divisions of China. ...
Direct-controlled municipalities are the highest-level cities in China, with status equal to that of the provinces. ...
Taiwan Province can refer to an existing administrative division under the government of the Republic of China or the claimed 23rd province of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
The Republic of China also administers Dongsha Islands and Taiping Island, which are part of the disputed South China Sea Islands. They have been placed under Kaohsiung City after the retreat to Taiwan. Taiwan Province can refer to an existing administrative division under the government of the Republic of China or the claimed 23rd province of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
The Pescadores Islands (Chinese: 澎湖群島; Wade-Giles: Peng-hu; Pinyin: Pénghú; Taiwanese POJ: Phêâ¿-ô·-kÅan, from Portuguese, fishermen) are an archipelago in the Taiwan Strait. ...
Originally, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count (in Great Britain, an earl, though the original earldoms covered larger areas) by reason of that office. ...
Provincial cities (省轄市 or 省管市), sometimes translated provincial municipalities, are cities lesser in rank than direct-controlled municipalities of the Republic of China. ...
Fujian (Chinese: ç¦å»º; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Fu-chien; Postal System Pinyin: Fukien, Foukien; local transliteration Hokkien from Min Nan Hok-kià n) is one of the provinces on the southeast coast of China. ...
Quemoy, Kinmen, or Chinmen (金門, pinyin: Jīnmén, POJ: Kim-mn̂g) (pop. ...
The Taiwan Strait. ...
Lianjiang (連江; 连江; Liánjiāng; Lien²-chiang¹) is a county on the coast of Fujian Province, China. ...
The Matsu Islands (馬祖列島 or less frequently, 馬祖群島 Pinyin: MÇŽzÇ”) are a minor archipelago of 19 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait administered as Lienchiang County (連江 Pinyin: LiánjiÄng), Fukien Province of the Republic of China (ROC, now based on Taiwan). ...
Dongyin (Chinese: æ±å¼•) is an island in the Taiwan Strait off the coast of Fujian. ...
Jyuguang (莒光鄉 Pinyin: Jǔguāng Wade-Giles: Chü³-kuang²) is a township of Lienchiang County, Republic of China (Taiwan). ...
Direct-controlled municipalities are the highest-level cities in China, with status equal to that of the provinces. ...
Abbreviation: Kaohsiung (高雄) City nickname: The Harbor City Capital District Linya Dist. ...
City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area - Total - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ...
The Pratas Islands (or Dongsha Islands) are located in the middle of the South China Sea (see South China Sea Islands). ...
Taiping (also Itu Aba, Chinese: 太平島) is the largest island of Nansha Islands (Spratly Islands) in the South China Sea. ...
The South China Sea Islands (or Nanhai Islands, simplified: å—海诸岛, traditional: å—海諸島, pinyin: NánhÇŽi ZhÅ«dÇŽo) is an archipelago of over 250 around 1-km² islands, atolls, cays, shoals, reefs, and sandbars in the South China Sea, most of which have no indigenous people. ...
Maps of the official borders of the Republic of China include mainland China, Mongolia and Tannu Tuva Additionally, although the ROC has not constitutionally renounced sovereignty over Mainland China (including Tibet), outer Mongolia, and Tannu Uriankhai, though in 1991 President Lee Teng-hui it stated that his government does not dispute the fact that the Communist Party rules mainland China. The DPP government under Chen Shui-bian has made moves to ignore such claims, including removing outer Mongolia from the ROC's official maps and the establishment of a representative office in Mongolia's capital, Ulan Bator. One reason the ROC has never officially dropped its claims is fear that the PRC would use such a move as a pretext for invasion, calling it a move towards Taiwan independence. Download high resolution version (1000x702, 232 KB)ROC map According to [1] this map (中華民國全圖) was published by the Department of Land Administration (地政司) of the Ministry of Interior (內政部) of the Republic of China. ...
Download high resolution version (1000x702, 232 KB)ROC map According to [1] this map (中華民國全圖) was published by the Department of Land Administration (地政司) of the Ministry of Interior (內政部) of the Republic of China. ...
The Republic of China (ROC) currently administers two historical provinces of China (one completely and one for a small part) and centrally administers two municipalities: Taiwan Province; consists of the island of Taiwan, except the two municipalities, plus Penghu county (Pescadores Islands) and a number of outlying islands Sixteen counties...
Outer Mongolia makes up Mongolia (presently a sovereign state) and Tannu Uriankhai (presently known as Tuva Republic, a federal subject of the Russian Federation), while Inner Mongolia (内蒙å¤; Nèi MÄ›nggÇ”) is an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
Tuva or Tyva (Russian: Республика Тыва [Тува], Respublika Tyva [Tuva]) (pop. ...
