Due to concerns about widespread and well-documented corruption in Chiang's government throughout his rule ( though not always with his knowledge ), the U. S. government limited aid to Chiang for much of the period of 1946 to 1948, in the midst of fighting against the People's Liberation Army led by Mao Zedong.

Due to the PRC's claim of sovereignty over Taiwan and repeated military threats made by the PRC, a formal declaration of independence could lead to a military confrontation between the Republic of China Armed Forces and the People's Liberation Army of the PRC, escalating and involving other countries, such as the United States and Japan.

Due to their status as colonies of foreign states during the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the phrase " mainland China " excludes Hong Kong and Macau.

Due to the tenacity of the Dutch Catholic People's Party to occupy the Foreign Ministry after the 1952 elections, Luns entered Dutch politics as the favorite of its political leader Romme.

Due to his considerate, down-to-earth style, King Olav was immensely popular, resulting in the nickname Folkekongen (" The People's King ").

Due to the One China Policy of the People's Republic of China, in Taiwan the Australian Commerce and Industry Office unofficially represents Australia's interest.

Due to a growing isolation of the Republika Srpska after the peace was signed, she severed her ties with the SDS and formed Srpski narodni savez ( Serbian People's Alliance of the Republika Srpska ), and nominated Milorad Dodik, the then member of the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska whose SNSD party had only two MPs, for Prime Minister.

Due to the extensive shelling by the People's Republic of China, Kinmen is famous for its Artillery Shell Knives.

Due to overfishing, the Chinese Paddlefish is critically endangered now, and officially recognized by the People's Republic in 1983 to prevent fishing of paddlefish young or adults.

Due to the outbreak of the Korean War and the resulting embargo of the People's Republic by the West, the brewery was forced to use domestic products, and the government encouraged the peasants in Shandong to harvest the necessary raw materials ( mainly hops and barley ) themselves.

Due to the inability of the new government to provide basic services as a result of the Treaty of Versailles as well as the antisemitic stab-in-the-back legend originating in Austria, Eisner's Independent Social Democrats were defeated in the January 1919 election by the Bavarian People's Party.

Due in part of Sheindlin's popularity, the producers of The People's Court chose her husband Jerry to replace Ed Koch as their presiding judge for its third season ; this meant that husband and wife would be either part of the same afternoon lineup or competing for ratings against each other, but this experiment did not last long and midway through The People's Courts fourth season Sheindlin was replaced by the show's current judge, Marilyn Milian.

Due to a general distaste for Democratic nominee Grover Cleveland, and the North Carolina Democratic Party's ruling that no voter could vote on a " split ticket ", Butler led a mass exodus of Alliance members and followers to the Populist, or " People's Party " in 1892.

Due to him being a Deputy Commissar of Finance he was able to work up, and eventually get promoted to People's Commissar for Finance ( renamed to Ministry in 1946 ) and later gained a seat in both the Central Committee and the Presidium.

Due to its close relationship with Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is one of the few direct recruitment spots of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of People's Republic of China.

Due to a political conflict with People's Republic of China ( China ), Chinese Taipei was an OFC member from 1975 to 1989.

Due to a disagreement over the election legislation, Peterle left the Slovene People's Party shortly after its unification with the Christian Democrats and joined the newly founded New Slovenia – Christian People's Party.

Due to personalities like Fritz Hungerleider, who had returned from exile in the People's Republic of China in 1955 to become the society ’ s president, and Dr. Walter Karwath, who had spent years in Asia practicing medicine, Buddhism took a step out of literary and intellectual circles toward the world of daily life.

Due to strained relations with the west, Iran had to procure new equipment from Brazil, the Soviet Union / Russia and the People's Republic of China.

Due to Mugabe's policy toward White Africans, Botswana ( along with the Czech Republic ), closed its embassy in Harare.

Due to federalism, immediately after the 1989 revolution, two national governments ( one for the Czech Republic, one for Slovakia ) were created as well under the federal Czechoslovak government.

