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Taiwan: Country or Province?

Is Taiwan a country or part of China? - https://youtu.be/VxKgNv6o9oI

1. Why did WWE wrestler John Cena issue an apology to China in May 2021?
he said

2. Portuguese sailors first came across Taiwan in 1544 and named it Isla Formosa. What does Isla
Formosa mean?
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3. Following WWII, who won the civil war between the Communists and the Nationalists?

4. Despite Chiang Kai-shek establishing a brutal, authoritarian regime, what nickname did many
westerners give to Taiwan? Free vhines

5. After Chiang Kai-shek died and Marshall Law fell in the late 1980’s, Taiwan transitioned from a
dictatorship to a full democratized state with its own gov fier power
, armed forces, and a constitution.

6. In October of 2021 China sent a record number of planes into Taiwanese airspace. How many
planes did they send?

47

7. Out of 195 countries, how many diplomatically recognize Taiwan as an independent state?
14

8. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen has publicly stated that she is against reunification with China
and 84.7% of Taiwanese people surveyed wanted to maintain what?

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9. In the Summer of 2022 China fired ballistic missiles into air and sea territory surrounding Taiwan
immediately following the visit of what United States political leader?

10. Chinese President Xi Jinping has stated that “reunification” with Taiwan “must be .”

11. Taiwan sees itself as distinct from the Chinese mainland, with its own and
democratically elected leaders.

12. If China was to take over Taiwan, some western experts suggest it could be freer to project
power in the western Pacific region and could possibly even threaten US military bases as far
away as and .

13. What year did China take control of Beijing?

14. China points to this history to say that Taiwan was originally a Chinese province. But the
Taiwanese point to the same history to argue that they were never part of the
Chinese state that was first formed after the revolution in 1911 - or the People's Republic of
China that was established under Mao in .

15. What is the total number of active military forces for China and what is the number for Taiwan?

a. How many aircraft does China carry in its military versus how many Taiwan carries?

16. Until now, Washington's policy of “ “ has meant the US has

been deliberately unclear about whether or how it would defend Taiwan in the event of an
attack.

17. Last year, the numbers of aircraft reported peaked in October 2021, with incursions in a
single day, with Taiwan's defence minister saying relations were the worst they had been for
years.

18. Taiwan with its Tech Giant TSMC company produce about half of the world’s, what?

19. According to the Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation, what percentage of Taiwanese people said
they did not think there would be an eventual war with China?

20. As of 2021, what percentage of people living in Taiwan identified themselves as Taiwanese?
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