Republic Of China (Noun)
Meaning
A government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The government, officially known as the Republic of China, moved to Taipei after losing the Chinese Civil War.
- In 2016, Tsai Ing-wen became the first female president of the Republic of China.
- Chiang Kai-shek established the Republic of China in exile on the island of Taiwan in 1949.
- The relations between the United States and the Republic of China were strained after Nixon visited China in 1972.
- The Republic of China no longer has any official diplomatic relations with most countries in the world today.