• On 24 August 1949, the five leaders of the East Turkestan Republic (ETR) boarded a plane for Moscow to negotiate the position of the republic in the new People's Republic of China (PRC). (omniatlas.com)
  • At the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949, the People's Republic of China (PRC) controlled mainland China. (heritage.org)
  • The People's Republic of China and the United States squared off against one another from 1949 through 1971. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • From the context of the remarks it is clear that Pompeo refers to the fact that since its founding in 1949, the People's Republic of China (PRC) government in Beijing has never had any sovereignty over Taiwan. (thediplomat.com)
  • The story of the imperial art collections and their extraordinary World War II voyage is somewhat familiar to people in the People's Republic of China and in Taiwan. (wuwm.com)
  • Chiang Kaishek declared Taipei the provisional capital of Republic of China, part of the Nationalist Chinese relocation from mainland China to Taiwan. (omniatlas.com)
  • Taipei-Taiwan Ta. (aviation-safety.net)
  • Visits of senior US officials to Taiwan, as well as booming military cooperation between Taipei and Washington, have repeatedly led to objections from Beijing. (rt.com)
  • The U.S. carriers affected by the mandate - American Airlines Group Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., United Continental Holdings Inc. and Hawaiian Holdings Inc. - now refer to Taiwan destinations only by the city names of Taipei and Kaohsiung, or by airport codes. (time.com)
  • The company doesn't fly to Taiwan but does sell tickets through a marketing relationship with China Airlines Ltd., which flies nonstop from Taipei to Honolulu. (time.com)
  • China and Taiwan have been ruled separately since Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist government fled to Taipei in 1949. (time.com)
  • Air India Ltd. chose to rename Taiwan as Chinese Taipei on its website after the threat of a "hefty'' penalty for non-compliance, a spokesman said. (time.com)
  • Beijing views Taiwan as its "breakaway province" despite Taipei having governed itself since 1949. (worldbulletin.net)
  • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A senior Japanese politician advocated Tuesday for increasing his country's deterrence ability to ensure peace in the region, and called for that message to be clearly conveyed globally - particularly in China. (krqe.com)
  • The most important thing for us now is that there should be no war in the region, including the Taiwan Strait," the vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Taro Aso, said Tuesday in Taipei at the Ketagalan Forum hosted by Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (krqe.com)
  • It was covered by the WHO Representative Office in Taipei, China (Taiwan) from 1959 to 1 January 1965, when the WHO Representative Office in Seoul, Republic of Korea was established. (who.int)
  • In all, some 2 million Chinese moved to the island between 1945 and 1949, boosting Taiwan's population by a third. (omniatlas.com)
  • Lee Teng-hui (15 January 1923 - 30 July 2020), sometimes called the "father of Taiwan's democracy", [1] [2] was a politician of the Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan ). (wikipedia.org)
  • Wang Yu-chi of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), which oversees the island's China policy, met with his mainland Chinese counterpart Zhang Zhijun, of China's Taiwan Affairs Office. (cnn.com)
  • In a statement, Taiwan's MAC said that Wang had invited Zhang to visit Taiwan to better understand society and popular sentiment. (cnn.com)
  • Taiwan's foreign minister Joseph Wu said Russia's decision to put Taiwan on the list would have little effect on their bilateral relations. (yahoo.com)
  • U.S. economic relations with Taiwan are complicated due to America's "One China Policy" and the evolution of relations with the governments of the Taiwan Strait. (heritage.org)
  • She also accused China of "seriously challenging" peace and stability in the region through "intimidation and diplomatic pressure" which she claimed "not only hurts relations between both sides, but seriously challenges the peaceful stability in the Taiwan Strait. (globalsecurity.org)
  • Decades ago, Washington abandoned its carefully negotiated commitments to Beijing out of political expedience, setting the stage for current dangers in the Taiwan Strait, says Ambassador Chas W. Freeman. (consortiumnews.com)
  • Mao Zedong speaks about American foreign policy and the tense international situation following the Chinese decision to begin shelling Jinmen Island in the Taiwan Strait. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • The Chinese Defense Ministry on Saturday blasted the bill as yet another move that "seriously jeopardizes the peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait" and increases the risk of a direct military conflict between Washington and Beijing. (rt.com)
  • [8] The day, the twa sides o the Taiwan strait hae close economic ties. (wikipedia.org)
  • As part of its major military exercises near Taiwan, China on Friday dispatched the largest number of military aircraft across the Taiwan Strait this year, according to the Defense Ministry of the self-ruled island. (worldbulletin.net)
  • The ministry said around 68 Chinese jets have so far crossed what is known as the median line of the Taiwan Strait. (worldbulletin.net)
