Republic of China
Island across strait
The Republic of China is the official name of Taiwan, the island nation off the coast of mainland China.
Founded in 1912 on the mainland, the government retreated to Taiwan in 1949 after losing the civil war to Communist forces.
The ROC maintains its own government, military, and economy, though its international status remains contested due to pressure from the People's Republic of China, which claims Taiwan as its territory.
- KuomintangChinese nationalist political party
- Chinese Civil WarStruggle that split China
- Chiang Kai-shekChinese Nationalist leader
- White TerrorReactionary political mass killings
Mao Zedong · martial law · democratization · recognition · Qing Dynasty
Capital of Taiwan
- FormosaHistorical Taiwan name
- TaiwaneseOf the island republic
- Chiang Kai-shekChinese Nationalist leader
- KuomintangChinese nationalist political party
Sun Yat-sen · Traditional Chinese · Mandarin · aboriginal · night market · bubble tea · Taipei 101 · Taiwan Strait
Freedom from external control
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- statehoodCondition of being sovereign
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
diplomatic recognition · de facto · de jure · referendum · sovereignty · self-rule · disputed territory · political status
Formal choosing of officials
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- votingFormally registering a choice
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
representative · presidency · multi-party · civil liberties · freedom · rights · democratization · accountability
Channel separating contested territories
- reunificationRestoring divided unity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- status quoExisting condition of affairs
- relationsConnections or dealings
tensions · trade · tourism · missiles · military · dialogue · détente · confrontation
Sun Yat-sen
- KuomintangChinese nationalist political party
- Chinese Civil WarStruggle that split China
- Chiang Kai-shekChinese Nationalist leader
Mao Zedong · White Terror · martial law · democratization · recognition · Qing Dynasty
Taipei
Capital of Taiwan
- FormosaHistorical Taiwan name
- TaiwaneseOf the island republic
- Chiang Kai-shekChinese Nationalist leader
Sun Yat-sen · Kuomintang · Traditional Chinese · Mandarin · aboriginal · night market · bubble tea · Taipei 101 · Taiwan Strait · Taichung
independence
Freedom from external control
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- statehoodCondition of being sovereign
self-governance · diplomatic recognition · de facto · de jure · referendum · sovereignty · self-rule · disputed territory · political status · legitimacy
elections
Formal choosing of officials
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- votingFormally registering a choice
suffrage · representative · presidency · multi-party · civil liberties · freedom · rights · democratization · accountability · transparency
Taiwan Strait
Channel separating contested territories
- reunificationRestoring divided unity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- status quoExisting condition of affairs
relations · tensions · trade · tourism · missiles · military · dialogue · détente · confrontation · ambiguity
- Xinhai RevolutionSun Yat-sen, abdication, provisional government, revolutionaries, revolutionary leaders
- Asian historyempresses, shoguns, Chinese civilization, Laozi, East Asia
- Historical PlacesUSSR, Persia, Prussia, Siam, Burma
- TaiwanTaiwan, Taipei, Taichung, Formosa, Taiwanese
- KuomintangKuomintang, Guomindang, Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, blue sky
- Republican ChinaSun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, Kuomintang, Guomindang, warlords
Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of China
East Asian communist state
PRC · Communist China · mainland China · mainland · Chinese Communist Party
Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of China
East Asian communist state
republic, China, Republic, republican, republics, republicanism