Education Systems

• Education in Taiwan
• List of universities in Taiwan
• Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association
  Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association
  The Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association was established by a group of students in the East Coast and Midwest in the United States to grow the Taiwanese American college community. ITASA is a national 501 non-profit organization staffed by students and recent graduates to serve...
  
  
• Taiwan ROCSAUT
  Taiwan ROCSAUT
  Taiwan Republic of China Student Association at University of Toronto is the Taiwanese cultural group in University of Toronto, and is the largest student organization with Taiwanese background in Eastern North America.-Structure:Headquartered at downtown Toronto, Taiwan ROCSAUT also establishes...
  
  

Research Institutes/Researcher

• Yuan T. Lee
  Yuan T. Lee
  Yuan Tseh Lee, Ph.D. is a chemist. He was the first Taiwanese Nobel Prize laureate, who, along with the Hungarian-Canadian John C. Polanyi and American Dudley R. Herschbach won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1986 "for their contributions to the dynamics of chemical elementary processes"...
  
  
• Academia Sinica
  Academia Sinica
  The Academia Sinica , headquartered in the Nangang District of Taipei, is the national academy of Taiwan. It supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from mathematical and physical sciences, to life sciences, and to humanities and social sciences.Academia Sinica has...
  
  
• Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology
  Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology
  The Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology is the primary research and development institution of the Republic of China Ministry of National Defense's Armaments Bureau and has been active in the development of various weapons systems and dual use technology. CSIST is also involved in...
  
  
• Industrial Technology Research Institute
  Industrial Technology Research Institute
  The Industrial Technology Research Institute is a non-profit research institute located in Taiwan under the supervision of the Republic of China Ministry of Economic Affairs. It conducts research and development in applied technologies to advance private sector growth...
  
  
• National Health Research Institutes
  National Health Research Institutes (Taiwan)
  National Health Research Institutes in Zhunan, Miaoli County, is a non-profit foundation dedicated to medical research and improved Healthcare in Taiwan...
  
  
• National Space Organization

Ecology, Geographics and Demographics

• Alishan National Scenic Area
• Demographics of Taiwan
  Demographics of Taiwan
  This article is about the demographic features of the population in Taiwan, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....
  
  
• List of endemic species of Taiwan
• Geography of Taiwan
  Geography of Taiwan
  Taiwan is a medium-sized archipelago in East Asia, located at 23°30" N, 121°00" E and running through the middle of the Tropic of Cancer . It makes up the majority of the territories effectively under the administration of the Republic of China .- Formation :The island of Taiwan was formed...
  
  
• Taiwan
  Taiwan
  Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
  
  
• Taiwan Strait
  Taiwan Strait
  The Taiwan Strait or Formosa Strait, formerly known as the Black Ditch, is a 180-km-wide strait separating Mainland China and Taiwan. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to East China Sea to the northeast...
  
  
• Taiwanese aborigines
  Taiwanese aborigines
  Taiwanese aborigines is the term commonly applied in reference to the indigenous peoples of Taiwan. Although Taiwanese indigenous groups hold a variety of creation myths, recent research suggests their ancestors may have been living on the islands for approximately 8,000 years before major Han...
  
  
• Taiwanese American
• Taiwanese Hokkien
• List of National Parks of the Republic of China
• List of mountains in Taiwan

Celebrities

• List of Taiwanese people
• Alec Su
  Alec Su
  Alec Su is a Taiwanese pop star and versatile actor in films and television dramas. He became famous as a member of the Taiwanese Idol Band The Little Tigers, formed in 1988, and later for his first Chinese TV series Princess Returning Pearl .-Little Tigers:Alec Su's career started in 1988, at...
  
  
• Jay Chou
  Jay Chou
  Jay Chou is a Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer, actor and director who has won the World Music Award four times. In 1998 he was discovered in a talent contest where he displayed his piano and song-writing skills. Over the next two years, he was hired to compose for...
  
  
• Jolin Tsai
  Jolin Tsai
  Jolin Tsai was born on 15 September 1980. She is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning Mandopop singer, dancer and actor. She is managed by Mars Entertainment Ltd .-Career:...
  
  
• Show Luo
  Show Luo
  Show Luo also known as Xiao Zhu was born on 30 July 1979. He is a Taiwanese entertainer: Mandopop singer, dancer, host and actor. He has been dubbed "Dancing King of Asia" for his dancing skills.-Biography:...
  
  
• S.H.E
  S.H.E
  S.H.E is a Taiwanese girl group whose members are Selina Jen, Hebe Tien, and Ella Chen. The name of the group is an alphabetism derived from the first letter of each member's name. Since releasing their first album Girls Dorm , S.H.E has recorded 12 albums with sales totalling over 15 million, and...
  
  
• Wang Hsing-ching
  Wang Hsing-ching
  Wang Hsing-ching , who has a pseudonym of Nanfang Shuo , is a journalist, political commentator, and cultural critic. Today, he is the chief editor and writer of , with commentaries on current issues in major newspapers...
  
  
• A-mei
  A-Mei
  A-Mei , also known by her birth name Chang Hui-mei , is an aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer and occasional songwriter. She is also known by her aboriginal name Gulilai Amit . She was born in the rugged mountains of eastern Taiwan and is the third youngest of nine siblings. A-mei made her debut in...
  
  
• Teresa Teng
  Teresa Teng
  Teresa Teng , was an immensely popular and influential Chinese pop singer from Taiwan. Teresa Teng's voice and songs are instantly recognized throughout East Asia and in areas with large Asian populations...
  
