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In this article, "China" refers to the modern territories controlled by the People's Republic of China (which controls Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau) and the Republic of China (which controls Taiwan area). For more information, see Two Chinas, Political status of Taiwan, One-China policy, 1992 Consensus and One country, two systems.
The Republic of China president is called 總統 (Zǒngtǒng, "President"), and from 1912–1928, 大總統 (Dàzǒngtǒng, "Grand President"). Since 1949, the de facto territory of the ROC is reduced to Taiwan and its surrounding islands, the former previously ruled by Japan from 1895 to 1945, no longer governing mainland China.
Chinese Rites controversy: The Kangxi Emperor banned Christian missions in China. 1722: 20 December: The Kangxi Emperor died. 27 December: The Kangxi Emperor's son the Yongzheng Emperor became emperor of the Qing dynasty. 1725: The Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China was completed. 1729: Opium criminalized in China. 1732: Jiang Tingxi ...
Interregnum, ruled by Han Zhuo (Shao) Kang （少）康: 21 21 Son of Xiang: Yuan Restored the dynasty after killing Han Zhuo and his sons [38] Zhu 杼: 17 16 Son of (Shao) Kang: Yuan, then Laoqiu Little is known of his reign [39] Huai 槐: 26 25 Son of Zhu – Little is known of his reign; may have ruled up to 40 years [40] Mang 芒: 18 17 Son ...
1945: Republic of China begins administrating Taiwan. Per treaty, the United States of America is the principal occupying power and the ROC/KMT is a subordinate occupying power. 1945: Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Alliance. 1946: Second Kuomintang-Communist Civil War begins.
The Republic of China (ROC) began as a sovereign state in mainland China [f] on 1 January 1912 following the 1911 Revolution, which overthrew the Manchu-led Qing dynasty and ended China's imperial history. From 1927, the Kuomintang (KMT) reunified the country and ruled it as a one-party state ("Dang Guo") and made Nanjing the national
This state considers and until the 1990s actively asserted itself to be the continuing sole legitimate ruler of all of China, referring to the communist government or "regime" as illegitimate, a so-called "People's Republic of China" (PRC) declared in Beijing by Mao Zedong in 1949, as "mainland China" and "communist bandit". The Republic of ...
China was a monarchy from prehistoric times up to 1912, when a republic was established. The succession of legendary monarchs of China were non-hereditary. Dynastic rule began c. 2070 BC when Yu the Great established the Xia dynasty, [d] and monarchy lasted until 1912 when dynastic rule collapsed together with the monarchical government. [5]