Outer Mongolia makes up Mongolia (presently a sovereign state) and Tannu Uriankhai (presently known as Tuva Republic, a federal subject of the Russian Federation), while Inner Mongolia (内蒙å¤; Nèi MÄ›nggÇ”) is an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
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Taiwan independence (Chinese: å°ç£ç¨ç«‹, pinyin: TáiwÄn dúlì, Taiwanese Romanization: Tâi-oân ToÌk-liÌp; abbreviated to å°ç¨, Táidú, Tâi-toÌk) is a political movement whose goal is primarily to create an independent and sovereign Republic of Taiwan (out of the lands currently administered...
Official boundaries continue to show 35 provinces, 14 municipalities, 1 special administrative region, and 2 regions, instead of 23 provinces, 4 municipalities, and autonomous regions shown on the maps from the PRC that reflect the PRC actual political divisions; however, the ruling DPP government has dropped regulations that require Taiwanese map makers to depict the official boundaries.
- Related topic: History of the political divisions of China#Republic of China
This article talks about the history of the political divisions of China. ...
Foreign relations - Main article: Foreign relations of the Republic of China
// International disputes The political status of the Republic of China on Taiwan is itself controversial and described in political status of Taiwan. ...
Republican China, 1911-1949 During the early years of the Republic, almost all foreign powers recognized the "warlord" government in Beijing as the legitimate government in China. It was this government that sent representatives to sign Treaty of Versailles (over protests by students in the May Fourth Movement). China became one of five permanent members in the League of Nations. After the defeat of the Beiyang government in Beijing by the Kuomintang (Nationalists), the Nationalist Government in Nanjing received widespread diplomatic recognition. This recognition lasted throughout the Chinese Civil War and World War II (though Japan established a rival puppet government during the invasion that received some recognition from the Axis). Having fought on the side of the Allied Powers during World War II, the Republic of China became one of the founding members of the UN and held one of five permanent seats on the UN Security Council. The treaty was an International affair The Treaty of Versailles of 1919 was the peace treaty which officially ended World War I between the Allies and Germany. ...
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The League of Nations was an international organization founded after the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. ...
Nanjing (Chinese: å—京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Nan-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Nanking), is the capital of Chinas Jiangsu Province and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and culture. ...
The Chinese Civil War (Traditional Chinese: 國共内戰; Simplified Chinese: 国共内战; pinyin: ; literally Nationalist-Communist Civil War) was a conflict in China between the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party; KMT) and the Communist Party of China (CPC). ...
The word axis has several meanings: In mathematics, axis can mean: A straight line around which a geometric figure can be rotated. ...
Republic of China on Taiwan, 1949-Present After the KMT retreat to Taiwan, most countries, notably the countries in the Western bloc, continued to maintain relations with the ROC government. Recognition gradually eroded and many countries switched recognition to the PRC in the 1970s. Today, the Republic of China on Taiwan continues to be officially recognized by 25 nations, mostly small countries in Central America and Africa but also including the Holy See of the Catholic Church. The People's Republic of China has a policy of not having diplomatic relations with any nation which recognizes the Republic of China and insists that all nations with which it has diplomatic relations make a statement which recognizes its claims to Taiwan. In practice, however, most major nations maintain unofficial diplomatic relations with Taiwan and the statement which is required by the PRC is couched in extremely carefully worded ambiguity. In some major nations who do not recognize it, the ROC has representative offices called the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office or the "Taipei Representative Office" for short, that take on most of the functions of an official embassy, such as issuing visas. Likewise, many nations maintain counterpart trade and economic offices in the ROC, such as the American Institute in Taiwan, which is the de facto embassy of the United States in the ROC. NATO 2002 Summit The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on April 4, 1949. ...
The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ...
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), sometimes known as Taipei Representative Offices, are de facto embassies and consulates of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in countries that do not have official relations with the ROC because of relations with the Peoples Republic of China, but have nevertheless established...
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) serves as the de facto embassy of the United States in the Republic of China on Taiwan. ...
De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without...
The Republic of China was in the United Nations as one of its founding members and held China's seat on the Security Council until 1971, when it was expelled by General Assembly Resolution 2758 and replaced in all UN organs with the government of the People's Republic of China. Multiple attempts by the Republic of China to re-join the UN have not made it past committee. (See China and the United Nations) The examples and perspective in this article do not represent a worldwide view. ...
A session of the Security Council in progress The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful organ of the United Nations. ...
1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758, adopted October 25, 1971, replaced the UN seat of the Republic of China with that of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
Chinas seat in the United Nations has been occupied by the Peoples Republic of China since November 23, 1971. ...
Besides the dispute with the PRC over the mainland, the ROC also has a controversial relationship with Mongolia. Until 1945, the ROC claimed jurisdiction over Mongolia, but under Soviet pressure, it recognized Mongolian independence. Shortly thereafter, it repudiated this recognition and continued to claim jurisdiction over Mongolia until recently. Since the late 1990s, the relationship with Mongolia has become a controversial topic. Any move to renounce sovereignty over Mongolia is controversial because the PRC claims that it is a prelude to Taiwan independence. 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
// Events and trends The 1990s in its most obvious sense refers to the years 1990 to 1999, but has held a strong influence into the 2000s. ...