  
• Takeshi Kaneshiro
  Takeshi Kaneshiro
  Takeshi Kaneshiro , born October 11, 1973, is a Taiwan-born Japanese actor and singer.-Name:...
  
  

Mass Media

• Media of Taiwan
• International Community Radio Taipei
  International Community Radio Taipei
  International Community Radio Taipei is Taiwan's only English-language radio station. Prior to 1979, the station served the U.S. military community in Taiwan as the United States Armed Forces Network Radio Taiwan...
  
  
• The China Post
  The China Post
  For the article on the postal system based in the People's Republic of China, see China Post.The China Post is one of the three English-language newspapers published in Taiwan , the other two being Taiwan News and the Taipei Times. It was established by Mr. and Mrs. Y.P. Huang in 1952...
  
  
• Taipei Times
  Taipei Times
  The Taipei Times is one of the three major English-language newspapers in the Republic of China the other two being the Taiwan News and The China Post...
  
  
• Taiwan News
  Taiwan News
  Taiwan News is one of the three English language newspapers in Taiwan, the other two being the Taipei Times and The China Post...
  
  
• Public Television Service
• TVBS
  TVBS
  TVBS is a satellite television channel and nationwide cable TV network in Taiwan, Republic of China, launched on September 28, 1993. It was established by TVBI Company Limited , a subsidiary of Television Broadcasts Limited in Hong Kong, and ERA Group of Taiwan, and became a wholly owned...
  
  

Museums

• National Palace Museum
  National Palace Museum
  The National Palace Museum is an art museum in Taipei. It is the national museum of the Republic of China, and has a permanent collection of over 677,687 pieces of ancient Chinese artifacts and artworks, making it one of the largest in the world. The collection encompasses over 8,000 years of...
  
  
• Taipei Fine Arts Museum
  Taipei Fine Arts Museum
  The Taipei Fine Arts Museum is a museum in Taipei, Taiwan. The museum first opened on December 24, 1983 at the former site of the United States Taiwan Defense Command . It was the first purpose built museum in Taiwan to host modern and contemporary art exhibitions...
  
  
• National Museum of History
  National Museum of History
  The National Museum of History is located in the Nanhai Academy in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan and exhibits Chinese historical items...
  
  
• Museum of World Religions
  Museum of World Religions
  The Museum of World Religions is a museum in Yonghe District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.The museum was founded by Venerable Hsin Tao , a Buddhist monk, and set up through the Ling Jiou Mountain Buddhist Foundation...
  
  
• New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum
• Tamkang University Maritime Museum
  Tamkang University Maritime Museum
  The Tamkang University Maritime Museum is a museum on sea navigation located on the campus of Tamkang University in Tamsui District, New Taipei City in Taiwan...
  
  
• Taiwan Nougat Museum
  Taiwan Nougat Museum
  The Taiwan Nougat Museum is a museum about nougat based in Tucheng District, New Taipei City, northern Taiwan....
  
  
• Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines
  Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines
  Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines is a museum located diagonally across from the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan. It houses exhibits relating to the cultures and histories of the Taiwanese aborigines...
  
  
• Pinglin Tea Industry Museum
  Pinglin Tea Industry Museum
  The Ping-Lin Tea Museum is the world's largest museum dedicated to tea.The museum is located in the hills of Ping-Lin District, a rural district in southeastern New Taipei City, Taiwan. It opened on January 12, 1997....
  
  
• National Taiwan Museum
  National Taiwan Museum
  National Taiwan Museum , established in 1908, is the oldest museum in Taiwan. It was set up by the colonial government during Japanese rule in Taiwan. It is located in Taipei.- History :Established in 1908, the museum is the oldest in Taiwan...
  
  
• Republic of China Armed Forces Museum
  Republic of China Armed Forces Museum
  The Republic of China Armed Forces Museum is located on Guiyang Street in the Poai District of Taipei in the Republic of China. It opened on October 31, 1961 under the administration of the Republic of China Ministry of National Defense Department of History and Translation Office...
  
  
• Miniatures Museum of Taiwan
  Miniatures Museum of Taiwan
  The Miniatures Museum of Taiwan is the first museum to collect miniatures in Asia. The museum was founded on March 28, 1997 by Mr Lin Wen-ren and his wife. It is located in Taipei City, Taiwan...
  
  

Society

• Betel nut beauty
  Betel nut beauty
  The term Betel nut beauty refers to a common sight along roadsides in Taiwan: a young woman selling betel nuts and cigarettes from a brightly lit glass enclosure while wearing revealing clothing . The Mandarin term names the women after Xi Shi, the legendary beauty of imperial China's Spring and...
  
  
• Holidays in Taiwan
• Mainlander
• KTV
  Karaoke
  is a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...
  
  
• Kuso
  Kuso
  Kuso is the term used in East Asia for the internet culture that generally includes all types of camp and parody. In Japanese, means shit, and is often uttered as an interjection. It is considered milder than its English counterpart, more comparable to damn. It is also used to describe outrageous...
  
  

Gross Economy

• Economy of Taiwan
  Economy of Taiwan
  Taiwan has a developed capitalist economy that ranks as the 19th largest in the world by Purchasing power parity and 24th in nominal GDP of investment and foreign trade by the Republic of China government which governs Taiwan. In keeping with this trend, most large government-owned banks and...
  
