De facto states research unit

Taiwan (Gallery)

<p>Chiang Kai-shek, leader of the Kuomintang from 1925 until his death in 1975</p>” class=”wp-image-545″/></a><figcaption class=

Chiang Kai-shek, leader of the Kuomintang from 1925 until his death in 1975

<p> Dedicated to those who sacrificed their lives in the Anti-Japanese War</p>” class=”wp-image-543″/></a><figcaption class=

 Dedicated to those who sacrificed their lives in the Anti-Japanese War

<p>The Nansha (Spratly), Xisha (Paracel), Zhongsha (Macclesfield Bank) and Dongsha (Pratas) islands in the South China Sea are integral parts of ROC territory</p><p> </p>” class=”wp-image-544″/></a><figcaption class=

The Nansha (Spratly), Xisha (Paracel), Zhongsha (Macclesfield Bank) and Dongsha (Pratas) islands in the South China Sea are integral parts of ROC territory

 

<p>According to the Minguo (民國) calendar, Taiwanese are counting years from the establishment of the ROC (1911). 2011 of the standard Gregorian calendar is thus 100th Minguo</p><p> </p>” class=”wp-image-547″/></a><figcaption class=

According to the Minguo (民國) calendar, Taiwanese are counting years from the establishment of the ROC (1911). 2011 of the standard Gregorian calendar is thus 100th Minguo

 

Opening a museum and memorial sites to not forget about the White Terror era, has been an important part of Taiwan's democratisation process.
Opening a museum and memorial sites to not forget about the White Terror era, has been an important part of Taiwan’s democratisation process.
A massive painting at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, sets as the background the territory of China overlaid with the colors of the national flag – blue, red, and white –, embodying the spirit of liberty, equality and fraternity, and the Three Principles of the People upheld by Sun, who is standing at the forefront. Behind him are over a hundred portraits of major revolutionaries and intellectuals.
A massive painting at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, sets as the background the territory of China overlaid with the colors of the national flag – blue, red, and white –, embodying the spirit of liberty, equality and fraternity, and the Three Principles of the People upheld by Sun, who is standing at the forefront. Behind him are over a hundred portraits of major revolutionaries and intellectuals.
On December 2nd, 2016, US president-elect Donald Trump accepted a congratulatory phone call from Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen – the first time since 1979 when the two national leaders spoke directly.
On December 2nd, 2016, US president-elect Donald Trump accepted a congratulatory phone call from Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen – the first time since 1979 when the two national leaders spoke directly.