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  2. New Taiwan dollar - Wikipedia

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    The New Taiwan dollar has been the currency of the island of Taiwan since 1949, when it replaced the old Taiwan dollar, at a rate of 40,000 old dollars per one new dollar. [1] The base unit of the New Taiwan dollar is called a yuan (圓), subdivided into ten chiao (角) or 100 fen (分), although in practice neither chiao nor fen are used.

  3. Legislative Yuan - Wikipedia

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    The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for four-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel voting system. Originally located in Nanjing , the Legislative Yuan, along with the National Assembly (electoral college) and the Control Yuan (upper house), formed the tricameral parliament under the ...

  4. 2024 Taiwanese constitutional controversy - Wikipedia

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    On 20 May 2024, a group of international academics, journalists, former officials (including former American Institute in Taiwan director William A. Stanton) and other critics of the reforms released a joint statement that said the proposed bill granted the Legislative Yuan "excessive power compared with other constitutional democracies and has ...

  5. Government of the Republic of China - Wikipedia

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    Yuan maintained power locally by sending military generals to be provincial governors or by obtaining the allegiance of those already in power. When Yuan died, the parliament of 1913 was reconvened to give legitimacy to a new government. However, the real power of the time passed to military leaders, forming the warlord period.

  6. Yuan (currency) - Wikipedia

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    The term yuan is also used in Taiwan. In 1946, a new currency was introduced for circulation there, replacing the Japanese issued Taiwan yen, the Old Taiwan dollar. It was not directly related to the mainland yuan. In 1949, a second yuan was introduced in Taiwan, replacing the first at a rate of 40,000 to 1.

  7. 2024 Taiwanese legislative election - Wikipedia

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    Legislative elections were held in Taiwan on 13 January 2024 to elect members of the Legislative Yuan.The elections were held alongside presidential elections. [1] [2]The results saw the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lose its majority in the Legislative Yuan that it had held since 2016, losing 11 seats and retaining 51, while the Kuomintang (KMT) became the largest single party ...

  8. China says it takes 'necessary measures' to defend ... - AOL

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    A senior Taiwanese official said they believed the surge in activity was meant to send a political message China says it takes 'necessary measures' to defend sovereignty over Taiwan Skip to main ...

  9. Executive Yuan - Wikipedia

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    The Executive Yuan (Chinese: 行政院; pinyin: Xíngzhèng Yuàn) is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China ().Under the amended constitution, the head of the Executive Yuan is the Premier who is positioned as the head of government and has the power to appoint members to serve in the cabinet, while the ROC President is the head of state under the semi-presidential ...