  
• Four Asian Tigers
• Taiwan Stock Exchange
  Taiwan Stock Exchange
  The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation is a financial institution, located in Taipei 101, in Taipei, Taiwan. The TSEC was established in 1961 and began operating as a stock exchange on 9 February 1962...
  
  
• Taiwan Capitalization Weighted Stock Index
  Taiwan Capitalization Weighted Stock Index
  Taiwan Capitalization Weighted Stock Index is a stock market index for companies traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange . TAIEX covers all of the listed stocks excluding preferred stocks, full-delivery stocks and newly listed stocks, which are listed for less than one calendar month...
  
  

Taiwanese history

• 228 Incident
  228 Incident
  The 228 Incident, also known as the 228 Massacre, was an anti-government uprising in Taiwan that began on February 27, 1947, and was violently suppressed by the Kuomintang government. Estimates of the number of deaths vary from 10,000 to 30,000 or more...
  
  
• 32 Demands
  32 Demands
  The 32 Demands were a list of proposals for governmental reform issued by the Committee to Settle the Monopoly Bureau Incident during the 228 Incident which occurred in Taiwan in 1947.- Events surrounding the demands :During the first week or so following the general uprising against Republic of...
  
  
• History of Taiwan
  History of Taiwan
  Taiwan was first populated by Negrito, and then Austronesian people. It was colonized by the Dutch in the 17th century, followed by an influx of Han Chinese including Hakka immigrants from areas of Fujian and Guangdong of mainland China, across the Taiwan Strait...
  
  
• Kaohsiung Incident
  Kaohsiung Incident
  The Kaohsiung Incident also known as the Formosa Incident, the Meilidao Incident or the Formosa Magazine incident was the result of pro-democracy demonstrations that occurred in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on December 10, 1979....
  
  
• Koxinga
  Koxinga
  Koxinga is the customary Western spelling of the popular appellation of Zheng Chenggong , a military leader who was born in 1624 in Hirado, Japan to Zheng Zhilong, a Chinese merchant/pirate, and his Japanese wife and died in 1662 on the island of Formosa .A Ming loyalist and the arch commander of...
  
  
• Republic of Taiwan
• Taiwanese Communist Party
  Taiwanese Communist Party
  The Taiwanese Communist Party was a revolutionary organization active in Japan-ruled Taiwan. Like the contemporary Taiwanese People's Party, its existence was short, a mere three years, yet its politics and activities were influential in shaping Taiwan's anti-colonial enterprise...
  
  
• Timeline of Taiwanese history
  Timeline of Taiwanese history
  This is a timeline of the History of Taiwan including the History of the Republic of China on Taiwan .For the timeline of the History of the Republic of China on mainland China , see Timeline of Republic of China history....
  
  
• Taiwan after World War II
  Taiwan after World War II
  Taiwan after World War II is the history of Taiwan which is ruled by the government of the Republic of China, since 25 October 1945 for present.-Early postwar society:...
  
  

Battles, war and crisis

• Quemoy Battles
• First Taiwan Strait Crisis
  First Taiwan Strait Crisis
  The First Taiwan Strait Crisis was a short armed conflict that took place between the governments of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China . The PRC seized the Yijiangshan Islands, forcing the ROC to abandon the Tachen Islands...
  
  
• Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
  Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
  The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was a conflict that took place between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China governments in which the PRC shelled the islands of Matsu and Quemoy in the Taiwan Strait in an attempt to seize them from...
  
  
• Third Taiwan Strait Crisis
  Third Taiwan Strait Crisis
  The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1995–1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis or the 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was the effect of a series of missile tests conducted by the People's Republic of China in the waters surrounding Taiwan including the Taiwan Strait from July 21, 1995 to March 23, 1996...
  
  
• Civil Air Transport
  Civil Air Transport
  Civil Air Transport was a Chinese airline, later owned by the CIA, that supported United States covert operations throughout East and Southeast Asia...
  
  

Historical figures

• Thomas Barclay (missionary)
• George Leslie Mackay
  George Leslie Mackay
  George Leslie Mackay was the first Presbyterian missionary to northern Formosa . He served with the Canadian Presbyterian Mission. Mackay is among the best known Westerners to have lived in Taiwan.-Early life:...
  
  
• James Laidlaw Maxwell
  James Laidlaw Maxwell
  James Laidlaw Maxwell Senior was the first Presbyterian missionary to Taiwan . He served with the English Presbyterian Mission....
  
  

Political divisions

• Chang-hua
  Changhua City
  Changhua City is the county seat of Changhua County in Taiwan. For many centuries the site was home to a settlement of Babuza people, a coastal tribe of Taiwanese aborigines. The name of the city is derived from the aboriginal word Poasoa .Changhua is best known for its landmark statue of the Buddha...
  
  
• Changhua County
  Changhua County
  Changhua County is the smallest county in Taiwan located on the westside of Taiwan. It is officially governed as a county of the Republic of China .-Urban townships:# Beidou Township # Erlin Township...
  
  
• Chia-i
• Chiayi County
  Chiayi County
  Chiayi County is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. Its historical name in Taiwanese Hokkien derives from Tsirosen in the Formosan languages...
  
  
• Chi-lung
• Hsin-chu
  Hsin-Chu
  Hsin-Chu may refer to:* Hsinchu, a city in Taiwan* Hsinchu County, Taiwan...
  
  
• Hsinchu County
  Hsinchu County
  Hsinchu County is a county in north-western Taiwan. The population of the county is mainly Hakka; there is a Taiwanese aboriginal minority in the southeastern part of the county. Zhubei is the capital of Hsinchu, where the government office and county office is located...
  
