Party members began openly promoting a national identity for Taiwan separate from that of China.

The DPP supported reform of the Constitution that would make it official that Taiwan's national government represented only the people of Taiwan and made no claims to territory in mainland China or Mongolia.

The KMT also opposes Taiwan independence and argues that efforts to establish a Taiwanese national identity separated from the Chinese national identity are unnecessary and needlessly provocative.

Plurality voting is used for local and / or national elections in 43 of the 193 countries of the United Nations, as well as in the Republic of China ( Taiwan ).

Similarly, in the Republic of China on Taiwan, the status of national without household registration refers to a person who has Republic of China nationality, but does not have an automatic entitlement to enter or reside in the Taiwan Area, and does not qualify for civic rights and duties there.

Seven national parks in Taiwan showcase the diverse terrain, flora and fauna of the archipelago.

" However, the National Assembly has not officially changed the national borders, as doing so may be seen as a prelude to formal Taiwan independence ( the People's Republic of China has threatened to start a war if the government of Taiwan formalizes independence ).

Also, the Taiwanese government supports the Taiwanese xiaochi and has held national xiaochi events in Taiwan regularly.

Taiwanese independence is a political movement whose goals are primarily to formally establish the Republic of Taiwan by renaming or replacing the Republic of China ( ROC ) ( commonly known as Taiwan ), strengthen Taiwanese national identity, reject unification and One country, two systems with the People's Republic of China ( PRC ) ( commonly known as China and mainland China ) and a Chinese identity, and obtain international recognition as a sovereign state.

Their main difference with the pan-green coalition is that they believe Taiwan should identify itself culturally with China, and opposes what it views as a switching of national identities.

It is the national museum of the Republic of China ( Taiwan ), and has a permanent collection of 693, 507 pieces of ancient Chinese artifacts and artworks, making it one of the largest in the world.

" The proposed legislation sought to designate fourteen languages as the national languages of Taiwan.

In March 2007, the name plate of the ROC Embassy in Panama was revised both to include the word " Taiwan " in parentheses between the words " the Republic of China " and " Embassy " in both of its Chinese and Spanish titles, and to omit the ROC national emblem.

The Courts in Taiwan have never accepted President Lee's statement, primarily due to the reason that the ( now defunct ) National Assembly never officially changed the acclaimed national borders.

Notably, the People's Republic of China claims that changing the national borders would be " a precursor to Taiwan independence ".

Furthermore, when it comes to preference in which national identity to be used in international organizations, 54 % of people in the survey indicated that they prefer " Taiwan " and only 25 % of the people voted for " Chinese Taipei ".

Under former President Lee Teng-hui, Additional Articles were appended to the ROC constitution in 1991 so that it applied effectively only to the Taiwan Area prior to national unification.

In addition, national yo-yo contests, without regionals, are held every year by Mexico, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, France, Germany, Switzerland, The Czech Republic, Hungary, and Australia.

In 2005, Taiwan revised the constituion and national assembly becomes history.

** Chen Chien-Chou 陳建洲 / 陈建洲 ( Blackie 黑人 ) ( 1977 -; ancestral Meixian, Guangdong ; born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan ; Hakka pronunciation: Chin Kian Zhiu ), Compere ; Former national basketball player, Chinese Taipei national basketball team

In 1966, the Republic of China ( Taiwan ) rededicated the holiday as " Senior Citizens ' Day ", underscoring one custom as it is observed in China, where the festival is also an opportunity to care for and appreciate the elderly.

In modern Taiwan, zongzi are no longer thrown into rivers, but people still eat them as a holiday tradition and testament to Qu Yuan's self-determination.

It is also a public holiday in Taiwan.

Qingming has been regularly observed as a statutory public holiday in Taiwan and in the Chinese jurisdictions of Hong Kong and Macau.

It has been a public holiday of Taiwan since 2011.

10 October in Taiwan is a national holiday commemorating the establishment of the Republic of China in 1911, the symbolic start of the Chinese revolution with the Wuchang Uprising.

* The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, often near the autumnal equinox day, and is an official holiday in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and in many countries with a significant Chinese minority.

* Citizens of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Latvia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United Kingdom are eligible for a Canadian working holiday visa, so long as they fulfil certain criteria which are specific to each country.

Any information we have here in Taiwan is at your disposal ''.

The armed forces of Taiwan are at a working strength of about 450,000, though a reserve potential twice that high is contemplated.

After the later establishment of the People's Republic of China and its adoption of Hanyu Pinyin, the use of Zhuyin today is limited, but it's still widely used in Taiwan where the Republic of China still governs.

* 1952 – The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty ( Treaty of Taipei ) is signed in Taipei, Taiwan between Japan and the Republic of China to officially end the Second Sino-Japanese War.

This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtien province, Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan.

Bubble tea, also known as pearl tea or boba tea, is a tea-based drink invented in tea shops in Taichung, Taiwan, during the 1980s.

An alternative origin is the Hanlin teahouse in Tainan, Taiwan, owned by Tu Tsong-he.

: The name " Republic of China " is not listed as Taiwan's " official name " under the " Government " section, due to U. S. acknowledgement of Beijing's One-China policy according to which there is one China and Taiwan is a part of it.

In Taiwan, where the Nationalist Party ( Kuomintang ) strongly promoted Confucian beliefs in ethics and behavior, the tradition of the memorial ceremony of Confucius ( 祭孔 ) is supported by the government and has continued without interruption.

Despite its difficulty of learning, this method remains popular in Chinese communities that use traditional Chinese characters, such as Hong Kong and Taiwan ; it is also the first method that allowed users to enter more than a hundred Chinese characters per minute.

In mainland China, wubi ( shape-based ) and pinyin methods such as Sogou Pinyin and Google Pinyin are the most popular ; in Taiwan, Boshiamy, Cangjie, and zhuyin predominate ; and in Hong Kong, Cangjie is most often taught in schools.

Vegetarian cuisine is known as zhāicài ("( Buddhist ) vegetarian food ") in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan ; đồ chay in Vietnam ; in Japan ; sachal eumsik (" temple food ") in Korea and by other names in many countries.

The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is a famous monument, landmark, and tourist attraction in Taipei, Taiwan.

Today, Chiang's popularity in Taiwan is divided along political lines, enjoying greater support among Kuomintang supporters.

However, it was readily accepted by members of the Chinese Nationalist Party and is the name under which Chiang Kai-shek is still commonly known in Taiwan.

His name is also written in Taiwan as " The Late President Lord Chiang " ( 先總統 蔣公 ), where the one-character-wide space known as nuo tai shows respect ; this practice has lost some popularity.

However, he is still known as Lord Chiang ( 蔣公 ) ( without the title or space ), along with the name Chiang Chung-cheng, in Taiwan.

Counter-Strike Online is available in South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, and Indonesia, and is now fully online.

In Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Finland, Sweden, the United States, and Canada, a dentist is a healthcare professional qualified to practice dentistry after graduating with a degree of either Doctor of Dental Surgery ( DDS ) or Doctor of Dental Medicine ( DMD ).

It is the official system of romanization used by the governments of the People's Republic of China, Singapore and Taiwan.

The Democratic Progressive Party ( DPP ; 民主進步黨 ) is a political party in the Republic of China on Taiwan, and the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition.