Since the 1970s, the tea industry in Taiwan has expanded at a rapid rate, in line with the rest of Taiwan's economy.

Since 2005, she also hosted a political talk show on the Phoenix Television, " Qie Ma Chen Wen Qian ," which focuses on exposing the flaws of Taiwan's democratic system.

Since 1989, Formosan black bears were listed as endangered animals and protected by Taiwan's Cultural Heritage Preservation Law ( Traditional Chinese: 文化資產保存法 ).

Since then until these Games the communist PRC boycotted the games due to the Taiwan's presence as the Republic of China.

Since 2002, AUO has been the leader in patent applications among Taiwan's flat panel industry.

Since 1648 the Brazilian Armed Forces have been relied upon to fight in defense of Brazilian sovereignty and to suppress civil rebellions.

Since most disagreements over what to include in the constitution were ultimately disputes over the balance of sovereignty between the states and national government, Madison's influence was critical.

Since December 20, 1999, the defense of Macau has been the responsibility of the Chinese People's Liberation Army ( PLA ), which stations between 500-600 troops in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, primarily as a symbolic presence to underscore Chinese sovereignty.

Since then, the People's Republic of China has been involved in disputes with the ROC over issues of sovereignty and the political status of Taiwan.

Since the return of Hong Kong and Macau to Chinese sovereignty in 1997 and 1999, respectively, the two territories have retained their legal, political, and economic systems.

Since the late 20th century and the rise of Indian activism over sovereignty issues, as well as many tribes ' establishment of casino gambling on reservations as a revenue source, the US Supreme Court has been asked repeatedly to address the IRA's constitutionality.

Since the establishment of sovereignty with the ratification of the constitution in 1993, Andorra has moved to become an active member of the international community.

Since 1547, it called itself the Tsardom of Rus ( or Russia ) and claimed the sovereignty over " all the Rus '".

Since constitutional law cannot be altered by state legislatures, this direct democracy component gives the people an automatic superiority and sovereignty, over representative government ( Magelby, 1984 ).

Since the late twentieth century, both the state and the United States have improved respect of indigenous rights and tribal sovereignty, but conflicts between the Tongva and the rapidly expanding population of Los Angeles have often required resolution in the courts.

Since then, legal commentators have argued that whatever the state of Māori government in 1840, the British had acknowledged Māori sovereignty with the Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand in 1835.

Since this transfer of sovereignty occurred in 1945 before the promulgation of the 1947 constitution, the ROC government is of the view that a resolution by the National Assembly was unnecessary.

Since the Antarctic Treaty came into force in 1961, Article 4 of which states " The treaty does not recognize, dispute, nor establish territorial sovereignty claims ; no new claims shall be asserted while the treaty is in force ", most countries do not recognise territorial claims in Antarctica.

Since 2000, Akaka has sponsored legislation to afford sovereignty to native Hawaiians.

Since the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong, the popularity of horse racing has declined possibly due to economic conditions in the region ; the HKJC's revenue has substantially declined in recent years.

Since the mid-1940s the term has appeared on maps circulated first in Yugoslavia and especially after 1991 in the independent Republic of Macedonia, which envisioned Greek Macedonia ( referred to as " Aegean Macedonia ") as part of a " Greater Macedonia ", and is regarded as a non-recognition of current European borders, including the legitimacy of Greek sovereignty over the area.

Since the transfer of Hong Kong's sovereignty to the People's Republic of China in 1997, immigrants from mainland China have greatly exceeded those from Hong Kong.

Since the 1970s further issues arose between the two countries over sovereignty rights in the Aegean Sea.

* Since 1996, the sovereignty over some small uninhabited islets, most notably Imia.

Since the rise of the sovereignty movement, this option seems to gather a solid 40 % of support among Quebec voters.

Since World War II, however, the Akimel O ’ Odham have experienced a resurgence of interest in tribal sovereignty and economic development, as the community has become a self-governing entity, developed several profitable enterprises in fields such as agriculture and telecommunications, built several casinos, and begun the process of revitalizing their farming economy by constructing a water delivery system across the reservation.

Since the handover of sovereignty to Iraqis, many of the facilities in the Green Zone have been turned over to the new Iraqi government.