  
• Hua-lien
• Hualien County
  Hualien County
  Hualien County is the largest county in Taiwan and is located on the mountainous eastern coast of Taiwan. It contains the island's largest port. It is the starting point of the Hualien-Taitung Line and the terminal point of North-Link Line of TRA...
  
  
• I-lan
• Jhongsing Village
  Jhongsing Village
  Zhongxing New Village is located in Nantou City, Nantou County, Taiwan and is the seat of government of Taiwan Province. The term "Zhongxing" means "resurgence of prosperity"....
  
  
• Kaohsiung County
  Kaohsiung County
  Kaohsiung County was a county in southern Taiwan that enclosed but did not include Kaohsiung City. On December 25, 2010, the county merged with Kaohsiung City to form a single special municipality.- Administration :-External links:*...
  
  
• Kaohsiung
  Kaohsiung
  Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China...
  
  
• Keelung
  Keelung
  Keelung City is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. It borders New Taipei and forms the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with the Taipei and New Taipei. Nicknamed the Rainy Port for its frequent rain and maritime role, the city is Taiwan's second largest seaport...
  
  
• Kinmen
  Kinmen
  Kinmen , also known as Quemoy , is a small archipelago of several islands administered by the Republic of China : Greater Kinmen, Lesser Kinmen, and some islets. Administratively, it is Kinmen County of Fujian Province, ROC. The county is claimed by the People's Republic of China as part of its...
  
  
• Matsu Islands
  Matsu Islands
  The Matsu Islands are a minor archipelago of 19 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait administered as Lienchiang County , Fujian Province of the Republic of China . Only a small area of what is historically Lienchiang County is under the control of the ROC...
  
  
• Miao-li
• Nan-t'ou
• P'eng-hu
• P'ing-tung
• Taichung County
  Taichung County
  Taichung County was a county in central Taiwan, the Republic of China, that surrounded but did not include Taichung City. The name Taichung means "central Taiwan"...
  
  
• Taichung
  Taichung
  -Demographics:Taichung’s population was an estimated 1,040,725 in August 2006. There are slightly more females in the city than males.24.32% of residents are children, while 16.63% are young people, 52.68% are middle-age, and 6.73% are elderly....
  
  
• Tainan City (also "T'ai-nan" and "Dainan")
• Tainan County
  Tainan County
  Tainan County was located in southern Taiwan. The name "Tainan" means "Southern Taiwan". Formerly a county of the Republic of China , Tainan County was merged with Tainan City at the end of 2010 to form a single special municipality....
  
  
• Taipei
  Taipei
  Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
  
  
• Taipei County
  Taipei County
  New Taipei City is the most populous city of Taiwan. The area includes a substantial stretch of Taiwan's northern coastline and surrounds the Taipei Basin...
  
  
• T'ai-tung
  Taitung City
  Taitung City is the county seat of Taitung County, Taiwan. It lies on the southeast coast of Taiwan facing the Pacific Ocean.The city is served by Taitung Airport. Taitung is a gateway to Green Island and Orchid Island, both of which are very popular among Taiwanese tourists.-History:Taitung...
  
  
• Taitung County
  Taitung County
  Taitung County is a county in eastern Taiwan. The name means "Eastern Taiwan". Taitung County is also known as 後山 by many of the locals, meaning behind the mountains or the back mountains. Taitung is officially administered as a county of Taiwan, Republic of China.Taitung runs along the south east...
  
  
• Taiwan Province
  Taiwan Province
  Taiwan Province is one of the two administrative divisions referred to as provinces and is controlled by the Republic of China . The province covers approximately 73% of the territory controlled by the Republic of China...
  
  
• Taoyuan
  Taoyuan
  -Mainland China:* Taoyuan County, Hunan , of Changde, HunanSubdistrictsWritten as "桃园街道":* Taoyuan Subdistrict, Zhuozhou, in Zhuozhou City, Hebei* Taoyuan Subdistrict, Xuzhou, in Quanshan District, Xuzhou, Jiangsu...
  
  
• Taoyuan County
• Yilan County
• Yunlin County
  Yunlin County
  Yunlin County is a county in the western part of Taiwan, the Republic of China. Yunlin is located to the right of the Taiwan Strait, the east of Nantou County and sharing a border with Changhua County divided by the Zhuoshui River. Yunlin is one of the counties of Taiwan that is part of the Chianan...
  
  

Political System

• Constitution of the Republic of China
  Constitution of the Republic of China
  The Constitution of the Republic of China is the fundamental law of the Republic of China . Drafted by the Kuomintang as part of its third stage of national development , it established a centralized Republic with five branches of government...
  
  
• Control Yuan
  Control Yuan
  The Control Yuan , one of the five branches of the Republic of China government in Taipei, is an investigatory agency that monitors the other branches of government...
  
  
• Examination Yuan
  Examination Yuan
  The Examination Yuan is in charge of validating the qualification of civil servants in the Republic of China . It is one of the five government branches of the ROC government...
  
  
• Executive Yuan
  Executive Yuan
  The Executive Yuan is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China , commonly known as "Taiwan".-Organization and structure:...
  
  
• Holidays in Taiwan
• Judicial Yuan
  Judicial Yuan
  The Judicial Yuan is one of five branches of the government of the Republic of China in Taiwan and serves as the highest judicial organ in Republic of China. Its Justices of the Constitutional Court , with 15 members, is charged with interpreting the Constitution...
  