Taiwan independence (Chinese: å°ç£ç¨ç«‹, pinyin: TáiwÄn dúlì, Taiwanese Romanization: Tâi-oân ToÌk-liÌp; abbreviated to å°ç¨, Táidú, Tâi-toÌk) is a political movement whose goal is primarily to create an independent and sovereign Republic of Taiwan (out of the lands currently administered...
Military - Main article: Military of the Republic of China
The Republic of China (ROC) maintains a large military establishment, which accounted for 16. ...
Military of the Republican China on the mainland The founding of the Republic was made possible by mutiny within the Qing New Army. When Yuan Shikai took over as president, he was already commander of the Beiyang Army, which controlled North China. However, with Yuan's death in 1916, numerous factions within the Beiyang Army broke loose, and the leading generals of the Beiyang Army became warlords, operating huge fiefdoms in the following decade. Regulars in these warlord armies often did not wear uniforms and the distinction between bandit and soldier was blurred. The New Armies (Simplified Chinese: 新军) were the modernized Qing armies trained and equipped according to western standards. ...
Yuan Shikai in military uniform Yuan Shikai (Courtesy Weiting æ…°äº; Pseudonym: Rongan 容庵 Traditional: è¢ä¸–凱; Simplified: è¢ä¸–凯; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Yüan Shih-kai) (September 16, 1859 – June 6, 1916) was a Chinese military official and politician during the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. ...
The Beiyang Army (åŒ—æ´‹è» bÄ›iyáng-jÅ«n) was a powerful and Western-appearing Chinese military force created by the Qing dynasty government in the late 19th century. ...
With the help of the Comintern, Sun Yat-sen established the National Revolutionary Army in 1925 in Guangdong with a goal of reunifying China under the Kuomintang. To this end, it initially fought against the warlords that had fractured China, successfully unifying China, and later against the Communist Red Army. It also fought against Japanese invasion during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1931/1937-1945), which became a part of the larger World War II. Leadership of the military during this time empowered political leadership. Following the lines of Leninism and the Three Principles of the People, the distinction among party, state, and army were blurred. The Comintern (from Russian КоммуниÑтичекий Интернационал (Kommunisticheskiy Internatsional) – Communist International), also known as the Third International, was an international Communist organization founded in March 1919 by Lenin, Trotsky and the Russian Communist Party (bolshevik), which intended to fight by all available means, including armed force, for the overthrow of the international bourgeoisie...
Sun Yat-sen (November 12, 1866 – March 12, 1925) was a Chinese revolutionary leader who had a significant role in the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty. ...
The National Revolutionary Army (NRA) (Chinese: 國民革命軍; pinyin: guo2 min2 ge2 ming4 jun1) was the national army of the Republic of China. ...
1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Guangdong (Simplified Chinese: 广东; Traditional Chinese: 廣æ±; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuang-tung; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangtung or Canton Province, Jyutping: gwong2 dung1; Vietnamese: Quảng Äông), is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
The flag of the Kuomintang, consists of a twelve ray sun (originating from the twelve traditional Chinese hours of the day) to symbolize the spirit of progress. ...
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) (Simplified Chinese: ä¸å›½äººæ°‘解放军; Traditional Chinese: ä¸åœ‹äººæ°‘解放è»; pinyin: ), which includes an army, navy, air force, and strategic nuclear forces, serves as the military of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ...
Combatants National Revolutionary Army, Republic of China Imperial Japanese Army, Empire of Japan Commanders Chiang Kai-shek, Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang, Zhu De,He Yingqin Tojo Hideki, Matsui Iwane, Minami Jiro,Kesago Nakajima,Toshizo Nishio,Neiji Okamura. ...
World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ...
Vladimir Lenin in 1920 Leninism is a political and economic theory which builds upon Marxism (the forerunner of Communism) and is a branch in its own right (it has been the dominant branch of Marxism in the world since the 1920s). ...
The Three Principles of the People (Traditional Chinese: 三民主義 ; Pinyin: SÄn MÃn ZhÇ”yì ; Wade-Giles: San-min Chu-i), also translated as Three Peoples Principles, or collectively Sanmin Doctrine, is a political philosophy developed by Sun Yat-sen as part of a program to make China a...
With the defeat by the Communist People's Liberation Army in the Chinese Civil War, the National Revolutionary Army retreated to Taiwan along with the government. It was later reformed into the Republic of China Army. The Chinese Civil War (Traditional Chinese: 國共内戰; Simplified Chinese: 国共内战; pinyin: ; literally Nationalist-Communist Civil War) was a conflict in China between the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party; KMT) and the Communist Party of China (CPC). ...
The Republic of China Army (ä¸è¯æ°‘國陸è»; pinyin: ZhÅnghuá MÃnguó LùjÅ«n) is the largest of the military branches of the Republic of China (Taiwan). ...
