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1. www.bbc.com › news › world-asia-china-59900139China and Taiwan: A really simple guide - BBC

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   Jan 8, 2024 · Taiwan has strong links to China, its biggest trading partner. And many Taiwanese have business and family connections across the strait. But over time, polls show that the number of people who ...

2. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-asia-16164639Taiwan country profile - BBC News

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   Jan 15, 2024 · Taiwan country profile. Taiwan is an island that has for all practical purposes been independent since 1950, but which China regards as a rebel region that must be reunited with the mainland - by ...

3. www.cia.gov › the-world-factbook › countriesTaiwan - World Factbook Glyph

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   4 days ago · Taiwan held legislative elections in 1992, the first in over 40 years, and its first direct presidential election in 1996. In the 2000 presidential elections, Taiwan underwent its first peaceful transfer of power with the KMT loss to the DPP and afterwards experienced two additional democratic transfers of power in 2008 and 2016.

4. www.bbc.com › news › world-asia-61782370Taiwan: Are the US and China heading to war over the island?

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   Jun 14, 2022 · Taiwan, which considers itself a sovereign nation, has long been claimed by China. But Taiwan also counts the US as its biggest ally, and Washington has a law which requires it to help the island ...

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Cross-Strait_relationsCross-Strait relations - Wikipedia

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   The size of minor islands is exaggerated in this map for ease of identification. Cross-Strait relations (sometimes called Mainland–Taiwan relations, [1] China–Taiwan relations or Taiwan–China relations [2]) are the relations between China (officially the People's Republic of China, PRC) and Taiwan (officially the Republic of China, ROC).

6. www.cfr.org › backgrounder › china-taiwan-relationsWhy China-Taiwan Relations Are So Tense - Council on Foreign ...

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   Feb 8, 2024 · Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), is an island separated from China by the Taiwan Strait. It has been governed independently from mainland China, officially the People’s ...

7. www.cia.gov › about › archivesTaiwan - The World Factbook

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   Dec 28, 2021 · Taiwan's total fertility rate of just over one child per woman is among the lowest in the world, raising the prospect of future labor shortages, falling domestic demand, and declining tax revenues. Taiwan's population is aging quickly, with the number of people over 65 expected to account for nearly 20% of the island's total population by 2025.