  
• Legislative Yuan
  Legislative Yuan
  The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China .The Legislative Yuan is one of the five branches of government stipulated by the Constitution of the Republic of China, which follows Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles of the People...
  
  
• National Anthem of the Republic of China
  National Anthem of the Republic of China
  "National Anthem of the Republic of China" is the current national anthem of the Republic of China .The Republic of China was recognized as the government of mainland China prior to 1949. Since then the Republic of China has controlled Taiwan and some other nearby islands...
  
  
• National Assembly of the Republic of China
  National Assembly of the Republic of China
  The National Assembly of the Republic of China refers to several parliamentary bodies that existed in the Republic of China. The National Assembly was originally founded in 1913 as the first legislature in Chinese history, but was disbanded less than a year later as President Yuan Shikai assumed...
  
  
• National Banner Song
  National Banner Song
  The "National Flag Anthem" of the Republic of China is played during the raising and lowering of the Flag of the Republic of China...
  
  
• National Police Agency (Republic of China)
  National Police Agency (Republic of China)
  The National Police Agency is an agency under the Ministry of the Interior, Republic of China , which oversees all ROC police forces on a national level...
  
  
• Political divisions of Taiwan (1895-1945)
  Political divisions of Taiwan (1895-1945)
  As per the Treaty of Shimonoseki of 1895, Taiwan fell under Japanese rule after the First Sino-Japanese War. The political divisions changed frequently between 1895 and 1898. There were still several changes until the Japanese political system was adopted in 1920...
  
  
• Administrative divisions of the Republic of China
• Politics of the Republic of China
  Politics of the Republic of China
  The politics of the Republic of China ,takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is head of state and the premier is head of government, and of a dominant party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative...
  
  
• President of the Republic of China
  President of the Republic of China
  The President of the Republic of China is the head of state and commander-in-chief of the Republic of China . The Republic of China was founded on January 1, 1912, to govern all of China...
  
  
• Republic of China
  Republic of China
  The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
  
  
• Straits Exchange Foundation
  Straits Exchange Foundation
  The Straits Exchange Foundation is a semi-official organization set up by the Republic of China government to handle technical or business matters with the People's Republic of China...
  
  
• Taipei Economic and Cultural Office

Election related

• 228 Hand-in-Hand Rally
  228 Hand-in-Hand Rally
  The 228 Hand-in-Hand Rally was a demonstration in the form of a human chain held in Taiwan on Peace Memorial Day , 2004. Over 1 million Taiwanese formed a long human chain, from the harbor at Keelung, Taiwan's northernmost city, to its southern tip at Eluanbi, Pingtung County to commemorate the...
  
  
• black gold (politics)
  Black gold (politics)
  Black gold is a term used in the Republic of China to refer to political corruption. The term refers to the obtaining of money through a dark, secretive, and corrupt method ....
  
  
• Civil Party (Republic of China)
  Civil Party (Republic of China)
  The Civil Party is a minor political party in Taiwan. It has no representation in the Legislative Yuan, but won one seat in the National Assembly election of 2005...
  
  
• elections in the Republic of China
  Elections in the Republic of China
  Elections of the Republic of China gives information on election and election results in the Republic of China with effective control over Taiwan Area since 1949. The Republic of China elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a...
  
  
• Democratic Progressive Party
  Democratic Progressive Party
  The Democratic Progressive Party is a political party in Taiwan, and the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition. Founded in 1986, DPP is the first meaningful opposition party in Taiwan. It has traditionally been associated with strong advocacy of human rights and a distinct Taiwanese identity,...
  
  
• Green Party Taiwan
  Green Party Taiwan
  The Green Party Taiwan is a political party in Taiwan established on 25 January 1996. The party is not a member of, and should not be confused with, the Pan-Green Coalition. As its name suggests, the Green Party Taiwan focuses on environmental issues...
  
  
• Kuomintang
  Kuomintang
  The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused...
  
  
• list of Legislative Yuan elections
• list of political parties in the Republic of China
• March 19, 2004 assassination attempt in Taiwan
• Natural Law Party
  Natural Law Party
  The Natural Law Party was a transnational party based on the teachings of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. It was active in up to 74 countries, and ran candidates in at least ten. Founded in 1992, it was mostly disbanded in 2004 but continues in India and in some U.S. states.The NLP viewed "natural law" as...
  
  
• New Party (Republic of China)
  New Party (Republic of China)
  The New Party, formerly the Chinese New Party , is a centre-right conservative political party in the Republic of China , and part of the pan-blue coalition....
  
  
• Pan-Blue coalition
  Pan-Blue Coalition
  The Pan-Blue Coalition 泛藍聯盟 or Pan-Blue Force is a political alliance in the Republic of China , consisting of the Kuomintang , the People First Party , and the New Party . The name comes from the party colours of the Kuomintang...
  
  
• Pan-Green Coalition
  Pan-Green Coalition
  The Pan-Green Coalition or Pan-Green Camp, is an informal political alliance of the Republic of China, commonly known as "Taiwan", consisting of the Democratic Progressive Party , Taiwan Solidarity Union , and the minor Taiwan Independence Party...
  
  
• Peasant Party (Republic of China)
• People First Party
• ROC presidential election, 1996
  ROC presidential election, 1996
  The election of the ninth-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China was the first ever direct presidential election in the ROC on Taiwan; it occurred on 23 March, 1996...
  
