Outline Of Taiwan
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Taiwan:
Taiwan – unitary sovereign state located in East Asia, officially the Republic of China (ROC). The ROC was established in mainland China in 1912, it governed most of mainland China prior to outbreak of the civil war, then received Taiwan and associated islands from the Surrender of Japan at the end of World War II in late 1945. However, the ROC lost its mainland territory in the Chinese Civil War to Communist forces who founded the People's Republic of China (PRC) on that territory in 1949, and the ROC relocated its government to the island of Taiwan, which composes most of its current territory.
Read more about Outline Of Taiwan: General Reference, Geography of Taiwan, Government and Politics of Taiwan, History of Taiwan, Culture of Taiwan, Economy of Taiwan, Education in Taiwan, See Also
Famous quotes containing the words outline of and/or outline:
“The beginning of an acquaintance whether with persons or things is to get a definite outline of our ignorance.”
—George Eliot [Mary Ann (or Marian)
“One by one objects are defined—
It quickens: clarity, outline of leaf
But now the stark dignity of
entrance—Still, the profound change
has come upon them: rooted, they
grip down and begin to awaken”
—William Carlos Williams (1883–1963)