  • Aso, a former prime minister of Japan, said peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait was the consensus of the international community. (krqe.com)
  • Japan has become more explicitly vocal about Taiwan, its former colony, as tensions in the Taiwan Strait have risen. (krqe.com)
  • The two also affirmed the importance of peace in the Taiwan Strait. (krqe.com)
  • This year Taiwan has lost three allies, who switched diplomatic allegiance to Beijing, leaving it now with just 17. (globalsecurity.org)
  • Beijing considers Taiwan a breakaway province and has never ruled out the use of force to achieve reunification. (cnn.com)
  • Self-ruled since 1949, the island nation has never officially declared independence from Beijing. (rt.com)
  • 1683 did indeed start a period of some 200-plus years when Taiwan was ruled - mainly indirectly as part of Fukien province - by the Manchu rulers in Beijing. (thediplomat.com)
  • This was mainly done to ward off French and Japanese attempts to establish a colony on Taiwan, but the governor appointed by Beijing, Liu Mingchuan, did a lot to develop the island, introducing electricity, starting a railway from Keelung to the south, and setting up a telegraph cable network. (thediplomat.com)
  • Democrats in Michigan have allowed the Chinese Community Party (CCP) to build a factory in the state despite the rising tensions between the United States and the communist regime in Beijing over Taiwan. (newstarget.com)
  • Despite this self-governing status, the CCP in Beijing views the island as an integral part of its territory and has vowed to eventually "unify" Taiwan with the mainland - with force, if necessary. (newstarget.com)
  • Beijing continues to claim the island as part of its territory and has threatened to attack if Taiwan formalizes its de facto independence. (stripes.com)
  • Earlier this week Beijing launched massive military exercises surrounding Taiwan after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the self-ruled island, bucking Chinese warnings. (worldbulletin.net)
  • In August 1949, he declared his revolt with Huang Shaohong in Hong Kong and later went to Beijing to attend the 1st Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in September 1949. (rulers.org)
  • With the Communists victorious across China , about 2 million Nationalist Chinese fled to the offshore island of Taiwan . (omniatlas.com)
  • The meeting took place in Nanjing, which was the seat of government under the Kuomintang or Nationalist party before a civil war with the Chinese Communists forced Nationalist forces to flee to Taiwan in 1949. (cnn.com)
  • For those unaware, Taiwan broke away from China in 1949 when the communists took over. (schneier.com)
  • Taiwan and the mainland separated amid civil war in 1949. (globalsecurity.org)
  • Chiang and his forces fled to Taiwan to regroup and plan for their efforts to retake the mainland. (timetoast.com)
  • Taiwan has been governed independently of the Chinese Mainland since 1949. (newstarget.com)
  • Efter a further fower years, 1950 saw a cessation o major military hostilities-wi the newly foondit Fowkrepublic o Cheenae controllin mainland Cheenae (includin Hainan Island ), an the Republic o Cheenae 's jurisdiction bein restrictit tae Taiwan , Penghu , Kinmen , Matsu an several ootlyin Fujianese islands . (wikipedia.org)
  • The Chinese Triangle of Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. (wikipedia.org)
  • Is he as well known in mainland China as in Taiwan today? (wuwm.com)
  • The shotgun wedding was over before it had even begun, not least because there was never any love lost between the old nationalist Kuomintang party (KMT) and the newer Taiwan People's Party (TPP). (newssniffer.co.uk)
  • Digitized images of British Foreign Office files dealing with China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. (princeton.edu)
  • The Civil Aviation Administration of China in April sent a letter to more than 40 foreign airlines telling them that they shouldn't place China, Hong Kong and Taiwan on an equal footing, and must refer to "China Taiwan" or the "China Taiwan region. (time.com)
  • He went to Hong Kong in the spring of 1949 and then to Taiwan in 1950, being nominated as a "policy adviser. (rulers.org)
  • Taiwan also joined the World Trade Organization in 2002, which significantly aided the growth in bilateral trade. (heritage.org)
  • The last comprehensive economic analysis of a prospective U.S.-Taiwan free trade agreement was conducted by the U.S. International Trade Commission in 2002. (heritage.org)
  • The last major analysis of the potential economic effects of a trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan was conducted in 2002 by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) at the request of Congress. (heritage.org)
  • The materials reveal when, how and why top officials planned a full-scale conventional offensive against the South - and make it abundantly clear that the Korean War was not simply an escalation of border fighting of 1949, but the result of deliberate decisions made at discreet times by Joseph Stalin and Kim Il-sung, seconded by Mao Zedong. (eurasiareview.com)
  • The United States and Taiwan signed a Trade and Investment Framework in 1994 and have conducted a series of meetings to deepen their economic relationship. (heritage.org)
  • Taiwan and China split amid civil war in 1949. (foxnews.com)