Military of the Republic of China on Taiwan
 ROC Navy Cheng Kung-class frigates Today, the Republic of China on Taiwan maintains a large military establishment, mainly as defense against the constant threat of invasion by the People's Republic of China, which is seen as the predominant threat and which has not renounced the use of force against the ROC. From its retreat from mainland China in 1949 until the 1970s, the military's primary mission had been to "retake the mainland." Given its current mission of defense against invasion, the ROC military has begun to shift emphasis from the traditionally dominant army to the air force and navy. Control of the armed forces has also passed into the hands of the civilian government. Download high resolution version (850x480, 161 KB)ROC (Taiwan) Navy Cheng-Kung-class (Oliver Hazard Perry class) frigate. ...
Download high resolution version (850x480, 161 KB)ROC (Taiwan) Navy Cheng-Kung-class (Oliver Hazard Perry class) frigate. ...
In this map of China, the light-coloured areas represent Mainland China, while yellow coloured area refers to Taiwan. ...
The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ...
The Republic of China Army (中華民國陸軍) is the largest of the military branches of the Republic of China (Taiwan). ...
The Republic of China Air Force (中華民國空軍) is the aviation branch of the armed forces of the Republic of China (Taiwan), and is often viewed as one of the most professional and capable branches of the Republic of Chinas armed forces. ...
The Republic of China Navy (中華民國海軍) is the maritime branch of the armed forces of the Republic of China (Taiwan). ...
The ROC's armed forces number approximately 300,000, with nominal reserves totaling 3,870,000. The ROC begun its implementation of a force reduction program to scale down its military from a level of 430,000 in the 1990s, and is drawing to a close by 2005. Conscription remains universal for qualified males reaching age 18, but as a part of the reduction effort many are redirected to government agencies or defense related industries. Current plans call for a transition to a predominantly professional army over the next decade, while conscription will be limited to a period of 3 months.
The armed forces primary concern at this time is the possibility of an attack by the PRC, consisting of a naval blockade, airborne assault and/or missile bombardment. The Ministry of National Defense planned to purchase diesel-powered submarines and Patriot anti-missile batteries from the United States to counter the recent threat, but its budget has been stalled by the opposition Pan-Blue Coalition as of 2005. A significant amount of military hardware has been bought from the United States, and continues to be legally guaranteed today by the Taiwan Relations Act. In the past, the ROC has also purchased hardware from France and the Netherlands. The Pan-Blue Coalition, or Pan-Blue Force (Chinese: æ³›è—è»; pinyin: fà n lán jÅ«n), is a political coalition in early 21st century Taiwan, consisting of the Kuomintang (KMT), the People First Party (PFP), and the smaller New Party (CNP). ...
2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Taiwan Relations Act is an act of the United States Congress passed in 1979 after the establishment of relations with the Peoples Republic of China and the (pro forma) breaking of relations between the United States and the Republic of China on Taiwan by President Jimmy Carter. ...
Economy
Economy of mainland China, 1912-1949 - Main article: Economy of Republican China
During the first half of the 20th century the ROC economy was essentially capitalist, with much foreign interference. With the fall of the emperor and the end of political isolation also came the end of economic isolation. The weak national government led to little government control of the economy other than rampant inflation. China at the time was largely agrarian with most of the land, and thus the wealth, concentrated in a wide pyramid structure – much of the land was owned by a few very wealthy landowners with the general population tenant farmers who did not own land. This situation of severe inequality is exactly the one that both the original revolutionists that had formed Republican China and the Communist party had aimed to overturn. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...
Economy of Taiwan, 1945-present - Main article: Economy of Taiwan
The Republic of China on Taiwan has a dynamic capitalist economy with gradually decreasing state involvement in investment and foreign trade. In keeping with this trend, some large government-owned banks and industrial firms are being privatized. Real growth in GDP has averaged about eight percent during the past three decades. Exports have provided the primary impetus for industrialization. The trade surplus is substantial, and foreign reserves are the world's third largest. Taiwan has a dynamic capitalist economy with gradually decreasing guidance of investment and foreign trade by the government. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (480x640, 53 KB)Taipei 101, completed. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (480x640, 53 KB)Taipei 101, completed. ...
This article appears to contradict itself. ...
Until the mid 20th century the record for the worlds tallest structure was relatively clearly defined (see table below. ...
Privatization (sometimes privatisation, denationalization, or, especially in India, disinvestment) is the process of transferring property, from public ownership to private ownership and/or transferring the management of a service or activity from the government to the private sector. ...
Agriculture constitutes only two percent of the GDP, down from 35 percent in 1952. Traditional labor-intensive industries are steadily being moved offshore and replaced with more capital- and technology-intensive industries. Taiwan has become a major investor in Mainland China, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Vietnam; 50,000 Taiwanese businesses are established in Mainland China. 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
In this map of China, the light-coloured areas represent Mainland China, while yellow coloured area refers to Taiwan. ...
