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Going to War - Influence Operations - About China, the Country - About Taiwan, the Country
About Taiwan
The Country, The People
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LAST UPDATED: May 6, 2025
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IN BLUE (left)
ROC - Republic of China (Taiwan)
- a democracy - 24 million population - an island nation located 110miles (180km) off the eastern Pacific Coast of mainland China. Taiwan also consists of 168 islands. Japan is to its northeast and the Philippians is to its south.IN RED (left)
PRC - People's Republic of China (mainland)
- an authoritarian government run by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) - 1.4 billion population.
BACKGROUND: The ROC used to be the ruling government of mainland China from 1912 until 1949. The ROC were defeated by the communists on the mainland in the Chinese Civil War, then they relocated to island of Taiwan.
SEE ALSO: U.S.-Taiwan Relations
The History of Taiwan’s Relationship with China
HISTORY BEHIND THE TENSIONS
Why Simply being Taiwanese could Lead to War
Dec 2024 | 15 min | DW News (German Public TV)
History Overviews
History Overviews
The History of Taiwan on Animated Map
Aug 2022 | 15 min | History On The Map
How Taiwan Became a Democracy
Oct 2024 | 30 min | Kings and Generals
How Dictatorship Built Taiwan's Democracy
Jan 2023 | 13 min | Spectacles
🛈 DPP = Democratic Progressive Party, KMT = Kuomintang Party
60 MINUTES ARCHIVE
Taiwan’s Chiang Kai-shek (1971)
19 min
CHINA REPORTS: main page | China: In-Depth | Cyber Warfare | Economic Warfare | Espionage
Criminal Sabotage | Threats to Neighbors & Freedom of the Seas | Global Chip War
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