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Taiwan, also known as Formosa, is an island located in the Western Pacific and East Asia with a tropical climate, annual typhoons and occasional earthquakes. It currently forms a substantial majority of the Republic of China (ROC), along with the islands of Pescadores Islands, Orchid Island, Green Island, Taiping Island and Pratas Islands.
The islands of Quemoy and Matsu Islands are administered under a separate Fukien Province by the ROC government. Although Taipei City and Kaohsiung City are on Taiwan island, they are directly administered by the ROC government under the municipal system. Taipei City is the de facto capital of ROC. And the government of Taiwan Province is located in Jhongsing Village, Nantou County.
The political status of Taiwan is a sensitive issue due to the existence of Cross-strait relations. Since the 1970s, many nations switched diplomatic recognition of China from Taipei to Beijing after the ROC lost its seat at the United Nations to the PRC. The ROC government has governed Taiwan since 1945, whereas the PRC has never had any jurisdiction over the island.
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Kaohsiung City (Chinese: 高雄市; Tongyong Pinyin: Gaosyóng; Hanyu Pinyin: Gāoxióng; Wade–Giles: Kao-hsiung; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ko-hiông; old name: Takao, Takow, Takau) is a city located in southern Taiwan. Kaohsiung City is also the most dense and the second largest city in Taiwan, with a population around 1.51 million. As one of two central municipalities under the administration of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Kaohsiung City is a second-level political division, with the same status as a province. The city is further divided into eleven districts, each with a district office that handles day-to-day businesses between the Kaohsiung City government and its citizens.
Kaohsiung is a major center for manufacturing, refining, and transportation. Kaohsiung is the major port through which most of Taiwan's oil is imported, which accounts for the large amount of heavy industry. It is an export processing zone—producing aluminium, wood and paper products, fertilizers, cement, metals, machinery, and ships. With its harbor one of the four largest in the world, Kaohsiung is the center of Taiwan's shipbuilding industry, as well as home to a large Republic of China Navy base.
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The Taiwan Confucian Temple in Tainan, Taiwan, is the oldest Confucian temple in Taiwan.
Photo credit: User:Rintojiang
Did you know...
- ... that the Democratic Progressive Party nominated Hsu Tain-tsair (pictured) as the party's candidate for the 2001 Tainan mayoral race instead of George Chang, then-incumbent mayor of Tainan?
- ... that the National Taiwan Museum is the oldest museum in Taiwan and was established during the Japanese rule era?
- ... that the Sakizaya people, a Taiwanese aboriginal tribe, has been recognized by the government of Taiwan since January 2007?
- ... that the Cheng Kung Senior High School, previously known as the Taihoku Prefecture Second Middle School, is renamed after Koxinga?
- ... that Tsungming Tu, founder of the Kaohsiung Medical College, was the first Taiwanese medical doctor?
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- December 10: Leaked cables cause Australian concern
- October 23: Typhoon Megi kills seven in Taiwan, heads towards southern China
- May 28: Foxconn under pressure after tenth employee suicide this year
- April 26: 6.5 magnitude earthquake hits off coast of Taiwan
- March 4: 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan
- January 31: China threatens to take action over US-Taiwan deal
- January 30: Pentagon proposes Taiwanese arms sale
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Chang Hui-mei (Chinese: 張惠妹; pinyin: Zhāng Huìmèi; Wade–Giles: Chāng Huì-mèi; born August 9, 1972), also known as A-mei, is an aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer and is occasionally a songwriter. She was born in the rugged mountains of eastern Taiwan and is the third youngest of nine siblings. A-mei made her music debut in 1996, achieved instant mega commercial success. She has been constantly titled diva in the Mandarin pop music scene, as well as the "Pride of Taiwan" since then, capturing numerous music awards and becoming one of the biggest music sensations within the pop music pantheon of the Chinese-speaking world.
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