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Topic: Demographics of the Republic of China


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 History of the Republic of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1928 the republic was nominally unified under the Kuomintang (KMT), and was in the early stages of industrialization and modernization when it was caught in the conflicts between the Kuomintang government, the Chinese Communist Party, remnant warlords, and Japan.
Public opinion of administrative incompetence of the Republic of China government was escalated and incited by the Communists in the nationwide student protest against mishandling of a rape accusation in early 1947 and another national protest against monetary reforms later that year.
In December 1949 Chiang proclaimed Taipei, Taiwan, the temporary capital of the Republic of China.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_the_Republic_of_China   (7707 words)

  
 ipedia.com: People's Republic of China Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Taiwan's political status is controversial; it is administered by the Republic of China, which is currently based in Taipei and is the PRC's predecessor government.
In 1971, the PRC replaced the Republic of China as the sole representative for "China" in the United Nations and as one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.
The People's Republic of China, in an attempt to limit its population growth, has adopted a policy which limits urban families (ethnic minorities such as Tibetans are an exception) to one child and rural families to two children when the first is female.
www.ipedia.com /people_s_republic_of_china.html   (2491 words)

  
 Republic of China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Republic of China (Traditional Chinese: &20013;&33775;&27665;&22283;; Simplified Chinese: &20013;&21326;&27665;&22269;; Wade-Giles: Chung-hua Min-kuo, Tongyong Pinyin: JhongHuá MínGuó, Hanyu Pinyin: Zh&333;nghuá Mínguó) is a multiparty democratic state that is de facto composed of the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Quemoy, and the Matsu.
The Republic of China was recognized as the sole legitimate government of both Mainland China and Taiwan by the UN and many Western nations until the 1970s.
The Republic of China was in the United Nations as one of its founding members and held China's seat on the Security Council until 1971, when it was expelled by General Assembly Resolution 2758 and replaced in all UN organs with the government of the People's Republic of China.
republic-of-china.iqnaut.net   (3133 words)

  
 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA : Encyclopedia Entry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
China's landscape is varied with largely desert on the north and humid and mountanious on the east and largely dry on the western part of the country.
In 1971, the PRC replaced the Republic of China as the sole representative for "China" in the United Nations and as one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
China is the world's second biggest spender on research and development, and is expected to invest over $136 billion this year after growing more than 20% in the past year.
bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/People's_Republic_of_China   (6579 words)

  
 Wikinfo | China
China (Traditional Chinese: 中國, Simplified Chinese: 中国, Pinyin: Zhōnggúo) is an ancient cultural and geographic entity in continental East Asia with some offshore islands which since 1949 has been divided between the People's Republic of China (governing Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau) and the Republic of China (governing Taiwan and several outlying Fujianese islands).
China was one of the earliest centers of human civilization, and became a large united country with an advanced culture at a very early stage, outpacing the rest of the world in areas like art and science.
There are now two nations which lay formal claim to the title of "China": the People's Republic of China (also called "Mainland China") and the pre-revolution government of the Republic of China which administers Taiwan and several small islands of Fujian.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=china   (1552 words)

  
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China is also home to many of the great technical inventions in world history, including the four great inventions of ancient China: paper, the compass, gunpowder, and printing.
China is composed of a vast variety of highly different landscapes, with mostly plateaus and mountains in the west, and lower lands on the east.
In essence, the history of 20th century China is one of experimentation with new systems of social, political, and economic organization that would allow for the reintegration of the nation in the wake of dynastic collapse.
hometown.aol.de /hawkeyezak/wo-21253.html   (5479 words)

  
 China - Famous Women   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
China is the world's oldest continuous civilization, with a history characterized by repeated divisions and reunifications amid alternating periods of peace and war, and violent dynastic change.
The Republic of China and later People's Republic of China have used Zhongguo to mean all the territories and peoples within their political control.
China proper is traditionally thought of as further comprising North China (北方) and South China (南方), the geographic boundary between which north and south is largely generalized as Huai River(淮河) and Qin Mountain(秦岭).
www.famous.tc /China.html   (2639 words)

  
 Republic of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The rule of the Republic of China in Mainland China was scarred by warlordism, Japanese invasion as a predecessor to World War II, and civil war.
In 1945, the ROC as representative of China was one of the founding states of the United Nations; however, in 1971, with the passage of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758, it was replaced by the PRC.
The Republic of China was established on January 1, 1912, with Dr. Sun Yat-sen as the provisional president.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Republic_of_China   (8994 words)

  
 Yale University and the People's Republic of China :: International Outreach
After returning to China, he joined with other reformers to advocate the adoption of technology and technical education as a means of strengthening China.
The study of China at Yale began in 1878 with the appointment of Samuel Wells Williams, a former American missionary and diplomat in China.
There are twenty-six study sites across China, from Liaoning province in the east, to Xinjiang in the far west, from Beijing in the north, to Hong Kong in the south.
www.yale.edu /opa/outreach/china/2003_china_history.html   (1345 words)

  
 Tuva - China-related Topics TU-TZ - China-Related Topics
310,300, census 2002) is a constituent republic of Russian Federation located in extreme southern Siberia, bordering the Altai Republic in the west, Khakassia Republic, Krasnoyarsk Krai and Irkutsk Oblast in the north, Buryat Republic in the east, and Mongolia (country)Mongolia in the south.
During the Wuchang Uprising1911 revolution in China, tsarist Russia fomented a separatist movement among the Tuvans.
The Republic of China has never officially recognized the Russian claim and maps made in Taiwan have often included Tuva (along with Outer Mongolia) as part of China.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Tuva   (900 words)

  
 DHL: Corporate - People's Republic of China Service Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Addresses in People's Republic of China where you can leave a shipment for delivery.
The location of the office from where DHL activities in People's Republic of China are controlled.
Information that may be of interest to you when doing business with People's Republic of China
www.dhl.com /wrd/cn.html   (77 words)

  
 China
China: A Teaching Workbook--East Asian Curriculum Project, Columbia University
Historical Society for the Study of 20th Century China
Teaching English as a Foreign Language in China
www.newpaltz.edu /geography/chinalinks.html   (163 words)

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