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  Republic of China Summary
The rule of the Republic of China in Mainland China was scarred by warlordism, Japanese invasion, and civil war.
The Republic of China on Taiwan continued to state that it was the sole and legitimate government of all of China.
The Republic of China was a founding member of the United Nations 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.
www.bookrags.com /Republic_of_China   (8590 words)

  
 Republic of China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Succeeding the Qing Dynasty in China the Republic of China (ROC) administered Mainland China from 1911 to 1949 until it was defeated by the Chinese Communists and has administered Taiwan from 1945 until the present.
The Republic of China developed out of Wuchang Uprising against the Qing Dynasty which began on October 10 1911 and was declared on January 1 1912 with Sun Yat-sen elected the first president.
The Republic of China as one of founding members was in the United Nations and held China's seat on the Security Council until 1971 when it was expelled by General Resolution 2758 and replaced in all UN with the People's Republic of China government.
www.freeglossary.com /Republic_of_China   (2352 words)

  
 ipedia.com: People's Republic of China Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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)

  
 China Overview and Introduction with General Information about China!
Since the founding of the Republic's Republic of China, the goal of health programs has been to provide care to every member of the population and to make maximum use of limited health-care personnel, equipment, and financial resources.
After 1949 the Ministry of Public Health was responsible for all health-care activities and established and supervised all facets of health policy.
In 1987 China was faced with a population four times that of the United States and over three times that of the Soviet Union.
www.landingchina.com /china_overview/Public_Health.htm   (2178 words)

  
 China (04/06)
Whenever China was conquered by nomadic tribes, as it was by the Mongols in the 13th century, the conquerors sooner or later adopted the ways of the "higher" Chinese civilization and staffed the bureaucracy with Chinese.
China is now one of the leading recipients of FDI in the world, receiving $60 billion in 2005, for a cumulative total of $623.8 billion.
China is not a member of the Australia Group, an informal and voluntary arrangement made in 1985 to monitor developments in the proliferation of dual-use chemicals and to coordinate export controls on key dual-use chemicals and equipment with weapons applications.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/18902.htm   (13106 words)

  
 China
China is undergoing rapid, profound economic and social change and development.
Throughout China, women outside hotels in tourist districts frequently use the prospect of companionship or sex to lure foreign men to isolated locations where accomplices are waiting for the purpose of robbery.
China’s customs authorities encourage the use of an ATA (Admission Temporaire/Temporary Admission) Carnet for the temporary admission of professional equipment, commercial samples, and/or goods for exhibitions and fair purposes.
travel.state.gov /travel/china.html   (5025 words)

  
 Asia Society -
Coinciding with the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic, China: Inside the People's Republic presents the work of twenty-five distinguished Chinese and Western photographers, conveying the depth of their involvement in the politics, culture and everyday life of the Chinese people.
This momentous event and the face of the new republic is portrayed in the compelling work of Wu Yinxiang, while the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution two decades later is seen through the lens of Li Zheng Sheng.
The unending diversity of China's regions, cultures and peoples are revealed in the extraordinary color photographs of Hiroji Kubota; stunning fl and white panoramas by Lois Conner resonate with allusions to China's great landscape painting traditions.
www.asiasociety.org /pressroom/rel-chinaphotos.html   (453 words)

  
 Holidays and Festivals - Taiwan
The Republic of China is composed mostly by Taiwan, which lies off the coast of China.
A school holiday observed by morning ceremonies at the Confucian Temple.
Public holidays Founding of the Republic of China (Jan 1-2), Chinese New Year, Youth Day, Ching Ming Festival, and Dragon Boat Festival (June 8[]).
www.shagtown.com /days/taiwan.html   (154 words)

  
 East Asian Studies Center: Chinese Holidays & Celebrations
The custom of enjoying lanterns at this time of the year dates back to the first century, and has continued to be popular throughout China up to the present day.
The considerable achievements of women in Taiwan are celebrated on this day at annual events held by central and local government agencies, including public tributes to the Ten Outstanding Young Women of the Year, and Dimond Lady awards, to name but a few." (from ROC Government Information Office's website)
"A date of tremendous import to the people of China as a time when the young are reminded of the heroic accomplishments and sacrifices of the nation's martyrs and when all citizens take a moment to think and reflect on the past.
www.indiana.edu /~easc/holidays/china/china.html   (1639 words)

  
 World Public Holidays Database
You can now find our Holidays Database on our homepage.
This database contains public holidays for over 100 countries.
Tyzo does not guarantee the accuracy of the dates and suggests double checking with another source.
www.tyzo.com /tools/holidays.html   (83 words)

  
 China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Under the People's Republic, all names are given in pinyin with those before 1979 followed in parenthesis by the Wade-Giles version (i.e.
On 5 Nov 1924, the Emperor was forced to leave the Forbidden City by a faction of the army of the Republic of China and the above mentioned privileges ended.
Note: The name of the polity is still Republic of China, but it overlaps the preceding polity of that name, has a different flag and government system, and eventually a different capital (Nanjing; Beijing is in fact deprived of the name-part jing, meaning capital, and is renamed Beiping after the demise of the "warlord" regime).
www.worldstatesmen.org /China.html   (4445 words)

  
 Public holidays in the Republic of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Different families will have different "Tomb sweeping days".
Category: Public Holidays in the Republic of China
This page was last modified 05:14, 8 October 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Public_holidays_in_the_Republic_of_China   (94 words)

  
 China Public Holidays - TravelPuppy.com
Note: In addition to the above list, other holidays may be celebrated locally and certain groups have official public holidays on the following dates:
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