  • Khrushchev and Mao discuss current political situations in Tibet, India, Indochina and Taiwan. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • The Republic of China in Taiwan continues to claim all of China, with Taiwan itself remaining under martial law until 1987. (omniatlas.com)
  • Direct trade and communication links between Taiwan and China were severed following civil war in 1949. (csmonitor.com)
  • How the discredited Chiang Kai-shek and his son, Chiang Ching-kuo, along with half a million Chinese soldiers and some 2 million Chinese refugees, re-established the Republic of China on Taiwan. (policyarchive.org)
  • As China's military strength and confidence increase, the United States needs to find additional ways to continue to deter Chinese adventurism" and that an FTA with Taiwan "would also send a strong signal to China on the importance the United States places in its relationship with Taiwan. (heritage.org)
  • Chinese President Xi Jinping has declared that the issue of bringing Taiwan under Beijing's control cannot be postponed indefinitely and some analysts believe he is determined to accomplish that feat during his time in office. (globalsecurity.org)
  • The Chinese government's refusal to grant access to these journalists reflects two important trends - the Communist Party's expansion of its tactics for influencing media from Hong Kong to Taiwan, and the government's use of visa denials as a way to punish overseas news outlets for critical coverage," said Sarah Cook, senior research analyst at Freedom House. (cnn.com)
  • The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) staged military exercises near Taiwan on Sunday, its Eastern Theater Command said in a statement. (rt.com)
  • The Chinese Embassy and Taiwan officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Associated Press. (stripes.com)
  • Bloomberg) - U.S. airlines are altering their website displays for Taiwan, meeting a deadline set by the Chinese government for such references to reflect China's claim on the island territory. (time.com)
  • It is the highest number of Chinese jets this year crossing the air defense identification zone - which Taiwan identifies as its airspace. (worldbulletin.net)
  • He is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Asian Studies at Palacký University Olomouc, teaching modern Chinese history, Taiwan history, and Chinese politics. (lu.se)
  • Events in the year 1949 in Taiwan, Republic of China. (wikipedia.org)
  • The United States has never formally recognized Taiwan as a sovereign state, yet it has provided the country with security assistance since the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC) government there in 1949. (rienner.com)
  • Taiwan also calls itself the Republic of China. (cnn.com)
  • The Republic of Korea joined WHO on 17 August 1949. (who.int)
  • America's military budget for fiscal year 2023 authorizes $10 billion in security assistance and fast-tracked weapons procurement for Taiwan. (rt.com)
  • A year ago, China fired five ballistic missiles into waters near Japanese southern islands as part of military exercises it held in retaliation for former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. (krqe.com)
  • Jahre später werden sie in Taiwan als Kommunisten vom neuen Kuomintang-Regime verfolgt. (trigon-film.org)
  • Tensions around Taiwan have been running high since the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island in August. (rt.com)
  • Tensions over the status of Taiwan have been growing in recent years, as the U.S. has positioned itself as the island nation's greatest ally and defender. (newstarget.com)
  • Watch this episode of "West Michigan Live" with Justin Barclay on WOOD Radio as he discusses the brewing tensions between China and the U.S. over Taiwan, and what Michigan has to do with this geopolitical struggle . (newstarget.com)
  • The colonel called the drills "a resolute response to the escalating collusion and provocation by the United States and Taiwan," adding that the PLA would take "all necessary measures" to defend China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. (rt.com)
  • With his mention of "the work of the Reagan administration," Pompeo refers specifically to one clause in the Six Assurances, promulgated by President Ronald Reagan in July 1982, in which he stated that the United States "has not altered its position regarding sovereignty over Taiwan. (thediplomat.com)
  • Defense workers accidentally shipped four highly classified triggers for nuclear intercontinental missiles to Taiwan in 2006, where they sat undetected in a warehouse until last Thursday, defense officials said. (stripes.com)
  • The issue is particularly sensitive, because China objects to U.S. defense assistance to Taiwan. (stripes.com)
  • The Soviet Union detonated its first atomic bomb, known in the West as Joe-1, on Aug. 29, 1949, at Semipalatinsk Test Site, in Kazakhstan. (timetoast.com)
  • Taiwan was accepted, but not officially and independently acknowledged. (taipeitimes.com)
  • Only a few national governments in the world officially recognize it, even though virtually all private entities do, and of course, Taiwan passports are 100% valid in the US and everywhere I know of. (schneier.com)
  • Once that is accepted, it becomes complicated, and quickly reveals the 50 shades of Taiwan independence that resulted in the post-World War II world and the ideological struggles of the Cold War. (taipeitimes.com)
  • Independence remained on the back burner for Taiwan, which was usually referred to as Formosa. (taipeitimes.com)
