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Taiwan 's Kaohsiung makes trouble with China...of mainland China will be met with economic retaliation. Since the inauguration of President Ma Ying-Jeou last year, the relationship between Taiwan and China has warmed. The two countries began unofficial negotiations last year, and... In this article: Taiwan, Kaohsiung, China, Beijing, Dalai Lama, Rebiya Kadeer, Ma Ying-jeou, Typhoon Morakot, and Separatism |
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Yahoo! News | 11 hours ago
US lawmakers press on Taiwan arms sales (AFP)
...F-16s. Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou, despite a conciliatory stance toward Beijing, has appealed to the United States for weapons, saying the island must stay on guard in light of the mainland's sharp rise in military spending. Copyright...
In this article: United States, Agence France Presse, Beijing, Barack Obama, China, Washington, and All rights reserved
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Taipei Times | 1 day ago
No cross-strait peace without recognition: academic
..."I do hope so. " Chu Yun-han (朱雲漢), president of the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, said the term "Chinese culture with Taiwan features" was coined by President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九). Among its...
In this article: China, Beijing, Democracy, National Taiwan University, and Ma Ying-jeou
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washingtonpost.com | November 08, 2009
China sends panda expert to Taiwan to aid breeding
...20 live in zoos outside China. China initially offered the pandas to Taiwan in 2005, but the then pro-independence government of Chen Shui-bian rejected the gift as propaganda to push for unification. After Ma Ying-jeou of the rival...
In this article: China, Ma Ying-jeou, Taipei Zoo, Sichuan province, Giant Panda, and Chen Shui-bian
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Forbes.com Technology News | November 03, 2009
Taiwan President Bullish On WiMax
...and the island's need to nurture its own global electronics brands. Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou recently reiterated these goals to Forbes and other media outlets. "We want more brand-name products like Acer and BenQ," said Ma. "Original...
In this article: China, Foxconn, Applied Materials, Google, Intel, and Hsinchu
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The Japan Times: All Stories | 2 days ago
When Taiwan-Japan relations run afoul, there's always Hatta Yoichi
...here are likely to grasp its political significance. Symbolism: Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou speaks at the premiere of the Japanese film "Hatta Yoichi" in Tainan, Taiwan, on Nov. 4. KYODO PHOTO Purely as "anime" entertainment, the film...
In this article: Japan, Taipei, Tokyo, Tainan, Ma Ying-jeou, Beijing, and Republic of China
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New Kerala | 19 hours ago
Taiwanese trust Obama more than their own president: Survey
...well behind Obama's 46.1 percent trust rate. While 35.4 percent trust Tsai Ying-wen, chairwoman of Taiwan's pro-independence opposition Democratic Progressive Party, only 17.5 percent trust Hu. Also, 52.9 percent said Obama was friendly...
In this article: Barack Obama, Hu Jintao, Democratic Progressive Party, Ma Ying-jeou, US, China, and Taipei
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Lien Chan meets with Hu Jintao in Singapore
...by President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) as his proxy for the APEC summit. Taiwan has been unable to send the president to the APEC summit since 1993 because of Beijing's opposition. Taiwanese government officials have said they hope the agreement...
In this article: Lien Chan, Hu Jintao, APEC, Singapore, Ma Ying-jeou, Typhoon Morakot, and Taiwan Strait
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Taiwan (台灣; historically 大灣 / 台員 / 大員 / 台圓 / 大圓 / 台窩灣), also known as Formosa (福爾摩沙; from Portuguese (Ilha) Formosa, meaning "beautiful (island)", is the primary island of the Republic of China in East Asia. Taiwan is located east of the Taiwan Strait off the southeastern coast of China, east of the Taiwan Strait. Since the end of World War II in 1945, the island group has been under the government of the Republic of China.
Separated from the Asian continent by the 180-kilometre-wide Taiwan Strait, the main island of the group is 394 km long and 144 km wide. To its northeast are the main islands of Japan, and the southern end of the Ryukyu Islands of Japan is directly to the east; the Philippines lie to its south. The mountainous island spans across the Tropic of Cancer and is covered by tropical and subtropical vegetation. Other minor islands and islets of the group include the Pescadores, Green Island, and Orchid Island among others; as well as the Diaoyutai Islands which are controlled by Japan since the 1970s and known as the Senkaku-shotō.
Since the end of the World War II in 1945, the island group has been governed by the Republic of China. The island group is, however, claimed by the People's Republic of China (PRC), which was established in 1949 on mainland China displacing the ROC and considers itself the successor state to the ROC with the exception of Mongolia. Since the 1970s, ROC itself (which has been located only in Taiwan) is commonly known as "Taiwan".
- Name:
- 台灣
- Largest City:
- Taipei
- Area:
- 34507 km2
- Elevation:
- 3952 m
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