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Third Taiwan Strait Crisis — The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1995 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis or the 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was the effect of a series of missile tests conducted by the People s Republic of China in the waters surrounding Taiwan including… … Wikipedia
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= Second Taiwan Strait Crisis caption=Taiwan Strait date= 1958 place= Strait of Taiwan combatant1=ROC flagicon|United States|1912 United States Navy combatant2=PRC result=CeasefireThe Second Taiwan Strait Crisis … Wikipedia
Taiwan's identity crisis — has been an ongoing issue for several decades arising from the political rivalry between the Republic of China (ROC) and the People s Republic of China (PRC). Taiwanese are frustrated by the political rivalry which is the cause of confusion both… … Wikipedia
Taiwan — Infobox Islands name = Taiwan image caption = Taiwan is mostly mountainous in the east and gently sloping plains in the west. The Penghu Islands (the Pescadores) are west of Taiwan (Satellite photo by NASA). image size = 239px locator map custom … Wikipedia
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Taiwan — /tuy wahn /, n. Wade Giles, Pinyin. a Chinese island separated from the SE coast of China by Taiwan Strait: a possession of Japan 1895 1945; restored to China 1945; seat of the Republic of China since 1949. Cap.: Taipei. Also called Formosa. * *… … Universalium
Political status of Taiwan — The controversy regarding the political status of Taiwan (or Taiwan Issue as referred to by the Communist Party of China) hinges on whether Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu should remain effectively independent as territory of the Republic of… … Wikipedia
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