Because of its conservative financial approach and its entrepreneurial strengths, Taiwan suffered little compared with many of its neighbors from the Asian financial crisis in 1998–1999. The global economic downturn, however, combined with poor policy coordination by the new administration and increasing bad debts in the banking system, pushed Taiwan into recession in 2001, the first whole year of negative growth since 1947. Due to the relocation of many manufacturing and labor intensive industries to mainland China, unemployment also reached a level not seen since the 1970s oil crisis. This became a major issue in the 2004 presidential election. 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
A recession is usually defined in macroeconomics as a fall of a countrys real Gross Domestic Product in two or more successive quarters of a year. ...
2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Dorothea Langes Migrant Mother depicts destitute pea pickers in California during the Great Depression. ...
The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ...
Elections for the President and Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) were held on March 20, 2004. ...
Because the PRC objects to having other countries maintain diplomatic or official relations with the ROC, the ROC often joins international organizations under a different name. The Republic of China is a member of governmental trade organizations such as the World Trade Organization under the name Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (台灣、澎湖、金門及馬祖個別關稅領域) and APEC under the name Chinese Taipei. WTO Logo The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international rules-based and member driven organization which oversees a large number of agreements defining the rules of trade between its member states (WTO, 2004a). ...
The Republic of China (Traditional Chinese: 中華民國; Simplified Chinese: 中华民国; Wade-Giles: Chung-hua Min-kuo, Tongyong Pinyin: JhongHuá MínGuó, Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó) is a state that currently administers the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Quemoy, and the Matsu. ...
APEC may refer to: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Action Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour Advanced Placement European Civilization Atlantic Provinces Economic Council This article consisting of a 4-letter acronym or initialism is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...
The East Asian Tigers, also known as Asias Four Little Dragons (Simplified Chinese: 亚洲四å°é¾™, Traditional Chinese: 亞洲四å°é¾) (dragon being a reference to China in Chinese culture), refers to the economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. ...
Culture
Culture of Republican China, 1912-1949 - Main article: Culture of China
The abolition of the empire had an immediate effect on dress and customs: the largely Han Chinese population immediately cut off the queues that they had been forced to grow in submission to the ruling Manchus. In accordance with the tradition of changing the style of dress for successive dynasties, Sun Yat-sen popularized the changshan (the female equivalent is the qipao). Mao Zedong would later adapt the upper part of changshan and wear the style become known to westerners as the Mao suit. Old imperial practices such as footbinding were discontinued. Home to one of the worlds oldest and most complex civilizations, China boasts a history rich in over 5,000 years of artistic, philosophical, and political advancement. ...
Han Chinese (Simplified Chinese: 汉æ—; Traditional Chinese: æ¼¢æ—; pinyin: ) is a term which refers to the majority ethnic group within China and the largest single human ethnic group in the world. ...
The Manchu (Manchu: Manju; Simplified Chinese: 满æ—; Traditional Chinese: 滿æ—; pinyin: ) are an ethnic group who originated in the dong bei or North East region consisting of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang provinces, collectively known in English as Manchuria. ...
Two women wear qipao in this 1930s Shanghai advertisement. ...
▶(?) (December 26, 1893 – September 9, 1976; Mao Tse-tung in Wade-Giles) was the chairman of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China from 1943 and the chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China from 1945 until his death. ...
Communist leaders wear the Mao suit. ...
The bound feet of an adult woman Foot binding (纏足, 包腳, 裹小腳, or 紮腳) is an obsolete Chinese custom, practiced for centuries. ...
In the late 1910s and early 1920s, students and intellectuals began to challenge old customs in what became the New Cultural Movement. The era called for iconoclasm, the assertion of individuality, and the liberalization of society (such as through the abolition of arranged marriages). Universities began to incorporate western subjects into the curriculum and discussion of numerous philosophies such as communism and anarchism ensued. Notably, Lu Xun published his satire Diary of a Madman to challenge Confucianism, Ba Jin questioned the heirarchical family structure, and Hu Shih called for writing in Vernacular Chinese instead of Literary Chinese for mass appeal. The literary journal New Youth, edited by Chen Duxiu, promoted science and democracy. These changes, though affecting urban and upper class society, failed reach the peasantry who remained mostly illiterate. // Events and trends The 1910s represent the culmination of European militarism which had its beginings during the second half of the 19th Century. ...
Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America and in Australia as the Roaring Twenties . In Europe it is sometimes refered to as the Golden Twenties. ...
Students in Beijing rallied during the May Fourth Movement. ...
Communism refers to a theoretical system of social organization and a political movement based on common ownership of the means of production. ...
Anarchism is a generic term describing various political philosophies and social movements that advocate the elimination of all forms of state. ...
Lu Xun (Traditional: é¯è¿…; Simplified: é²è¿…; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Lu Hsün) or Lu Hsün (Wade-Giles) (September 25, 1881 – October 19, 1936), the pen name of Zhou Shuren (Traditional Chinese: 周樹人; Simplified Chinese: å‘¨æ ‘äºº; pinyin: ), has been considered the most influential Chinese writer of the 20th century and is seen as the...
