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The modern-day political movement for Taiwan independence dates back to the Japanese colonial period, but it only became a viable political force within Taiwan in the 1990s. [citation needed] Taiwanese independence was advocated periodically during the Japanese colonial period, but was suppressed by the Japanese government.
Chinese President Xi Jinping asked U.S. President Joe Biden last year to toughen the language the United States uses when discussing its position on Taiwanese independence, according to two U.S ...
In 2021, the China's Taiwan Affairs Office stated that they would not allow pro-Taiwan independence people into China, including Hong Kong and Macau, naming Taiwanese Premier Su Tseng-chang, Legislative Yuan Speaker You Si-kun and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu as people who are "stubbornly pro-Taiwan independence". [142]
Taiwanese nationalist camp is largely divided into ROC independence and Taiwan independence.While supporters of Taiwan independence seek to establish a "Republic of Taiwan" rather than the Republic of China, but ROC independence supporters support two Chinas that strengthen their Taiwanese identity while distinguishing the "Republic of China" from the People's Republic of China.
Since polling began in the 1990s, majorities on Taiwan have said they favor the status quo, rejecting both proposals for unification with the mainland and a formal declaration of independence that ...
China has warned that “'Taiwan independence' means war." Still, many Taiwan residents are undisturbed by that threat. The DPP, which favors maintaining de facto independence, has led opponents ...
The Republic of China (ROC), commonly known as Taiwan, is a state that has diplomatic relations with 11 United Nations member states (as well as the Holy See, an observer). [206] Taiwan. Proposed state: Republic of Taiwan. Movement: Taiwan independence movement, Taiwanese nationalism
Beijing has labeled Lai as a “Taiwan independence element," and Chinese officials have suggested to Taiwan voters that they could be choosing between war and peace, for Beijing has vowed to ...