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The Nationalists were defeated by the Communists in the Chinese Civil War. [33]: 125 The ROC government retreated to Taiwan.[33]: 125 In August 1949, the United States suspended the ROC's involvement in the Fulbright Program because the fleeing government was no longer able to make payments on the surplus war material it had purchased from the United States after the end of World War II.
Laura Rosenberger (born in 1979 [1]) is a former American diplomat. She served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for China and Taiwan at the National Security Council in the Biden administration. She also was chair of the American Institute in Taiwan.
The following is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state or government of their respective countries since the interwar period (1918–1939). The first list includes female presidents who are heads of state and may also be heads of government, as well as female heads of government who are not concurrently head of state, such as prime ministers.
Sandra Springer Oudkirk (Chinese: 孫曉雅; Wade–Giles: Sun Hsiao-ya) is a United States diplomat who previously served as Director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the de facto embassy of the United States in Taiwan. She is the first woman to hold the role.
Jerry Lo, singer-songwriter based in Taiwan; Allen Ma, rapper from South Korean boy group Cravity; Anthony Neely, singer; Will Pan, pop singer based in Taiwan; Fan-Wei Qi, pop singer based in Taiwan; David Tao, singer-songwriter; Vienna Teng, singer-songwriter; Mark Tuan, rapper of South Korean boy group GOT7
Katherine Chi Tai (traditional Chinese: 戴琪; born March 18, 1974) [2] [3] is an American lawyer who served as the 19th United States trade representative from March 18, 2021, to January 20, 2025. The daughter of Taiwanese American immigrants, she is the first Asian American to serve in the position. [ 4 ]
Annette Lu Hsiu-lien (Chinese: 呂秀蓮; pinyin: Lǚ Xiùlián; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lū Siù-liân; born 7 June 1944) is a Taiwanese politician and lawyer. A feminist active in the tangwai movement, she joined the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in 1990, and was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1992.
Linda Gail Arrigo (Chinese: 艾琳達; pinyin: Ài Líndá; born January 16, 1949) is an American political activist, human rights activist, and academic researcher in Taiwan. She formerly served as the international affairs officer of Green Party Taiwan .