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In 1979, the United States Congress passed the Taiwan Relations Act, a law generally interpreted as mandating U.S. defense of Taiwan in the event of an attack from the Chinese Mainland (the Act is applied to Taiwan and Penghu, but not to Kinmen or Matsu, which are usually considered to be part of mainland China). The United States maintains the ...
The DPP maintains that Taiwan is an entity separate from mainland China and supports an independent "Republic of Taiwan" as part of its platform. The recent downplaying of Taiwan independence by the DPP as a party, however, led to the formation by hard-line advocates of a new political party called the Taiwan Independence Party in December 1996.
The only election held in mainland China. 8 seats were elected in Taiwan. 509 members retreated to Taiwan with the government; served until the end of 1991. 1969 1st supp: 11: Elected in Taiwan; terms equal to the 1948-elected members 1972 2nd supp: 51: Elected in the Free Area with 3-year terms. 1975 3rd supp: 52
Taiwan's government says the Republic of China is a sovereign state and that Beijing has no right to speak for or represent it given the People's Republic of China has no say in how it chooses its ...
(Changed for the 2020 exam) [1] 55 multiple choice questions in 60 minutes 50% of score Each question will have 4 options. There will be 2 text-based sources, each one accompanied by 2–2 questions. There will be 3 quantitative sources, each one accompanied by 2–2 questions. 4 free response questions in 90 minutes 50% of score
The Taiwan Relations Act (TRA; Pub. L. 96–8, H.R. 2479, 93 Stat. 14, enacted April 10, 1979) is an act of the United States Congress.Since the formal recognition of the People's Republic of China, the Act has defined the officially substantial but non-diplomatic relations between the United States of America and Taiwan (Republic of China).
China has claimed Taiwan through its "one China" policy since the Chinese civil war forced the defeated Kuomintang (KMT), or Nationalists, to flee to the island with their Republic of China ...
China, which considers Taiwan merely a Chinese province and part of its territory despite the objections of the island's government, will be watching the outcome closely. - China has claimed ...