The Madmans Diary is an attempt by Lu Xun to describe the effects of confucianism upon the Chinese people. ...
Sage Confucius——å”å Confucianism (Chinese: 儒家, Pinyin RújiÄ, The School of the Scholars; or, less accurately, å”æ•™ KÅng jià o, The Religion of Confucius) is an East Asian ethical and philosophical system originally developed from the teachings of the early Chinese sage Confucius. ...
Ba Jin in 1938 Li Yaotang (Chinese: æŽå°§æ£ , Zi: 芾甘, Feigan) (November 25, 1904 – October 17, 2005) is considered to be one of the most important and widely read Chinese writers of the twentieth century. ...
Hu Shih (Simplified: 胡适, Traditional: 胡適, Pinyin: Hú Shì), (December 17, 1891-February 24, 1962) was a Chinese philosopher and essayist. ...
Vernacular Chinese (pinyin: báihuà ; Wade-Giles: paihua) is a style or register of the written Chinese language essentially modeled after the spoken language and associated with Standard Mandarin. ...
Classical Chinese or Literary Chinese (文言, pinyin: wényán, literal meaning: literary language or 古文, literal: ancient written language) is a traditional style of written Chinese prose using grammar and vocabulary very different from any modern spoken form of Chinese. ...
New Youth (新青年, pinyin: Xīn Qīngnián) was an influential Chinese revolutionary magazine in the 1920s that played an important part during the May Fourth Movement. ...
Chen Duxiu (October 8, 1879 - May 27, 1942) played many different roles in Chinese history. ...
// What is science? There are various understandings of the word science. According to empiricism, scientific theories are objective, empirically testable, and predictive — they predict empirical results that can be checked and possibly contradicted. ...
In the 1930s, Chiang Kai-shek launched the New Life Movement to promote traditional Confucian social ethics, while rejecting individualism and Western capitalistic values. It also aimed to build up morale in a nation that was besieged with corruption, factionalism, and opium addiction. Some goals included courtesy to neighbors, following rules set by the government, keeping streets clean, and conserving energy. The concurrent National Goods Movement asked citizens to buy Chinese-manufactured products. // Events and trends The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ...
Chiang Kai-shek (October 31, 1887–April 5, 1975) was a Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomintang (KMT) after the death of Sun Yat-sen in 1925. ...
The New Life Movement was set up by Chiang Kai-shek and his wife Soong May-ling to promote traditional Confucian social ethics, while rejecting individualism and Western capitalistic values. ...
Famous Chinese or Chinese-speaking/writing people. ...
Wikibooks Cookbook has more about this subject: Chinese cuisine The cuisine of China is widely regarded as representing one of the richest and most diverse culinary heritages on Earth. ...
Culture of Taiwan - Main article: Culture of Taiwan
 Peking Opera is performed at the National Concert Hall in Taipei.
 Longshan Temple, Taipei, an example of architecture with southern Chinese influences commonly seen in older buildings in Taiwan.
 Japanese culture has had a strong influence in Taiwan, including various mannerisms among the elderly who remember Japanese rule and TV dramas and anime among the younger generations (like with this store in Taipei). After the retreat to Taiwan, the Nationalists took steps to preserve traditional Chinese culture and suppress the local Taiwanese culture. The government launched a program promoting Chinese calligraphy, traditional Chinese painting, folk art, and Chinese opera. One of Taiwan's greatest attractions is the National Palace Museum, which houses more than 650,000 pieces of Chinese bronze, jade, calligraphy, painting and porcelain. The KMT moved this collection from the Forbidden City in Beijing in 1949 when it fled to Taiwan. The collection, estimated to be one-tenth of China's cultural treasures, is so extensive that only 1 percent is on display at any time. The Culture of Taiwan is a blend of traditional Chinese with significant Asian influences notably Japanese and Western influences including American, Spanish and Dutch. ...
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In Beijing, September 2002 Beijing opera or Peking opera (京剧, pinyin: Jīngjù) is a kind of Chinese opera which arose in the mid-19th century and was extremely popular in the Qing dynasty court. ...
Lungshan Temple, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan; Taken January 2003 by Allen Timothy Chang File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Lungshan Temple, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan; Taken January 2003 by Allen Timothy Chang File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Download high resolution version (1803x1074, 964 KB)Japanese mecha anime themed store in Taipei, Taiwan. ...
Download high resolution version (1803x1074, 964 KB)Japanese mecha anime themed store in Taipei, Taiwan. ...
Calligraphy in a Latin Bible of AD 1407 on display in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. ...
Chinese painting is a form of Chinese art. ...
Folk arts have a long history in China. ...
19th century Chinese opera Chinese opera costumes Chinese opera is a popular form of drama in China. ...
Taipeis National Palace Museum with apartment complex blocking the view The National Palace Museum Main Entrance. ...