  
• ROC presidential election, 2000
  ROC presidential election, 2000
  The Election for the 10th-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China , the second ever direct elections for President and Vice President of the Republic of China on Taiwan and the 10th under the 1947 Constitution, were held on March 18, 2000...
  
  
• ROC presidential election, 2004
  ROC presidential election, 2004
  The Election for the 11th-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China , the third direct presidential election in Taiwan's history and the 11th presidential election overall under the 1947 Chinese Constitution, was held on March 20, 2004...
  
  
• ROC referendum, 2004
  ROC referendum, 2004
  A nation-wide consultative referendum was held in the Republic of China on March 20, 2004 to coincide with the 2004 presidential election. Voters were asked two questions regarding relations with the People's Republic of China...
  
  
• Taiwan Independence Party
  Taiwan Independence Party
  The Taiwan Independence Party 建國黨 , otherwise known as the Taiwan Nation Party, is a political party in the Republic of China .It is usually associated with the Pan-Green Coalition and supports Taiwan independence....
  
  
• Taiwan Solidarity Union
  Taiwan Solidarity Union
  The Taiwan Solidarity Union is a political party in the Republic of China which advocates Taiwan independence. It was officially founded on July 24, 2001 and is considered part of the Pan-Green Coalition. Unlike the Democratic Progressive Party, its larger companion party in the Pan-Green...
  
  

Politicians

• Annette Lu
  Annette Lu
  Annette Lu Hsiu-lien , was the Vice President of the Republic of China from 2000 to 2008, under Chen Shui-bian. She announced her intentions to run for President of Taiwan on March 6, 2007, but withdrew in order to support DPP presidential nominee, Frank Hsieh...
  
  
• John Chang
• Morris Chang
  Morris Chang
  Morris Chang , is the founding Chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. in 1987. TSMC pioneered the "dedicated silicon foundry" industry and is the largest silicon foundry in the world. Morris is known as the father of Taiwan's chip industry.Chang was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang...
  
  
• Chen Shui-bian
  Chen Shui-bian
  Chen Shui-bian is a former Taiwanese politician who was the 10th and 11th-term President of the Republic of China from 2000 to 2008. Chen, whose Democratic Progressive Party has traditionally been supportive of Taiwan independence, ended more than fifty years of Kuomintang rule in Taiwan...
  
  
• Chiang Ching-kuo
  Chiang Ching-kuo
  Chiang Ching-kuo , Kuomintang politician and leader, was the son of President Chiang Kai-shek and held numerous posts in the government of the Republic of China...
  
  
• Chiang Kai-shek
  Chiang Kai-shek
  Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin....
  
  
• Chu Mei-feng
  Chu Mei-feng
  Chu Mei-feng is a Taiwanese TV journalist, former Taipei City councilwoman and the former director of Hsinchu City's Bureau of Cultural Affairs....
  
  
• Frank Hsieh
  Frank Hsieh
  Frank Hsieh Chang-ting is a Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party in the Republic of China. He was the mayor of Kaohsiung City until his appointment as President of the Executive Yuan by president Chen Shui-bian on February 1, 2005. He announced his resignation from the post of...
  
  
• Evonne Hsu
  Evonne Hsu
  Evonne Hsu, also known as Hsu Hui-hsin was born 5 December 1979, in Longview, Texas, United States. She is a Taiwanese American Golden Melody Awards Mandopop singer...
  
  
• Katsura Taro
  Katsura Taro
  Prince , was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, politician and three-time Prime Minister of Japan.-Early life:Katsura was born into a samurai family from Hagi, Chōshū Domain...
  
  
• Lee Teng-hui
  Lee Teng-hui
  Lee Teng-hui is a politician of the Republic of China . He was the 7th, 8th, and 9th-term President of the Republic of China and Chairman of the Kuomintang from 1988 to 2000. He presided over major advancements in democratic reforms including his own re-election which marked the first direct...
  
  
• Lee Yuan-tseh
• Li Ao
  Li Ao
  Li Ao , is a writer, social commentator, historian, and independent politician in the Republic of China .He is considered by many to be one of the most important modern Chinese essayists today, although critics have termed him an intellectual narcissist...
  
  
• Lien Chan
  Lien Chan
  Lien Chan is a politician in Taiwan. He was Premier of the Republic of China from 1993 to 1997, Vice President of the Republic of China from 1996 to 2000, and was the Chairman of the Kuomintang from 2000 to 2005...
  
  
• Ma Ying-jeou
  Ma Ying-jeou
  Ma Ying-jeou is the 12th term and current President of the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, and the Chairman of the Kuomintang Party, also known as the Chinese Nationalist Party. He formerly served as Justice Minister from 1993 to 1996, Mayor of Taipei from 1998 to 2006, and Chairman...
  
  
• Pai Hsien-yung
  Pai Hsien-yung
  Kenneth Hsien-yung Pai , born July 11, 1937) is a writer who has been described as a "melancholy pioneer." He was born in Guilin, Guangxi, China at the cusp of both the Second Sino-Japanese War and subsequent Chinese Civil War...
  
  
• Peng Ming-min
  Peng Ming-min
  Peng Ming-min is a noted Taiwan independence activist and politician. Arrested for sedition in 1964 for printing a manifesto advocating Taiwanese independence, he dramatically escaped from Taiwan to the United States and after 22 years in exile, returned to became the Democratic Progressive...
  
  
• James Soong
  James Soong
  James Soong Chu-yu , is a politician in the Republic of China on Taiwan. He founded and chairs the People First Party, a smaller and more conservative party in the Kuomintang -led Pan-Blue Coalition....
  
