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Taiwan, [II] [i] officially the Republic of China (ROC), [I] is a country [27] in East Asia. [l] The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south.
China contains five autonomous regions, Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Tibet, and Xinjiang. [l] Additionally, it has sovereignty over the Special Administrative Regions of: Hong Kong Macau; China claims, but does not control Taiwan, which is governed by a rival administration (the Republic of China) that claims all of China as its territory. [q]
In 2001, the EU Commission referred Taiwan as a "separate customs territory, but not as a sovereign state", highlighting the role of Taiwan as autonomous economic entity for the purposes of the establishment of relations with the European Union. [4] In 2009 there were more than 30,000 Taiwanese students studying in Europe.
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Taiwan Republic of China [13] TWN [22] Claimed as part of the People's Republic of China. Officially recognized as sovereign by 11 UN member states and the Holy See, which deem it to be the rightful government of all of China. In addition, Taiwan maintains unofficial relations with most other countries and is de facto recognized by most ...
Most major Western countries and U.S. allies maintain close unofficial ties with Taiwan by recognising the Republic of China passport and having de facto embassies in each other's capitals.
When enquired about the latest Chinese “standard” map, the country’s foreign ministry spokesperson Jeff Liu said Taiwan was “absolutely not a part of the People’s Republic of China”.
Taiwan is: a common name used for the Republic of China since the 1970s, to avoid confusion with the People's Republic of China (commonly known as China) also the name of the Island of Taiwan (Formosa) Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia (but not on the mainland) Asia. East Asia; Pacific Ocean. East China Sea ...