The Forbidden City or Forbidden Palace (Chinese: ç´«ç¦åŸŽ; pinyin: ; literally Purple Forbidden City), located at the exact center of the ancient city of Beijing, was the imperial palace during the mid-Ming and the Qing dynasties. ...
Beijing ▶(?) (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking) is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ...
Since Taiwan localization movement of the 1990s, Taiwan's cultural identity has been allowed greater expression. Taiwan's mainstream culture is primarily derived from traditional Chinese culture, with significant influences also from Japanese and American cultures, especially in the areas of politics and architecture. Fine arts, folk traditions, and popular culture embody traditional and modern Asian and Western motifs. Localization (本土化, POJ: pún-thó·-hòa, Pinyin: Běntǔ huà) is a political term used within Taiwan to support the view of Taiwan as a centered place rather than as solely an appendage of China. ...
// Events and trends The 1990s in its most obvious sense refers to the years 1990 to 1999, but has held a strong influence into the 2000s. ...
Home to one of the worlds oldest and most complex civilizations, China boasts a history rich in over 5,000 years of artistic, philosophical, and political advancement. ...
About 80 percent of the people in Taiwan belong to the Holo subethnic group and speak Taiwanese as the primary language. Mandarin is the primary language of instruction in schools, having been mandatory since the coming of the KMT, and is spoken by almost all Taiwanese (except older generations who were educated under Japanese rule). The Hakka, about 10 percent of the population, have a distinct Hakka language. Aboriginal minority groups still speak their native languages, although most also speak Mandarin and Taiwanese. English is a common second language, with many large private schools such as Hess providing English instruction services. English also features on several of Taiwan's education exams. See alternative meanings for other possible definitions. ...
See alternative meanings for other possible definitions. ...
Standard Mandarin is the official Chinese spoken language used by the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of China on Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore. ...
Hakka (Chinese: 客家; pinyin: kèjiÄ, literal meaning guest families) are a Han Chinese people whose ancestors are said to originate from around Henan and Shanxi in northern China over 2700 years ago. ...
Hakka (Simplified Chinese: 客家è¯, Traditional Chinese: 客家話, Hakka: Hak-ka-fa/-va, pinyin: KèjiÄhuà ) is a Chinese dialect/language spoken predominantly in southern China by the Hakka ethnic group and descendants in diaspora throughout East and Southeast Asia and around the world. ...
Hess Educational Organization (or Hess for short) is the single largest private provider of English education in the Republic of China (ROC). ...
The status of Taiwanese culture is a subject of debate due to identity politics. Along with the political status of Taiwan, it is disputed whether Taiwanese culture is a segment of Chinese culture (due to the Han ethnicity and a shared language and traditional customs with mainland Chinese) or a distinct culture separate from Chinese culture (due to the long period of recent political separation and the past colonization of Taiwan). Speaking Taiwanese under the localization movement has become an emblem of expressing Taiwanese identity. Localization (本土化, POJ: pún-thó·-hòa, Pinyin: Běntǔ huà) is a political term used within Taiwan to support the view of Taiwan as a centered place rather than as solely an appendage of China. ...
Karaoke is incredibly popular in Taiwan, where it is known as KTV and is an example of something the Taiwanese have drawn from contemporary Japanese culture. Taiwan has a high density of convenience stores, which in addition to the usual services, provide services on behalf of financial institutions or government agencies such as collection of the city parking fee, utility bills, traffic violation fines, and credit card payments. A Karaoke machine Karaoke (Japanese: カラオケ, from 空 kara, empty, and オーケストラ Åkesutora, orchestra) is a form of entertainment where recorded music accompanies an amateur singer who sings along with the accompaniment on microphone. ...
KTV, meaning karaoke television, is a variant of karaoke that is popular in East Asia, particularly in Taiwan, Hong Kong. ...
A convenience store is a small store or shop, generally accessible or local. ...
Taiwanese culture also has influenced the West: Bubble tea and milk tea are popular drinks readily available around city centers in Europe and North America. Ang Lee is the famous Taiwanese movie director of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Eat Drink Man Woman, among other films. Bubble tea Bubble tea, pearl milk tea (Chinese: çç 奶茶; pinyin: zhÄ“nzhÅ« nÇŽichá), or boba milk tea (波霸奶茶; bÅbà nÇŽichá) is a tea beverage mixture with milk. ...
You may be looking for Hong Kong-style milk tea Bubble tea (also known as pearl milk tea) English tea This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Ang Lee (Chinese: æŽå®‰; pinyin: ) (born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese director. ...
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Traditional Chinese: 臥虎藏龍; Simplified Chinese: 卧虎藏龙; pinyin: Wòhǔ Cánglóng) is a Taiwanese wuxia (martial arts and chivalry) film released in 2000. ...
Eat Drink Man Woman (Traditional Chinese: 飲食男女; Simplified Chinese: 饮食男女; pinyin: ) is a film directed by Ang Lee and stars Sihung Lung, Yu-wen Wang, Chien-lien Wu, Kuei-mei Yang. ...
