'''Taibei''' ([[Wade-Giles]]: ''Taipei'') is both the capital of the Chinese island and province of [[Taiwan]] and since 8 December 1949 has been the capital city of the [[Republic of China]], which has had control solely of Taiwan and a small number of offshore islands since 1950. | '''Taibei''' ([[Wade-Giles]]: ''Taipei'') is both the capital of the Chinese island and province of [[Taiwan]] and since 8 December 1949 has been the capital city of the [[Republic of China]], which has had control solely of Taiwan and a small number of offshore islands since 1950. |