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  2. Political status of Taiwan - Wikipedia

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    The Republic of China and Japan signed the Treaty of Taipei on April 28, 1952, and the treaty came into force on August 5, which is considered by some as giving a legal support to the Republic of China's claim to Taiwan as "de jure" territory. The treaty stipulates that all treaties, conventions, and agreements between China and Japan prior to ...

  3. Explainer: Why is Taiwan-China tension rising and what are ...

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    China claims democratically-run Taiwan as its own territory, to be taken by force if needed, a threat the island has lived with since 1949, when defeated Kuomintang, or Nationalist, forces fled ...

  4. Territorial changes of the People's Republic of China - Wikipedia

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    China's current northernmost border stays at Center of Amur in the north of Mohe City. The territory of the People's Republic of China (PRC) has frequently been revised since its formation on 1 October 1949. Until 1986, the total territory (or under control) of the PRC was 10.45 million km 2, including: [1] Continental mainland: ~9.60 million km 2

  5. Taiwan, China - Wikipedia

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    Taiwan, China", "Taiwan, Province of China", and "Taipei, China" are controversial political terms that claim Taiwan and its associated territories as a province or territory of the People's Republic of China. The term "Taiwan, China" (Chinese: 中国台湾) is used by Chinese state media and organizations and

  6. Why Taiwan is a major flashpoint in the rapidly deteriorating ...

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    China accused McCarthy and Tsai of promoting the independence of Taiwan, a self-ruling democracy that Beijing claims as its territory. The status of Taiwan is among the biggest flashpoints in U.S ...

  7. Why are China-Taiwan tensions rising? - AOL

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    China claims democratically-run Taiwan as its own territory, to be taken by force if needed. The island has lived with that threat since 1949 when nationalist forces defeated in the Chinese civil ...

  8. Territorial disputes of the People's Republic of China

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    In 1932, China sent a Note Verbale to France, declaring that China's southernmost territory was the Paracels. [36] [37] [38] In 1933, when France occupied six features in the Spratlys, China did not protest as it recognized the year before that its southernmost territory was limited to the Paracels. [36] [37] [38]

  9. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 (XXVI)

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    The US's official policy is to recognize the PRC government as "the sole legal government of China", and "it acknowledged the Chinese position that there is but one China and Taiwan is part of China". [38] While the United States acknowledges the Chinese position, it does not explicitly state agreement with the position. [39]