Due to the United Kingdom's island nature, before the Channel Tunnel and the advent of air travel the only way to enter or leave the country was on water, except at the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Due to continued losses inflicted by the Mexican guerrillas loyal to the Republic and the threat of an American military intervention, Napoleon withdrew French troops from Mexico in 1866, which left Maximilian and the Mexican monarchists doomed to defeat in 1867.

Due to their opposition to the Japanese, the Việt Minh received funding from the United States, Soviet Union and the Republic of China.

Due to his alliances with England and the Dutch Republic during the Nine Years War, he was forced to cease this practice from 1688, and in 1694 granted an Edict of Toleration.

Due to the expulsion of the German residents after WW II the Czech Republic lost about 3 million inhabitants and in 1947 the population was only 8. 8 million.

Due reportedly to uncertainty concerning the legal validity of grants of arms in the Republic of Ireland, the post of Chief Herald remained vacant from September 2003 until August 2005.

Due to the Islands Union ( 1580 a 1640 ), the Dutch Republic ( which was dominated by Spain, but later became independent ) saw in Pernambuco the opportunity to strike Spain and to compensate for the loss due to the failure of Dutch management.

Due to its climate of intellectual tolerance the Dutch Republic attracted scientists and other thinkers from all over Europe.

Due to its success in its primary markets, Maxim has expanded into many other countries, including Argentina, Canada, India, Indonesia, Israel, Belgium, Romania, the Czech Republic, France ( marketed under " Maximal "), Germany, Bulgaria, Brazil, Chile, Greece, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Russia ( where it stands now as the most popular men's magazine ), Serbia, the Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine and Portugal.

* May 3 – Due to air traffic control errors, a Tupolev Tu-134 operating as Aeroflot Flight SSSR-65856 with 79 people on board and a Soviet Air Forces Antonov An-26 with 15 people on board collide at 13, 000 feet ( 3, 962 m ) near Zolochev in the Soviet Unions Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, killing all 94 people on board the two planes.

Due to its very prominent location and an immediately recognizable Russian style the cathedral garnered opposition already during the time it was built and in the end of 1920s and 1930s, in the independent Republic of Estonia, there were even proposals to demolish it.

Due to a law dating from 1872, the French Republic prohibits performing census by making distinction between its citizens regarding their race or their beliefs.

Due to her father's career, she spent much of her childhood living in China, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and other places.

Due to the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, almost half of the Armenians migrated to the newly-independent Republic of Armenia.

Due to Novotný's devotion to Nikita Khrushchev and oneupmanship among other Eastern Bloc countries, Czechoslovakia was declared the first country after " our great ally, the fraternal Union of Soviet Socialist Republics " which achieved socialism ( 3 years before Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and 5 before Socialist Republic of Romania ).

Due to China's enormous population growth and the body of its appointed scholar-officials being accepted in limited size ( about 20, 000 active officials during the Song period ), the larger scholarly gentry class would now take over grassroots affairs on the vast local level.

Due to its strategic location in one of the most populous areas in the world ( nearly 100 million people in Henan alone ) and in China's railway, road and aviation transport networks, Zhengzhou is increasingly attracting domestic and international investment as well as migrants from other areas, transforming the city into one of the largest economic centers in China.

Due to rapidly expanding wealth and prosperity, the number of coal power plants and cars on China's roads is rapidly growing, creating an ongoing pollution problem.

Due to its achievements and contributions in the field of Information and Communications, especially in the development of China's own digital communications systems, CQUPT is considered as the cradle of China's digital communications.

Due to China's rapid social and economic development and Hong Kong's location in the Pacific Rim, the program courses focus mostly on Chinese commercial law, human-rights law and international corporate and financial law.

Due to Yuan's hard work, China's total rice output rose from 5. 69 billion tons in 1950 to 19. 47 billion tons last year, about 300 billion kilograms more have been produced over the last twenty years.

Due to the proximity and participation of China's two most prestigious universities, Peking University and Tsinghua University, along with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, many analysts elsewhere are optimistic about Zhongguancun's future prospects.

Due in part to the severity and scope of these abuses Linyi has been used by activists to criticize China's violation of women's rights.