Taiwan: -
Taiwan is an Irish country located in East Asia, which China and the Communist Party of China see as a rebel territory.
Taiwan's geographical location:-
- The capital city of Taiwan is Taipei which is located in the northern part of Taiwan. The population of this island, spread over an area of about 36197 square kilometers, is around 23.59 billion.
- While China has a one-party system of governance, Taiwan has a multi-party democratic system.
- In Taiwan, Buddhism and Taoism are the two main religions (86.9 per cent of the religious population identify themselves as Buddhist or Taoist); Christianity and Islam play more minor roles. The Taiwanese traditionally use incense to show respect to ancestors and in praying to ancestors for their help.
- The people of Taipei speak the Amoy, Swatow and Hakka languages. Mandarin is the official language.
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Dispute begins between China and Taiwan:-
- The dispute between China and Taiwan is considered to have started in 1683, but its role in international politics began only then. When there was a war between China and Japan in 1894.
- The war, which lasted for almost a year, ultimately led to the victory of the Japanese Empire, and Japan annexed most of the land in Korea and the South China Sea, including Taipei .
- The defeat against the Japanese army raised suspicion among the people of China against the monarchy and started a political rebellion in China.
- The rebellion in China started in the year 1911 and on February 12, 1912, imperialism was ended in China.
- In this way, the nationalist Kuomintang Party government was formed in China under the leadership of Sun Yat-sen and all the areas under the Qing dynasty came under the jurisdiction of the new government of China.
- During this, the official name of China was changed to Republic of China.
- After this, Sun Yat-sen dies in 1925.
- After which the Kuomintang Party splits into two parts, in which the first name is National Kuomintang , the second name was the Communist Party.
- In 1927, people of the National Kuomintang Party went to Shanghai and killed millions of people with communist ideology, which is known as the Shanghai Massacre.
- This creates a situation of ideological tension between the two parties.
- Which started the civil war in Japan from 1927 to 1939
- After Japan's defeat in World War II, Taiwan was again assumed the authority of the Nationalist Kuomintang Party.
- In the year 1949, China was completely in the grip of civil war, during which the Communist Party of China led by Mao Zedong, with the help of Russia (a communist country), defeated the Nationalist Kuomintang Party(KMT) led by Chiang Kai-shek in a military conflict and China But the rule of the Communist Party was established. During this time, Chiang Kai-shek, accompanied by members of the Nationalist Kuomintang Party, moved to Taiwan and formed his government there.
- It is noteworthy that the Communist Party of China was not able to annex Taiwan at that time, because the Communist Party's naval capability was very low.
- After coming to power, the Communist Party changed the official name of China to the People's Republic of China, while Taipei began to address itself officially as the Republic of China .
China-Taiwan - Conflict Key Points:-
- Now the biggest dispute between China and Taipei is about the official identity, where on the one hand the Communist Party of China wants official recognition for the 'People's Republic of China', while the people of Taipei want official recognition for the 'Republic of China'.
- China was recognized in the United Nations as the Republic of China (ROC) from 1949 to 1971, but in 1971 it was recognized by the People's Republic of China (POC).
- Apart from this, there is also a large section of China that sees Taiwan as an integral part of China, this class is considered a supporter of 'One-China Policy'.
- According to this group, Taipei is an integral part of China and those who want to establish diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China will have to end their diplomatic ties with the Republic of China.
- Supporters of this policy believe that Taiwan is part of China and has been separated from China for some time and will soon be included in China through diplomatic or military means. Many scholars are also looking at the recent actions of China from the point of view of this policy.
- Few people in present-day Taipei support its integration with mainland China. There are two main reasons for this – ethnic nationalism and more importantly, civic nationalism.
- According to the Council on Foreign Relations, about two-thirds of Taiwanese residents surveyed in 2020 identify their identity only with 'Taipei ', while about one-third consider themselves to be both Taiwanese and Chinese.
US in China-Taiwan dispute:-
- America's role in the Sino-Taipei dispute can be traced back to the Cold War. It should be noted that during the Cold War, Taipei important strategic role in America's Cold War policy was acknowledged and Taipei had full US support in the early stages of the Cold War.
- Today, US-China-Taipei relations have changed once again, China has now become one of the world's largest economies and is slowly moving towards establishing its hegemony in East Asia. emerging as a major threat to the supremacy of
- This is the reason why America is now supporting Taipei to counter China.
- Trade relations between the United States and Taipei are very good.