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The title "Chinese Taipei" has been described as confusing, as it leads some people to believe that "Taipei" is a country or that it is located in or governed by mainland China. Taiwanese Olympian Chi Cheng has described competing under the name as "aggravating, humiliating and depressing."
Taipei (/ ˌ t aɪ ˈ p eɪ / ⓘ; Chinese: 臺北; pinyin: Táiběi), [4] officially Taipei City, [I] is the capital [a] and a special municipality of Taiwan. [7] [8] Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city of Keelung.
Prior to 1979, the Republic of China (Taiwan) was represented in Washington by its embassy, occupying the building now used by Haiti. [2] After the transfer of recognition to the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China was no longer recognized by the United States, and therefore no longer entitled to use the former embassy, with its diplomatic mission replaced by the current Taipei ...
Location in East Asia Political map of Taiwan Relief map of Taiwan Topographic map of Taiwan. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Taiwan: Taiwan – a country in East Asia, officially named the Republic of China (ROC).
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, days after the Beijing-claimed island’s new president took office with a warning to China to stop its threats ...
The Yangmingshan American Military Housing (Chinese: 陽明山美軍宿舍群 [1]), is a historical site located in Yangmingshan, Taipei, Taiwan.It is located on a 13.88-hectare (34.3-acre) plot of land near the Chinese Culture University in Shantzehou (山仔后, or Shanzihou) with around 150 old American buildings—for U.S. Military officers, Advisors and their dependents in Taiwan—in ...
China's military staged a day of war games near Taiwan on Monday, saying it was a warning to the "separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces" and drawing condemnation from the Taipei and U.S ...
On the Taipei elf’s journey to Hangzhou, she passes by Chinese military aircraft and maritime vessels, marveling at much of the hardware on display and exclaiming: “So cool!”