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The Republic of China (ROC 中文：中華民國) is the oldest surviving republic in East Asia having been established in Nanking in 1912 after the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) which ended 2000 years of monarchy. The challenges of stabilizing and modernizing the Chinese nation were hampered by domestic warlordism and foreign imperialism from the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Soviet Union and the Empire of Japan. The Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II and the Chinese Civil War further weakened the nation; ultimately, the Kuomintang (KMT) party retreated to the island of Taiwan (Formosa) in 1949 with the communists seizing the entire mainland and proclaiming the People's Republic of China (PRC). The ROC established Taipei as its provisional capital with the eventual goal of recovering the mainland. However, its claim to being the sole legitimate government of China has gradually lost clout when it lost its seat at the United Nations in 1971 to the PRC. Since the 1970s, many nations began switching diplomatic recognition of China from Taipei to Beijing following in the lead of the ROC's one-time major ally, the United States. Since the 1990s, there has a been a gradual shift towards referring to the ROC as "Taiwan" due to the PRC's One-China policy of diplomatically isolating the ROC from the international community. Also, the Taiwan independence movement on the island has raised a political status issue. The PRC claims Taiwan as its 23rd province that must be reunited with the mainland and threatens military invasion if, amongst other conditions, the island declares independence.Anti-Secession Law of the People's Republic of China
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The Three Principles of the People (三民主義), collectively known as the San-min Doctrine, is a political philosophy developed by Sun Yat-sen as part of a program to make China a free, prosperous, and powerful nation. Its legacy of implementation is most apparent in the governmental organization of the Republic of China, which administrates Taiwan, Penghu, Quemoy, and Matsu Islands. The principles also appear in the first line of the National Anthem of the Republic of China.
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Did you know...
... that the Republic of China once ruled all of mainland China, but presently only rules the island group of Taiwan, Matsu Islands, Kinmen, the Pescadores, and several islets in the South China Sea?
... that the Plum Blossom (pictured) is the national flower of the Republic of China and is featured prominently on the currency of the Republic of China and other national emblems?
... that the National Space Organization (NSPO) was set up by the Executive Yuan in October 1991 with 15-year stage plans and the objective to develop the ROC's competitiveness in the future international space market?
... that the Central News Agency was founded in Guangzhou in 1924 before being transplanted to Taipei in 1949 and that it is the official news agency of the Republic of China?
... that the newly completed 12.9 km Hsuehshan Tunnel is the longest road tunnel in East Asia and the fifth longest in the world?
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- June 29, 2010 (Tu): The Straits Exchange Foundation and the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait signed the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement in Chungking, People's Republic of China.
- April 30, 2010 (F): Four inmates are executed after a 5-year de facto moratorium on the death penalty.
- September 5, 2009 (Sa): The XXI Summer Deaflympics officially opens in Taipei City.
- August 30, 2009 (Su): The little league team from Taoyuan County, Taiwan, representing the Asia-Pacific region, loses 3-6 in the 2009 Little League World Series against the team from Chula Vista, California representing the West region.
- August 8, 2009 (Sa): Typhoon Morakot makes landfall in Taiwan, causing hundreds of fatalities and disappearances along with billions of dollars in damages.
- July 16, 2009 (Th): The VIII World Games officially opens in Kaohsiung City.
- April 29, 2009 (W): The World Health Organisation invited the Department of Health to attend the upcoming World Health Assembly for the first time as an observer under the name Chinese Taipei.
- December 15, 2008 (M): The Three Links (i.e. direct shipping, direct flights, direct mail) are fully restored between the two sides after 59 years of discontinued service.
- November 11, 2008 (Tu): Former President Chen Shui-bian is arrested due to allegations of corruption and abuse of authority.
- November 4, 2008 (Tu): The Second Chen-Chiang Summit kicks off in Taipei City, marking the first time a high-ranking official of the Chinese Communist Party has officially visited Taiwan. The summit resulted in a massive, violent demonstration in Taipei.
- March 22, 2008 (Sa): Ma Ying-jeou is elected as the 12th President of the Republic of China with his terms starting on May 20, 2008.
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