  
• Sisy Chen
  Sisy Chen
  Sisy Wen-hsien Chen is a Taiwanese politician and television commentator. She hosts Sisy's World News, a daily talk show at the KMT-owned China Television Corporation and UFO Dinner a daily radio talk show at the UFO Radio Station. She was an independent member of the Legislative Yuan from...
  
  
• Soong May-ling
  Soong May-ling
  Soong May-ling or Soong Mei-ling, also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek or Madame Chiang was a First Lady of the Republic of China , the wife of Generalissimo and President Chiang Kai-shek. She was a politician and painter...
  
  
• Su Tseng-chang
  Su Tseng-chang
  Su Tseng-chang is a Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party. He is the former Premier of the Republic of China. Su actively campaigned for the Presidential nomination of the DPP, but finished second to Frank Hsieh in the nomination process...
  
  
• Wang Jin-pyng
  Wang Jin-pyng
  Wang Jin-pyng , Taiwan, Empire of Japan), Taiwanese politician, is the President of the Legislative Yuan. As one of the leading figures of the Kuomintang, Wang is considered to be soft-spoken and a conciliatory figure.-Early life:...
  
  
• Wang Yung-ching
  Wang Yung-ching
  Wang Yung-ching was an influential entrepreneur who founded a large business empire in Taiwan. According to the 2008 Forbes survey, he was the 178th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of US$5.5 billion...
  
  
• Yen Chia-kan
  Yen Chia-kan
  Yen Chia-kan , or Yen Chia-jin , better known as C. K. Yen, succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Republic of China upon Chiang's death on April 5, 1975. He served out the remainder of Chiang's term until May 20, 1978.-Biography:C. K...
  
  
• Yu Shyi-kun
  Yu Shyi-kun
  Yu Shyi-kun , a Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party, is a former chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party in Taiwan. He previously served as Premier of the Republic of China from 2002 to 2005...
  
  

Political/Legal Status of Taiwan

• Chinese reunification
  Chinese reunification
  Chinese reunification refers to the bringing together of all of the territories controlled by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China under a single political entity...
  
  
• Legal status of Taiwan
  Legal status of Taiwan
  The legal status of Republic of China is a controversial issue which stems from the complex post-Second World War history of Taiwan. Various claims have been made by the People's Republic of China , the Republic of China , and supporters of Taiwan independence over this question, with a variety of...
  
  
• Political status of Taiwan
  Political status of Taiwan
  The controversy regarding the political status of Taiwan hinges on whether Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu should remain effectively independent as territory of the Republic of China , become unified with the territories now governed by the People's Republic of China , or formally declare...
  
  
• Taiwan cession
• Taiwan independence
  Taiwan independence
  Taiwan independence is a political movement whose goals are primarily to formally establish the Republic of Taiwan by renaming or replacing the Republic of China , form a Taiwanese national identity, reject unification and One country, two systems with the People's Republic of China and a Chinese...
  
  

Legal Document of Taiwan Status

• Treaty of Shimonoseki
  Treaty of Shimonoseki
  The Treaty of Shimonoseki , known as the Treaty of Maguan in China, was signed at the Shunpanrō hall on April 17, 1895, between the Empire of Japan and Qing Empire of China, ending the First Sino-Japanese War. The peace conference took place from March 20 to April 17, 1895...
  
  
• Cairo Conference
  Cairo Conference
  The Cairo Conference of November 22–26, 1943, held in Cairo, Egypt, addressed the Allied position against Japan during World War II and made decisions about postwar Asia...
  
  
• Potsdam Declaration
  Potsdam Declaration
  The Potsdam Declaration or the Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender is a statement calling for the Surrender of Japan in World War II. On July 26, 1945, United States President Harry S...
  
  
• Treaty of Peace with Japan
• Treaty of Taipei
  Treaty of Taipei
  The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty , commonly known as the Treaty of Taipei , was a peace treaty between Japan and the Republic of China signed in Taipei, Taiwan on April 28, 1952...
  
  
• General Order No. 1
• Japanese Instrument of Surrender
  Japanese Instrument of Surrender
  The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the written agreement that enabled the Surrender of Japan, marking the end of World War II. It was signed by representatives from the Empire of Japan, the United States of America, the Republic of China, the United Kingdom, the Union of Soviet Socialist...
  
  
• Charter of the United Nations
• Yalta Conference
  Yalta Conference
  The Yalta Conference, sometimes called the Crimea Conference and codenamed the Argonaut Conference, held February 4–11, 1945, was the wartime meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union, represented by President Franklin D...
  
  
• Shanghai Communique
  Shanghai Communiqué
  The Joint Communiqué of the United States of America and the People's Republic of China, also known as the Shanghai Communiqué , was an important diplomatic document issued by the United States of America and the People's Republic of China on February 27, 1972 during President Richard Nixon's visit...
  
  

Diplomacy

• Foreign relations of the Republic of China
  Foreign relations of the Republic of China
  The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, is recognized by sovereign states. The course of the foreign relations of the ROC is dominated by maintaining diplomatic relations with these countries, as well as unofficial relations with other countries via its de facto embassies and...
  
  
• American Institute in Taiwan
  American Institute in Taiwan
  The American Institute in Taiwan is a non-profit, public corporation established under the auspices of the United States government to serve its interests in Taiwan...
  
  
• Chinese Taipei
  Chinese Taipei
  Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games...
  
