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1 day ago · China gained control there in the late 17th century and ruled Taiwan for some two centuries. Japan acquired Taiwan in 1895 following the first Sino-Japanese War, and it became a colony.
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Taiwan - Security, Geopolitics, Sovereignty: A large number...
- Cultural Life
Taiwan - Culture, Traditions, Festivals: Taiwan’s culture...
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Taiwan - Tropical, Monsoons, Humid: Taiwan’s climate is...
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Taiwan - Sports, Recreation, Culture: Mountain climbing,...
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Taiwan - Mandarin, Taiwanese, Hakka: Each aboriginal group...
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Taiwan - Manufacturing, Electronics, Automation: The...
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Taiwan - Labour, Taxation, Economy: Labour has played an...
- The Ma Ying-jeou Presidency
Taiwan - Ma Ying-jeou, Cross-Strait Relations, Economy: In...
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4 days ago · Taiwan had no central governing authority until the Dutch colonized the island in the 1620s. The Dutch era lasted only about 40 years, however, and Taiwan became the first place ever to free itself from Western colonial rule. Subsequently, Taiwan was self-governing, but for only a few decades.
5 days ago · Taiwan became part of the Republic of China on October 25, 1945, which has been celebrated since then as Retrocession Day. However, Taiwan was not made a standard province of China at that time, as most people on the island had expected.
5 days ago · Early Settlers and Pre-modernization. Taiwan has a rich pre-history, dating back to the Neolithic period. Evidence suggests that settlers from mainland China began arriving on the island around 10,000 B.C.E., bringing with them their own cultural traditions and forms of language.
Beginning in 2014, all heads and representatives of local governments are popularly elected simultaneously in cities and counties across Taiwan every four years. In addition, there are 198 county-administered townships and cities, as well as 170 districts—including six Indigenous mountain districts—in autonomous and special municipalities.
1 day ago · Taiwan is seen as vulnerable to an invasion from China. Strategists disagree on if and when China might make that move. But most believe that Taiwan is likely to be the first front if conflict ...
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5 days ago · Taiwan has become a global diplomatic, economic, and security flashpoint. Our one-of-a-kind interactive database allows visitors to use primary sources in both English and Mandarin to trace the evolution of cross-Strait relations from the perspectives of Beijing, Taipei, and Washington.
