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Japan had taken advantage of China's distraction with France to intrigue in the Chinese protectorate state of Korea. In December 1884 the Japanese sponsored the 'Gapsin Coup', bringing Japan and China to the brink of war. Thereafter the Qing court considered that the Japanese were a greater threat to China than the French.
During the Sino-French War in 1884, French warships entered Taiwan seas and disrupted coastal provinces. [3] [better source needed]Meanwhile, the French decided to put pressure on China by landing an expeditionary corps in northern Taiwan to seize Keelung and Tamsui, redeeming the failure of 6 August and finally winning the 'pledge' they sought.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 January 2025. Bilateral relations between China and Taiwan Bilateral relations Cross–strait relations China Taiwan Cross-strait relations Traditional Chinese 兩岸關係 Simplified Chinese 两岸关系 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liǎng'àn guānxì Gwoyeu Romatzyh Leang'ann ...
“After the misadventures of the Cold War, Vietnam, all that stuff, Taiwan stands out as an example of how U.S. power can actually help people in other countries have the life they want. Taiwan ...
The Qing signed over Taiwan to Japan in 1895 in another "unequal" treaty, and in 1945 at the end of World War Two it was handed over to the Republic of China government, which four years later ...
China would not be keen to give up easily, as a loss in Taiwan could be "very destabilizing" to the government’s legitimacy back at home. The war games also underscored the need for the ...
China–France relations, also known as Franco-Chinese relations or Sino-French relations, are the interstate relations between China and France (Kingdom or later).. Note that the meaning of both "China" and "France" as entities has changed throughout history; this article will discuss what was commonly considered 'France' and 'China' at the time of the relationships in question.
With the end of the war, the Nationalist government debated two plans for Taiwan: a normal Chinese province or a special administration area with additional military authorities. Chiang Kai-shek, upon the suggestion of Chen Yi, turned Taiwan into a Chinese province, yet he set up the Taiwan Provincial Administrative Executive Office, which had ...