  
• Four Noes and One Without
  Four Noes and One Without
  The Four Noes and One Without , also known as the Four Noes was a pledge by former President of the Republic of China Chen Shui-bian made in his inauguration speech on 20 May 2000 concerning the political status of Taiwan...
  
  
• ISO 3166-2:TW
  ISO 3166-2:TW
  ISO 3166-2:TW is the entry for Taiwan in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1...
  
  
• List of Chinese Taipei Representatives to APEC
• Six assurances
  Six Assurances
  The Six Assurances are guidelines used in conducting relations between the United States of America and the Republic of China . They were proposed in 1982 by the Republic of China during negotiations between the United States and People's Republic of China over the Joint Communique on Arms Sales to...
  
  
• Taiwan Relations Act
  Taiwan Relations Act
  The Taiwan Relations Act is an act of the United States Congress passed in 1979 after the establishment of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China and the breaking of relations between the United States and the Republic of China on the island of Taiwan by President Jimmy Carter...
  
  
• One Country on Each Side
  One Country on Each Side
  One Country on Each Side was a concept espoused by Chen Shui-bian, the former President of the Republic of China , regarding the political status of Taiwan...
  
  
• Diplomatic missions of Taiwan

Policy and Ideology

• Desinicization
  Desinicization
  Desinicization is a term that describes the act of the elimination of Chinese influence, which is the opposite of "sinicization".-Historical:...
  
  
• Formosan League for Reemancipation
  Formosan League for Reemancipation
  Formosan League for Reemancipation is the first Taiwan independence movement organization outside Taiwan island after the World War II, which was founded on February 28, 1947 in Hong Kong...
  
  
• Iron rice bowl
  Iron rice bowl
  "Iron rice bowl" is a Chinese term used to refer to an occupation with guaranteed job security, as well as steady income and benefits. The Chinese term can be compared to the similar English concept of a breadwinner with cradle to grave socialism...
  
  
• Iron vote
  Iron vote
  The "iron vote" is a political term for a voter]] that can be reliably counted on to vote for one party or another. This phrase was most notably used beginning as early as a decade ago in Asian democratic elections, specifically Tiawan :Taiwanese These usually include strong supporters of Taiwan...
  
  
• Irredentism
  Irredentism
  Irredentism is any position advocating annexation of territories administered by another state on the grounds of common ethnicity or prior historical possession, actual or alleged. Some of these movements are also called pan-nationalist movements. It is a feature of identity politics and cultural...
  
  
• Taiwanese localization movement
  Taiwanese localization movement
  Taiwanization , also known as the Taiwanese localization movement, is a political term used in Taiwan to emphasize the importance of a separate Taiwanese culture rather than to regard Taiwan as solely an appendage of China...
  
  
• Tangwai
  Tangwai
  The Tangwai movement was a political movement in the Republic of China in the mid-1970s and early 1980s. Although the Kuomintang had allowed contested elections for a small number of seats in Legislative Yuan, opposition parties were still forbidden...
  
  
• Three Principles of the People
  Three Principles of the People
  The Three Principles of the People, also translated as Three People's Principles, or collectively San-min Doctrine, is a political philosophy developed by Sun Yat-sen as part of a philosophy to make China a free, prosperous, and powerful nation...
  
  

Military System

• Military of the Republic of China
  Military of the Republic of China
  The Republic of China Armed Forces encompass the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Military Police Force of the Republic of China . It is a military establishment, which accounted for 16.8% of the central budget in the fiscal year of 2003...
  
  
  • Republic of China Army
    Republic of China Army
    The ROC Army's current operational strength includes 3 armies, 5 corps. As of 2005, the Army's 35 brigades include 25 infantry brigades, 5 armoured brigades and 3 mechanized infantry brigades...
    
    
  • Republic of China Navy
    Republic of China Navy
    The Republic of China Navy is the maritime branch of the Armed forces of the Republic of China . The ROC Navy's primary mission is to defend ROC territories and the sea lanes that surround Taiwan against a blockade, attack, or possible invasion by forces of the People's Republic of China...
    
    
    • Republic of China Marine Corps
      Republic of China Marine Corps
      Republic of China Marine CorpsPersonnel15,000 The Republic of China Marine Corps is the amphibious arm of the Republic of China Navy responsible for amphibious combat, counter-landing and reinforcement of the main island of Taiwan, remote islands, defense of ROCN facilities, and also functions as...
      
      
  • Republic of China Air Force
    Republic of China Air Force
    The Republic of China Air Force is the aviation branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces. The ROCAF's primary mission is the defense of the airspace over and around Taiwan...
    
    

Public Transportation

• China Airlines
  China Airlines
  China Airlines is both the flag carrier and the largest airline of Republic of China . Although not directly state-owned, the airline is owned by China Airlines Group, which is owned by the China Aviation Development Foundation...
  
  
• Communications in the Republic of China
• Rail transport in Taiwan
  Rail transport in Taiwan
  Taiwan has an extensive network of railways . Though no longer as dominant as it once was, Taiwan's high population density continues to make rail transport an extremely important form of transportation, especially along the densely populated western corridor...
  
  
• Taiwan High Speed Rail
  Taiwan High Speed Rail
  Taiwan High Speed Rail is a high-speed rail line that runs approximately along the west coast of the Republic of China from the national capital of Taipei to the southern city of Kaohsiung...
  
  
• Taiwan Railway Administration
  Taiwan Railway Administration
  The Taiwan Railway Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan...
  
  
• Transportation in the Republic of China