Since the British claim to control in Sudan theoretically depended upon Egyptian sovereignty, the revolutionaries calculated that this tactic would leave the UK with no option but to withdraw.

Since the transfer of sovereignty in June 2004, the Development Fund for Iraq has been managed by the Iraqi Transitional Government.

Let A be a unital commutative Banach algebra over C. Since A is then a commutative ring with unit, every non-invertible element of A belongs to some maximal ideal of A.

Since each element of X belongs to a unique cell of any partition of X, and since each cell of the partition is identical to an equivalence class of X by ~, each element of X belongs to a unique equivalence class of X by ~.

Since real political power belongs to the sole legal party, in certain states under Marxist constitutions of the constitutionally socialist state type inspired by the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( USSR ) and its constitutive Soviet republics, there was no formal office of head of state, but rather the leader of the legislative branch was considered to be the closest common equivalent of a head of state as a natural person.

Since 1989, in recognition that the responsibility of reporting the State of the Union formally belongs to the president who held office during the past year, newly inaugurated Presidents have not officially called their first speech before Congress a " State of the Union " message.

Since sign language stands as the single most valued aspect of deaf culture, it reveals whether an individual belongs to this language minority in the same manner as embracing the Spanish language reveals identity with Hispanic-American culture, another example of a language minority.

Since the 1990s Lugn also belongs to the most beloved and appreciated playwrights of today's Sweden.

Since 1821 it has been a part of the Diocese of Paderborn ; however, the borough of Herbede belongs to the Diocese of Essen.

Since Durham was ill for much of his time in Canada a great deal of the credit for the success of his mission belongs to his advisers, Wakefield and Charles Buller.

( Since the Order of the Thistle is the second-most senior chivalric order in the UK, a member will wear its star above that of other orders to which he or she belongs, except that of the Order of the Garter ; up to four orders ' stars may be worn.

Since 1986 Bewley ’ s has been owned and operated by Campbell Bewley Group Limited (“ Bewley ’ s ”), which belongs to the Irish entrepreneur, sculptor and artist, Patrick Campbell, and his family.

Since the redrawing of Toronto ’ s riding boundaries in 2000 the area north of Gerrard belongs to City Council Ward 30 ( which meanders west to the Don River and also includes Toronto ’ s harbour ); the area south is part of Ward 32, which extends into The Beaches.

Since the manifestation of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699, Vahiguru has been part of the Sikh salutation: " Vahiguru ji ka Khalsa, Vahiguru ji ki Fateh " (" Hail the Khalsa who belongs to the Lord God!

Since Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it belongs to the newly regrouped governmental borough of Mitte.

Since the Winter War ( 1940 ), the Karelian Isthmus belongs to Russia and only 13 kilometers of the river's length remains in Finland.

Since 2003, the Bálint György Academy of Journalism belongs to the accredited professional education system.

Since 2011, the city belongs to the Puerto Rico Senatorial district I, which is represented by two Senators.

Since then Sardica, which is now called Sophia, belongs to the national Church of Bulgaria.

Proteus species do not usually ferment lactose, but have shown to be capable lactose fermenters depending on the species in a triple sugar iron ( TSI ) test. Since it belongs to the family of Enterobacteriaceae, general characters are applied on this genus.

Since he died before Hugo Eugenio, he does not appear to have called himself Earl, but Owen Roe O ' Neill, Earl Hugh's half-nephew and a general in the War of the Three Kingdoms, acknowledged " that all the immediate right to the earldom of Tyrone belongs to Don Constantino, who is in Spain " and that while he lived, Owen Roe himself " could claim nothing ".

( Since no home runs were hit in that game the final home run in the stadium's history belongs to Jim Leyritz, who hit a 3-run home run in Game 4.

" Since the initiative belongs to God in the order of grace, no one can merit the initial grace of forgiveness and justification, at the beginning of conversion.

Since Jomala belongs to the Swedish-speaking areas of Finland, Midsummer is celebrated every year by hoisting up a maypole.

Since the author is buttering up both the Aq Qoyunlu and Ottoman rulers, it has been suggested that the composition belongs to someone living between the Aq Qoyunlu and Ottoman Empire.