China and Taiwan are in a heated argument over history and national identity. This new war of words has raised global ...

Lai Ching-te is ramping up his warnings about China’s threat to Taiwan. Critics say he is stoking divisions, and risking ...

China vs Taiwan MAPPED: ... the Republic of China was founded in 1912 when revolutionaries overthrew the Qing Empire. ... China has long published maps including the island as part of its territory.

The Republic of China is the official name for Taiwan, used by the nationalist government that fled to the island after losing the Chinese Civil War to Communist forces in 1949.

The revolution created the Republic of China (ROC), which established diplomatic ties with global powers and claimed territory that stretched from Outer Mongolia to Taiwan (see map 4).

In recent months, the People’s Republic of China (China) has been ratcheting up espionage capabilities against the Republic of China (Taiwan). Meanwhile, China is increasing its threats on the ...

Map of China. The inevitable ... During the Chinese Civil War, the Republic of China was pushed back to the island of Taiwan while the People’s Republic of China took over the mainland.

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te visits Republic of China Military Academy, an officer training academy, for its 100th anniversary celebrations in Kaohsiung, Taiwan June 16, 2024.

China has no right to represent Taiwan, but the island is willing to work with Beijing to combat global challenges such as climate change, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday, striking ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — It is "impossible" for the People's Republic of China to become Taiwan's motherland because Taiwan has older political roots, the island's President Lai Ching-te said Saturday.

The People's Republic of China has claimed Taiwan through its "one China" policy since the Chinese civil war forced the defeated Republic of China government to flee to the island in 1949, and has ...