  • as far as independence was concerned, as late as in 1992, anyone who advocated for it was forbidden entry to Taiwan by the KMT rulers. (taipeitimes.com)
  • Democratically governed Taiwan has been a central issue among, especially after the Trump administration expanded ties with the island's pro-independence president, Tsai Ing-Wen. (time.com)
  • Taiwan is a de facto independent nation that perfectly fits the four chief criteria of statehood required by the Montevideo Convention. (taipeitimes.com)
  • The military "organized joint combat-readiness patrols and joint firepower strike drills in airspace and waters around Taiwan," the command spokesman, Colonel Shi Yi, said in a brief statement, without specifying the exact location or the scale of the exercise. (rt.com)
  • A U.S.-Taiwan FTA would also negatively impact China's GDP and total trade volumes. (heritage.org)
  • Unlike many of China's intelligentsia, he chose not to leave for Taiwan in 1949. (wuwm.com)
  • Taiwan and China held their highest level talks for more than six decades Tuesday, marking the first government-to-government contact since the pair's acrimonious split in 1949. (cnn.com)
  • Taiwan is a vital security and economic partner for the United States, which would benefit from deepening ties on both fronts. (heritage.org)
  • The security-related arguments for pursuing closer economic ties with Taiwan through a free trade agreement (FTA) are strong and widely cited. (heritage.org)
  • REF The Heritage Foundation has also advocated extensively over the years for an FTA with Taiwan. (heritage.org)
  • In fact, the Dutch - who had established a small fortress in the Pescadores in 1622 - were told by the Ming Tianqi Emperor that they should "go beyond our territory," so the Dutch moved to what was then called Formosa, and ruled the island for 38 years, establishing the first administrative structure on Taiwan. (thediplomat.com)
  • President - Chiang Kai-shek Vice President - Li Zongren Premier - He Yingqin, Yan Xishan Vice Premier - Wu Tiecheng, Chia Ching-teh, Chu Chia-hua 5 January - Chen Cheng became a Chairperson of Taiwan Province Provincial Government. (wikipedia.org)
  • 21 December - Chen Cheng left as Chairperson of Taiwan Province Provincial Government. (wikipedia.org)
  • Focuses on topics relating to China, Hong Kong & Taiwan since 1949, plus studies of the major issues that contribute to understanding of Communist Party history & contemporary events. (lu.se)
  • policy that recognizes that self-ruled Taiwan is part of the communist country. (stripes.com)
  • In 2019, a bipartisan group of 161 Members of Congress expressed this case in a letter to Ambassador Robert Lighthizer by writing, "Taiwan is a longstanding ally and a like-minded partner in the Indo-Pacific region that upholds and shares our values. (heritage.org)
  • Taiwan was an interesting addition to the list, as China - a key ally of Russia - does not recognise it as a separate country but rather part of its own borders. (yahoo.com)
  • Unable to occupy all that had been part of Japan's empire, the US occupied Japan and allowed its ally, the KMT, to occupy Taiwan. (taipeitimes.com)
  • After Taiwan notified U.S. officials Thursday of the mistake, U.S. Pacific Command officials immediately sent military liaisons to the warehouse to secure the parts, Wynne said. (stripes.com)
  • But what about the PRC argument that Taiwan is a "domestic" issue and an inalienable part of China, and has been part of the country since the Ming and Qing dynasties? (thediplomat.com)
  • The exclusion of two Taiwan reporters from covering the meeting has soured the start of Wang's historic visit, which is expected to last until Friday. (cnn.com)
  • The parts, which are the firing mechanisms that sit in the nose cone of a Minuteman missile, were sent instead of unclassified helicopter batteries the military was selling to Taiwan, Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne told reporters on Tuesday. (stripes.com)
  • A free trade agreement with Taiwan would increase trade for both countries, increase U.S. exports to Taiwan, and provide market-based alternatives to China. (heritage.org)
  • Under this model, an FTA with Taiwan would increase total trade for both the United States and Taiwan, U.S. exports to Taiwan, Taiwan exports to the United States in nearly all sectors, and GDP for both countries. (heritage.org)
  • In the case of Taiwan, it's often used by attackers in other countries to better cover their tracks. (schneier.com)
  • This is in addition to Asian countries in general having relatively poor computer security, however, the amount of proxied badness coming from Taiwan is disproportionate to its population. (schneier.com)
  • The next step in the relationship should be a formal trade agreement, and the Biden Administration should make an FTA with Taiwan a top priority. (heritage.org)
  • In early November, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo caused quite an uproar, when, in an interview with the Hugh Hewitt Show, he stated that "Taiwan has not been a part of China, and that was recognized with the work that the Reagan administration did to lay out the policies that the United States has adhered to now for three and a half decades, and done so under both administrations. (thediplomat.com)
  • When the Dutch East India Company arrived in Taiwan in 1624, they found no traces of any administration by the Ming Dynasty, which ruled China from 1368 through 1644. (thediplomat.com)
  • Taiwanese students from northern, middle, and southern Taiwan . (usc.edu)