Taipei,officially Taipei City,is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan. Located in Northern Taiwan,Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city of Keelung. Most of the city rests on the Taipei Basin,an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers,which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border.
"Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC),a country commonly known as Taiwan.
Taiwan News is an English-language online newspaper and former print newspaper in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was purchased by I-Mei Foods in the 1997,who eventually transitioned the publication to a fully online venture. I-Mei also publishes the Chinese-language news weekly of the same name.
The Liberty Times is a national newspaper published in Taiwan. Founded by Lin Rong-San,it is published by the Liberty Times Group. The newspaper was first published on 17 April 1980,as Liberty Daily,before adopting its current name in 1987. In 1999,they launched their English language version,the Taipei Times.
The China Times is a daily Chinese-language newspaper published in Taiwan and one of the most widely circulated newspapers in Taiwan. Founded in 1950,the China Times Group was acquired by food and media conglomerate Want Want,which also owns TV stations CTV and CTiTV.
United Daily News is a newspaper published in Taiwan. It is considered to support the pan-Blue Coalition in its editorials.
The Chinese Taipei national football team represents Taiwan in international football and is controlled by the Chinese Taipei Football Association. Despite never qualifying for the FIFA World Cup,Chinese Taipei,then known as Republic of China,reached the semi-finals of the 1960 and 1968 AFC Asian Cups,finishing third in the former. The side also won gold at the 1954 and 1958 Asian Games,although the players in the team originated from British Hong Kong.
Lung Ying-tai is a writer,cultural critic,and public intellectual. With more than 30 books to her credit,she not only has a large number of readers in her native Taiwan,but her works also have an impact in Chinese-language communities in Hong Kong,China,Singapore,Malaysia,and North America. Lung became widely known for her criticism on the Kuomintang party's martial law regime and has since become a critic of Mainland China's increasing restrictions on press freedom and civil liberties. Her critical essays on cultural and political issues contributed to the democratization of Taiwan.
The mass media in Taiwan is considered to be one of the freest and most competitive in Asia. Cable TV usage is high and there is also a wide selection of newspapers available covering most political viewpoints.
Tsai Ing-wen is a Taiwanese politician who served as the 7th president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2016 to 2024,and was the first woman to hold that position. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP),she intermittently served as chair of the DPP from 2008 to 2012,2014 to 2018,and 2020 to 2022.
The Taiwan Garrison Command was a secret police and national security body under the Republic of China Armed Forces on Taiwan. The agency was established at the end of World War II,and operated throughout the Cold War. It was disbanded on 1 August 1992.
Chung T'ien Television,is a nationwide cable TV network based in Taiwan. It belongs to Want Want China Times group,which also owns China Television (CTV).
The Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) is a free trade agreement (FTA) between the governments of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China,that aims to reduce tariffs and commercial barriers between the two sides,as well as improve cross-strait relations.
The White Terror was the political repression of Taiwanese civilians and political dissenters under the government ruled by the Kuomintang (KMT). The period of White Terror is generally considered to have begun when martial law was declared in Taiwan on 19 May 1949,which was enabled by the 1948 Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion,and ended on 21 September 1992 with the repeal of Article 100 of the Criminal Code,allowing for the prosecution of "anti-state" activities. The Temporary Provisions were repealed a year earlier on 22 April 1991. Martial law had been lifted on 15 July 1987.
Jiang Yi-huah is a Taiwanese politician and former Premier of Taiwan (ROC). On 29 November 2014,he tendered his resignation and was succeeded by Mao Chi-kuo on 8 December 2014.
Events from the year 2014 in Taiwan,Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 103 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
The Minkuotang (MKT),also known as the Republican Party,was a political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). The party was established on 13 March 2015 by former Kuomintang legislative representative Hsu Hsin-ying,with the founding assembly held on 18 March 2015. It was part of the Pan-Blue Coalition and then merged with the newly-formed Congress Party Alliance in 2019.
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) is a centre-left political party in Taiwan founded in 2015. In 2015,the SDP formed a coalition with the Green Party Taiwan to contest the 2016 legislative election.
The defense industry of Taiwan is a strategically important sector and a significant employer. They primarily supply weapons and platforms to the Republic of China Armed Forces with few major weapons systems exported abroad. Taiwanese defense industry has produced fighter aircraft,missile systems,surface ships,radars,rocket artillery,armored vehicles,and small arms.
The artistic heritage of Taiwan is extremely diverse with multiple major influences and periods. Traditionally most arts were practiced for religious or ceremonial purposes. Art was first formalized under the Japanese but did not flourish until the democratic period. Art collecting has a long history in Taiwan and today Taiwan is one of the world's most significant art markets.
