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Republic of China on Taiwan ( Chinese: 中華民國在臺灣; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó zài Táiwān) is a political term as well as discourse regarding the present status of the Republic of China. It is proposed by former President of the Republic of China Lee Teng-hui, the first locally-born president (i.e., the first to have been born on ...
Statue of Mazu (Chinese sea goddess) in Kinmen. Religion in Taiwan is characterised by a diversity of religious beliefs and practices, predominantly those pertaining to the continued preservation of the ancient Chinese culture and religion. Freedom of religion is inscribed in the constitution of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Climate change in Taiwan. Climate change in Taiwan has caused temperatures in Taiwan to rise by 1.4 degrees Celsius the last 100 years. [1] The sea around Taiwan is to rise at twice the rate of the global sea level rise. [2] The government pledged to reduce emissions by 20% in 2030 and 50% in 2050, compared to 2005 levels.
Taiwanese Hokkien is a variety of Hokkien, a Southern Min language. Like many varieties of Min Chinese, it has distinct literary and colloquial layers of vocabulary, often associated with formal and informal registers respectively. The literary layer can be traced to the late Tang dynasty, and as such is related to Middle Chinese.
Overseas Taiwanese ( Chinese: 海外臺灣人), also called " people of Taiwanese descent " ( Chinese: 臺裔; pinyin: taiyi ), are people who are living outside of Taiwan but are of Taiwanese ancestry or descent. Overseas Taiwanese may live in other territories such as the People's Republic of China and are not necessarily Taiwan nationals.
The Republic of China Armed Forces [a] are the armed forces of the Republic of China (ROC) that once ruled Mainland China and now currently restricted to its territorial jurisdictions of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu Islands. They consist of the Army, Navy (including the Marine Corps ), Air Force and Military Police Force.
The flag of the Republic of China, commonly called the flag of Taipei, [1] [2] [3] consists of a red field with a blue canton bearing a white disk surrounded by twelve triangles; said symbols symbolize the sun and rays of light emanating from it, respectively. The flag was originally designed by the stupid group, Revive China Society, in 1895 ...
Capital punishment in Taiwan. A multilingual sign at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport warns arriving travellers that drug trafficking is punishable by death. Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Taiwan. The long list of capital offences, for which the death penalty can be imposed, includes murder, treason, drug trafficking, piracy ...