Taiwan - Wikipedia
Taiwan, [II] [i] officially the Republic of China (ROC), [I] [j] is a country [27] in East Asia. [m] The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south.
Taiwan | History, Flag, Map, Capital, Population, & Facts | Britannica
1 天前 · Taiwan is an island in the western Pacific Ocean that 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).
Taiwan - The World Factbook
2024年11月12日 · Taiwan. East and Southeast Asia. Page last updated: November 12, 2024. Photos of Taiwan. view 12 photos. Introduction. Background. First inhabited by Austronesian people, Taiwan became home to Han immigrants beginning in the …
Taiwan - The World Factbook
2021年12月28日 · 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 …
China-Taiwan conflict: What you need to know - CNN
2022年5月24日 · In recent years, Taiwan has downplayed its territorial claims over mainland China, and is today a vibrant democracy, with its own military, currency, constitution and elected government. But it...
China and Taiwan: A really simple guide - BBC
Taiwan has strong links to China, its biggest trading partner. And many Taiwanese have business and family connections across the strait.
Taiwan country profile - BBC News
2024年1月15日 · Despite its diplomatic isolation, Taiwan - officially the Republic of China - has become one of Asia's major economic players, and one of the world's top producers of computer technology.
Why China-Taiwan Relations Are So Tense - Council on Foreign Relations
2024年2月8日 · Taiwan has the potential to be a flash point in U.S.-China relations. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taipei in 2022 heightened tensions.
Taiwan - Politics, Economy, Society | Britannica
4 天之前 · Taiwan, as the Republic of China, represented China in the United Nations until 1971, when the People’s Republic (the regime established by the communists on the mainland was called the People’s Republic of China) took the China seat. Subsequently, Chiang’s government quickly lost its international standing.
Taiwan Factsheet - The World Factbook
First inhabited by Austronesian people, Taiwan became home to Han immigrants beginning in the late Ming Dynasty (17th century). With the communist victory in the Chinese civil war in 1949, the Nationalist-controlled Republic of China government and 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and continued to claim to be the legitimate government for ...