Several Taiwanese snacks bought from food stalls at the Shilin Night Market, Taipei. ...
Taiwan is densely-populated and culturally diverse, including a majority of Han Chinese, including the Holo and Hakka peoples and significant quantities of Mainlanders, refugees who arrived with Chiang Kai-shek in the middle of the 20th century, and the minority of aboriginal peoples. ...
Famous Taiwanese or Taiwanese-speaking/writing people. ...
Educational oversight Minister of Education Ministry of Education Tu Cheng-sheng National education budget NT$ 608. ...
The history of Chinese-language cinema has three separate threads of development: Cinema of Hong Kong, Cinema of China and Cinema of Taiwan. ...
Taiwanese photography is deeply rooted in the countrys unique and rapidly changing history. ...
Calendrical system Following the imperial tradition of using the sovereign's era name and year of reign, official ROC documents and most people in Taiwan still use the Min Guo (Chinese: 民國, pinyin: míngúo, literal meaning: "The Country of the People" or in this case, "Republic") system of numbering years in which year one was 1912, the date of the founding of the Republic of China. For example, Year 2005 is the 94th year of "Min Guo" ("94th year of the Republic") or "Min Guo 94 (jiu shisi) nian" (民國九十四年) in Chinese. As Chinese era names are traditionally two characters long, Min Guo is employed as an abbreviation of the entire ROC title. Coincidentally, this calendrical system is the same as the Juche calendar used in North Korea, which begins with Kim Il Sung's birth in 1912. A Chinese era name (traditional Chinese: 年號, simplified Chinese: 年号, pinyin nían hào) is the era name, reign period, or regnal title used when traditionally numbering years in an emperors reign and naming certain Chinese rulers (see the conventions). ...
Pinyin (Chinese: 拼音, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hà nyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (汉è¯æ‹¼éŸ³, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard...
Juche (pronounced Joo-cheh), officially called the Juche Idea in English, also dubbed by westerners as Kimilsungism, is the official state ideology of the Korean Workers Party leading The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK). ...
Kim Il-sung (April 15, 1912–July 8, 1994) was a Korean Communist politician and the ruler of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (North Korea) from 1948 until his death. ...
The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar formed by combining a purely lunar calendar with a solar calendar. ...
Taipei Lantern Festival in the Chiang-Kai Shek memorial hall in Taipei, Taiwan. ...
Public holidays in the Republic of China: See also holidays in the Republic of China Categories: Republic of China ...
References - ^ "Taiwan assembly passes changes". BBC News, June 7, 2005.
- Feuerwerker, Albert. 1968. The Chinese Economy, 1912-1949. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
The current BBC News logo BBC News and Current Affairs (sometimes abbreviated BBC NCA) is a major arm of the BBC responsible for the corporations news gathering and production of news programmes on BBC television, radio and online. ...
June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ...
2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Miscellaneous topics The Law of China, for most of the history of China, was rooted in the Confucian philosophy of social control. ...
The sub-pages of this article aim to list articles on Wikipedia that are related to China, including Hong Kong and Macau. ...
This a list of articles related to Taiwan. ...
Proposed flag for the proposed Republic of Taiwan The Republic of Taiwan (臺ç£å…±å’Œåœ‹; Taiwanese: Tâi-oân KiÅng-hô-kok) is a goal of increasing supporters of Taiwan independence in creating a Taiwanese state unambiguously separate from China, covering (at most) the areas currently controlled by the Republic of...
The human rights record of Taiwan is generally held to have experienced significant transformation over the last two decades. ...
External links
Government websites - Government Information Office
- Taiwan e-Government
- Office of the President
- National Assembly
- Executive Yuan
- Legislative Yuan
- Judicial Yuan
- Examination Yuan
- Control Yuan
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Taipei Economic & Cultural Representative Office in the U.S.
This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ...
Geographic scope of East Asia East Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms. ...
In the technical terminology of political science the PRC was a communist state for much of the 20th century, and is still considered a communist state by many, though not all political scientists. ...
Other - Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) of the Republic of China on Taiwan
- WUFI - World United Formosans for Independence
- Map of ROC's current jurisdiction (pdf)
- Maps (also showing counties)
- Taiwan Documents Project
- Cross-Strait Relations between China and Taiwan collection of articles.
- Olympic Watch (Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games in a Free and Democratic Country) on Taiwan security-related issues
- Central News Agency
- China History Forum
- BBC News - Country Profile: Taiwan
- CIA World Factbook - Taiwan
- Guardian Unlimited - Special Report: Taiwan and China
- PBS Frontline - Dangerous Straits
- LookSmart - Republic of China (Taiwan) directory category
- Open Directory Project - Taiwan directory category
- Yahoo! - Taiwan directory category
- Yahoo! News - Full Coverage: Taiwan
- Feb 1999 KMT Speech
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