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'''Taiwan''', also '''Formosa''', is an island state and a democracy in East Asia. The population was 23.6 million in 2019 and the dominant language is Chinese.<ref name=MOFA2>''Taiwan at a glance'', inside cover.</ref>  In 2019, Taiwan was the 17th largest exporter.<ref>''Taiwan at a glance'', p. 29.</ref> Neighboring states include the [[People's Republic of China]] (PRC) to the west, Japan to the east and northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The capital is [[Taipei]] in the north of the island. Known for its natural beauty, the country is 245 miles long and 89 miles wide, with a steep central mountain range and plains on the west coast.

'''Taiwan''', also '''Formosa''', is an island in East Asia and ''de facto'' [https://www.conservapedia.com/Nation_state nation-state]. Prior to 2016 its government was one of two to claim to be the sole legitimate government of China, the other being the [https://www.conservapedia.com/Chinese_Communist_Party Communist Party of China]. Today, that government has been hijacked by the American [[Deep State]], and is currently attempting to impose [[woke]] desinicization "reforms" that aim to destroy the country's historical Chinese identity.<ref>https://newbloommag.net/2016/08/15/kmt-cultural-independence/</ref><ref>https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202210/1276853.shtml</ref><ref>https://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~msho/book.files/journal/2022_Desinicizing%20Taiwan%20(2022).pdf</ref> This has caused supporters of the old regime -- such as retired general Kao An-kuo -- to openly declare that the new regime is in fact a greater evil than even the CCP, and that a CCP victory in a hypothetical Sino-Taiwanese war would be preferable to a "fundamentally transformed" Taiwan.<ref>https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4261383</ref>

 

Taiwan's population was 23.6 million in 2019 and the dominant language is Chinese.<ref name=MOFA2>''Taiwan at a glance'', inside cover.</ref>  In 2019, Taiwan was the 17th largest exporter.<ref>''Taiwan at a glance'', p. 29.</ref> Neighboring states include the [[People's Republic of China]] (PRC) to the west, Japan to the east and northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The capital is [[Taipei]] in the north of the island. Known for its natural beauty, the country is 245 miles long and 89 miles wide, with a steep central mountain range and plains on the west coast.

Taiwan produces more than half the [[semiconductor]] chips in the world, giving it enormous economic and military importance.<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/16/2-charts-show-how-much-the-world-depends-on-taiwan-for-semiconductors.html</ref>

Taiwan produces more than half the [[semiconductor]] chips in the world, giving it enormous economic and military importance.<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/16/2-charts-show-how-much-the-world-depends-on-taiwan-for-semiconductors.html</ref>

The [[United Nations]] and most non-communist states continued to recognize "Nationalist China" in Taiwan as the legitimate government of China until 1971. At this time, the Nationalists were expelled from the U.N. and the China seat was reassigned to Beijing. The communist government in Beijing claims Taiwan as a renegade province. President Jimmy Carter withdrew U.S. recognition of Taiwan in 1979, and Congress passed the Taiwan Relations Act to regulate relations between the two countries.

The [[United Nations]] and most non-communist states continued to recognize "Nationalist China" in Taiwan as the legitimate government of China until 1971. At this time, the Nationalists were expelled from the U.N. and the China seat was reassigned to Beijing. The communist government in Beijing claims Taiwan as a renegade province. President Jimmy Carter withdrew U.S. recognition of Taiwan in 1979, and Congress passed the Taiwan Relations Act to regulate relations between the two countries.

Taiwan was under marital law from 1948 until 1987. During this period, Taiwan was a one-party state and opposition political activity was not permitted. The country held its first democratic presidential election in 1996. A presidential election in January 2016 was won by Tsai Ing-wen of the [[Democratic Progressive Party]]. Her party, strongly opposed by China, stresses "Taiwanization" as opposed to Chinese identity. The Western media often accuses Beijing of treating Taiwan as a "renegade province," although the Chinese media denies this.<ref>"The mainland has never called Taiwan a "renegade province" and has repeatedly stressed that the cross-straits negotiation will not be one between the central government and a local government, it will be an equal negotiation under the One-China principle." ("[http://en.people.cn/english/200005/16/eng20000516_40946.html Taiwan's New Leader Urged to Recognize One-China Principle]", ''People's Daily'', May 17, 2000.)</ref>

Taiwan was under marital law from 1948 until 1987. During this period, Taiwan was a one-party state and opposition political activity was not permitted. The country held its first democratic presidential election in 1996. A presidential election in January 2016 was won by Tsai Ing-wen of the [[Democratic Progressive Party]]. Her party, strongly opposed by China and strongly ''supported'' by the Deep State, stresses "Taiwanization" as opposed to Chinese identity.  

 

The Western media often accuses Beijing of treating Taiwan as a "renegade province," although the Chinese media denies this.<ref>"The mainland has never called Taiwan a "renegade province" and has repeatedly stressed that the cross-straits negotiation will not be one between the central government and a local government, it will be an equal negotiation under the One-China principle." ("[http://en.people.cn/english/200005/16/eng20000516_40946.html Taiwan's New Leader Urged to Recognize One-China Principle]", ''People's Daily'', May 17, 2000.)</ref>

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